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
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