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Vermont Master Angler Program Vermont Master 2014 Annual Angler Program Report The Vermont Master Angler Program Vermont’s wealth of waters and abundant fish populations provide many opportunities to experience outstanding fishing. The Vermont Master Angler Program recognizes the achievements of anglers who catch trophy‐sized fish from Vermont waters and celebrates the fishes’ accomplishments in surviving and growing to such exceptional sizes. The Master Angler program is a length‐based program that sets “trophy sized” benchmarks for 33 eligible fish species. While these trophy sized fish are a challenge to catch, they are attainable for anglers that develop the necessary knowledge and skills. The Master Angler program encourages anglers to target species that haven’t traditionally been considered sport fish. To do so, they need to grow as anglers and improve their knowledge of fish habitat, behavior, and feeding preferences and develop new skills required to target and catch these species. THE VERMONT MASTER ANGLER PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THE DIVERSITY OF FISH SPECIES IN VERMONT WATERS THAT OFFER UNIQUE AND CHALLENGING ANGLING OPPORTUNITIES. Award Categories The program offers two award categories for adults and youths: Trophy Angler: Anglers catching a fish exceeding the minimum qualifying length in any of the 33 species categories receive a certificate commemorating their catch. Their names and catches are also included in the Vermont Master Angler Annual Report, posted annually on the Vermont Fish & Wildlife website. Master Angler: Anglers demonstrating the skill necessary to catch multiple species that all exceed the minimum qualifying lengths, in the same calendar year, are recognized as “Vermont Master Anglers” and receive a lapel pin at the end of the year. To qualify for the annual Vermont Master Angler Pin, an individual angler must submit qualifying entries for 5 or more species within a calendar year. Page 1 of 44 Eligible Species and Qualifying Lengths Fish Species Minimum Fish Species Minimum Qualifying Lengths Qualifying Lengths Adult Youth Adult Youth American Eel 24" 19" Northern Pike 36" 30" American Shad 22" 18" Perch, White 13" 11" Bass, Largemouth 20" 18" Perch, Yellow 13" 11" Bass, Rock 10" 8" Pickerel, Chain 24" 19" Bass, Smallmouth 19" 17" Pike‐Pickerel Hybrid 30" 24" Bluegill 9" 8" Pumpkinseed Sunfish 9" 8" Bowfin 28" 23" Salmon, Landlocked Atlantic 24" 20" Bullhead 14" 12" Smelt, Rainbow 9" 8" Burbot 22" 18" Sucker, Redhorse 21" 17" Carp 34" 27" Sucker, White & Longnose 19" 16" Channel Catfish 30" 24" Trout, Brook 15" 13" Cisco (Lake Herring) 13" 11" Trout, Brown 22" 18" Crappie, Black & White 13" 11" Trout, Lake 30" 25" Fallfish 15" 12" Trout, Rainbow 23" 19" Freshwater Drum 26" 21" Walleye 25" 20" Gar, Longnose 36" 30" Whitefish, Lake 22" 18" Muskellunge 36” 30” 2014 – By the Numbers The year 2014 marked the fifth year of this popular program. While more entries were approved in 2014 than in 2013, the numbers of anglers participating during the last two years were identical. Numbers of entries and participants continue to be lower than the program high observed in 2012 (see Participation Trends, next page). While 94% (745) of the entries were from Vermont anglers, the program also saw participation by non‐ resident anglers from Arizona, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, and Texas. No Canadian anglers participated in the program this year. Page 2 of 44 2014 Trophy Fish Entries A total of 790 trophy fish entries from 227 anglers were approved in 2014: 486 entries from 164 adult anglers (23 Master Angler award recipients) 304 entries from 63 youth anglers (12 Master Angler award recipients) Participation Trends Number of Entries Approved for Adult and Youth Anglers Year # Approved Entries Adult Youth 2010 200 163 37 2011 488 346 142 2012 799 520 279 2013 686 477 209 2014 790 486 304 Number of Unique Anglers by Category Number of Master Angler Pins Awarded Year Adult Youth Year Adult Youth 2010 71 19 2010 6 2 2011 134 47 2011 13 8 2012 190 99 2012 32 13 2013 166 61 2013 24 12 2014 164 63 2014 23 12 Page 3 of 44 Species Breakdown The 2014 entries in the Vermont Master Angler Program were a testament to the wide variety of fish species and the diversity of angling opportunities available in the state. Of the 33 fish species eligible for entry in the program, only 2 had no entries for 2014: muskellunge and lake whitefish. An American shad was entered in the program for the first time this year. Lake whitefish are the only remaining eligible species for which no entries have been received over the life of the program. Species # Entries Species # Entries Species # Entries Smallmouth Bass 121 Bullhead 24 Freshwater Drum 9 Largemouth Bass 76 Fallfish 24 American Eel 8 Rock Bass 64 Landlocked Salmon 20 Rainbow Smelt 8 Yellow Perch 51 Brown Trout 14 White Sucker 8 Bluegill 47 Carp 13 Rainbow Trout 7 White Perch 47 Lake Trout 13 Redhorse Sucker 7 Pumpkinseed Sunfish 41 Walleye 13 Burbot 5 Northern Pike 38 Longnose Gar 12 Cisco 4 Crappie 35 Brook Trout 10 American Shad 1 Bowfin 31 Channel Catfish 9 Pike‐Pickerel Hybrid 1 Chain Pickerel 29 Total Entries 790 Catch & Release Unlike previous Vermont record fish programs, the Vermont Master Angler Program accepts and encourages entries for caught‐and‐released fish. In 2014, 311 of the 790 (39%) trophy fish that were entered were harvested while 479 fish (61%) were released to grow bigger and be caught another day! Page 4 of 44 Locations – Where the Big Ones Were Caught Similar to the diversity witnessed in the species composition of the 2014 entries, the waters from which trophy fish were caught was also varied. Trophy fish entries were received from 79 waters around the state. As in the past, the most entries came from Lake Champlain. The following table provides a list of waters where 6 or more of the 790 entries were caught: Waterbody Entries Entries Approved by Species Smallmouth Bass (52) Bluegill (14) Rainbow Trout (5) Largemouth Bass (26) Rock Bass (12) Walleye (5) Bowfin (25) Lake Trout (11) Cisco (4) White Perch (25) Landlocked Atlantic Salmon (8) American Eel (3) Lake Champlain 327 Yellow Perch (24) Freshwater Drum (7) Brown Trout (2) Northern Pike (23) Bullhead (5) Burbot (2) Crappie (21) Carp (5) Pike‐Pickerel Hybrid (1) Pumpkinseed Sunfish (20) Channel Catfish (5) Rainbow Smelt (1) Chain Pickerel (15) Longnose Gar (5) Redhorse Sucker (1) Rock Bass (23) Northern Pike (4) Crappie (1) White Perch (19) Smallmouth Bass (4) Freshwater Drum (1) Fallfish (15) American Eel (3) Largemouth Bass (1) Bullhead (7) Yellow Perch (3) Otter Creek 106 Pumpkinseed Sunfish (1) Carp (7) Walleye (2) Redhorse Sucker (1) Longnose Gar (7) Brown Trout (1) White Sucker (1) Bowfin (4) Channel Catfish (1) Bluegill (7) Chain Pickerel (2) Carp (1) Smallmouth Bass (5) Fallfish (2) Connecticut River White Perch (1) Crappie (4) Northern Pike (2) 33 Yellow Perch (1) (Main Stem) Largemouth Bass (3) American Shad (1) Rock Bass (3) Brook Trout (1) Landlocked Atlantic Salmon (7) Walleye (3) Lake Trout (1) Bullhead (4) American Eel (2) Northern Pike (1) Winooski River 29 Redhorse Sucker (4) White Sucker (2) Rock Bass (1) Smallmouth Bass (3) Fallfish (1) Connecticut River 18 Bluegill (5) Largemouth Bass (3) Rock Bass (1) (Retreat Meadows) Crappie (3) Pumpkinseed Sunfish (1) Yellow Perch (1) Rainbow Smelt (7) Smallmouth Bass (3) Largemouth Bass (2) Lake Bomoseen 18 Rock Bass (3) Yellow Perch (3) Largemouth Bass (6) Pumpkinseed Sunfish (5) Bowfin (1) Monkton Pond 18 Bluegill (6) Nichols Pond 16 Smallmouth Bass (14) Chain Pickerel (2) Rock Bass (6) Largemouth Bass (2) Smallmouth Bass (2) Lake Dunmore 14 Channel Catfish (2) Pumpkinseed Sunfish (2) Smallmouth Bass (6) Brook Trout (1) Rock Bass (1) Harriman Reservoir 12 Fallfish (2) Chain Pickerel (1) White Sucker (1) Pumpkinseed Sunfish (7) Bullhead (1) Yellow Perch (1) Lemon Fair River 12 Bluegill (3) Bluegill (3) Crappie (2) Rock Bass (1) Lake St. Catherine 10 Brown Trout (2) Pumpkinseed Sunfish (1) Yellow Perch (1) Smallmouth Bass (3) Pumpkinseed Sunfish (1) White Sucker (1) Largemouth Bass (2) Salem Lake 10 Rock Bass (1) Yellow Perch (1) Chain Pickerel (1) Berlin Pond 9 Largemouth Bass (6) Smallmouth Bass (2) Yellow Perch (1) Lake 9 Bullhead (3) Lake Trout (1) Smallmouth Bass (1) Memphremagog Chain Pickerel (2) Northern Pike (1) White Perch (1) Pumpkinseed Sunfish (2) Rock Bass (1) Walleye (1) Lake Carmi 7 Crappie (1) Smallmouth Bass (1) Yellow Perch (1) Lake Morey 7 Bluegill (4) Yellow Perch (2) Smallmouth Bass (1) Yellow Perch (3) Largemouth Bass (1) Smallmouth Bass (1) Lake Fairlee 6 Chain Pickerel (1) Page 5 of 44 2014 Vermont Master Anglers The following anglers achieved Master Angler status in 2014 by catching 5 or more fish species exceeding the minimum qualifying lengths: Adult Category Jeremy Baker, Rutland, VT Ty Ducharme, Williamstown, VT Chain Pickerel Chain Pickerel Largemouth Bass Crappie Northern Pike Smallmouth Bass Rock Bass Walleye Smallmouth Bass White Perch Yellow Perch Matthew Bilodeau, Jeffersonville, VT Cisco (Lake Herring) Mike Elwood, Burlington, VT Lake Trout American eel Largemouth Bass Bowfin Rainbow Smelt Bullhead Smallmouth Bass Redhorse Sucker White Perch Brian Cadoret, Middlebury, VT White Sucker Brown Trout Fallfish Roy Gangloff, West Dummerston, VT Landlocked Atlantic Salmon Bluegill Northern Pike Chain Pickerel Smallmouth Bass Crappie White Sucker Fallfish Freshwater Drum Kelly Cheney, Burlington, VT Largemouth Bass Bullhead Rock Bass Northern Pike Smallmouth Bass Pumpkinseed Sunfish
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