2012 MASTER ANGLER Highlights
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2012 MASTER ANGLER Highlights Time once again to celebrate successful anglers in In-Fisherman’s Master Angler Awards Program. Since 1975, readers have submitted records of catches of North America’s most popular fish species, by mail and on the company website, in-fisherman.com. This year, the commit- tee granted 544 awards, a substantial increase from last year. Clearly, readers are enjoying the easy on-line application process. In In-Fisherman, we’ve been highlighting outstanding smallmouth bass fisheries and this species dominated the program with 88 lunkers. Largemouth bass followed (68), with pike (61), muskie (41), and rainbow/steelhead (36), and walleye (33) next. Muskie entries have never before topped those for walleyes. To find hot lakes and prime times to fish them, peruse these records. For example, Bob Daly of Indiana has con- sistently picked a prime time to target coho salmon in Alaska, bagging the two biggest this year as well as the larg- est one in 2011, all from the Cinder River. Anglers landed three pike of 50 inches or more, fish of a lifetime: one from Alaska, one from famous Reindeer Lake and one from Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area. And speaking of massive toothies, consider Ryan Marjama’s 58½-inch muskie from Leech Lake, Minnesota, caught on a sucker rig! For the scoop on this deadly pre- sentation, check the new In-Fisherman Pike & Muskie Guide on news stands or available on our website. On a smaller scale, give props for Arthur Huttemeyer Sr.'s 31-inch pickerel from Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey. They don’t get much bigger than that. Some notable cats were entered, led by Kyle Simmons’ 56½-inch monster from the Missouri River. In West Vir- ginia, Mark Foster set a new state record for blues with a 43.9-incher that weighed 44½ pounds. Amazingly, he also set the state record for longnose gar on the same day. A 52-inch flathead also was caught in Tappan Lake, Ohio, and Brandy Tiller landed a 77-pounder at Clinton Lake, Missouri. Also noteworthy are big cat catches on cut Asian carp, both silver and bighead. Catch a lunker, check size requirements for that species, and fill out the application found in In-Fisherman or at in- fisherman.com. The entire list of 2012 award winners is posted on-line as well, with lots more great photos of giant fish. Plano Tackle Box Winners Kyle Orendorff Thomas Dye Rockton, IL Austin, TX Gage Muench Scott Hoschouer Hastings, MN Burlington, CO Jennifer Everhardus Alvie Sickle Paw Paw , MI Taneytown, MD Jonathon Anchor Wes Winters Ferndale, MI Westhampton, NY Plano 787 Edward Camenzind Jeff Raybourn Guide Series Omaha, NE Oscoda, MI BY STEVE QUINN AND THE MASTER ANGLER AWARDS COMMITTEE 2 IN-FISHERMAN.COM JUNE 2013 Highlights Brian Martin Steve Cicciarelli Joseph Willard Jr. Robert Swiatek RELEASED Borden, IN Peoria, IL Whitwell, TN Bellville, OH St. Joseph R, IN Hidden L, IL Soque R, GA Ashtabula R, OH Coho Salmon 31" 3/10 F+2 26" 7/15 D-3 24" 12/8 32" 12/15 D+2 Hex Nymph, olv Mepps, wht #1 Wooly Bugger, olv #6 streamer, prpl #4 Jennifer Ehmann Region 6 Palmer, AK Jim Shadoan Brian Lachewitz Todd Wendorf Meadow L, AK Bob Daly Noblesville, IN Fairless Hills, PA Region 3 McFarland, WI 27.5" 9/30 F-1 Whiting, IN St. Joseph R, IN Tobyhanna Crk, PA Kevin Black L Michigan, WI Mister Twister, wht Cinder R, AK 31" 3/29 25" 6/1 F-3 Thornton, CO 31.25" 12/1 F+2 34.5" 9/10 nymph fly fly Green Mountain Res, CO shiner Pixee Spoon 24" 1/27 Brown Trout Michael Ayers Chris Siegfried Steven Frymoyer Bob Daly Power Tube, pnk 2" Cincinnati, OH Elkton, MD West Lawn, PA Region 1 Whiting, IN St. Joseph R, IN Elk Creek, MD Salmon R, NY Stephen Muniec Cinder R, AK 31" 3/31 24.5" 4/29 Region 5 31" 11/4 Thorndike, MA 34.25" 9/10 fly Rooster Tail, yel Alex Vaughan single egg Swift R, MA Pixee Spoon Lancaster, OH 28" 4/16 Richard Morris Scott Stockdill L Ontario, NY Robert Swiatek Finesse, slv #4 Chinook Zionsville, IN Bismark, ND 35.25" 1/6 Bellville, OH Dowagiac R, MI Garrison Dam, ND fly Conneaut Creek, OH Doug Kowles Salmon 30.5" 3/27 24" 8/13 30.5" 3/18 Winona, MN egg pattern fly nightcrawler Bill Girvan egg sac Whitewater R, MN Region 5 Yorkville, NY 24" 5/11 Sam Eash James Krzyzewski Timothy Steinmetz Salmon R, NY V. Ted Peterson jig & craw Johnstown, PA Mishawaka, IN Escanaba, MI 33.125" 12/29 F+1 Manteno, IL creek, NY St. Joseph R, IN Long L, MI marshmallow sac, pnk St. Joseph R, MI Richard Neiss 44" 10/22 1/2F 30.5" 4/2 24" 12/23 30" 11/6 Briarcliff Manor, NY salmon egg egg fly, chart #12 jig/Gulp! Minnow Randall Wong fly res, NY Colesville, MD 24" 9/9 Robert Soris Ryan DeBeau Region 2 Sheboygan R, WI Shane Ruege Thumper Jig & shad Niskayuna, NY Elmhurst, IL 33" 2/24 D+2 Random Lake, WI Joseph Willard III Salmon R, NY St. Joseph R, IN spawn sac R Sheboygan, WI Region 3 42" 9/29 F-2 30.5" 3/17 Rossville, GA 30" 11/15 F+2 salmon egg fly Fly Soque R, Ga Bill Girvan Mepps Aglia , slv #3 Danny Kurttila 26" 12/8 Yorkville, NY Riverton, WY Chris Wagner Thomas Vogelzang Brn Wooly Salmon R, NY Region 6 Wind R, WY Newfane, NY Downers Grove, IL 32.25" 11/18 27" 11/5 L Ontario, NY Dowagiac R, IL Scott Fiddler salmon egg sac Edward Amey Rapala X-Rap 40" 7/14 30" 3/14 Ringgold, GA Mission, BC fly Soque R, GA Randall Wong Fraser R, BC DW Spin Doctor 25" 12/8 Colesville, MD 31" 10/2 F+1 Region 5 Liz Weaver San Juan Worm, rd Sheboygan R, WI Spin-N-Glo Matt Peterson Rainbow/ Derry, PA 32" 2/25 D+3 Elgin, IL Steelhead Cayuga L NY Scott Fiddler spawn sac L Michigan, WI 27" 6/30 Ringgold, GA 34" 9/21 flasher fly, wht Soque R, GA Tom Roach jerkbait Region 1 24" 12/8 Dyer, IN Richard Schroeder San Juan Worm, rd L Michigan, IN Wilmette, IL 32" 6/27 St. Joseph R, IN cooked shrimp 32.25" 3/20 D-2 Michael Brod Greg Engel Brian Kemp Craig Johnson Dawson Smith Jason Wood Glen Ellyn, IL Scottsdale, AZ Tonawanda, NY Northfield, MN Billings, MT Hampstead, NH 32“ Clifton L, MB Upper Niagara R, NY L Mille Lacs, MN Last Mountain L, SK Nueltin L, SK Rapala, firetiger 41" 6/9 36" 3/17 40" 9/30 F-1 46" 6/12 44.5" 6/22 D+3 Half Wave Spoon Lucky Craft Ponter XD Bulldawg, blk/wht Rapala Husky Jerk, slv/ Johnson Silver Minnow Ava Wisniewski blu #12 Greenfield, WI Paul Meldgin Liz Weaver Bill Girvan Del Clayman L Michigan, WI Jackson, TN Derry, PA Yorkville, NY Spencer Domine Mantua, OH 32" 2/26 Munroe L, MB L Ontario, NY Barge Canal, NY Grand Rapids, MI Kabinakagami L, ON Storm Thunderstick 41" 8/18 D+1 35" 5/6 F 40" 10/30 F Tedder R, ON 44.25" 8/15 D-2 Vibrax, gld Michigan Stinger shiner 46" 8/11 Northland Live-Forage Lone-Eye Wiggler Spoon Brook Trout Mark “Doc" Hatton West Milford, NJ Northern Region 3 Bob McDonald Ric Pehta Region 2 West L, CAN Pike Brian Siemens Hamilton, ON Glen Ellyn, IL Kevin Doyle 40" 7/28 Kalispell, MT Georgian Bay, ON Aswap L, MB Martinsville, VA Jack Penny Special Region 1 Flathead R, MT 45.5" 5/11 44" 6/5 F+1 Smith R, VA Edition Kip Theno 52" 6/29 minnow Hell Hound, firetiger 18" 5/30 Long Beach , CA lure spinner, wht/grn David Meleedy John Anderson Danny Gagner Amesbury, MA BWCA, MN Hinsdale, IL East Grand Fork, MN Nueltin L, MB 51" 9/12 F-3 Region 4 Taltson R, NWT L of the Woods, ON Region 4 39" 6/21 D+2 Rapala, wht Jim Golla 45.5" 8/14 D-3 44" 7/13 McAlester, OK Gene Ekdahl II Daredevle Stephen Muniec weedless spoon jig Shepard L, AK New Richmond, WI Thorndike, MA Kurt Benner 51" 7/1 F-3 Robert Thompson Thomas Dye L Nipigon, ON Slog L, MA Tiburon, CA Half Wave Spoon, rd/ Plymouth, MN Austin, TX 23.5" 6/13 43" 4/22 D+1 Rapala Scott L, CAN wht Wabakimi L, ON Utik L, MB 39" 7/29 swimbait, rnbw 6" 45" 6/6 F+2 44" 8/4 F+3 Tom France Wes Dreher Mepps, wht/rd/gld #5 Johnson Silver Minnow Lake Trout Paul Meldgin Peoria, IL Sterling, CO Jackson, TN Reindeer L, SK Greg Engel Jeremy Bruns L of the Woods, MN Region 1 Munroe L, MB 50" 6/24 Scottsdale, AZ Fayetteville, NC 43" 8/18 D+1 38" 8/18 D+1 jig, blk Clifton L, MB Nungesser L, ON Mark Honerkamp spinnerbait, grn Watertown, MA Devle Dog 45" 6/13 44" 8/5 F+2 John Lucas res, MA Cody Rubner Wobblehead, slv sucker Jay Zvolanek Cedar Lake, IN 40" 4/13 1/2D Action, MA Downers Grove, IL Nungesser L, ON Ryan Rosenbaum Patrick Haley Krocodile Spoon, Annabessacook L, ME Nueltin L, MB 49" 9/14 D-3 Lewiston, ID Elk River, MN blu/slv 41" 7/11 1/2D 37.5" 6/24 sucker Yukon Delta, AK Cedar L, ON Mepps Musky Killer Joe Statkowski 45" 6/21 D+2 44" 9/4 F+3 Dennis Musgraves Michael Smith Hampton, NJ John Lints Mepps Syclops, gld Mepps Harasser, char/ North Pole, AK Winnipeg, MB res, NJ Clinton, NY grn/yel Harding L, AK Red R, MB Kurt Benner 36" 4/15 Black R, NY 36" 4/21 D 48" 2/5 F-2 Tiburon, CA Jim Nowak Big Weenie Rig 41" 8/30 F-2 Scott L, CAN St.