The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) recently certified a gizzard shad (Dorosoma cepedianum) gigged by Hayden Crouch, Bradleyville, as the first state record for that species. Crouch, 12, was gigging with his family on Beaver Creek in Taney County on … Continued
In Kansas, Lake Shawnee has yielded a rainbow trout bonanza this spring. On April 2, Bob Lorson caught an 11.02-pound rainbow that was confirmed by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) as a new state record. But it … Continued
On May 2, 2011, Robert Lawler landed a huge 5.55 pound, 16.75-inch redear sunfish (shellcracker) while fishing in Arizona’s Lake Havasu. The behemoth panfish had a 19-inch girth. Lawler used a Texas-rigged 7-inch Power Worm. The unbelievable catch is a … Continued
Angler Tom Hunt set a new Wyoming state record for white sucker on April 17, 2011 while fishing on the BigHorn River near Thermopolis. After catching several trout, something different took his night crawler. From experience he said he knew … Continued
A first-ever Arizona state record Gila trout was caught on Feb. 28 from Frye Mesa Reservoir following the stocking of these colorful native salmonids into the reservoir near Safford on Feb. 27. Robert Woods of Flagstaff caught a 19¼-inch, 3.35-pound … Continued