| It's no secret that 2006 was a great year for | | | | in May 2006. It weighed 10lbs-12.48 oz, |
| trout fishing. And we have some new records | | | | measuring 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 new | | | | New York has a new Brook trout record thanks |
| Junior Angler World Record. And British | | | | to Jesse Yousey. In May 2006, Jesse used a |
| Columbia has two pending records for Rainbow | | | | Lake 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-1oz | | | | North Carolina recorded a new Rainbow trout |
| was caught by Otha G. Hamm in Mudd Creek in | | | | record of 20lbs-3oz caught in Horsepasture |
| Tannehill State Park on April 22, 2006. This | | | | River by Leah Johnson. Leah used a Rapala |
| broke the old record of 7lbs-4oz, set in | | | | lure. |
| 2004. | | | | |
| | | | Vermont's new Rainbow trout record was set by |
| Arizona also recorded two new Rainbow trout | | | | Harry 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 for | | | | Spotted Seatrout (Speckled trout) in January |
| Rainbow trout was set in September 2006 by | | | | 2006. The trout, weighing 12lbs-1oz was |
| Harold Wright. Harold reeled in a 32.5 inch | | | | caught 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 trout | | | | Lusthoff 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 Jeff | | | | inches 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 of | | | | Salisbury's Tiger trout weighed 1lb-10oz and |
| Christmas Tree Lake by Cameron Frieh in July | | | | measured 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 reeled | | | | PENDING! |
| in a 28.33lbs hatchery rainbow trout | | | | |
| measuring 33.5 inches in length in | | | | The first pending world record is for a Brown |
| California. This set a new state record for | | | | trout 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 Rainbow | | | | in Arkansas. |
| trout is still pending. The fish was caught | | | | |
| by Billy Lutgen in July 2006 and weighed | | | | The 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 trout | | | | River in British Columbia, Canada. The first |
| records pending. Both records were caught by | | | | Bull trout was 10lbs-8oz (caught by Josh |
| David Pesi in August 2006 and were pulled out | | | | Splinter) 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 the | | | | were 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 | | | | |