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18 New Trout Fishing Records In 2006!

It's no secret that 2006 was a great year forin May 2006. It weighed 10lbs-12.48 oz,
trout fishing. And we have some new recordsmeasuring 28.5 inches in length. Brian
to  prove  it!Allison caught it in Ririe Reservoir using a
Frenzy  Deep  River  Lure.
Thirteen states posted new trout records in
2006, one of which is still pending for a newNew York has a new Brook trout record thanks
Junior Angler World Record. And Britishto Jesse Yousey. In May 2006, Jesse used a
Columbia has two pending records for RainbowLake Clear Wobler lure to reel in his
trout  caught  with  fly  rods.4lb-15oz Brook trout out of Five Ponds
Wilderness  area.
The first state to record a new trout record
is Alabama. A Rainbow trout weighing 9lbs-1ozNorth Carolina recorded a new Rainbow trout
was caught by Otha G. Hamm in Mudd Creek inrecord of 20lbs-3oz caught in Horsepasture
Tannehill State Park on April 22, 2006. ThisRiver by Leah Johnson. Leah used a Rapala
broke the old record of 7lbs-4oz, set inlure.
2004.
Vermont's new Rainbow trout record was set by
Arizona also recorded two new Rainbow troutHarry Hunt in March 2006 when he reeled in
records as well a new Apache trout record.13lbs-12oz  trout  out  of  Lake  Dunmore.
Arizona is one of those states that separates
its trout records into different categories.Virginia boasted a new world record for
The new Inland Water (Hook & Line) record forSpotted Seatrout (Speckled trout) in January
Rainbow trout was set in September 2006 by2006. The trout, weighing 12lbs-1oz was
Harold Wright. Harold reeled in a 32.5 inchcaught  by  Barclay  Shepard  at Money Point.
Rainbow trout weighing 15lbs-9.12oz) out of
Willow  Springs  Lake.Wisconsin's new inland water record for
Rainbow trout was set in June 2006 by Will
Arizona also recorded a new Rainbow troutLusthoff when he reeled in a 12lbs-3oz trout
record in the 'catch and release' category.out of Elbow Lake. Wills' trout measured 29.5
This record was set in March 2006 by Jeffinches  in  length.
Senn when he reeled in a 22.5 inch Rainbow
trout  out  of  Silver  Creek.And last but not least, Wyoming also has a
new Tiger trout record, as of July 2006. Greg
A 20 inch Apache trout was pulled out ofSalisbury's Tiger trout weighed 1lb-10oz and
Christmas Tree Lake by Cameron Frieh in Julymeasured  16.5  inches  in  length.
2006, thereby setting a new record. This fish
was  also  released  back  into  the  water.The International Game & Fish Association
(IGFA) also has 3 NEW WORLD TROUT RECORDS
In January 2006, James Harold Cohasset reeledPENDING!
in a 28.33lbs hatchery rainbow trout
measuring 33.5 inches in length inThe first pending world record is for a Brown
California. This set a new state record fortrout caught by junior angler Christopher
hatchery  rainbow  trout.Miller in October 2006. His trout weighed
14lbs-9oz and was reeled out of Dry Run Creek
Connecticut new state record for Rainbowin  Arkansas.
trout is still pending. The fish was caught
by Billy Lutgen in July 2006 and weighedThe next two pending world records in the Fly
7lbs-8oz. It was reeled out of Norwalk River.Rod category and are for Bull trout. Both
were caught in August 2006 out of Wigwam
Colorado also has two new Rainbow troutRiver in British Columbia, Canada. The first
records pending. Both records were caught byBull trout was 10lbs-8oz (caught by Josh
David Pesi in August 2006 and were pulled outSplinter) and the second was 18lbs 8oz
of Big Thompson River in the Rocky Mountains.(caught by A. Matthew Eggert). Tippet sizes
The first trout weighed 1lbs-3oz and thewere  different
second weighed 1lbs-5oz. The second trout was
also  caught  using  a  fly  rod.Records are made to be broken, so here's
wishing you all good luck in 2007!
Idaho has a new Splake trout record, recorded



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