2008 FISH OF THE YEAR AND
RECORD FISH
Indiana 2008 Record Fish:
Indiana anglers registered two
new state record fish in 2008.
Brock Marietta of Terre Haute
caught a 2.3-pound goldeye out of the Wabash River in Vermillion
County. The previous record for goldeye was 2.16 pounds, caught
from the Wabash River in 2006. The new record goldeye was taken
on a ¼-ounce, silver and black rattletrap.
Mark Brittain of Petersburg caught
a 22.32-pound longnose gar out of the East Fork White River in
Pike County. The previous record for longnose gar was 19.25 pounds,
caught from the Wabash River in 2007. The new record longnose
gar was taken on a bluegill (wild fish may be used as bait as
long as they were caught legally and meet regulations for that
species) while fishing from the shore.
2008 Fish of the Year:
The 2008 Indiana Fish of the
Year program received 46 entries. Of these entries, 22 were accepted
as Fish of the Year.
The smallest fish to claim the
prize of Fish of the Year was an 11-inch rock bass caught by
Ron Kotfer. Kotfer's record fish came from Lake Michigan. The
largest fish to top the record list was a 52-inch muskellunge
caught by Rodney DeBolt. The monster musky came from Ball Lake.
Evan Dutrow, an 8-year-old Hoosier
angler, caught the 2008 Fish of the Year largemouth bass. The
fish measured 26 inches in length.
Of the 22 Fish of the Year registered
in 2008, eight were caught in rivers, five were caught in Lake
Michigan, five were caught from lakes, and the remaining four
were caught in private ponds.
| Species |
Length |
Angler
name |
Lake name |
County |
Date |
| Blue catfish |
42 |
David Mullen |
Ohio River |
Harrison |
10/10/2008 |
| Bluegill |
14 |
Mark Phillabaum |
private pond |
Kosciusko |
10/12/2008 |
| Bowfin |
28 |
Lanny Browning |
Big Pine Creek |
Warren |
7/19/2008 |
| Brown trout |
27.5 |
Danny Kotfer |
Lake Michigan |
Lake |
3/27/2008 |
| Buffalo |
36.75 |
Lloyd Bakian |
Lake of the Woods |
Marshall |
10/16/2008 |
| Carp |
45 |
Randy Stabler |
Simonton Lake |
Elkhart |
6/30/2008 |
| Channel catfish |
29.5 |
Max Neher |
private pond |
Scott |
6/24/2008 |
| Chinook |
36 |
Nicholas Martino |
Lake Michigan |
LaPorte |
7/21/2008 |
| Coho salmon |
26.5 |
Danny Kotfer |
Lake Michigan |
Lake |
7/27/2008 |
| Coho salmon |
26.5 |
Steve Moore |
Lake Michigan |
LaPorte |
7/19/2008 |
| Crappie |
18 |
Brad Fiscus |
private pond |
Gibson |
6/25/2008 |
| Flathead
catfish |
49 |
Karl D. Breeden |
East Fork White R. |
Lawrence |
8/10/2008 |
| Freshwater
drum |
18 |
Jeremy Canterbury |
Lynn Groove |
Adams |
6/21/2008 |
| Goldeye |
18 |
Brock Marietta |
Wabash River |
Vermillion |
11/24/2008 |
| Grass carp |
28 |
Lindsey Fleshood |
Wabash River |
Wabash |
7/18/2008 |
| Largemouth
bass |
26 |
Evan Dutrow |
Crescent Lake |
Clay |
6/14/2008 |
| Muskellunge |
52 |
Rodney DeBolt |
Ball Lake |
Steuben |
7/22/2008 |
| Redear sunfish |
12.75 |
Nicholas Martino |
private pond |
Howard |
6/21/2008 |
| Rock bass |
11 |
Ron Kotfer |
Lake Michigan |
Lake |
6/9/2008 |
| Smallmouth
bass |
13 |
Patrick Bates |
White River |
Marion |
5/20/2008 |
| Sucker |
21 |
Patrick Bates |
Fall Creek |
Marion |
10/5/2008 |
| Walleye |
28
1/2 |
Mike Fleshood |
Wabash River |
Wabash |
9/19/2008 |
To submit an entry for a state
record fish or fish of the year, fill out the form found on page
26 of the 2009 Indiana Fishing Guide or online at www.fishing.IN.gov
