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Oklahoma lake records piling
up this spring
June 1, 2009 - The Oklahoma Department of
Wildlife Conservation's Lake Record Fish Program continues to
grow, with several new lake records - and lakes - added throughout
this spring.
The Lake Record Fish program recognizes anglers
who catch a fish that qualifies as a record setter for the lake
in which it was caught. Though the program was established as
a way to serve anglers and recognize significant fish, it also
serves as an indicator of trophy fish production in the state's
lakes.
Since last year, the program has doubled in size
and there are now twenty-eight lakes currently enrolled in the
program. An easy-to-use search feature is available through the
Wildlife Department's Web site to view all kinds of interesting
record fish information, ranging from the size of record fish
caught to what kind of bait or rod and reel was used to catch
them. To access the search feature, log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
Anglers who catch a potential record from a participating
lake should contact designated business locations around the
lake that are enrolled as lake record keepers, or vendors. The
lake record keeper may then enter the fish into an automated
database via the Internet. Once it has been determined that an
angler has landed a record fish, the media is notified and the
public will be able to view information about the catch on the
Wildlife Department's Web site at wildlifedepartment.com.
All past and current state record fish are registered
in the Lake Record Fish Program as records for their respective
lakes.
Species eligible for spots in the lake records
book include blue, channel and flathead catfish and largemouth,
smallmouth and spotted bass in addition to crappie, paddlefish,
striped bass, striped bass hybrids, sunfish (combined) walleye/saugeye
and white bass. Minimum weights are set for each species included
to avoid a rush of potential yet easily broken records early
in the program's inception.
For more information about the new Lake Record
Fish Program or for contact information for lake record keepers,
log on to wildlifedepartment.com.
LAKE RECORDS CAUGHT AND CERTIFIED MARCH 9 Present
Lake Thunderbird
Flathead catfish
Weight: 57 lbs.
Angler: Brad Adkisson
Date: May 11
Bait: Trotline
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=693
Hugo Lake
Crappie
Weight: 3.3 lbs.
Angler: Chad Moore
Date: May 7
Bait: Natural bait
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=683
<http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=683>
Konawa
Largemouth bass
Weight: 9.1 lbs.
Angler: Brent Dempsey
Date: May 7
Bait: Soft plastic
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=692
<http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=692>
Lake Tenkiller
Smallmouth bass
Weight: 6.4 lbs.
Angler: Monty Bollinger
Date: April 21
Bait: Soft plastic
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=674
<http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=674>
Hefner Lake
Largemouth bass
Weight: 10.5 lbs.
Angler: Kevin Barnicoat
Date: April 21
Bait: Jig
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=687
<http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=687>
McGee Creek
Largemouth bass
Weight: 12.2 lbs.
Angler: Ray Earley
Date: April 18
Bait: Jig
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=706
<http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=706>
Canton Lake
Striped bass
Weight: 24.1 lbs.
Angler: Kevin Deal
Date: April 15
Bait: Natural bait
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=642
<http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=642>
Sardis
Largemouth bass
Weight: 11.2 lbs.
Angler: Charles Carter
Date: April 14
Bait: Spinner
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=656
Sooner Lake
Blue catfish
Weight: 66.9 lbs.
Angler: Paul Shakula
Date: April 14
Bait: Processed bait
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=637
<http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=637>
Texoma Lake
Largemouth bass
Weight: 9.9 lbs.
Angler: Andrew Blalock
Date: April 11
Bait: Hard baits/plugs
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=613
<http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=613>
Skiatook
Flathead catfish
Weight: 43.6 lbs.
Angler: Nathan Coyle
Date: April 10
Bait: Natural bait
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=640
<http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=640>
Fort Gibson
Crappie
Weight: 2.1 lbs.
Angler: Marshall Jones
Date: April 9
Bait: Soft plastic
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=614
<http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=614>
Oologah
Blue catfish
Weight: 62 lbs.
Angler: Tom Applegate
Date: April 7
Bait: Natural bait
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=610
<http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=610>
Lake Murray
Largemouth bass
Weight: 10.9 lbs.
Angler: Charles Samuel Jewell, Jr.
Date: March 24
Bait: Soft plastic
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=691
<http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=691>
Grand Lake
Crappie
Weight: 2.6 lbs.
Angler: Paul J. Youngblood
Date: March 9
Bait: Jig
Photo link: http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=664
<http://lake-record.ou.edu/fishsite/public/fishView.php?id=664>
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