News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 23, 2002
OHIO'S ALL TACKLE STATE RECORD FISH
Amended February 13, 2002
Updated Ohio Record fish list with an asterisk* indicating newest record.
The Ohio Record fish list is maintained by the Outdoor Writers of Ohio State Record Fish Committee, www.outdoorwritersofohio.com
| TYPE |
POUNDS |
LENGTH |
LOCATION
|
NAME
|
DATE
|
|
Hook & Line Division
|
| Bass, Hybrid Striped |
17.68
|
31"
|
Deer Creek Lake |
Rosemary Shaver, Logan |
May 4, 2001 |
| Bass, Largemouth |
13.13
|
25 1/16"
|
Farm Pond |
Roy Landsberger, Kensington |
May 26, 1976 |
| Bass, Rock |
1.97
|
14 3/4"
|
Deer Creek near London |
George A Keller, Dayton |
Sept 3, 1932 |
| Bass, Smallmouth |
9.5
|
23 1/2"
|
Lake Erie |
Randy Van Dam, Kalamazoo, Mich. |
June 16, 1993 |
| Bass, Spotted |
5.25
|
21"
|
Lake White |
Roger Trainer, Waverly |
May 2, 1976 |
| Bass, Striped |
37.10
|
41 1/4"
|
West Branch Reservoir |
Mark Chuifo, Ravenna |
July 2, 1993 |
| Bass, White |
4
|
21"
|
Gravel pit |
Ira Sizemore, Cincinnati |
July 1, 1983 |
| Bluegill |
3.28
|
12 3/4"
|
Salt Fork Reservoir |
Willis D. Nicholes, Quaker City |
April 28, 1990 |
| Bowfin |
11.69
|
33 1/4"
|
Nettle Lake |
Christopher A. Boling, Montpelier |
May 9, 1987 |
| Bullhead |
4.25
|
18 1/2"
|
Farm Pond |
Hugh Lawrence Jr., Keene |
May 20, 1986 |
| Burbot |
17.33
|
36"
|
Lake Erie |
Bud Clute, Chardon |
Dec.20, 1999 |
| Carp |
50
|
40"
|
Paint Creek |
Judson Holton, Chillicothe |
May 24, 1967 |
| Catfish, Channel |
37.65
|
41 1/2"
|
LaDue Reservoir |
Gus J Gronowski, Parma |
Aug. 15, 1992 |
| Catfish Shovel/Flathead |
76.5
|
58 5/8"
|
Clendening Lake |
Richard Affolter, New Philadelphia |
July 28, 1979 |
| Crappie, Black |
4.5
|
18 1/8"
|
Private Lake |
Ronald Stone, Wooster |
May 24,1981 |
| Crappie, White |
3.90
|
18 1/2"
|
Private Pond |
Kyle Rock, Zanesville |
April 25, 1995 |
| Drum, Freshwater (Sheepshead) |
23.5
|
37 1/8"
|
Sandusky River |
James S. Williams, Fremont |
July 21, 2001 |
| Gar, Longnose |
25
|
49"
|
Ohio River |
Flora Irvin, Cincinnati |
Aug 31, 1966 |
| Muskellunge |
55.13
|
50 1/4"
|
Piedmont Lake |
Joe D. Lykins, Piedmont |
April 12, 1972 |
| Muskellunge, Tiger |
31.5
|
47"
|
Turkeyfoot Lake |
Ronald P. Kotch, Canal Fulton |
April 22, 1999 |
| Perch, White |
1.42
|
14 1/16"
|
Green Creek |
John Nause, Fremont |
May 3, 1988 |
| Perch, Yellow |
2.75
|
14 1/2"
|
Lake Erie |
Charles Thomas, Lorain |
April 17, 1984 |
| Pickerel, Chain |
6.25
|
26 1/4"
|
Long Lake |
Ronald P. Kotch, Akron |
March 25, 1961 |
| Pike, Northern |
22.38
|
43"
|
Lyre Lake |
Chris Campbell, Dayton |
Oct. 3, 1988 |
| Salmon, Chinook |
29.5
|
42 7/8"
|
Lake Erie |
Walter Shumaker, Ashtabula |
Aug 4, 1989 |
| Salmon, Coho |
13.63
|
34 3/4"
|
Huron River |
Barney Freeman, Kansas |
Dec.1, 1982
|
| Salmon, Pink |
OPEN
|
|
|
|
|
| Sauger |
7.31
|
24 1/2"
|
Maumee River |
Bryan Wicks, Maumee |
March 10, 1981 |
| *Saugeye |
12.84
|
28 3/4"
|
Alum Creek Lake |
Brian W. Bang, Galloway |
January 26, 2002 |
| Sucker, Buffalo |
46.01
|
42"
|
Hoover Reservoir |
Tim Veit, Galena |
July 2, 1999 |
| Sucker, (other than buffalo) |
9.25
|
27 1/2"
|
Leesville Lake |
Wayne Gleason, Wellsville |
April 3, 1977 |
| Sunfish, Green |
.89
|
9 3/4”
|
Farm Pond |
Reno F. Carifa, Sunbury |
June 13, 2001 |
| Sunfish, Hybrid |
1.67
|
12"
|
Jackson County farm pond |
Peggy Johnson, Oak Hill |
July 30, 2000 |
| Sunfish, Longear |
.13
|
5 1/4"
|
Big Darby Creek |
Mark Holobaugh, Reynoldsburg |
August 30, 2001 |
| Sunfish, Pumpkinseed |
.75
|
9 1/2"
|
Farm pond |
Terry Rush, Edison |
January 6, 2001 |
| Sunfish, Redear |
3.58
|
15"
|
Licking County farm pond |
Bert Redman, Newark |
Oct 2, 1998 |
| Sunfish, Warmouth |
1
|
9 7/8"
|
Private Pond |
Rich Campitelli, Athens |
Sept. 6, 1994 |
| Trout, Brown |
14.65
|
29 1/4"
|
Lake Erie |
Timothy L. Byrne, Brooklyn, Mich. |
July 15, 1995 |
| Trout, Lake |
20.49
|
34"
|
Lake Erie |
Tom Harbison, Natrona PA |
April 20, 2000 |
| Trout, Rainbow (Steelhead) |
20.97
|
36 1/2"
|
Lake Erie |
Mike Shane, New Middletown |
Oct. 2, 1996 |
| Walleye |
16.19
|
33"
|
Lake Erie |
Tom Haberman, Brunswick |
November 23, 1999 |
|
Bowfishing Division
|
| Bowfin |
8.79
|
31"
|
East Harbor |
John Ehrman, Brook Park |
April 30, 1989 |
| Carp |
39
|
40"
|
Farm Pond |
Dennis Derheimer, Canton |
May 3, 1981 |
| Gar, Longnose |
14.57
|
48"
|
Ohio Brush Creek |
Ronald L. Cross, Russellville |
April 14, 2001 |
| Sucker, Buffalo |
37
|
40 1/4"
|
Hoover Reservoir |
Don Paisley, Columbus |
May 14, 1983 |
| Sucker, (other than buffalo) |
7.36
|
26 3/4"
|
Big Walnut Creek |
Michael Stumph, Columbus |
May 18, 1997 |
For further information about the state record fish program, contact Outdoors Writers of Ohio State Record Fish Committee Chairman, TOM CROSS, 1497 CROSS RD, WINCHESTER, OH 45697 ph/fax (937) 386-2752
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