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Pennsylvania's Biggest Fish of 2005
Angler Award Program Summary
Top Fish Submitted for each Category
Biggest Fish, Most Recent Year
BASS, LARGEMOUTH
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Gary Criswell Gardners, PA Opossum Creek Lake 5/1 Swimnimage 10 lb 5 oz 24 20
Jim Heller Orrstown, PA Conodoguinet Creek 8/9 Jitter Bug 9 lb 7 oz 24 19.5
Steven Tackett O'Fallon, MO Keystone Dam 3/19   9 lb 24.5 17.75
Jesse Parker Winfield, PA Penns Creek 8/6 Toad 8 lb 12 oz 24 19
Evan Schoss Pittsburgh, PA Fox Chapel Farm Pond 6/10 Worm 8 lb 3 oz 24  

 

BASS, ROCK
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Patty Babula Ernest, PA Ferries Run 5/19 Minnow 1 lb 12 oz 16 10
Jeremy Gannon West Grove, PA Big Pine Creek 8/20 Crawler 1 lb 4 oz 11.75 8.5
Mark Ramirez New Oxford, PA Conewago Creek 7/4 Crawfish 1 lb 3 oz 11.25  
Melinda Shreve Boyers, PA Pond SG Land 8/24 Crawler 1 lb 2 oz 10.75 8
Tyler Beatty Honey Grove, PA Tuscarora Creek 6/23 Nightcrawler 1 lb 10 7.75

 

BASS, SMALLMOUTH
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
John Ramaley Frewsburg, NY Lake Erie 10/13 Storm 8 lb    
Andrew Schell Halifax, PA Lake Erie 5/11 Tube Jig 7 lb 5 oz 21.25 17.5
Ted Kelly Pittsburgh, PA Allegheny River 10/22 Rapala 6 lb 12 oz 22.5  
Lealand Hansford Hanover, PA Lake Marburg 9/5 Grub 6 lb 9 oz 22  
Kate Puchta Pittsburgh, PA Lake Erie 5/21 Thunderstick 6 lb 8 oz 20.5 17

 

BASS, STRIPED LAKE
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Elijah Rach Perryopolis, PA Raystown 6/10 Alewife 37 lb 41  
Shawn Doyle Butler, PA Raystown Lake 7/27 Live Bait 36 lb 40 29.25
Jim Locksa Pittsburgh, PA Raystown Lake 9/15 Wht Bucktail 17 lb 35 22
Jonathan Rupert Hellertown, PA Lake Nockamixon 5/31 Zara Spook 13 lb 8 oz 28 21.5
Walter Klutch McKees Rocks, PA Raystown Lake 10/22   12 lb 8 oz 34 18

 

BASS, STRIPED MARINE
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Rich Brahler Bethlehem, PA Delaware River 4/15 Plug 35 lb 42  

 

BASS, WHITE
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Richard Adams Erie, PA Lake Erie 8/29 Minnow 2 lb 1 oz 15.75 13
Zakkery Calvello Clearfield, PA Lake Erie 6/25 Wrm Hrnss 2 lb 16 12
Nick Lohrer Fairview, PA Lake Erie 7/3 Shiner 2 lb 15.25 12
Michael Parker Greensburg, PA Traverse Lake 7/31 Worm      

 

BLUEGILL
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Daniel Tonini New Eagle, PA Monongahela River 5/14 Nightcrawler 2 lb 12.5 13.25
Markell Retzer Wampum, PA Pond 6/9 Nightcrawler 1 lb 15.5 oz 11.63 13.75
Anthony Caciolo Allentown, PA Pecks Pond 6/4 Minnow 1 lb 12 oz 9 8
David Evans Bedford, PA Koon Dam 2/3 Wax Worm 1 lb 8 oz 10.5 12
Melinda Shreve Boyers, PA Pond SG Land 8/24 Crawler 1 lb 2 oz 9 6

 

CARP
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Kollin Mendenhall Nottingham, PA Octokoro 8/30 Yellow Sweet 33 lb 10 oz 39 26.5
Thomas Helmininack Natrona Hts, PA Lake Erie 10/20 Flat Fish 31 lb 9 oz 37 29
Brent Ross Greensburg, PA Twin Lakes 3/31 Corn 31 lb 37 30
John Manbeck Frackville, PA Susquehanna River 5/21 Nightcrawler 29 lb 7 oz 33  
Jason Cottrill New Oxford Lake Marburg 3/22 Corn 28 lb 10 oz 37 25

 

CATFISH, BULLHEAD
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Brent Ross Greensburg, PA Loyalhanna Creek 5/8 Nightcrawler 2 lb 9 oz 21 11
Thomas Lovis II Mount Pleasant, PA Bridgeport Pond 4/8 Red Worm 2 lb 5 oz 15.5  
Alex Mellin Bethlehem, PA Grist Mill Pond 6/4 Chicken Liver 1 lb 12 oz 15 9.5
James Hawk Palmerton, PA Beltsville Lake 7/9 Chicken Liver 1 lb 10 oz 14 9.5
Paul Love Philadelphia, PA Schuylkill River 3/17 Liver 1 lb 10 oz 12.25 5.75

 

CATFISH, CHANNEL
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Ricky Bartman New Eagle, PA Monongahela 5/18 Trout 25 lb 35.75 23.75
Stephen Manukas Cranberry Twp, PA Allegheny River 6/17 Bluegill 23 lb 2 oz 35 19
Gary Kellar Wilkes-Barre, PA Harveys Lake 5/18 Imp 22 lb 4 oz 34  
Robert McLaughlin III Shickshinny, PA Susquehanna River 6/1 Livers 21 lb 3 oz 30  
Tim Pearson Sweet Valley, PA Harveys Lake 6/10 Shiner 18 lb 4 oz 29.25 20.25

 

CATFISH, FLATHEAD
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Mark Smith Finleyville, PA Mon River 7/8 Chub 39 lb 43 26
Matthew Glaab New Brighton, PA Shenango Res 5/22 Hotntot 38 lb 12 oz 37 28
Tyrone Taylor Pittsburgh, PA Allegheny River 7/7 Shiner 35 lb 40 40
Joe Mellinger Perryopolis, PA Monongahela River 5/28 Bluegill 33 lb 41 27
Ron Havranek Baden, PA Ohio River 7/30 Green Getsit 31 lb 41  

 

CRAPPIE
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Robert Sarnese Prospect, PA Lake Arthur 6/4 Minnow 3 lb 8 oz 18 16
Robert Sarnese Jr Prospect, PA Lake Arthur 6/4 Minnow 3 lb 3 oz 17.38 14.25
Matthew Adams Philadelphia, PA Schuylkill River 4/10 Minnow 3 lb 18.5 12
Ryan Miller Windber, PA Lake Koon 4/16 Minnow 2 lb 12 oz 16.5 14.5
Jake Sarnese Prospect, PA Lake Arthur 6/4 Minnow 2 lb 12 oz 14.5 12

 

DRUM, FRESHWATER (SHEEPSHEAD)
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Gary Mahan Erie, PA Lake Erie 7/29 NK 28 13 lb 28.75 20
James Robinson Erie, PA Pres 7/7 Crawdad 9 lb 6 oz 25.25 17
Kyle Wishnok Erie, PA Lake Erie 7/12 Lures 9 lb 1 oz 27.5 17.5
Shelsea Binek Pittsburgh, PA   8/25 Spoon 9 lb 30.5 15.5
Kyle Stevens Erie, PA Lake Erie 7/31 Harness 8 lb 6 oz 28 16

 

MUSKELLUNGE
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Ronald Freelin Sr New Galilee, PA Shenango River 5/24 Rapala 43 lb 53 26
Michael Chisamore Souderton, PA Allegheny River 12/11 Perch Bait 40 lb 4 oz 48.5 26
Scott Ziegler Butler, PA Pymatuning 4/16 Crank Bait 39 lb 13 oz 48.5  
Ronald Hedlund Erie, PA Tionesta Lake 5/21 Muskellunch 39 lb 53 23
Ken Watterson East Butler, PA Lake Wilhelm 12/27 Creek Chub 37 lb 15 oz 51.5 25.5

 

MUSKELLUNGE, TIGER
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Lon Cragle Tamaqua, PA Tuscarora State Park 8/16 Minnow 40 lb 48 28.5
Frank Smolick Allentown, PA Lehigh River 8/26   34 lb 49  

 

PERCH, WHITE
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Jospeh Dungee Bethel Park, PA Lake Erie 1/29   1 lb 6 oz 14.25 10.5
Robert Opanel Jr Lemoyne, PA Lake Marburg 6/8 Minnow 1 lb 6 oz 13.25  
Andrew Christopherson Erie, PA Lake Erie 6/30   1 lb 5 oz 13.5 9.75
Kayla Borman Erie, PA Delaware River 6/5 Nightcrawler 0 lb 3 oz 6  
Tyler Young Erie, PA Arrowhead Lake 8/28 Mealworm   9  

 

PERCH, YELLOW
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Scott Scheiwer Erie, PA Pres Bay 2/19 Minnow 2 lb 8 oz 16 13
Kenneth Dylewski McKean, PA Presque Isle Bay 2/5 Minnow 2 lb 4 oz 15 12
Lawrence Lipinski Erie, PA Erie Bay 3/12 Jug/Grub 2 lb 2 oz 15.75 13.5
Greg Lasko Erie, PA Pres Bay 2/21 Jig/Minnow 2 lb 15 12
Robert Walston Erie, PA Presque Isle Bay 2/19 Shrimp Jig 2 lb 14.5 12

 

PICKEREL, CHAIN
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Robert Kozlowski Bethlehem, PA Lake Nockamixon 1/30 Shiner 6 lb 3 oz 27.5 13.9
Jeanne Hocker Wellsboro, PA Hamilton Lake 10/3 Senko 5 lb 13 oz 28 13.5
Robert Knopf Jr Neffs, PA Leaser Lake 3/12 Fathead 5 lb 11 oz 28 15
Donald Young Northampton, PA Pecks Pond Lake 2/20 Shiner 5 lb 6 oz 25.5 13.25
Charles Gross Lewistown, PA Poe Dam 5/23 Nightcrawler 5 lb 4.5 oz 24.75 13.5

 

PIKE, NORTHERN
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Wayne Hoyt Wilcox, PA Kinzua Dam 12/11 Emerald Shiner 25 lb 4 oz 44 19.5
Brandon Harlan Kane, PA Kinzua Dam 12/30 Shiner 14 lb 7 oz 34 15
Mark Loutzenhiser Erie, PA Presque Isle Bay 5/9 Spinner 14 lb 34 15
Joe Gowan Butler, PA Lake Arthur 12/8 Chub 13 lb 6 oz 38 17.5
Damion Derobbio Struthers, OH Lake Arthur 5/21 Shiner 13 lb 2 oz 38  

 

SALMON, CHINOOK
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Timothy Green Butler, PA Lake Erie 7/12 Spoon 17 lb 8 oz 37 20
Scott Griffith McKean, PA Erie 7/9 Spoon 15 lb 4 oz 33.5 20.25

 

SALMON, COHO
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Raymond Binkowski Pittsburgh, PA Lake Erie 9/5 Stinger 14 lb 15 oz 34 19
Jerry Kardos Lower Burrell, PA Elk Creek 10/5   9 lb 15 oz 33.25 16.25

 

SAUGER
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Bobby Sypolt Belle Vernon, PA Youghiogheny River 5/19 Minnow 2 lb 18  
Zachary Hall Greensburg, PA Allegheny River 10/16 Minnow   18.5  

 

SHAD, AMERICAN
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Mitchell Camp Chadds Ford, PA Delaware River 5/28 Spoon 7 lb 3 oz 25 15
Bradley Davis New York, NY Delaware River 5/28 Spoon 6 lb 4 oz 25 14
Gary Greenawalt Allentown, PA Delaware River 6/1 Spoon 6 lb 3 oz 25 15
George Magaro Sr Allentown, PA Delaware River 4/28 Spoon 6 lb 23.5  
Jeff Randall Harleysville, PA Delaware River 5/14 Shad Dart   23.5  

 

SUCKERS
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Mary Ann Owens Pittsburgh, PA Conneaut Lake 5/20 Nightcrawler 9 lb 28 16
Donovan Strait North East, PA 20 Mile Creek 5/15 Nightcrawler 7 lb 12 oz 27 16
Billy Eash Johnstown, PA Quemahoning Dam 4/14 Wax Worm 7 lb 2 oz 25 15
Jonathan Greathouse Ellwood City, PA Slippery Rock Creek 8/9 Crawler 5 lb 8 oz 22.5 13
Thomas Hoffman McSherrystown, PA Bald Eagle Creek 7/2 Nightcrawler 2 lb 18.5 10

 

TROUT, BROOK
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
John Labenburg Summit Hill, PA Germantown Creek 5/7 Kastmaster 6 lb 14 oz 24 15
Sean Hull Harrisburg, PA Clarks Creek 5/7 Black Fury 5 lb 4 oz 20 14
Tiffany Yeager Wilcox, PA 7 Mile 5/11 Wax Worms 4 lb 11 oz 21 13
Gerald Conklin Bradford, PA Sinn Creek 4/30 Worm 4 lb 5 oz 19 13.5
Regis Yeager Wilcox, PA 7 Mile 5/11 Minnow 4 lb 4 oz 19.5 12.5

 

TROUT, BROWN
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Roy Fatur Greensburg, PA Lake Erie 7/11 Kaboom 13 lb 9 oz 30 20
David Hippensteel III Shippensburg, PA Conodoguinet Creek 6/3 Nightcrawler 13 lb 6 oz 29 19
Albert Foster State College, PA Lake Erie 7/9 Spoon 12 lb 4 oz 26.5 18.5
Peter Wishnok Erie, PA Lake Erie 6/29 Daves Lures 11 lb 10 oz 27 19.5
Lisa Harger Titusville, PA Lake Erie 7/13 Northern King 11 lb 9 oz 27 19

 

TROUT, GOLDEN RAINBOW
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
TJ Sheriff Dillsburg, PA Latimore Creek 12/28 Bread Ball 7 lb 25.5 16
Scott Leonard Maytown, PA Yellow Breeches Creek 5/11 Panther 6 lb 2 oz 23.5 14.5
Nicholas Kerstetter Millerstown, PA Leshs Pond 6/6 Worm 5 lb 13 oz 23.75 13.75
Rich Gigliotti Butler, PA Pine Creek 4/16 Nightcrawler 5 lb 8 oz 21.5 14
Corey Pollinger Allentown, PA Little Lehigh 7/31 Jim Houston 5 lb 4 oz 23 13

 

TROUT, LAKE
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Donald Pituch Ripley, NY Lake Erie 5/11 Nortern King 24 lb 12 oz 39 24
Gary Mahan Erie, PA Lake Erie 8/2 Crawler 23 lb 4 oz 38 21
Ken Nedley Erie, PA Lake Erie 5/21 Spoon 23 lb 37 21.5
Todd Hart North East, PA Lake Erie 5/29   22 lb 34 21.75
Pat Lombardi Pittsburgh, PA Lake Erie 5/21 Stinger 20 lb 36 21.75

 

TROUT, RAINBOW
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Tyler Hosier New Ringgold, PA Lizzard Creek 6/9 Worm 14 lb 28 21
Joel Gomes Bethlehem, PA Lizzard Creek 6/17 Blackhead 11 lb 31 17.25
David Brown Columbia, PA Lancaster 5/9 Rooster Tail 10 lb 2 oz 25 18
David Sheesley Mifflinburg, PA Penns Creek 5/2 Minnow 9 lb 12 oz 26 17.5
Jarrett Thompson Whitehall, PA Monocacy Creek 5/21 Minnow 8 lb 11 oz 23  

 

TROUT, STEELHEAD
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Joseph Smith Eighty Four, PA Elk Creek 11/3 Fly 18 lb 8 oz 33.5 21.5
Cy Daniel Fivajcar Acworth, GA Walnut Creek 12/30 Reg Egg Sack 16 lb 2 oz 33.25 19
Woodrow Long Jr Shamokin, PA Walnut Creek 10/29 Wax Worm 15 lb 33 20.25
Don Leasure McKean, PA Lake Erie 7/17 Stinger 15 lb 32.5 19
Paul Stewart Butler, PA Walnut Creel 10/27 Wooly Bugger 14 lb 13.5 oz 33.25 19.5

 

WALLEYE
Angler Hometown Water Date Bait Weight Length
(inches)		 Girth
(inches)
Leroy Blystone Allison, PA Lake Erie 5/11 Rapala 14 lb 12 oz 29.5 16
Chuck Havens Connellsville, PA Yough River 6/10 Shiner 14 lb 4 oz 32 20
Max Anderson Irvine, PA Allegheny River 12/26 Minnow 13 lb 11 oz 32.88 19
William Crousey West Mifflin, PA Allegheny River 12/13 Jig & Minnow 12 lb 6 oz 30  
Erik Drunczik McKees Rocks, PA Ohio River 7/17 Rapala 12 lb 4 oz 37 22

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