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2015

This is going to be a good day… MALE Name Adult / Youth Male / Female Species Harvest Catch & Release Date Location Caught Bait/Lure WtLB WtOz Length Awards/Records ADULT Edward Kasper A M Winter Flounder H 5/3/2015 Norwalk Harbor Sandworms 2 11 17.00 Bronze Pin 2 William Sean Harrison A M Winter Flounder H 6/6/2015 The Brothers Sandworms 2 9 17.50 Bronze Pin

1 Jimmy Larsen A M Summer Flounder H 5/30/2015 New Haven Bucktail Jig with Squid 7 7 25.00 Bronze Pin 2 James Birtles A M Summer Flounder H 5/27/2015 Long Island Sound Squid 6 10 26.5 Bronze Pin 3 John Klemba A M Summer Flounder H 5/30/2015 New London Squid 9 15 28.00 Bronze Pin 4 George Michael White A M Summer Flounder H 6/21/2015 Clinton Bucktail 7 13 29 Bronze Pin 5 Nord Yakovleff A M Summer Flounder H 6/30/2015 New London Sand eel 6 1 25.5 Bronze Pin 6 David Macha A M Summer Flounder H 7/19/2015 New London Squid 6 2 25 Bronze Pin 7 Albert Zuppe A M Summer Flounder H 7/19/2015 New Haven Breakwater Squid 6 2 25 Bronze Pin 8 Albert Zuppe A M Summer Flounder H 7/28/2015 New Haven Mullet 6 4 25 Bronze Pin 9 Albert Zuppe A M Summer Flounder H 7/26/2015 New London Squid 7 9 26 Bronze Pin 10 Albert Zuppe A M Summer Flounder H 7/27/2015 New Haven Clam 6 8 25 Bronze Pin 11 Rodney Henderson A M Summer Flounder H 7/31/2015 Clinton Squid 10 8 30 Bronze Pin 12 Ralph R. Danis A M Summer Flounder H 9/6/2015 Montauk Jig with Squid 8 9 28 Bronze Pin 13 Scott Romano A M Summer Flounder H 8/26/2015 SE of Block Island Squid 7 14 27.50 Bronze Pin 14 Richard R. Wasik A M Summer Flounder H 8/26/2015 Niantic Squid 12 0 32.00 Bronze Pin

1 Brian Cachuela A M Scup H 5/30/2015 Milford Squid 2 11 17.00 Bronze Pin 2 Ralph R. Danis A M Scup H 6/6/2015 Gardner Island Fluke Rig w/Squid & Smelt 3 0 18.00 Bronze Pin 3 Albert Zuppe A M Scup H 7/5/2015 New Haven Squid 2 12 17.00 Bronze Pin 4 Albert Zuppe A M Scup H 7/23/2015 New Haven Breakwater Squid 3 12 18.50 Silver Pin (5th Trophy Fish) 5 Albert Zuppe A M Scup H 7/21/2015 Branford Sand Eel 3 6 18.00 Bronze Pin 6 Leo Graywacz A M Scup H 8/6/2015 Bloody Grounds Squid 2 2 16.50 Bronze Pin 7 Thomas B. St. Cyr A M Scup H 9/29/2015 Stratford Shoal Squid Strip 3 10 20.00 Bronze Pin 8 Thomas B. St. Cyr A M Scup H 8/27/2015 Stratford Shoal Clam Strip 2 10 17.00 Bronze Pin

1 Mark A. Alimena A M Striped Bass H 5/29/2015 Stamford Menhaden 55 0 48 Bronze Pin 2 Frank Stirna A M Striped Bass H 6/11/2015 Buoy 18 Stratford Menhaden Chunk 38 2 46 Bronze Pin 3 Will Nuzzo A M Striped Bass H 6/26/2015 Buoy 18 Stratford Menhaden Head 65 1 55.00 Bronze Pin 4 Albert Zuppe A M Striped Bass H 6/28/2015 West Haven (Shore) Atlantic Herring 44 10 45.00 Bronze Pin 5 Albert Zuppe A M Striped Bass H 6/25/2015 West Haven (Shore) Menhaden 51 10 47.50 Bronze Pin 6 Albert Zuppe A M Striped Bass H 7/15/2015 West Haven (Shore) Menhaden 54 14 51.50 Bronze Pin 7 Albert Zuppe A M Striped Bass H 8/3/2015 Duck Island Am. Eel 59 15 52.00 Bronze Pin 8 Robert Nagy A M Striped Bass C & R 8/20/2015 Westbrook Am. Eel 45 1 46.00 Bronze Pin 9 Tom Fucini A M Striped Bass C & R 8/8/2015 Long Island Sound Squid 46 8 51.00 C&R Trophy Fish Award Record 10 Tom Fucini A M Striped Bass C & R 8/8/2015 Long Island Sound Eel 52 9 50.00 Silver Pin (10th Trophy Fish) 11 Tom Fucini A M Striped Bass C & R 7/19/2015 Long Island Sound Hickory Shad 49.00 Bronze Pin

1 Bryan Bottone A M Black Sea Bass H 6/3/2015 Falkner Island Squid 4 15 22.00 Bronze Pin 2 John F. Almquist A M Black Sea Bass H 6/19/2015 West Rip Squid 5 2 23.00 Bronze Pin 3 Joseph Estrada A M Black Sea Bass H 6/27/2015 Clinton Squid 4 6 22.00 Bronze Pin 4 Albert Zuppe A M Black Sea Bass H 7/5/2015 New Haven Squid 4 10 21.00 Bronze Pin 5 Albert Zuppe A M Black Sea Bass H 7/15/2015 New Haven Squid 5 15 24.00 Bronze Pin 6 Albert Zuppe A M Black Sea Bass H 7/27/2015 New Haven Breakwater Clam 5 6 23.00 Bronze Pin 7 Albert Zuppe A M Black Sea Bass H 7/28/2015 New Haven Breakwater Clam 4 9 22.00 Bronze Pin 8 Albert Zuppe A M Black Sea Bass H 7/26/2015 New London Clam 4 6 21.00 Bronze Pin 9 Albert Zuppe A M Black Sea Bass H 7/26/2015 New London Squid 4 7 21.00 Bronze Pin 10 Albert Zuppe A M Black Sea Bass H 7/28/2015 New Haven Sand Eel 5 4 24.00 Bronze Pin 11 Albert Zuppe A M Black Sea Bass H 7/23/2015 New Haven Breakwater Sand Eel 4 5 20.00 Silver Pin (20th Trophy Fish) 12 Albert Zuppe A M Black Sea Bass H 7/26/2015 New London Sand Eel 5 15 25.00 Bronze Pin 13 Albert Zuppe A M Black Sea Bass H 7/28/2015 New Haven Clam 4 8 22.00 Bronze Pin 14 Albert Zuppe A M Black Sea Bass H 7/27/2015 New Haven Breakwater Clam 6 8 25.00 Bronze Pin 15 George Michael White A M Black Sea Bass H 7/3/2015 Long Island Sound Squid 4 2 22.50 Bronze Pin 16 Bryan Bottone A M Black Sea Bass H 7/11/2015 Falkner Island Squid 5 1 24.00 Bronze Pin 17 Bryan Bottone A M Black Sea Bass H 7/12/2015 Falkner Island Squid 4 2 23.50 Bronze Pin 18 Bryan Bottone A M Black Sea Bass H 7/12/2015 Falkner Island Squid 4 1 23.00 Bronze Pin 19 Bryan Bottone A M Black Sea Bass H 7/19/2015 Falkner Island Squid 4 2 22.50 Bronze Pin 20 Bryan Bottone A M Black Sea Bass H 7/24/2015 Falkner Island Squid 4 0 22.00 Bronze Pin 21 Bryan Bottone A M Black Sea Bass H 8/7/2015 Falkner Island Squid 4 14 24.00 Bronze Pin 22 Alexander Maxwell A M Black Sea Bass H 7/19/2015 Clinton Squid 3 9 22.50 Bronze Pin 23 Robert Olints A M Black Sea Bass H 7/19/2015 Clinton Squid 4 15 23.50 Bronze Pin 24 Michael Kraemer A M Black Sea Bass H 8/17/2015 South of Falkner Island Spro Jig 4 4 22.50 Bronze Pin 25 Bryan Landen A M Black Sea Bass H 9/2/2015 Montauk Bucktail with Squid 5 15 24.50 Bronze Pin 26 Said Gouzi A M Black Sea Bass H 9/12/2015 Long Island Sound Bottom Fishing 4 14 24.00 Bronze Pin 27 Alex Erdmann A M Black Sea Bass C & R 10/12/2015 Long Island Sound Squid 20.25 Bronze Pin 28 Tobey Sweet A M Black Sea Bass C & R 7/16/2015 Goshen Reef Shiner & Squid 5 6 23.50 Bronze Pin 29 Alex Erdmann A M Black Sea Bass C & R 8/16/2015 Long Island Sound Squid 0 0 20.50 Bronze Pin 30 Alex Erdmann A M Black Sea Bass C & R 9/1/2015 Black Point Squid 0 0 21.75 Bronze Pin

1 Albert Zuppe A M Bluefish H 7/3/2015 West Haven Atlantic Herring 17 15 35 Bronze Pin 2 Albert Zuppe A M Bluefish H 7/11/2015 West Haven Menhaden 13 12 35 Silver Pin (5th Trophy Fish) 3 Albert Zuppe A M Bluefish H 7/16/2015 West Haven Menhaden 17 6 34.25 Bronze Pin 4 Jack Wallace A M Bluefish H 7/15/2015 West Haven Menhaden 12 7 34 Bronze Pin 5 Jack Wallace A M Bluefish H 8/9/2015 Stratford Menhaden 12 2 32 Silver Pin (10th Trophy Fish) 6 John F. Almquist A M Bluefish H 8/12/2015 South West Reef Menhaden 14 11 37 Bronze Pin 7 Nelson Carey A M Bluefish H 8/24/2015 Waterford Popper 11 15 33 Bronze Pin 8 John K. Mikita A M Bluefish H 9/20/2015 Stratford 9er Rig 14 12 33 Bronze Pin 9 Raul Ramos A M Bluefish H 10/24/2015 Long Island Sound Chunk Mackerel 13 0 34 Bronze Pin 10 Thomas B St. Cyr A M Bluefish H 10/25/2015 Charles Island Chunk Bunker 14 15 34.5 Bronze Pin 11 Thomas B St. Cyr A M Bluefish H 10/25/2015 Charles Island Live Bunker 16 5 36 Silver Pin (5th Trophy Fish) 12 Eric Young A M Bluefish H 11/5/2015 Cornfield Point Top Water Plug 14 8 34 Bronze Pin 13 Thomas J. Birscak II A M Bluefish H 10/18/2015 West Haven Stillwater Popper 14 8 34 Bronze Pin 14 Thomas B St. Cyr A M Bluefish H 11/9/2015 Housatonic River Mackerel 19 4 39.875 Bronze Pin 15 Thomas B St. Cyr A M Bluefish H 11/7/2015 Housatonic River Mackerel 17 8 37 Bronze Pin 16 Wayne Biroscak A M Bluefish H 11/8/2015 New Haven Bunker 12 15 34 Bronze Pin 17 Fred Spadaccini A M Bluefish C & R 7/11/2015 Lower CT River Topwater Plug 0 0 34 Bronze Pin 18 Fred Spadaccini A M Bluefish C & R 7/19/2015 Cornfield Point Menhaden 0 0 35 Bronze Pin

1 Andrew Lee A M Tautog H 10/12/2015 Bridgeport Green Crab 5 8 23.5 Bronze Pin 2 Nord Yakovleff A M Tautog H 10/12/2015 New London Green Crab 9 11 25 Bronze Pin 3 Robert Danek A M Tautog H 10/10/2015 Niantic Green Crab 10 11 26 Bronze Pin 4 John F. Almquist A M Tautog H 10/22/2015 Southwest Reef Green Crab 8 8 22 Bronze Pin 5 David Martel A M Tautog H 10/22/2015 Rocky Neck Asian Crab 8 9 22.6 Bronze Pin 6 Thomas B St. Cyr A M Tautog H 10/24/2015 Stratford Breakwater Asian Crab 10 12 25.9 Bronze Pin 7 Roy E. Davidson A M Tautog H 11/2/2015 Two Tree Islands Green Crab 24 8 35 Bronze Pin 8 Thien Nguyen A M Tautog H 10/14/2015 Two Tree Islands Green Crab 26 9.6 34 Gold Pin (State Record) 9 Charles Stepina A M Tautog H 11/7/2015 Black Point Green Crab 8 15 23 Bronze Pin 10 Marc Fontaine A M Tautog H 11/3/2015 Ram Island Mystic Green Crab 8 9 24.5 Bronze Pin 11 James Murphy A M Tautog C & R 6/17/2015 Housatonic River Asian Crab 23 Bronze Pin

1 Rene Sanabria-Aponte A M Striped Sea Robin H 6/1/2015 West Haven Beach Menhaden 3 8 19.5 Bronze Pin

1 Harry A. Watson A M Grey Triggerfish H 7/28/2015 Groton Green Crab 3 2 18 Bronze Pin

1 Caleb Rose A M Longfin Squid H 11/10/2015 Stonington Harbor Pier Squid Jig Mantle length 12.5 Gold Pin (State Record)

1 Rufino Vargas Jr. A M White Perch H 6/5/2015 CT River Ferry Landing Sandworm 1 15 14 Gold Pin (State Record) 1 Albert Zuppe A M Blue Crab H 7/20/2015 Milford Dip Net 1 1 8.5 Bronze Pin 2 Albert Zuppe A M Blue Crab H 8/19/2015 Milford Dip Net 8.25 Bronze Pin

EXOTIC RARE SPECIES Stan Bialecki A M Atlantic Bonito H 8/16/2015 Six Mile Reef 6oz White Parachute Jig 10 3 29.1 Gold Pin (State Record) Valinn Ranelli A M Altantic Bonito H 10/13/2015 Pleasure Beach, Waterford Albie Snax Amber 7 7 27 Silver (10th Trophy Fish)

1 Mike "Eppe" Epstein A M Dolphinfish (Mahi Mahi) H 10/8/2015 West Atlantis Ballyhoo 37 4 56 Gold Pin (State Record)

1 Michael Vitagiano A M Blue Shark C & R 7/26/2015 Tuna Ridge Bluefish 400 0 120 C&R Trophy Fish Award Record

FEMALE First Name Adult / Youth Male / Female Species Harvest Catch & Release Date Location Caught Bait/Lure WtLB WtOz Length Awards/Records ADULT Jennifer Zuppe A F Summer Flounder H 7/5/2015 New Haven Mullet 6 6 25.5 Bronze Pin

1 Alison Varian A F Black Sea Bass H 6/13/2015 Falkner Island Squid & Spinner 5 4 23.5 Gold Pin (Trophy Fish Record/Women) 2 Michelle Defeo A F Black Sea Bass H 7/3/2015 Branford Beacon Bucktail Jig/Squid 4 4 19.5 Bronze Pin

1 Karen Westerberg A F Tautog H 11/2/2015 Weakfish Ridge Green Crab 8 2 23 Silver (5th Trophy Fish) 2 Karen Westerberg A F Tautog H 11/2/2015 Weakfish Ridge Green Crab 8 0 23 Bronze Pin

1 Jennifer Zuppe A F Bluefish H 7/2/2015 West Haven (Shore) Menhaden 15 10 33.5 Bronze Pin 2 Stephanie Spadaccini A F Bluefish C & R 7/16/2015 Connecticut River Menhaden 0 0 34 Bronze Pin 3 Stephanie Spadaccini A F Bluefish C & R 8/1/2015 Cornfield Point Menhaden 0 0 36.5 Gold Pin (Trophy Fish Record)

1 Jennifer Zuppe A F Striped Bass H 8/11/2015 Round Rock Menhaden 44 2 45.5 Gold Pin (Trophy Fish Record) 2 Jennifer Zuppe A F Striped Bass H 8/13/2015 Bradley Point Menhaden 39 14 43.5 Bronze Pin 3 Jennifer Zuppe A F Striped Bass H 8/14/2015 Round Rock Menhaden 38 8 43.75 Silver (5th Trophy Fish) 4 Jennifer Zuppe A F Striped Bass H 9/1/2015 Plum Gut Eel 51 11 47.5 Gold Pin (Trophy Fish Record)

1 Margaret Rux A F Scup H 9/3/2015 Southside of Fisher's Island Minnow with Bucktail Teaser 3 4 18 Silver (5th Trophy Fish)

1 Jennifer Zuppe A F Blue Crab H 8/21/2015 Milford Dip Net 8.5 Gold Pin (Trophy Fish Record/Women) 2 Jennifer Zuppe A F Blue Crab H 8/20/2015 Farm River Dip Net 8 Bronze Pin 3 Jennifer Zuppe A F Blue Crab H 8/21/2015 Milford Dip Net 8.5 Gold Pin (Trophy Fish Record/Women) 4 Jennifer Zuppe A F Blue Crab H 8/19/2015 Milford Dip Net 8 Silver (10th Trophy Fish)

YOUTH First Name Adult / Youth Male / Female Species Harvest Catch & Release Date Location Caught Bait/Lure WtLB WtOz Length Awards/Records male 1 Theo Stephen Y M Scup H 5/28/2015 Niantic Squid 3 1 17 Bronze Pin 2 Hunter Landen Y M Scup H 9/2/2015 Waterford Bucktail Jig 2 13 17 Bronze Pin

1 Zakkary Fenway Wallace Y M Bluefish H 7/10/2015 Housatonic River Menhaden 13 15 36 Bronze Pin 2 Zakkary Fenway Wallace Y M Bluefish H 7/15/2015 West Haven Menhaden 12 7 34 Bronze Pin 3 Zakkary Fenway Wallace Y M Bluefish* H 7/15/2015 West Haven Menhaden 17 10 37 Gold Pin (Youth Trophy Fish Record) 4 Blake Kamoen Y M Bluefish H 11/3/2015 Six Mile Reef Popper 16 3 36.5 Bronze Pin 5 Evan Kamoen Y M Bluefish H 11/3/2015 Six Mile Reef Popper 18 1 38 Gold Pin (Youth Trophy Fish Record) 6 Lucas Kamoen Y M Bluefish H 11/3/2015 Six Mile Reef Popper 14 0 33 Bronze Pin

1 Dylan George Y M Black Sea Bass H 7/5/2015 Clinton Squid 4 4 22 Bronze Pin 2 Hunter Landen Y M Black Sea Bass H 9/6/2015 Montauk Squid 5 0 24 Bronze Pin 3 Hunter Landen Y M Black Sea Bass H 9/19/2015 Montauk Bucktail with Squid 4 3 22.5 Silver Pin (5th Trophy Fish)

YOUTH female 1 Juliana Gerena Y F Summer Flounder* H 6/28/2015 Thimble Islands Menhaden 7 10 27.5 Gold Pin (Youth Trophy Fish Record) 2 Addison Lewis Y F Summer Flounder H 8/28/2015 Clinton Squid and Shiners 8 9.6 28 Gold Pin (Youth Trophy Fish Record)

1 Lindsey Puglise Y F Scup* H 7/22/2015 Millstone/Two Tree Squid 2 9 16 Gold Pin (Youth Trophy Fish Record) 2 Dakota Pane Y F Scup H 8/1/2015 Niantic Squid 2 15 18 Gold Pin (Youth Trophy Fish Record)

1 Alyssa Zuppe Y F Bluefish H 7/12/2015 West Haven (Shore) Menhaden 12 12 34 Bronze Pin

*= previous youth trophy fish record Yellow highlight signifies largest fish in each category (harvest & catch and release)

5 NEW State Records N 2015 Species Rank 137 Total Trophy Fish Awards in 2015 2015 State Records 36 1. Black Sea Bass 15 Different Marine Species Atlantic Bonito 28 2. Bluefish 73 Angler's Participated White Perch 17 3. Summer Flounder 16 Youth & 17 Women Trophy Fish Awards Tautog 15 4. Striped Bass Dolphinfish (Mahi-Mahi) 13 5. Scup (Porgy) & Tautog Longfin Squid 6 6. Blue Crab 2 7. Winter Flounder & Atlantic Bonito