The Department of Natural Resources has recognized 22 anglers for outstanding fish caught in 2007. One state record was broken and 21 anglers were awarded Fish of the Year honors.
Each year, the DNR tracks the largest fish of more than 50 species caught with hook and line in Indiana.
The Indiana Record Fish program recognizes new state record catches, while the Fish of the Year program recognizes anglers who catch and report the largest fish of each species each year, short of a new state record.
2007 Fish of the Year
Selected Fish of the Year photos at:
dnr.IN.gov/fishwild/recordfish/FOY07.htm
Blue Catfish
47 inches
David B. Mullen
Ohio River
Harrison
10/2/2007
Bluegill
13 ½ inches
John Peters
Cornell Lake
Dekalb
7/15/2007
Bowfin
30 ½ inches
Dane Poncsak
Hamilton Lake
Steuben
7/5/2007
Brown Trout
37 ½ inches
22.81 pounds
James Saksa
Lake Michigan
Lake
3/12/2007
Buffalo
38 ½ inches
David Aquino
Lake of the Woods
Marshall
1/6/2007
Bullhead Catfish
14 inches
Patrick Bates
White River
Marion
8/27/2007
Channel Catfish
30 inches
Danny Kotfer
Private Lake
Fountain
5/27/2007
Chinook
38 ¼ inches
Shaun Miller
Lake Michigan
LaPorte
6/10/2007
Coho Salmon
25 inches
Michael Kotfer
Lake Michigan
Lake
7/15/2007
Crappie
19 ½ inches
Scott Moore
Farm Pond
Owen
10/27/2007
Flathead Catfish
45 inches
56 lbs.
Scott Tallman
East White River
Lawrence
5/18/2007
Grass Carp
39 inches
Garren L. Gillum
Hardy Lake
Scott
10/24/2007
Green Sunfish
7 inches
Patrick Bates
White River
Marion
8/7/2007
Longnose Gar
29 ½ inches
Lindsey Fleshood
Wabash River
Wabash
8/12/2007
Northern Pike
47 inches
28 lbs, 15.4 oz.
William P. Thomas
Clear
Steuben
3/2/2007
Pumpkinseed
8 ½ inches
Patrick Bates
White River
Marion
8/27/2007
Redear Sunfish
12 ¼ inches
Ben Stewart
Farm Pond
Owen
4/28/2007
Rock Bass
11 7/8 inches
Donald Stafford
Richardson’s Lake
Delaware
5/13/2007
Sauger
26 inches
Lee Goudy
Deer Creek
Carroll
10/23/2007
Steelhead
33 inches
Shaun Miller
Lake Michigan
LaPorte
5/27/2007
Striped Bass
40 inches
22 lbs., 7 oz.
Matt Lomax
Cecil Harden Lake
Parke
7/2/2007
Sucker
29 ¼ inches
9 lbs., 10 oz.
Tony Forte
St. Joseph River
Elkhart
5/27/2007
Walleye
31 ½ inches
John Wilson
Lake Michigan
Porter
11/1/2007
White Bass
15 ½ inches
Lindsey Fleshood
Hoffman Lake
Kosciusko
6/2/2007
Yellow Perch
15 1/8 inches
Bill Takacs
Lake Michigan
Lake
8/8/2007
2007 State Record
Record fish list at:
dnr.in.gov/fishwild/recordfish/recordfish_list.htm
Longnose Gar
54 7/8 inches
19 lbs, 4 oz.
Kevin Huber
Wabash River
Posey
10/14/2007
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317-232-4080