N.H. Trophy Fish, 2012

Congratulations to all the 2012 N.H. Trophy Freshwater Fish entries, listed below. New Hampshire's Trophy Fish program provides recognition for both kept and released fish in twenty-two freshwater species and seven saltwater species categories. The program provides opportunity for enthusiasts of all ages to receive recognition while giving biologists important information on the fisheries over time. All ages and all legal methods of angling are represented. Click here for link to the rules and application form.

Winners are listed first in their categories. (No Saltwater Trophy Fish entries were received in 2012 in the seven species categories for which NH Saltwater Trophy Fish records are kept.)

New State Records
Channel Catfish
11 lbs., 6.88 oz.; 30.00" length	Andrew White, Vernon, VT	Connecticut River, Hinsdale

Grey Triggerfish
2 lbs., 1.12 oz.; 15.50" length	Timothy D. Moore, Jr., Portsmouth, NH	Piscataqua River, Portsmouth

Tautog or Blackfish
9 lbs., 0.06 oz.; 21.25" length	Marc Schloss, Northboro, MA	Hampton Harbor, Seabrook

Freshwater Entries

Black Crappie (Released)
15.00" length	Samuel Bennett, New Boston, NH	Turkey Pond, Concord

Bluegill (Released)
10.75" length	Ellsworth Tate, Claremont, NH	Connecticut River, Walpole

Brown Trout (Kept)
8 lbs., 6.72 oz.; 29.00" length	Ray Richford, Bristol, NH	Connecticut River, Littleton
8 lbs., 0.48 oz.; 28.00" length	John Hanlon, Hudson, NH	Connecticut River, Pittsburg
6 lbs., 2.56 oz.; 25.50" length	Joe Glowik, Peabody, MA	Ossipee Lake, Freedom
6 lbs., 0.30 oz.; 21.5" length	Benjamin Schofield, Lyndeborough, NH	Whittemore Lake, Bennington

Brown Trout (Released)
26.88" length	Miles Finnegan, Bethlehem, NH	Moore Reservoir, Dalton

Channel Catfish (Kept)
10 lbs., 3.52 oz.; 30.75" length	Andrew White, Vernon, VT	Connecticut River, Hinsdale

Common Carp (Released)
40.25" length	Christopher O'Bryant, Claremont, NH	Connecticut River, Charlestown
33.00" length	Ronald Ketchie, Merrimack, NH	Merrimack River, Merrimack
33.00" length	Greg Whitmore, Barrington, NH	Merrimack River, Manchester
31.00" length	Greg Whitmore, Barrington, NH	Merrimack River, Manchester
30.00" length	Greg Whitmore, Barrington, NH	Merrimack River, Manchester

Cusk (Kept)
8 lbs., 4.32 oz.; 32.00" length	John Viar, Belmont, NH	Lake Winnipesaukee, Center Harbor
7 lbs., 6.08 oz.; 28.25" length	John Shea, Jr., Laconia, NH	Winnisquam Lake , Belmont

Eastern Brook Trout (Kept)
4 lbs., 8.00 oz.; 19.50" length	Riley Sandler, Bow, NH	Echo Lake, Franconia
3 lbs, 7.84 oz.; 18.50" length	James Kelly, Nottingham, NH	Pleasant Lake, Deerfield
2 lbs., 14.40 oz; 17.00" length	Robert Backiel, Jr., Windham, ME	Little Diamond Pond, Stewartstown
2 lbs., 9.44 oz; 19.50" length	Benjamin Fields, Bristol, NH	Highland Lake, Andover
2 lbs., 9.28 oz.; 17.00" length	Nancy Wiggin, Bedford, NH	Back Lake, Pittsburg

Eastern Brook Trout (Released)
19.50" length	Robert Backiel, Windham, ME	Little Diamond Pond, Stewartstown
18.50" length	Skylar Deloia, Franklin, MA	Profile Lake, Franconia
16.00" length	Robert Backiel, Jr., Windham, ME	Little Diamond Pond, Stewartstown

Eastern Chain Pickerel (Kept)
5 lbs., 12.16 oz.; 26.25" length	Joshua Thibeault, Atkinson, NH	Big Island Pond, Atkinson
3 lbs., 4.24 oz.; 24.50" length	Lance Rand, Jr., Wentworth, NH	Lower Baker Pond, Orford

Eastern Chain Pickerel (Released)
26.75" length	Arnold Horsch, Brentwood, NH	Kingston Lake, Kingston
26.25" length	Ellsworth Tate, Claremont, NH	Crescent Lake, Unity
26.00" length	Greg Whitmore, Barrington, NH	Lamprey River, Raymond
25.25" length	Wayne Robinson, Wakefield, NH	Lake Francis, Pittsburg
25.00" length	Greg Whitmore, Barrington, NH	Lamprey River, Raymond
24.50" length	Ellsworth Tate, Claremont, NH	Crescent Lake, Unity
24.50" length	Steve Whitmore, Hooksett, NH	Turtletown Pond, Concord
24.00" length	Greg Whitmore, Barrington, NH	Lamprey River, Raymond

Fallfish (Kept)
2 lbs., 2.24 oz.; 17.50" length	Forrest Currier, Haverhill, MA	Newfound Lake, Hebron

Fallfish (Released)
17.00" length	Timothy Noury, Bow, NH	Contoocook River, Hopkinton

Lake Trout (Kept)
22 lbs., 12.96 oz.; 39.50" length	Fred Prescott, Townsend, MA	Big Diamond Pond, Stewartstown
22 lbs., 4.00 oz.; 39.50" length	Craig Borgeson, Gilford, NH	Nubanusit Lake, Hancock
20 lbs., 4.00 oz.; 40.00" length	Thomas Knight, Hampton, NH	Big Diamond Pond, Stewartstown
10 lbs., 4.96 oz.; 32.00" length	Brandon Shea, Franklin, NH	Winnisquam Lake, Belmont

Lake Trout (Released)
35.00" length	Gabriel Gries, Ashuelot, NH	Nubanusit Lake, Hancock
33.00" length	Anthony Riciputi, Colebrook, NH	Big Diamond Pond, Stewartstown

Landlocked Salmon (Kept)
6 lbs., 9.00 oz.; 25.50" length	Randy Gagne, Hillsborough, NH	Sunapee Lake, Sunapee

Landlocked Salmon (Released)
27.25" length	William Dixon, Barrington, NH	Merrymeeting River, Alton
24.00" length	Greg Whitmore, Barrington, NH	Merrymeeting River, Alton
24.00" length	Greg Whitmore, Barrington, NH	Merrymeeting River, Alton

Largemouth Bass (Released)
24.50" length	Ken LaPage, Hopkinton, NH	Hopkinton Lake, Hopkinton
24.50" length	Neverett Smith, Nashua, NH	Nashua River, Nashua
24.00" length	Drew Dunlap, Meredith, NH	Winnipesaukee Lake, Meredith
23.75" length	Liam Hemmerling, Enfield, NH	Mascoma Lake, Enfield
23.50" length	Jason Bean, Laconia, NH	Sunapee Lake, Sunapee
23.50" length	Steve Whitmore, Hooksett, NH	Horseshoe Pond, Concord
23.50" length	Wyatt Lumsden, Milton, NH	Milton Three Ponds, Milton
22.50" length	Katy Nowell, Braintree, MA	Merrymeeting River, New Durham
22.50" length	Greg Whitmore, Barrington, NH	Lamprey River, Raymond
22.25" length	Brad Cole, Concord, NH	Hoit Road Marsh, Concord
22.00" length	Ken LaPage, Hopkinton, NH	Hopkinton Lake, Hopkinton
21.50" length	Tom Nowell, Braintree, MA	Merrymeeting River, New Durham
21.13" length	Adam Kilgore, Milford, NH	Gile Pond, Sutton
21.00" length	Shane Mellen, Derry, NH	Exeter River, Sandown
20.60" length	Arnold Horsch, Brentwood, NH	Kingston Lake, Kingston
20.50" length	Alexandra DeClement, Hollis, NH	Long Pond, Northwood
20.25" length	Roy Holland, Enfield, NH	Crystal Lake, Enfield
20.00" length	Greg Whitmore, Barrington, NH	Lamprey River, Raymond
20.00" length	Dominic DeClement, Hollis, NH	Long Pond, Northwood

Northern Pike (Kept)
14 lbs., 5.76 oz.; 38.25" length	Justin Learn, Hillsborough, NH	Pierce Lake, Hillsborough

Northern Pike (Released)
40.00" length	Jacques Renaud, Dalton, NH	Moore Reservoir, Dalton
39.00" length	Jacques Renaud, Dalton, NH	Moore Reservoir, Dalton

Rainbow Trout (Kept)
12 lbs., 00 oz.; 32.00" length	Mike Nadeau, Manchester, NH	Piscataquog River Manchester
12 lbs., 00 oz.; 32.00" length	Peter Dow, Jr., Manchester, NH	Piscataquog River Manchester
4 lbs., 7.20 oz.; 22.00" length	Eric Santti, Gilford	Saltmarsh Pond, Gilford

Rainbow Trout (Released)
23.00" length	Kevin Sargent, Newport, NH	Sugar River, Sunapee
22.00" length	George Haseltine, III, Rochester, NH	Great East Lake, Wakefield
20.75" length	Benjamin Schofield, Lyndeborough	Little Squam Lake, Holderness

Smallmouth Bass (Kept)
5 lbs., 15.00 oz.; 21.50" length	Jeffrey Montuori, Fitzwilliam, NH	Back Lake, Pittsburg
5 lbs., 3.84 oz.; 20.50" length	Luke Moss, Manchester, NH	Merrimack River, Hooksett

Smallmouth Bass (Released)
23.38" length	Ellsworth Tate, Claremont, NH	Connecticut River, Orford
21.00" length	Michael Balch, Lowell, MA	White Oak Pond, Holderness
19.75" length	Cary Wheeler, W. Swanzey, NH	Dublin Lake, Dublin
19.50" length	Ryan LeBrun, Natick, MA	Newfound Lake, Bridgewater

Yellow Perch (Released)
14.13" length	Ellsworth Tate, Claremont, NH	Crescent Lake, Unity
SALTWATER
No Saltwater Trophy Fish entries were received in 2012.