2011 trophy fish program

Nevada Department of WildlifeNevada Department of Wildlife

Introduction written by Patrick Sollberger, Fisheries Staff Specialist

Trophy Fish Program compiled and edited by Jody Wilkinson, Fisheries Division Assistant

A special thank you to Aaron Meier for all of his help with the layout.

Cover: Photo by Doug Oullette

Cover Banner of 2012 Nevada State Records: 1) Mike Mott, 16 lbs. 8 oz. Rainbow Trout from Ruby Lake NWR, 2) Scott Barrett, 32 lbs. 7 oz. Channel Catfi sh from South Fork Reservoir, 3) Kirill Solovykh, 3 lbs. 9 oz. Mountain Whitefi sh from the Truckee River, 4) Joe Elegante, 15 lbs. 9 oz. Tiger Trout from Ruby Lake NWR.

Table of Contents

Lynette Martin with her 2 lb. 12 oz. Sacramento perch caught at Pyramid Lake.

Introduction...................................................................................i

Record Fish of Nevada.......................................................................1

Largest Fish of the Year by Species .......................................................2

Recipients of “Largest Fish of the Year” Certifi cates for 2011 ........................3

All Trophy Fish Entrants for 2011 ..........................................................5

Summary of Nevada’s Lakes and Streams Record Fish, 1968-2011 ...................16

Number of Trophy Fish Entries by Water, 1968-2011 ...................................50

Summary of all Entries, 1968-2011 ........................................................69

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NEVADA TROPHY FISH PROGRAM The Nevada Trophy Fish Program began in 1968, recognizing the talents or luck of anglers catching notable-sized fish in the state. There are 28 different fish species currently for you to enter in the program and over 600 different streams, rivers, lakes, ponds, and reservoirs throughout the state for you to catch them from. Generally, all you have to do is catch a fish at or greater than the minimum weight, measure and weigh it, take a picture, fill out the entry form, and mail it to us. It is important that if you suspect it is a state record, you must weigh it on a scale that is “weight certified” and have an NDOW employee witness it. The table below shows the greatest angler accomplishments for the 2011 Trophy Fish Program with 15 new water records, 5 of these also being state records. Overall though, 109 fish were entered in 2011. Some anglers really got to work and entered multiple trophy fish such as Darren L. Hamrey catching a variety of 16 trophy fish from around the state and Gene St. Denis catching a variety of eight trophy fish from Lake Tahoe. However, large fish can be found throughout the many waters across the state and, this year in particular, anglers caught trophy fish from lesser known waters such as Chiatovich Creek, Cold Creek Reservoir, and the Duffurena Ponds. You will also notice throughout these pages that not all fish entered meet the minimum weight requirement. Some waters around the state, generally smaller creeks, just do not have the ability to grow large fish or, as in many cases, never have had a trophy fish entry. Therefore, entering a smaller fish may establish the water record for a particular species and earn you a certificate.

2011 State and Water Records

Species  Weight  Length  Location  Angler 

Bluegill  1 lb 3 oz  11 in North Pond  Hailey Marie Hartshorn 

Brown trout  15 lbs 15 oz  36 in Lake Tahoe  Marvin Childs 

Brown trout  6 lbs 0 oz  23 in Kingston Creek  James E. Cope 

Brown trout  1 lb 3 oz  13 in Chiatovich Creek  Darren L. Hamrey 

Bullhead catfish  1 lbs 7 oz  14 in  Walker River  Darren L. Hamrey 

Channel catfish*  32 lbs 7 oz  35.5 in South Fork Reservoir  Scott Barrett 

Largemouth Bass  10 lbs 2 oz  25 in Floyd Lamb State Park  Joe Whitaker 

Mountain whitefish*  3 lbs 9 oz  18.5 in Truckee River  Kirill Solovykh 

Rainbow trout*  16 lbs 8 oz  30.5 in Ruby Lake  Mike Mott 

Rainbow trout  4 lbs 1 oz  25 in Wilson Reservoir  Sam T. Lair 

Rainbow Trout  3 lbs 2 oz  19.5 in Chiatovich Creek  Darren L. Hamrey 

Rainbow x Cutthroat trout (hybrid) 

 2 lbs 15 oz  18 in

 Walker River, EF 

 Darren L. Hamrey 

Smallmouth bass  5 lbs 5 oz  20.25 in Lake Mead  Kevin Luby 

Tiger trout*  15 lbs 9 oz  28.0 in Ruby Lake  Joe Elegante 

Tiger trout  14 oz  14.5 in Hobart Reservoir  Mike McNeilly 

* Denotes a State Record Fish The following pages describe current and historical trophy fish catches from Nevada’s

waters. We hope the great success that anglers found last year will excite you to head out and enjoy the great fishing Nevada has to offer.

Record Fish of Nevada&

Largest Fish of Year2011

Sam Lair with his rainbow trout water record from Wilson Reservoir weighing in at 4 pounds 1 ounce.

Joe Whitaker showing his largemouth bass water record catch for Floyd Lamb State Park weighing in at 10 pounds 2 ounces.

Largest Fish of the YearCertifi cateRecipients

2011

Gene St. Denis with a 19 pound 6 ounce mackinaw trout from Lake Tahoe.

Jay Jones with a 7 pound 5 ounce wiper caught at Wildhorse Reservoir.

Darren Hamrey with a largemouth bass from Weber Reservoir weighing in at 5 pounds.

All Trophy FishEntrants

2011Louis Varela with his 2 pound 13 ounce mountain whitefi sh caught from and released back to the Truckee River.

Mike McNeilly with a nice catch from Pyramid Lake, Lahontan cutthroat trout weighing 11 pounds 4 ounces.

Summary of Nevada’sLakes & Streams

Record Fish

1968-2011

Kent Burroughs with his 6 pound 14 ounce walleye catch from Rye Patch Reservoir.

Ron Tolotti with a beautiful largemouth bass from Cave Lake.

Number of Trophy FishEntries by Water

1968-2011Steven Bostic with a nice 8 pound 15 ounce largemouth bass from Haymeadow Reservoir.

A nice water record for brown trout caught in Lake Tahoe weighing in at 15 pounds 15 ounces caught by Marvin Childs.

Summaryof all

Entries

1968-2011

Janet Basso caught a nice 6 pound 1 ounce largemouth bass from Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge.

Thank you to all who contributed to this year’s record book.

Without your entries, the Trophy Fish Book would not be possible.