SO we have always heard about the "fish that got away"--you know like the infamous "Walter" in the movie "On Golden Pond" .
You know like the 58 pound small mouth bass or the 30 foot long pike.
Well here is the official list of fish that did NOT get away--at least not until they were recorded.
SPECIES |
LENGTH |
WEIGHT |
PLACE |
TOWN |
DATE |
ANGLER |
STATE |
American Eel |
44.50" |
8 lbs. |
Crystal Lake |
Eaton |
7/6/1975 |
Michael Hansharak |
NH |
Black Crappie |
17.00" |
2 lbs. 15.84 oz. |
Great East Lake |
Wakefield |
5/3/2016 |
Brian O’Day |
NH |
Bluegill |
11.25" |
2 lbs. 0.64 oz. |
Goodwins Pond |
Acworth |
6/18/1992 |
Justin S. Therieau |
NH |
Bowfin |
28.00" |
8 lbs. 13 oz. |
Wilson Pond |
Swanzey |
8/24/1994 |
Kenneth L’Abbe |
NH |
Brook Trout |
25.50" |
9 lbs. |
Pleasant Lake |
New London |
5/8/1911 |
A. Val Woodruff |
NH |
Brown Bullhead |
17.95" |
3 lbs. 4.8 oz. |
Merrimack River |
Merrimack |
8/6/2005 |
Donald Robbins |
NH |
Brown Trout |
32.50" |
16 lbs. 6 oz. |
Connecticut River |
Pittsburg |
7/4/1975 |
Ken Reed, Jr. |
CT |
Chain Pickerel |
26.00" |
8 lbs. |
Plummer Lake |
Sanbornton |
4/24/1966 |
Carroll R. Akeley |
MA |
Channel Catfish |
29.50” |
12 lbs. 4.80 oz. |
Connecticut River |
Hinsdale |
9/20/2014 |
Dave Kellam |
NH |
Common Carp |
37.00” |
35 lbs. 13.12 oz. |
Merrimack River |
Manchester |
5/16/2015 |
Donald St. Lawrence |
NH |
Common Carp (Bow) |
40.50" |
41 lbs. 0.04 oz. |
Connecticut River |
Hinsdale |
6/2/2013 |
Kevin Martin |
NH |
Cusk |
35.0" |
12 lbs, 8.48 oz. |
Lake Winnipesaukee |
Gilford |
1/13/2020 |
Ryan Scott Ashley |
NH |
Fallfish |
20.75" |
3 lbs. 8.96 oz. |
Lake Winnipesaukee |
Gilford |
7/12/1991 |
John Conti |
MA |
Lake Trout |
39.50" |
28 lbs. 8 oz. |
Newfound Lake |
Bristol |
4/24/1958 |
Albert C. Staples |
MA |
Lake Whitefish |
21.75" |
5 lbs. 1 oz. |
Lake Winnipesaukee |
Alton |
8/23/1974 |
Paul E. Littlefield |
NH |
Landlocked Salmon |
34.50" |
18 lbs. 8 oz. |
Pleasant Lake |
New London |
8/31/1942 |
Mrs. Letty M. Clark |
NH |
Landlocked Salmon |
36.00" |
18 lbs. 8 oz. |
Pleasant Lake |
New London |
8/30/1914 |
Mr. P.H. Killelea |
MA |
Largemouth Bass |
25.80" |
10 lbs. 8 oz. |
Potanipo Lake |
Brookline |
5/1967 |
G. Bullpitt |
NH |
Northern Pike |
44.50" |
26 lbs. 9.44 oz. |
Moore Reservoir |
Dalton |
2/16/2013 |
Kevin Phelps |
NH |
Pumpkinseed |
10.50” |
1 lb., 1.76 oz. |
Lake Winnipesaukee |
Moultonborough |
1/7/2017 |
Michael Steffen |
NH |
Rainbow Trout |
35.50" |
15 lbs. 7.2 oz. |
Pemigewasset River |
Bristol |
9/16/1996 |
Lance King |
NH |
Rock Bass |
13.50" |
1 lb. 8 oz. |
Island Pond |
Stoddard |
9/18/1982 |
Linc Chamberland |
CT |
Round Whitefish |
18.00" |
1 lb. 11.68 oz. |
Newfound Lake |
Bristol |
2/5/2005 |
Marty Martin |
NH |
Smallmouth Bass |
23.25" |
7 lbs. 14.5 oz. |
Goose Pond |
Canaan |
8/1970 |
Francis H. Loud |
MA |
Splake Trout |
26.88" |
9 lbs. |
Crystal Lake |
Eaton |
2/20/1980 |
Thomas Barbour |
NH |
Sunapee Trout |
33.00" |
11 lbs. 8 oz. |
Sunapee Lake |
Sunapee |
10/2/1954 |
Ernest Theoharris |
NH |
Tiger Muskellunge |
35.50" |
11 lbs. 11.68 oz. |
Connecticut River |
W. Lebanon |
6/27/1982 |
Brian Patch |
NH |
Tiger Trout |
20.00" |
3 lbs. 8.64 oz. |
Willard Pond |
Antrim |
7/6/2011 |
Molly Metivier |
NH |
Walleye |
34.00" |
12 lbs. 8.8 oz. |
Connecticut River |
Wells River, VT |
5/4/1992 |
Anthony Bartolini |
NH |
White Catfish |
23.00" |
5 lbs. 11 oz. |
Big Cub Pond |
Danville |
8/4/1996 |
Zachary Cross |
NH |
White Perch |
17.20" |
3 lbs. 11.5 oz. |
Lake Winnipesaukee |
Moultonborough |
12/29/1986 |
John J. Ziolkowski |
CT |
White Sucker |
23.00" |
6 lbs. 11.68 oz. |
Lake Winnipesaukee |
Tuftonboro |
5/3/2015 |
Randy Comeau |
NH |
Yellow Bullhead |
16.00" |
2 lbs. 8 oz. |
Pecknolds Pond |
Chester |
8/1980 |
Gerald Menard |
NH |
Yellow Perch |
15.50" |
2 lbs. 6 oz. |
Head’s Pond |
Hooksett |
3/4/1969 |
R. Hebert |
NH |
Here is a list of fishing derbies as well
http://tbcpress.homestead.com/Fishing-Tournaments-Derbies-NH.html
Every Winter the Meredith Rotary Club hosts the Ice Fishing Derby with top prize of $5000. It is also a time to see some of the most elaborate bob houses ever.
http://www.meredithrotary.com/ice-fishing-derby.html
Get your poles out and start making stories.