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03-12-2010, 08:37 AM
2009 Record Fish
There was only one Indiana state record broken in 2009. Paul Huber of Seymour caught a 32.25-inch bowfin that weighed 16.52 lbs. in Mutton Creek in Jackson County. The previous state record bowfin was caught in 1988 and weighed 16.0 lbs.
2009 Fish-of-the-Year
There were 54 entries for 2009 Fish-of-the-Year, of which 27 were accepted. The smallest was a 12-inch bluegill caught by Abby Byrer of Warsaw in Crystal Lake, and the largest was a 50-inch muskie caught by Edwin Van Cleave of Chicago in Big Barbee Lake. Bill Hudock of Michigan City and Joe Tackett of Claypool tied for the walleye Fish-of-the-Year, each catching walleyes measuring 31 inches. Also, Chris Terry of Noblesville caught a 22.75-inch smallmouth bass while fishing a retention pond in Hamilton County. River fishing accounted for eight of the 27 entries, six came from Lake Michigan, eight from other lakes, and five from private ponds.
Species
Length
Angler Name
Body of Water
County
Angler's Hometown
Date
Blue Catfish
44.5
David Ben Mullen
Ohio River
Harrison
Central
10/5/2009
Bluegill
12
Abby Byrer
Crystal Lake
Kosciusko
Warsaw
8/4/2009
Bullhead
15.5
George Morris III
Pond
Boone
Jamestown
4/19/2009
Brown Trout
31.5
Ron Kotfer
Lake Michigan
Lake
Munster
3/6/2009
Buffalo
40
Bryan Kapke
Lake if the Woods
Marshall
Bremen
8/30/2009
Channel Catfish
24
Patrick Bates
White River
Marion
Indianapolis
6/1/2009
Chinook Salmon
39.5
Bob Tortolano
Lake Michigan
Lake
Crown Point
8/14/2009
Coho Salmon
29
Michael Kotfer
Lake Michigan
Lake
Munster
7/20/2009
Carp
29
Lindsey Fleshood
Wabash River
Wabash
Wabash
6/17/2009
Crappie
17
Chris O'Brian
Pond
Daviess
Montgomery
1/27/2009
Flathead Catfish
45
Jackie Reynolds
Cagles Mill Reservoir
Putnam
Poland
9/2/2009
Freshwater Drum
30
Mike Berg
Lake Michigan
Lake
Cedar Lake
7/12/2009
Goldeye
14
Lindsey Fleshood
Wabash River
Wabash
Wabash
8/7/2009
Grass Carp
47
John Pitcher
Pond
Sullivan
Dugger
3/21/2009
Hybrid Striped Bass
26.75
Marietta Strange
Ohio River
Clark
Louisville, KY
11/10/2009
Largemouth Bass
25.5
Bryan Hanson
Pond
Lake
Hobart
4/25/2009
Gar
36
Lindsey Fleshood
Wabash River
Wabash
Wabash
7/24/2009
Muskellunge
50
Edwin VanCleave
Big Barbee Lake
Kosciusko
Chicago, IL
7/18/2009
Northern Pike
30
Mike Berg
Tippecanoe Lake
Kosciusko
Cedar Lake
8/31/2009
Smallmouth Bass
22.75
Chris Terry
Pond
Hamilton
Noblesville
n/a
Steelhead Trout
30
Steve Berg
Salt Creek
Porter
Cedar Lake
4/1/2009
Striped Bass
40
Gary Lewis
Cecil M Harden Res.
Parke
Indianapolis
6/8/2009
Sucker
28
StacyBoik
Ohio River
Union
Evansville
11/22/2009
Walleye
31
Bill Hudock
Lake Michigan
La Porte
Michigan City
4/2/2009
Walleye
31
Joe Tackett
Pike Lake
Kosciusko
Claypool
4/15/2009
White Bass
17.5
Kevin Lawence Jr.
Winona Lake
Kosciusko
Warsaw
9/27/2009
Yellow Perch
14.5
Ron Kotfer
Lake Michigan
Lake
Munster
11/22/2009
There was only one Indiana state record broken in 2009. Paul Huber of Seymour caught a 32.25-inch bowfin that weighed 16.52 lbs. in Mutton Creek in Jackson County. The previous state record bowfin was caught in 1988 and weighed 16.0 lbs.
2009 Fish-of-the-Year
There were 54 entries for 2009 Fish-of-the-Year, of which 27 were accepted. The smallest was a 12-inch bluegill caught by Abby Byrer of Warsaw in Crystal Lake, and the largest was a 50-inch muskie caught by Edwin Van Cleave of Chicago in Big Barbee Lake. Bill Hudock of Michigan City and Joe Tackett of Claypool tied for the walleye Fish-of-the-Year, each catching walleyes measuring 31 inches. Also, Chris Terry of Noblesville caught a 22.75-inch smallmouth bass while fishing a retention pond in Hamilton County. River fishing accounted for eight of the 27 entries, six came from Lake Michigan, eight from other lakes, and five from private ponds.
Species
Length
Angler Name
Body of Water
County
Angler's Hometown
Date
Blue Catfish
44.5
David Ben Mullen
Ohio River
Harrison
Central
10/5/2009
Bluegill
12
Abby Byrer
Crystal Lake
Kosciusko
Warsaw
8/4/2009
Bullhead
15.5
George Morris III
Pond
Boone
Jamestown
4/19/2009
Brown Trout
31.5
Ron Kotfer
Lake Michigan
Lake
Munster
3/6/2009
Buffalo
40
Bryan Kapke
Lake if the Woods
Marshall
Bremen
8/30/2009
Channel Catfish
24
Patrick Bates
White River
Marion
Indianapolis
6/1/2009
Chinook Salmon
39.5
Bob Tortolano
Lake Michigan
Lake
Crown Point
8/14/2009
Coho Salmon
29
Michael Kotfer
Lake Michigan
Lake
Munster
7/20/2009
Carp
29
Lindsey Fleshood
Wabash River
Wabash
Wabash
6/17/2009
Crappie
17
Chris O'Brian
Pond
Daviess
Montgomery
1/27/2009
Flathead Catfish
45
Jackie Reynolds
Cagles Mill Reservoir
Putnam
Poland
9/2/2009
Freshwater Drum
30
Mike Berg
Lake Michigan
Lake
Cedar Lake
7/12/2009
Goldeye
14
Lindsey Fleshood
Wabash River
Wabash
Wabash
8/7/2009
Grass Carp
47
John Pitcher
Pond
Sullivan
Dugger
3/21/2009
Hybrid Striped Bass
26.75
Marietta Strange
Ohio River
Clark
Louisville, KY
11/10/2009
Largemouth Bass
25.5
Bryan Hanson
Pond
Lake
Hobart
4/25/2009
Gar
36
Lindsey Fleshood
Wabash River
Wabash
Wabash
7/24/2009
Muskellunge
50
Edwin VanCleave
Big Barbee Lake
Kosciusko
Chicago, IL
7/18/2009
Northern Pike
30
Mike Berg
Tippecanoe Lake
Kosciusko
Cedar Lake
8/31/2009
Smallmouth Bass
22.75
Chris Terry
Pond
Hamilton
Noblesville
n/a
Steelhead Trout
30
Steve Berg
Salt Creek
Porter
Cedar Lake
4/1/2009
Striped Bass
40
Gary Lewis
Cecil M Harden Res.
Parke
Indianapolis
6/8/2009
Sucker
28
StacyBoik
Ohio River
Union
Evansville
11/22/2009
Walleye
31
Bill Hudock
Lake Michigan
La Porte
Michigan City
4/2/2009
Walleye
31
Joe Tackett
Pike Lake
Kosciusko
Claypool
4/15/2009
White Bass
17.5
Kevin Lawence Jr.
Winona Lake
Kosciusko
Warsaw
9/27/2009
Yellow Perch
14.5
Ron Kotfer
Lake Michigan
Lake
Munster
11/22/2009