The fish measured 19.0625 inches in length with a 10.5 inch girth. Four-pound test was used with an Ugly Stik rod and Michale reel. Allen was fishing from the shore of the Raritan River, South Branch when he hooked the fish at 8:45 am. caught by Allen Loyer of Milltown on May 13. Girth was unknown.īrook Trout - 3 lbs, 3 oz. Krzysztof was fishing through the ice on Lake Hopatcong when he landed the fish. caught by Krzysztof Czyz of Garfield on February 28. The fish measured 14.5 inches in length with a 10.25 inch girth.Ĭhain Pickerel - 5 lbs, 13 oz. A jighead with a fathead served as a lure. Four-pound test was used with a jigging rod and spinning reel. Mike was ice fishing on Lake Hopatcong when he landed the fish at 6:45 am. caught by Mike Dargel of Succasunna on January 24. The fish measured 17 inches in length and had a 14-inch girth. A castmaster with perch eye served for a lure. Six-pound test was used with a homemade rod and a Mitchell 300 reel. Frank was fishing through the ice at Lake Owassa when he landed the fish at 10:00 am. caught by Frank Sliker of Newton on February 23. The fish measured 31 inches in length and had a 22.5 inch girth.Ĭrappie - 3 lbs. Alex was fishing from a dock when he landed the fish at 11:30 pm. caught by Alex DeRocco of Landing on October 13. Girth was unknown.Ĭhannel Catfish - 18 lbs, 8 oz. Twelve-pound test was used with a Southbend rod and a Mitchell reel. Thom was fishing from the shore of Heddon Lake Park in Dover when he landed the fish at 6:50 am. caught by Thom Begoss of Randolph on August 27. The fish measured 28.5 inches in length and had an 18-inch girth.īullhead - 2 lbs, 0 oz. Fourteen-pound test was used with a Quantum rod and reel. Bobby was fishing from a boat in Culvers Lake when he landed the fish at 7:44 pm. caught by Bobby Kreutz of Grove, OK on July 10. The 2010 Skillful Angler Winners are as follows: Overall, more freshwater catches (99) were entered than saltwater (28). In 2010, no entries were received for the striped bass freshwater, pike, cod, dolphin, winter flounder, blue marlin, white marlin, pollock, mako shark, albacore tuna, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna, tuna (other) categories and weakfish. The following is a breakdown of applications received per species (all categories combined): largemouth bass (13), smallmouth bass (5), striped bass hybrid (4), bullhead (3), carp (1), channel catfish (7), crappie (8), muskellunge (4), yellow perch (5), chain pickerel (13), America shad (1), brook trout (4), brown trout (6), lake trout (1), rainbow trout (16), sunfish (4), walleye (5), black sea bass (4), striped bass caught in saltwater (12), black drum (2), bluefish (1), fluke (6), kingfish (1), tautog (1) and big eye tuna (1). The most frequently entered species by skillful anglers in 2010 (adult, junior, and catch and release categories combined) were rainbow trout with 16 entries, followed by largemouth bass (13), chain pickerel (13) and striped bass saltwater (12). Since the program's modest beginning (31 applicants in 1983), the Division has granted Skillful Angler status to 3,068 anglers. In 2010, 127 applications representing 25 different species were officially processed. Special recognition is given to the anglers who caught the largest fish in each of the freshwater and marine species categories. The Skillful Angler Awards Program honors the many anglers who catch both freshwater and marine fish which aren't of record size but are impressive and worthy of recognition.
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