2007 Indiana Record Fish

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The Department of Natural Resources has recognized 22 anglers for outstanding fish caught in 2007. One state record was broken and 21 anglers were awarded Fish of the Year honors.

Each year, the DNR tracks the largest fish of more than 50 species caught with hook and line in Indiana.<br />
The Indiana Record Fish program recognizes new state record catches, while the Fish of the Year program recognizes anglers who catch and report the largest fish of each species each year, short of a new state record.<br />
2007 Fish of the Year<br />
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Selected Fish of the Year photos at:<br />
dnr.IN.gov/fishwild/recordfish/FOY07.htm<br />
Blue Catfish<br />
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47 inches<br />
David B. Mullen<br />
Ohio River<br />
Harrison<br />
10/2/2007<br />
Bluegill<br />
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13 ½ inches<br />
John Peters<br />
Cornell Lake<br />
Dekalb<br />
7/15/2007<br />
Bowfin<br />
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30 ½ inches<br />
Dane Poncsak<br />
Hamilton Lake<br />
Steuben<br />
7/5/2007<br />
Brown Trout<br />
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37 ½ inches<br />
22.81 pounds<br />
James Saksa<br />
Lake Michigan<br />
Lake<br />
3/12/2007<br />
Buffalo<br />
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38 ½ inches<br />
David Aquino<br />
Lake of the Woods<br />
Marshall<br />
1/6/2007<br />
Bullhead Catfish<br />
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14 inches<br />
Patrick Bates<br />
White River<br />
Marion<br />
8/27/2007<br />
Channel Catfish<br />
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30 inches<br />
Danny Kotfer<br />
Private Lake<br />
Fountain<br />
5/27/2007<br />
Chinook<br />
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38 ¼ inches<br />
Shaun Miller<br />
Lake Michigan<br />
LaPorte<br />
6/10/2007<br />
Coho Salmon<br />
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25 inches<br />
Michael Kotfer<br />
Lake Michigan<br />
Lake<br />
7/15/2007<br />
Crappie<br />
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19 ½ inches<br />
Scott Moore<br />
Farm Pond<br />
Owen<br />
10/27/2007<br />
Flathead Catfish<br />
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45 inches<br />
56 lbs.<br />
Scott Tallman<br />
East White River<br />
Lawrence<br />
5/18/2007<br />
Grass Carp<br />
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39 inches<br />
Garren L. Gillum<br />
Hardy Lake<br />
Scott<br />
10/24/2007<br />
Green Sunfish<br />
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7 inches<br />
Patrick Bates<br />
White River<br />
Marion<br />
8/7/2007<br />
Longnose Gar<br />
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29 ½ inches<br />
Lindsey Fleshood<br />
Wabash River<br />
Wabash<br />
8/12/2007<br />
Northern Pike<br />
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47 inches<br />
28 lbs, 15.4 oz.<br />
William P. Thomas<br />
Clear<br />
Steuben<br />
3/2/2007<br />
Pumpkinseed<br />
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8 ½ inches<br />
Patrick Bates<br />
White River<br />
Marion<br />
8/27/2007<br />
Redear Sunfish<br />
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12 ¼ inches<br />
Ben Stewart<br />
Farm Pond<br />
Owen<br />
4/28/2007<br />
Rock Bass<br />
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11 7/8 inches<br />
Donald Stafford<br />
Richardson's Lake<br />
Delaware<br />
5/13/2007<br />
Sauger<br />
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26 inches<br />
Lee Goudy<br />
Deer Creek<br />
Carroll<br />
10/23/2007<br />
Steelhead<br />
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33 inches<br />
Shaun Miller<br />
Lake Michigan<br />
LaPorte<br />
5/27/2007<br />
Striped Bass<br />
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40 inches<br />
22 lbs., 7 oz.<br />
Matt Lomax<br />
Cecil Harden Lake<br />
Parke<br />
7/2/2007<br />
Sucker<br />
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29 ¼ inches<br />
9 lbs., 10 oz.<br />
Tony Forte<br />
St. Joseph River<br />
Elkhart<br />
5/27/2007<br />
Walleye<br />
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31 ½ inches<br />
John Wilson<br />
Lake Michigan<br />
Porter<br />
11/1/2007<br />
White Bass<br />
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15 ½ inches<br />
Lindsey Fleshood<br />
Hoffman Lake<br />
Kosciusko<br />
6/2/2007<br />
Yellow Perch<br />
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15 1/8 inches<br />
Bill Takacs<br />
Lake Michigan<br />
Lake<br />
8/8/2007<br />
2007 State Record<br />
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Record fish list at:<br />
dnr.in.gov/fishwild/recordfish/recordfish_list.htm<br />
Longnose Gar<br />
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54 7/8 inches<br />
19 lbs, 4 oz.<br />
Kevin Huber<br />
Wabash River<br />
Posey<br />
10/14/2007<br />
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Media contact,<br />
Randy Lang,<br />
317-232-4080