Biggest Fish Caught in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's Biggest Fish of 2007

Angler Award Program Summary
Top Fish Submitted for each Category

You MUST submit an application to the Commission's Angler Award Program to be considered for this listing.
These are the largest 5 fish, by weight, submitted in the Senior Angler and Junior Angler categories only.
Lists are not provided for Husky Musky, First Fish, and Catch and Release categories.

PA state record fish

Angler Award Program rules and application

Official measuring stations

PRIOR YEARS -- 2001

BASS, LARGEMOUTH
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Joel Nickisher	Bethlehem, Pa	Shohola Lake	3/9	Shiner	8 lb. 4 oz.	24	18
Dave Michalowski	Mars, Pa	Moraine State Park	8/8	Pumpkin Worm	8 lb. 2 oz.	26	-
Richard Lynch	Butler, Pa	Lake Arthur	3/3	Shiner	7 lb. 12 oz.	21.75	16.5
Brandon Glowark	Mcdonald, Pa	Harmon Creek Ponds	11/3	Nightcrawler	7 lb. 6 oz.	24	17
Michael D. Lindenmuth	Erie, Pa	Presque Isle Bay	9/30	Repala	7 lb. 4 oz.	20.5	13

BASS, ROCK
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Edward Brodowsky	Moscow, Pa	Lake Wallenpaupack	9/17	Pinhead	1 lb. 2 oz.	12.5	9.5
Brianna Soden	Clarksville, Tn	Susquehanna River	7/12		1 lb. 2 oz.	11	14
Kelly Sanders	Gettysburg, Pa	Lake Marburg	7/4	Worms	1 lb. 1 oz.	11	9
Elizabeth Kuhar	Erie, Pa	Presque Isle Bay	6/3	Minnow	1 lb.	11	8
Hal W. March	Etters, Pa	Susquehanna River	7/4	Jig	1 lb.	10.75	9.75

BASS, SMALLMOUTH
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Ronald Trageser	Pittsburgh, Pa	Lake Erie	5/12	Reef Runner	7 lb. 13.5 oz.	22.25	18.75
William L. Marks	Little Hocking, Oh	Lake Erie	5/24		7 lb. 10 oz.	20.75	18.5
Jim Simcic	Cheswick, Pa	Lake Erie	5/11	Tube Jig	7 lb. 5 oz.	22	18
Andrew Schell	Halifax, Pa	Lake Erie	5/7	Tube Jig	7 lb. 3.5 oz.	21.75	17.75
Ed Lubanovic	Pittsburgh, Pa	Lake Erie	5/10	Golden Shine	7 lb. 1 oz.	21.5	17.5

BASS, STRIPED LAKE
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Jon Corazza	Allentown, Pa	Lake Nockamixon	5/9	Join Rapala	24 lb. 14 oz.	39.5	23.25
Paul V. Lazzari	Charleroi, Pa	Monongahela River	11/1	Homemade Buc	20 lb.	35.5	-
William S. Smith	Irvona, Pa	Raystown Lake	8/9	Alewive	18 lb.	37	23
Tom Mcpherson	Butler, Pa	Raystown Lake	7/9	Trout	17 lb. 2 oz.	35.25	21
Andrew Turner	Butler, Pa	Raystown Lake	7/17	Trout	12 lb. 12 oz.	31.5	19.75

BASS, WHITE
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Gerald L. Groover	Canton, Pa	Lake Erie	8/14	Petes Tomaha	2 lb. 10 oz.	16	14
Thomas Eakin	Harmonsburg, Pa	Pymatuning Lake	4/29	Minnow	2 lb. 6 oz.	17	12.5
Jack Mcgill	Fairview, Pa	Lake Erie	7/15	Willow Leaf	2 lb. 5.5 oz.	17.5	12.25
Zachary R. Leeper	Latrobe, Pa	Lake Erie	8/7	Nk	2 lb.	14.5	13
Blake Young	Wexford, Pa	Lake Erie	7/25	Spoon	1 lb. 10 oz.	14.5	-

BLUEGILL
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Andrew Pierson	Philadelphia, Pa	Delaware River	8/15	Hot Dog	2 lb. 9.5 oz.	14	15
Niles Long Iv	Hummelstown, Pa	Pond	9/23	Redworm	1 lb. 5 oz.	11	-
Terry L. Slater	Venus, Pa	Kahle Lake	8/23	Rapalla	1 lb. 4 oz.	11	10.75
John Zero	Wilkes-Barre, Pa	Ceasetown Reservoir	8/6	Nightcrawler	1 lb.	10	-
Christian Zero	Wilkes-Barre, Pa	Ceasetown Reservoir	8/6	Nightcrawler	1 lb.	10	-

CARP
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Mabel G. Jesse	Canton, Oh	Farm Pond	5/27	Farm Pond	28 lb. 4 oz.	39	-
Eddie Lenox	Sewell, NJ	Susquehanna River	10/14	Venom Tube	26 lb. 12.5 oz.	35	-
Marlena Shaffer	Mt Plsnt Mills, Pa	Susquehanna River	3/30	Nightcrawler	25 lb. 14 oz.	36	25
Charles Reppert	Shoemakervl, Pa	Landingville Dam	8/1	Worm	25 lb. 4 oz.	36	23
Derek Knoll	Pine Grove, Pa	Juniata River	9/3	Corn	24 lb. 12 oz.	35.5	-

CATFISH, BULLHEAD
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Wayne Lavis	Bloomsburg, Pa	Lake Chillisquaque	3/14	Shiner	6 lb.	24	12.5
Brianna Pardini	Industry, Pa	Beaver River	7/1	Minow	4 lb. 3 oz.	14	4
David K. Miller	Loganton, Pa	Rose Valley Lake	8/12	Grub	2 lb. 15 oz.	5.5	11.25
Steven Griffith	Imler, Pa	Raystown Lake	7/12	Crawfish Tai	1 lb. 1 oz.	12	8
Dana Johnson	Temple, Pa	Ontelaunee Lake	3/10	Shiner	-	15	-

CATFISH, CHANNEL
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Robert Einodshofer	Erie, Pa	Lake Erie	7/2	Erie Deere	24 lb.	36.5	-
Michelle Thomas	Johnstown, Pa	Clarion River	8/11	River Chub	18 lb. 3 oz.	32.5	22
Scott Hovanec	West Newton, Pa	Lake Erie	9/21	Drop Shot	14 lb. 5.5 oz.	30	19
Rick Nail	New Castle, Pa	Lake Arthur	6/24	Nightcrawler	14 lb.	30	19.5
Andrew Schell	Halifax, Pa	Lake Erie	5/7	Tube Jig	14 lb.	31	19

CATFISH, FLATHEAD
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Stephen Manukas	Cranberry Twp, Pa	Ohio River	6/29	Live Bluegil	33 lb.	40	26
Stephen J. Killian	New Kensington, Pa	Lock 3	10/14	Creek Chub	32 lb. 6 oz.	42	-
Doug Behrik	Freeport, Pa	Allegheny River	9/3	Sucker	30 lb. 4 oz.	39	27.25
Robert A. Zaladonis Jr	New Eagle, Pa	Monongahela River	5/9	Live Sucker	30 lb.	42.5	22
Brad Stover	Leechburg, Pa	Allegheny River	6/24		29 lb. 6 oz.	37.5	28.5

CRAPPIE
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Paul Yanochik	Archbald, Pa	Heart Lake	3/24	Live Bait	3 lb. 3 oz.	17.5	14.5
Ronald H. Caciolo	Allentown, Pa	Pecks Pond	5/10	Live Minnow	2 lb. 10 oz.	14	13.5
Thomas H. Rogers	Perkiomenville, Pa	Lake Nockamixon	5/12	Shiner	2 lb. 9 oz.	17	14
Bruce Kindle	Beaverdale, Pa	Beaver Dam Run Reservoir	7/13	Shinner	2 lb. 7.5 oz.	16	5.75
Robert Sarnese	Prospect, Pa	Lake Arthur	10/18	Minnows	2 lb. 5 oz.	15.5	12.5

DRUM, FRESHWATER (SHEEPSHEAD)
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Richard Rhines	Ridgway, Pa	Allegheny River	10/28	Nightcrawler	11 lb. 14 oz.	28	19.5
David Taylor	Oil City, Pa	Lake Erie	7/28	Petes Tomaha	8 lb.	27	19
Alia Blair	Lititz, Pa	Monongahela River	6/21	Nightcrawler	7 lb.	24	-
Bill Lemon	New Martinsville, WV	Lake Erie	7/16	Spoon	6 lb. 14 oz.	24.5	18
Andrew Buday	Johnstown, Pa	Lake Erie	7/24	Petes Tomaha	6 lb. 13 oz.	26	16

MUSKELLUNGE
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Frank Smolick	Allentown, Pa	Lehigh River	10/7	Spinner	49 lb. 11 oz.	53	27
Frank Smolick	Allentown, Pa	Lehigh River	7/1	Bomber	37 lb. 9 oz.	51	24
Frank Smolick	Allentown, Pa	Delaware River	11/22	Bomber	37 lb.	48.5	23
Douglas Lindsey	Shelocta, Pa	Allegheny River	7/1	Tuff Shad	36 lb.	51	-
Art Knute	Whitehall, Pa	Lehigh River	6/16		35 lb.	49	-

MUSKELLUNGE, TIGER
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Shane A. Taylor	Export, Pa	Crooked Creek	4/7	Minnow	26 lb. 4 oz.	45	-
Gregory P. Smith	Tunkhannock, Pa	North Branch Susquehanna	10/21	Strike King	-	43	-

PERCH, WHITE
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Andrew Bertha	Germansville, Pa	Lake Ontelaunee	2/4	Minnow	1 lb. 5 oz.	13.25	11
Jarret Zimmerman	Fredericksburg, Pa	Lake Ontelaunee	5/15	Nightcrawler	0 lb. 14 oz.	12.5	8.25
Dave Bausch	Mohrsville, Pa	Peters Creek	3/25	Night Crawle	0 lb. 5 oz.	9.5	7

PERCH, YELLOW
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Larry Kisseil	Erie, Pa	Presque Isle Bay	3/10	Swidish Pimp	2 lb. 4 oz.	14	11.5
Michael J. Mccarthy	Milford, Pa	Delaware River	3/25	Live Shiner	2 lb.	15.25	11.5
Denise Fleury	Erie, Pa	Lake Erie	8/5	Nightcrawler	1 lb. 15 oz.	14.5	10.5
Tim Baker	North East, Pa	Presque Isle Bay	2/10	Paddle Tail	1 lb. 14 oz.	14.5	11
Jonathan Happel	Hellertown, Pa	Beltzville Lake	1/13	Shiner Xl	1 lb. 14 oz.	15	10

PICKEREL, CHAIN
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Gene Winkier	Blandon, Pa	Lake Ontelaunee	2/27	Medium Shine	6 lb. 14 oz.	27	15.5
Yakov Waldman	Brooklyn, NY	Shohola Lake	10/18	Rapala	5 lb. 12 oz.	27.5	12.25
James J. Sposto	Scranton, Pa	Lackawanna St Pk	9/30	Rapala	5 lb. 12 oz.	26	13
Mike Heim	Reading, Pa	Kaercher Creek	2/20	Minnow	5 lb. 8 oz.	25	14.5
Bruce Fraunfelter	Bangor, Pa	Shohola Lake	2/19	Shiner Minno	4 lb. 9.5 oz.	26.5	12.5

PIKE, NORTHERN
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Christopher M. Kostella	Indiana, Pa	Kinzua	7/30	Sprankles Ba	27 lb.	44	-
Michael Bernat	Johnstown, Pa	Yellow Creek	2/11	Large Shiner	14 lb. 1 oz.	38	18
Shannon Deeds	Pittsburgh, Pa	Canadohta Lake	2/16	Golden Shine	9 lb. 6 oz.	33.5	16
Michael D. Miller	Hermitage, Pa	Shenango Lake	9/2	Minnow	6 lb. 2 oz.	29	11
Evan Schoss	Pittsburgh, Pa	French Creek	12/22	Crankbait	-	37	-

SALMON, COHO
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Donald L. Plants Sr	Lock Haven, Pa	Lower Elk Creek	11/3	Skein	8 lb. 14 oz.	29.5	14.75

SAUGER
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Rick Young	Wexford, Pa	Ohio River	12/27	Shiner	2 lb. 4 oz.	18	-

SHAD, AMERICAN
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Jack Reilly	Salisbury, Md	Delaware River	5/12		4 lb. 9 oz.	22.25	13.75
Cassandra Michaels	West Milford, NJ	Delaware River	5/8		-	23	-
Barbara Long	Bernville, Pa	Delaware River	4/29		-	23	-

SUCKERS
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Gilbert Hendershot Jr	Easton, Pa	Lehigh River	4/28	Night Crawler	3 lb. 5 oz.	21.75	10
Charles R. Reppert	Shoemakervl, Pa	Maiden Creek	10/7	Worm	2 lb. 14 oz.	21.5	11
Blake Young	Wexford, Pa	Ohio River	6/9	Nightcrawler	2 lb. 2 oz.	18	-
Tyler Sweigard	Halifax, Pa	Powells Creek	5/7	Corn	-	21	-

TROUT, BROOK
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Hunter Sahm	Glasgow, Pa	North Witmer	5/27		5 lb. 4 oz.	21	14
Michael Bonafair	York Haven, Pa	Loyalsock Creek	5/29		5 lb.	21.5	12.5
John Stanko Jr	Kane, Pa	Chappel Fork	5/28	Salmon Egg	4 lb. 10 oz.	19.75	11.5
Lawrence Smith	Saint Marys, Pa	Twin Lakes	4/21/2006	Rebel Craw	4 lb. 8 oz.	18	13
Wilbert Good	Jeannette, Pa	Clear Creek	4/14	Powerbait	4 lb. 8 oz.	19.25	13

TROUT, BROWN
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Christopher Woroniak	Newtown, Pa	Jordan Creek	3/31	Nightcrawler	11 lb. 4 oz.	28.5	18.5
Nicholas Sagwitz	Pittsburgh, Pa	Elk Creek	10/10	Jig W Egg Sa	10 lb. 8 oz.	28	17
Scott L. Bovaird	Brockway, Pa	Little Toby Creek	6/24	Live Chub	10 lb. 5 oz.	28.25	17.25
Richard Walls	Williamsburg, Pa	Piney Creek	4/30	Nightcrawler	10 lb.	30.5	16.25
Tyler A. Lyngarkos	North East, Pa	Lake Erie	8/5	Purple Clown	9 lb. 9 oz.	24.5	18.5

TROUT, GOLDEN RAINBOW
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Ryan A. Day	Orefield, Pa	Upper Jordan Creek	3/31		11 lb. 4 oz.	28	22.88
Randall Riva	Northern Cambria, Pa	Chest Creek	4/14	Power Bait	11 lb.	25	17
Thomas A. Priest	Greensburg, Pa	Loyalhanna Creek	4/22		11 lb.	28.5	16.75
David Weaver	Strongstown, Pa	Little Mahoning Creek	4/14	Power Bait	10 lb.	26.25	17.5
Travis Hollobaugh	Loganton, Pa	Kettle Creek	4/14	Rapala	9 lb. 8 oz.	25.75	17.25

TROUT, LAKE
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Ken Nedley	Erie, Pa	Lake Erie	5/23		17 lb. 5 oz.	35.5	21
Richard J. Timer	North East, Pa	Lake Erie	7/18		16 lb. 7 oz.	33	22

TROUT, RAINBOW
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Bryan F. Strohl Jr	Allentown, Pa	Lehigh River	9/3	Bread	13 lb. 9 oz.	30	-
Billy Eash	Johnstown, Pa	Youghiogheny River	11/30	Egg Fly	11 lb. 14 oz.	29	19.75
William Fielder	Perkasie, Pa	East Branch Perkiomen	4/1	Meal Worm	10 lb. 14.90 oz.	24	-
Billy Eash	Johnstown, Pa	Youghiogheny River	10/13	Salmon Egg	10 lb. 1 oz.	26.25	18.5
Sean Komer	Mckees Rocks, Pa	Montour Creek	4/14	Red Minnow	9 lb. 8 oz.	28	18

TROUT, STEELHEAD
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
Bill Stiller	Pittsburgh, Pa	Elk Creek	11/20	Flat Fish	15 lb. 8 oz.	31	21
Michael S. Krisfalusi	Bethel Park, Pa	Elk Creek	11/2	Minnow	14 lb. 3 oz.	32.5	18.5
Ray Long	Shamokin, Pa	16 Mile Creek	10/25	Egg Sac	13 lb. 8 oz.	30	18.25
Tom Kuhar	Niles, Oh	Lake Erie	10/25	White Sucker	12 lb. 12.75 oz.	31.5	18.75
Tim Heater	Connellsville, Pa	Elk Creek	10/28	Orange Power	12 lb. 12 oz.	31.75	18

WALLEYE
Angler	Hometown	Water	Date	Bait	Weight	Length (inches)	Girth (inches)
John Seeley	Grand Valley, Pa	Allegheny River	12/10	Shiner	13 lb. 4 oz.	32	19
Alexander Whitten	Carnegie, Pa	Lake Erie	6/1	Reef Runner	13 lb. 2 oz.	33	18.75
Jeffrey Waldo	Bethel Park, Pa	Ohio River	2/28	Smoke Fluke	13 lb.	-	22.75
John Krahe	Erie, Pa	Lake Erie	9/7	Stinger Spoo	13 lb.	33	20
Thomas Demillion	Pittsburgh, Pa	Lake Erie	7/8		12 lb. 10 oz.	32	17
Dan Monaghan	Erie, Pa	Lake Erie	9/7	Stinger Spoo	12 lb. 2 oz.	31.25	18

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