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Big Fish-of-the-Year
2012 Entries
 Catch & Keep
Big Fish

Striped Mullet
4 lbs. 6.08 oz. 20.88 in., Fortuna Pond  

Garrold Lee , 2/15/12

Smallmouth Bass
5 lbs. 10.40 oz. 19.25 in., Lake Havasu  

Brian Nollar, 3/10/12

Redear Sunfish
1 lbs. 8.64 oz. 13.25 in., Lake Pleasant  

Jared A. Sanchez , 5/4/12

Largemouth Bass
7 lbs. 13.12 oz. 24.25 in., Saguaro Lake  

Dennis Branson, 4/12/12

   
   
 Catch & Release**
Brown Trout 20 in., Chevelon Canyon Lake                                                                          Brian Savoy, 4/21/12
Rainbow Trout

21 in., Becker Lake                                                                                      Brian Savoy, 1/16/12

Roundtail Chub 15 in., Verde River                                                                                      Dave Wagner 4/15/12
Tilapia* 17 in., Colorado River                                                                                   Barbara Harp, 2/10/12
   
Urban Entries
 Catch & Keep

Rainbow Trout
3 lbs. 5.76 oz. 19 in., Red Mountain Park  

John K. West, 1/13/12

Tilapia
5 lbs. 4.16 oz. 18.25 in., Kiwanis Park  

Robert Laubinger, 1/6/12

Redear Sunfish
2 lbs. 9.6 oz. 13.2 in., Cortez Lake  

Justin LaGrange, 4/1/12

Largemouth Bass
9 lbs. 1.28 oz. 24.13 in., Kiwanis Lake  

Shawn Baker, 4/18/12

Channel Catfish
8 lbs. 15.04 oz. 28.5 in., Red Mountain Lake  

John Howard, 5/7/12

Carp
3 lbs. 14.4 oz. 21.25 in., Evelyn Hallman Pond  

Trevor A. Dugan, 4/28/12

   
 Catch & Release**
Channel Catfish 19 in., Surprise Lake                                                                                      James Grogitsky 5/6/12
* New State Record
** Based on length only and rounded down to nearest inch. New entries must exceed existing entry by at least 1 inch.
View previous winners: [PDF 13kb]
Arizona Fish Entry Form with Rules [PDF 75kb] (page 42 of the 2011-12 Fishing Regulations)
Arizona Fish Weighing Scale Locations [PDF 69kb] (page 43 of the 2011-12 Fishing Regulations)
 
 
 
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Fishing, Urban & Reptile/ Amphibian Regulations

  • 2012 Urban Fishing Guidebook and Regulations
    [PDF, 11mb]


  • 2011-2012 Fishing Regulations
    [PDF, 7.2mb]


  • 2011 & 2012 Amphibian and Reptile Regulations [PDF]



  • Arizona Residency Requirements
    [PDF]
 

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