| It's no secret that 2006 was a great year
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| | fly rod.
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| for trout fishing. And we have some new
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| | Idaho has a new Splake trout record,
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| records to prove it!
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| | recorded in May 2006. It weighed
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| Thirteen states posted new trout records
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| | 10lbs-12.48 oz, measuring 28.5 inches in
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| in 2006, one of which is still pending
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| | length. Brian Allison caught it in Ririe
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| for a new Junior Angler World Record. And
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| | Reservoir using a Frenzy Deep River Lure.
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| British Columbia has two pending records
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| | New York has a new Brook trout record
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| for Rainbow trout caught with fly rods.
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| | thanks to Jesse Yousey. In May 2006,
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| The first state to record a new trout
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| | Jesse used a Lake Clear Wobler lure to
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| record is Alabama. A Rainbow trout
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| | reel in his 4lb-15oz Brook trout out of
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| weighing 9lbs-1oz was caught by Otha G.
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| | Five Ponds Wilderness area.
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| Hamm in Mudd Creek in Tannehill State
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| | North Carolina recorded a new Rainbow
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| Park on April 22, 2006. This broke the
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| | trout record of 20lbs-3oz caught in
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| old record of 7lbs-4oz, set in 2004.
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| | Horsepasture River by Leah Johnson. Leah
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| Arizona also recorded two new Rainbow
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| | used a Rapala lure.
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| trout records as well a new Apache trout
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| | Vermont's new Rainbow trout record was
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| record. Arizona is one of those states
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| | set by Harry Hunt in March 2006 when he
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| that separates its trout records into
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| | reeled in 13lbs-12oz trout out of Lake
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| different categories. The new Inland
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| | Dunmore.
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| Water (Hook & Line) record for Rainbow
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| | Virginia boasted a new world record for
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| trout was set in September 2006 by Harold
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| | Spotted Seatrout (Speckled trout) in
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| Wright. Harold reeled in a 32.5 inch
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| | January 2006. The trout, weighing
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| Rainbow trout weighing 15lbs-9.12oz) out
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| | 12lbs-1oz was caught by Barclay Shepard
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| of Willow Springs Lake.
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| | at Money Point.
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| Arizona also recorded a new Rainbow trout
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| | Wisconsin's new inland water record for
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| record in the 'catch and release'
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| | Rainbow trout was set in June 2006 by
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| category. This record was set in March
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| | Will Lusthoff when he reeled in a
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| 2006 by Jeff Senn when he reeled in a
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| | 12lbs-3oz trout out of Elbow Lake. Wills'
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| 22.5 inch Rainbow trout out of Silver
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| | trout measured 29.5 inches in length.
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| Creek.
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| | And last but not least, Wyoming also has
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| A 20 inch Apache trout was pulled out of
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| | a new Tiger trout record, as of July
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| Christmas Tree Lake by Cameron Frieh in
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| | 2006. Greg Salisbury's Tiger trout
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| July 2006, thereby setting a new record.
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| | weighed 1lb-10oz and measured 16.5 inches
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| This fish was also released back into the
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| | in length.
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| water.
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| | The International Game & Fish Association
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| In January 2006, James Harold Cohasset
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| | (IGFA) also has 3 NEW WORLD TROUT RECORDS
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| reeled in a 28.33lbs hatchery rainbow
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| | PENDING!
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| trout measuring 33.5 inches in length in
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| | The first pending world record is for a
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| California. This set a new state record
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| | Brown trout caught by junior angler
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| for hatchery rainbow trout.
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| | Christopher Miller in October 2006. His
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| Connecticut new state record for Rainbow
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| | trout weighed 14lbs-9oz and was reeled
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| trout is still pending. The fish was
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| | out of Dry Run Creek in Arkansas.
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| caught by Billy Lutgen in July 2006 and
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| | The next two pending world records in the
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| weighed 7lbs-8oz. It was reeled out of
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| | Fly Rod category and are for Bull trout.
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| Norwalk River.
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| | Both were caught in August 2006 out of
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| Colorado also has two new Rainbow trout
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| | Wigwam River in British Columbia, Canada.
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| records pending. Both records were caught
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| | The first Bull trout was 10lbs-8oz
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| by David Pesi in August 2006 and were
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| | (caught by Josh Splinter) and the second
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| pulled out of Big Thompson River in the
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| | was 18lbs 8oz (caught by A. Matthew
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| Rocky Mountains. The first trout weighed
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| | Eggert). Tippet sizes were different
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| 1lbs-3oz and the second weighed 1lbs-5oz.
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| | Records are made to be broken, so here's
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| The second trout was also caught using a
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| | wishing you all good luck in 2007!
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