# Mark Abel Lands New Idaho State Record Walleye
**URL:** https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/mark-abel-lands-new-idaho-state-record-walleye/87342
**Category:** Idaho Fishing General
**Created:** [October 7, 2006, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/mark-abel-lands-new-idaho-state-record-walleye/87342 "2006-10-07T03:16:15Z")
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### Author:  [@Lunddude](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Lunddude)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2006, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/mark-abel-lands-new-idaho-state-record-walleye/87342/1 "2006-10-07T03:16:15Z")
For those who have not heard yet there is a new Idaho walleye state record. The fish was caught by Mark Abel of Hailey Idaho. The fish weighed 17-pounds, 6 ounces 35 inches long with a girth of 21 1/2 inches. Mark caught the record fish at Salmon Falls Resevoir while night fishing Sunday October 1 2006. The old state walleye record was 16 pounds, 2 ounces. Mark has spent 25 years fishing that body of water for walleye and it looks like it finally paid off. Nobody deserves it more than you Mark. Congratulations!!!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/mark-abel-lands-new-idaho-state-record-walleye/87342/2 "2006-10-07T05:07:39Z")
**Let me add my congratulations to you too also, Mark! I have posted on my blog a few comments from Mark and some of his interesting tips on fishing. Read more here…**
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### Author:  [@Lunddude](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Lunddude)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2006, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/mark-abel-lands-new-idaho-state-record-walleye/87342/3 "2006-10-07T05:34:38Z")
Here is the link to the new state record story in the local paper.
[http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005112745](http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?ID=2005112745)
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### Author:  [@EZOP](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/EZOP)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2006, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/mark-abel-lands-new-idaho-state-record-walleye/87342/4 "2006-10-07T14:27:43Z")
Congrats to Mark, I didn’t think that old record would ever get broken.
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### Author:  [@Lunddude](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/Lunddude)
#### Post date: [October 7, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/mark-abel-lands-new-idaho-state-record-walleye/87342/5 "2006-10-07T15:43:34Z")
I have no doubt there is a 20+ pound fish swimming around in that body of water. I was there last year when Roger Rue from Jerome, ID cought a 14 pounder. He is another one who has spent thousands of hours at Salmon Falls chasing those “EYES”. Roger caught his fish on a dead stick with a nightcrawler in 10 feet of water at 1:00 in the afternoon. Here is a pcture of Roger Rue’s 14 pounder that he caught July 31 2005. Enjoy!!
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### Author:  [@windriver](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/u/windriver)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.bigfishtackle.com/t/mark-abel-lands-new-idaho-state-record-walleye/87342/6 "2006-10-10T19:39:46Z")
Thanks for the info and pictures.
Windriver