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Big Fish-of-the-Year
 
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2009 Entries - Updated June 11, 2009
Species Name Size, Location, Angler, and Date
Black Buffalo

28 lb. 8.64 oz. 36 in., Apache Lake

Ronald Nuss Jr., 05/11/09
Brown Trout

2 lb. 0.64 oz. 15.75 in., Kinnikinick Lake

Gary Pace, 05/24/09
Carp

23 lb. 2.24 oz. 31.75 in., Saguaro Lake

Ronald Nuss Jr., 04/20/09
Flathead Catfish

47 lb. 14.4 oz. 46.25 in., Upper Salt River

Charlie Prince, 05/06/09
Largemouth Bass

5 lb. 15.04 oz. 21.75 in., Gila Gravity Main Canal

Dorothy Young, 05/22/09
Redear Sunfish

1 lb. 1.6 oz. 11 in., Lake Pleasant

George Brisby III, 03/15/09
Smallmouth Buffalo

27 lb. 1.12 oz. 34.5 in., Apache Lake

Ronald Nuss Jr., 05/04/09
Striped Bass

14 lb. 13.6 oz. 33.5 in., Lake Havasu

Kit Kuykendall, 04/18/09
Yellow Bass

0 lb. 12.32 oz. 10.38 in., Upper Lake Mary

John Henry Taylor Rudd, 06/08/09
Catch and Release**
Apache Trout*

24 in., Silver Creek 

Robert B. Wagner, 03/28/09
Black Crappie

14 in., Alamo Lake 

Arrick C. Benson, 03/15/09
Brook Trout*

13 in., Crescent Lake 

Brian Weisheim, 05/19/09
Carp

34 in., ASU Research Park 

Andrew Schmidt, 04/13/09
Channel Catfish*

32 in., Fool Hoolow Lake 

Justin William Glen Hulbert, 04/10/09
Cutthroat Trout*

17 in., Big Lake 

Brian Weisheim, 04/28/09
Largemouth Bass

22 in., Lake Mead, South Cove  

Don Martin, 03/24/09
Redear Sunfish

11 in., ASU Research Park 

Andrew Schmidt, 04/13/09
Tilapia*

18 in., Tempe Town Lake 

Brandon Williams, 04/29/09
 
Urban Entries
Carp

19 lb. 0.32 oz. 33 in., Papago Pond #3

Emigdio Hernandez, 05/12/09
Channel Catfish

26 lb. 14.4 oz. 37.5 in., Green Valley Lakes

Tuy Sayasavanh, 05/09/09
Rainbow Trout

6 lb. 14.72 oz. 26 in., Papago Ponds  

Morris Sevada IV, 03/11/09
Catch and Release**
Largemouth Bass

19 in., Steele Indian School Park Pond 

Brandon Williams, 03/03/09
   
* New State Record
** Based on length only and rounded down to nearest inch. New entries must exceed existing entry by at least 1 inch.
 
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