STATE RECORDS…UTAH.COM
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BASS - LARGEMOUTH
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
ANGLER: Wastach801
**WHERE CAUGHT: **Quail Creek
BAIT/LURE: Grub
DATE/TIME: 4/07
**WEIGHT: 8 lb **
LENGTH: ?
GIRTH: ?
**NOTES: **
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
ANGLER: fsh4fun05
WHERE CAUGHT: Quail Creek
BAIT/LURE: Swimbait
DATE/TIME: 4-21-2007/late morning
WEIGHT: 7 lbs. 15 oz.
LENGTH: 22 3/4"
GIRTH: Wish I would have measured
NOTES:she was released unharmed, eggheavy.
SPECIES: Largemouth Bass
ANGLER: fsh4fun05
WHERE CAUGHT: Community pond
BAIT/LURE: Plastic Worm
DATE/TIME: July/afternoon
WEIGHT: 5 lb +
LENGTH: 21 "
GIRTH: ?
NOTES: Fish Was Released!
BASS - SMALL MOUTH
SPECIES: Smallmouth Bass
ANGLER: Hunt4BigBucks
**WHERE CAUGHT: **Lake X
BAIT/LURE: Rapala
DATE/TIME: April 2006
**WEIGHT: **6-7 lbs est.
**LENGTH: **22"
GIRTH:
SPECIES: smb
ANGLER: Lunkerhunter2
WHERE CAUGHT: Pineview
BAIT/LURE: senko
DATE/TIME: May 07
WEIGHT: 4.5#
LENGTH: 20" GIRTH:?
NOTES: BASS - STRIPED
SPECIES: Striped Bass
ANGLER: TubeDude
WHERE CAUGHT: Powell
BAIT/LURE: White 4" twister
DATE/TIME: Early 80’s
WEIGHT: 25#
LENGTH: ? GIRTH: ?
NOTES: I was younger then
SPECIES: White Bass
ANGLER: Lunkerhunter2
WHERE CAUGHT: Holmes Creek
BAIT/LURE: Glow Teardrop/waxie
DATE/TIME: 1/25/07
WEIGHT: 2#
LENGTH: 15" GIRTH: 6"(est)
NOTES: First big whitie
BASS - WIPER (HYBRID)
SPECIES: Wiper
ANGLER: Lunkerhunter2
WHERE CAUGHT: Willard
BAIT/LURE: Holographic green rattlin rapala
DATE/TIME: Last summer
**WEIGHT: 4#(est)**LENGTH: 19" GIRTH: 7"(est)
NOTES: Gotta love the boils
SPECIES: Wiper
ANGLER: djole
WHERE CAUGHT: Willard Bay
BAIT/LURE: Rattletrap
DATE/TIME: ?
WEIGHT: ? 3.5 (est)
LENGTH: ?
GIRTH: ?
NOTES: He was YUMMY!!
BLUEGIL****L
SPECIES: Bluegill
ANGLER: Kentofnsl
WHERE CAUGHT: Pelican Lake
BAIT/LURE: Tube tipped with a mealworm
DATE/TIME: 12-15-06 / Daytime
WEIGHT: Dunno
LENGTH: GIRTH: 11 inches / Dunno
NOTES: Fun to catch those chunky bluegill at Pelican. Fishing with Billy (Tincanfsh)
SPECIES: Bluegill
ANGLER: mattscru
WHERE CAUGHT: Kaysville pond
BAIT/LURE: 6 inch zoom fluke
CARP
SPECIES: Common Carp
ANGLER: John (fsh4fun05)
WHERE CAUGHT: Starvation Reservoir
BAIT/LURE: Jig
DATE/TIME: 7-10-07 4:00 pm
WEIGHT: 24 lbs.
LENGTH: GIRTH: 32" long
NOTES: My forearm was sore the next day! Took about 20 minutes to reel it in on a light pole with 8# test.
SPECIES: Mirror carp
ANGLER: TubeDude
WHERE CAUGHT: Willard Bay
BAIT/LURE: Chartreuse crappie fly
DATE/TIME: April ‘80
WEIGHT: 17.5#
LENGTH: 30" GIRTH: ?
NOTES: 4# tippet on 5 weight flyrod
SPECIES: Carp
ANGLER: Flygoddess
WHERE CAUGHT: Utah Lake
BAIT/LURE: On a 6wt. 9’ flyrod with
intermediate line and a Prince Nymph
]DATE/TIME: 11:00 a.m. March 18th 2007
WEIGHT: ?
LENGTH: GIRTH:
NOTES: I wanna do it again!
CATFISH - BULLHEAD (MUDDER
CATFISH - CHANNEL
SPECIES: Channel Cat
ANGLER: Carp_Punisher
WHERE CAUGHT: Utah Lake
BAIT/LURE: Carp Meat
DATE/TIME: April 7th 2007/ 0900hrs
WEIGHT: 12lbs. 5 oz.
LENGTH: GIRTH: 31 inches /Girth Unknown
NOTES: Pictures don’t do it justice
SPECIES: Channel Cats
ANGLER: TubeDude
WHERE CAUGHT: Willard - North Marina channel
BAIT/LURE: carp meat
DATE/TIME: Mid May, '80 All nighter
WEIGHT: Largest 15 pounds
LENGTH: ? GIRTH: ?
NOTES: I was younger then too.CHUB - UTAH
SPECIES: Utah Chub
ANGLER: TubeDude
WHERE CAUGHT: Starvation
BAIT/LURE: White roadrunner jig
DATE/TIME: August '06, AM
WEIGHT: 2# (est.)
LENGTH: 15" GIRTH: Gross
NOTES: Obscene
CRAPPIE - BLACK
**ANGLER:**Lunkerhunter2
WHERE CAUGHT: Holmes Creek
BAIT/LURE: Chartreuse Ratso/waxie
DATE/TIME: 1/11/07-4 pm
**WEIGHT:2#(est) **
LENGTH: 14" GIRTH: 8"(est)
NOTES: What a slab!
SPECIES: Crappie
ANGLER: Hookjaw
Bait/Lure: Worm on a jighead
WHERE CAUGHT: The View
DATE/TIME: June '07
WEIGHT: ???
LENGTH: 12 inchers
NOTES: MMMMMM Beer battered crappie…
SPECIES: Black Crappie
ANGLER: djole
WHERE CAUGHT: Holmes Creek Res.
BAIT/LURE: vertical jiggin ice fly’s
DATE/TIME: ?
WEIGHT: ?
LENGTH: 9 in.
GIRTH: ?
NOTES: Purty!
GRAYLING
SPECIES: Arctic Grayling
ANGLER: Lunkerhunter2
WHERE CAUGHT: Marjorie Lake
BAIT/LURE: Red ant fly
DATE/TIME: Summer 2006
WEIGHT: 9oz?
LENGTH: 10" GIRTH: ??
NOTES: What a beautiful fish
KOKANEE SALMON
SPECIES: Kokanee
ANGLER: Hookjaw
WHERE CAUGHT: Causey
BAIT/LURE: Silver Humdinger
DATE/TIME: Aug '06
WEIGHT: 1 1/2 pounds?
LENGTH: 16 inches GIRTH: ???
NOTES: Gotta love those kokes!
kokanee
ANGLER: Keven Iverson
WHERE CAUGHT: Flaming gorge
BAIT/LURE: cripplure
DATE/TIME: june 07
WEIGHT: 3+ lbs
LENGTH: GIRTH: 20"
NOTES:
NORTHERN PIKE
SPECIES: Northern Pike
ANGLER: TubeDude
WHERE CAUGHT: Yuba Reservoir
BAIT/LURE: White jig
DATE/TIME: November '80, early AM
WEIGHT: 15# plus
LENGTH: 36" GIRTH: ?
NOTES: Note bucket full of 6"-8# walleyes.
SPECIES: Northern pike
ANGLER: ocean
WHERE CAUGHT: yuba
BAIT/LURE: jakes
DATE/TIME: fall 2006
WEIGHT: 5 lb +
LENGTH: 32 "
GIRTH: ?
NOTES: Toothy critter
SPECIES: Northern Pike
ANGLER: Nansea
WHERE CAUGHT: Yuba Lake
BAIT/LURE: Rattletrap Swallowed
DATE/TIME: 6:10 am
WEIGHT: 12 lbs
LENGTH: 36 inches
GIRTH:
NOTES: Felt like a Log Still swimming
SPECIES:Yellow Perch
ANGLER: Lunkerhunter2
WHERE CAUGHT: Bear Lake BAIT/LURE: Glow Ratso/salmon egg
DATE/TIME:2/6/07
WEIGHT: 1# 15oz
LENGTH: 14" GIRTH: 7"(est)
NOTES: The Toad!
SUCKER - UTAH
SPECIES: Utah Sucker
ANGLER: McLennon
WHERE CAUGHT: Jordan River
BAIT/LURE: White Bread on bottom
DATE/TIME: 04/16/06 5 P.M.
**WEIGHT: **Est. 4#
LENGTH: 20" GIRTH: ???
**NOTES: **Good bait fish
SPECIES: Sucker
ANGLER: Hookjaw
Bait/Lure: Worm
WHERE CAUGHT: Ogden river
DATE/TIME: A long time ago
WEIGHT: 3-4 pounds
LENGTH: 19 inches
NOTES: Nasty suckers!!!
SUNFISH - GREEN
SPECIES: Green Sunfish
ANGLER: TubeDude
WHERE CAUGHT: Deer Creek Res.
BAIT/LURE: Tube Jig
DATE/TIME: June '06
WEIGHT: 8 oz. (est.)
LENGTH: 5" GIRTH: ?
NOTES: Pretty but not much of a trophy
SPECIES: Green Sunfish
ANGLER: fshslyer36
WHERE CAUGHT: Newton
**BAIT/LURE : Jig tiped with worm **
DATE/TIME:
**WEIGHT: **
LENGTH: GIRTH: 8 1/2 Inches
NOTES: Still Swimming
TILAPIA
SPECIES: Tilapia
ANGLER: Leaky
**WHERE CAUGHT: **Big Secret - [;)] - Utah
BAIT/LURE: Trailing Worm on a small circle hook and small split shot
DATE/TIME: April 2007
WEIGHT: 3.5 pounds
LENGTH: GIRTH: 17.5 inches & About 19+ inches girth
NOTES Caught this guy sight fishing on the last cast of the trip one the way back. Hope to do it again some time soon. Maybe I’ve learned a technique to use.
TIGER MUSKIE (HYBRID)
SPECIES: Tiger Muskie
**ANGLER: **Hookjaw
WHERE CAUGHT: Pineview
**BAIT/LURE: **Perch crankbait
DATE/TIME: some years back
WEIGHT: ???
LENGTH: 42 inches
NOTES:
SPECIES: Tiger Musky
ANGLER: Lunkerhunter2
WHERE CAUGHT: The View
BAIT/LURE: Chartreuse buzzbait
DATE/TIME: Last summer
WEIGHT: 18#(est)
LENGTH: 40" GIRTH: ?
NOTES: Gotta love it on top!
SPECIES: Tiger Musky
ANGLER: Todd
WHERE CAUGHT: Pineview Reservoir, UT
BAIT/LURE: J-11 Rapala Orange
DATE/TIME: May 2005
WEIGHT: ??
LENGTH: 34"
GIRTH: ??
NOTES: First ever trip for them, caught 3 thanks to a certain BFT’er
Todd
TROUT - ALBINO
SPECIES: Albino Trout
ANGLER: McLennon
WHERE CAUGHT: Willow Pond
BAIT/LURE: Blue Fox Vibrax #2 Silver
DATE/TIME: 02/05/06
**WEIGHT: **10 pounds 3 ounces
**LENGTH: **32" **GIRTH: **???
**NOTES: **Shoulda been the new state record Albi. Oh well. Nice mount anyway. Pictures didn’t do it justice at all.
SPECIES: Albino Trout
ANGLER: Out4aFloat
WHERE CAUGHT: Mirror Lake
BAIT/LURE: Classic Worm
DATE/TIME: 6-10-07
WEIGHT: ?
LENGTH: 13 Inches GIRTH: ?
**NOTES: **
ROUT - BROOK
SPECIES: Brook Trout
ANGLER: W2U
WHERE CAUGHT: Boulder Mtn
BAIT/LURE: Bugger
DATE/TIME: Sep 2005
WEIGHT: ?
LENGTH: 19.5 inches
**NOTES: **Made a good dinner.
SPECIES: Brook trout
ANGLER: trowtslayr
WHERE CAUGHT: Uintas
**BAIT/LURE: **?
DATE/TIME: ?
WEIGHT: ?
LENGTH: ?
GIRTH: ?
NOTES: ?
TROUT - BROWN
SPECIES: Brown Trout
ANGLER: Hunt4BigBucks
WHERE CAUGHT: not specified
BAIT/LURE: Rapala
DATE/TIME: June 2007
**WEIGHT: **5 lb 1 oz
LENGTH: ?
GIRTH: ?
NOTES: Released
SPECIES: Brown Trout
ANGLER:Lunkerhunter2
WHERE CAUGHT: Pineview
BAIT/LURE: J-13 Firetiger rapala
DATE/TIME: winter 1998
**WEIGHT: **12# LENGTH: 32" GIRTH: ??
NOTES: Thought it was a tiger till i saw it! Wow was i surprised!
SPECIES: Brown Trout
ANGLER: PBH
WHERE CAUGHT: In the river
BAIT/LURE: Bugger
DATE/TIME: Jan, 2004
WEIGHT: ?
LENGTH: approx 24 inches
**NOTES:**TROUT - CUTTHROAT (BONNEVILLE)
SPECIES: Cutt
ANGLER: Hookjaw
**Bait/Lure: **Salmon eggs
WHERE CAUGHT: Woodruff
DATE/TIME: Dec '06
WEIGHT: 1 1/2 pounds ?
LENGTH: 16 inches
NOTES: Pretty cutt
SPECIES: Cutt
ANGLER: Hookjaw
WHERE CAUGHT: The Berry
BAIT/LURE: Grub
DATE/TIME: 12/29/2007 10:30 am
WEIGHT: 7.5 pounds
LENGTH: 27 inches
GIRTH: 15 inches
NOTES: Still can’t believe I caught it.
SPECIES: Bonn. Cut
ANGLER: hedgesd
WHERE CAUGHT: Kolob
BAIT/LURE: Glo bug
DATE/TIME: May 1 07
WEIGHT: ?
LENGTH: GIRTH: another over the slot
NOTES:
TROUT - CUTTHROAT (YELLOWSTONE)
SPECIES: Yellowstone Cutt
ANGLER: TubeDude
WHERE CAUGHT: Electric Lake
BAIT/LURE: Tube jig
DATE/TIME: July '06
WEIGHT: 1.5# (est.)
LENGTH: 16" GIRTH: ?
NOTES: Prettiest of Utah’s cutts
SPECIES: Colorado River Cutthroat Trout
ANGLER: PBH
WHERE CAUGHT: Boulder Mtn
BAIT/LURE: Prince Nymph
DATE/TIME: Oct 2006
WEIGHT: ?
LENGTH: 19 inches
**NOTES: **Prettiest fish in Utah!
TROUT - LAKE (MACKINAW)
SPECIES: Lake Trout
ANGLER: Wyobraz
WHERE CAUGHT: Flaming Gorge (Utah side)
BAIT/LURE: Jig
DATE/TIME: April 21 2007
**WEIGHT: **23 lbs
LENGTH: ? GIRTH:?
NOTES: Mac Attack!
SPECIES: Lake Trout
WHERE CAUGHT: The Gorge
**BAIT/LURE: **green tube jig
DATE/TIME: July '05
WEIGHT: 5 pounds
LENGTH: 23 inches
NOTES: Just a little fella
lake trout
ANGLER: LH2
WHERE CAUGHT: bear lake
BAIT/LURE: Glow Tube and cisco
DATE/TIME: 1/08
WEIGHT: 10lbs
LENGTH: GIRTH: 32"
NOTES:
TROUT - RAINBOW
SPECIES: rainbow trout
ANGLER: ocean
WHERE CAUGHT: yuba
BAIT/LURE: jakes
DATE/TIME: 9/9/06
WEIGHT: about 5-7 lbs
LENGTH: GIRTH: 21
NOTES:
SPECIES: rainbow
ANGLER: jnbsigma
WHERE CAUGHT: strawberry
BAIT/LURE: lemon twist powerbait
DATE/TIME: April 14, 2007; 10:30ish am
**WEIGHT: **3.5 lbs.
LENGTH: GIRTH: 22 inches
**NOTES: **
**SPECIES: **Rainbow trout
ANGLER: Hookjaw
Bait/Lure: secret
WHERE CAUGHT: The Pond
DATE/TIME: June '07
WEIGHT: 5 pounds
LENGTH: 22-23 inches
NOTES: What a Beast!
TROUT - SPLAKE (HYBRID)
SPECIES: Splake trout
ANGLER: Hookjaw
WHERE CAUGHT: Joe’s Valley
BAIT/LURE: Chub meat
DATE/TIME: July '06
WEIGHT: not even a pound
LENGTH: 15 inches GIRTH: ???
NOTES: Now that’s a big head!
TROUT - TIGER (HYBRID)
SPECIES: Tiger Trout
ANGLER: hedgesd
**WHERE CAUGHT: **Boulder mtn.
BAIT/LURE:
DATE/TIME: May 12 07
WEIGHT: 4-5?
LENGTH: 22"?
GIRTH: ?
NOTES: The biggest tiger I’ve caught so far
SPECIES: Tiger Trout
ANGLER: TubeDude
WHERE CAUGHT: Huntington Reservoir
BAIT/LURE: Chartreuse Roadrunner
DATE/TIME: Nov. '06 Noon
WEIGHT: 2# (est.)
LENGTH: 18" GIRTH: ?
NOTES: Beautiful, hard-fighting fish.
SPECIES: Tiger Trout
ANGLER: cadresults
WHERE CAUGHT: Utah
BAIT/LURE: Jig
DATE/TIME: Dec 2006
WEIGHT: 5 lb+ 4lb+
LENGTH: GIRTH: 22.5 and 24.5 long
NOTES:
WALLEYE
SPECIES: Walleye
ANGLER: TubeDude
WHERE CAUGHT: Utah Lake
BAIT/LURE: Large black marabou flies
DATE/TIME: June '83 AM
WEIGHT: 10# (largest)
LENGTH: 30" GIRTH: ?
NOTES: Good old days…no size limits
SPECIES: Walleye
ANGLER: Mactuna
WHERE CAUGHT: Yuba Lake
BAIT/LURE: Wedding Ring Harness
DATE/TIME: 7:15 am
WEIGHT: 7 pounds
LENGTH: 24 "
GIRTH:
NOTES: Great fight
SPECIES:WALLEYE
ANGLER:sEWFISH
WHERE CAUGHT:DEER CREEK
BAIT:BOTTOM BOUCER SPINNER RIG AND CRAWLER
DATE AND TIME: JULY 2 10:30AM
WEIGHT: 6LBS
LENGHT/GIRTH: 25 INCHES/N/A
NOTE: STILL SWIMMING
WHITEFISH - MOUNTAIN