2007 Indiana record fish

2007 Indiana record fish----------------------------------------------

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.

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.

2007 Fish of the Year
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Selected Fish of the Year photos at:
dnr.IN.gov/fishwild/recordfish/FOY07.htm

Blue Catfish
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47 inches
David B. Mullen
Ohio River
Harrison
10/2/2007

Bluegill
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13 ½ inches
John Peters
Cornell Lake
Dekalb
7/15/2007

Bowfin
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30 ½ inches
Dane Poncsak
Hamilton Lake
Steuben
7/5/2007

Brown Trout
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37 ½ inches
22.81 pounds
James Saksa
Lake Michigan
Lake
3/12/2007

Buffalo
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38 ½ inches
David Aquino
Lake of the Woods
Marshall
1/6/2007

Bullhead Catfish
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14 inches
Patrick Bates
White River
Marion
8/27/2007

Channel Catfish
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30 inches
Danny Kotfer
Private Lake
Fountain
5/27/2007

Chinook
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38 ¼ inches
Shaun Miller
Lake Michigan
LaPorte
6/10/2007

Coho Salmon
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25 inches
Michael Kotfer
Lake Michigan
Lake
7/15/2007

Crappie
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19 ½ inches
Scott Moore
Farm Pond
Owen
10/27/2007

Flathead Catfish
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45 inches
56 lbs.
Scott Tallman
East White River
Lawrence
5/18/2007

Grass Carp
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39 inches
Garren L. Gillum
Hardy Lake
Scott
10/24/2007

Green Sunfish
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7 inches
Patrick Bates
White River
Marion
8/7/2007

Longnose Gar
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29 ½ inches
Lindsey Fleshood
Wabash River
Wabash
8/12/2007

Northern Pike
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47 inches
28 lbs, 15.4 oz.
William P. Thomas
Clear
Steuben
3/2/2007

Pumpkinseed
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8 ½ inches
Patrick Bates
White River
Marion
8/27/2007

Redear Sunfish
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12 ¼ inches
Ben Stewart
Farm Pond
Owen
4/28/2007

Rock Bass
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11 7/8 inches
Donald Stafford
Richardson's Lake
Delaware
5/13/2007

Sauger
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26 inches
Lee Goudy
Deer Creek
Carroll
10/23/2007

Steelhead
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33 inches
Shaun Miller
Lake Michigan
LaPorte
5/27/2007

Striped Bass
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40 inches
22 lbs., 7 oz.
Matt Lomax
Cecil Harden Lake
Parke
7/2/2007

Sucker
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29 ¼ inches
9 lbs., 10 oz.
Tony Forte
St. Joseph River
Elkhart
5/27/2007

Walleye
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31 ½ inches
John Wilson
Lake Michigan
Porter
11/1/2007

White Bass
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15 ½ inches
Lindsey Fleshood
Hoffman Lake
Kosciusko
6/2/2007

Yellow Perch
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15 1/8 inches
Bill Takacs
Lake Michigan
Lake
8/8/2007

2007 State Record

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Record fish list at:
dnr.in.gov/fishwild/recordfish/recordfish_list.htm

Longnose Gar
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54 7/8 inches
19 lbs, 4 oz.
Kevin Huber
Wabash River
Posey
10/14/2007