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Big Fish-of-the-Year
2013 Entries
 Catch & Keep
 

Carp (mirror carp)
30 lbs. 12.48 oz. 35.75 in., Trailside Point Park  

Jerry Short, Jr., 1/20/13

Channel Catfish
10 lbs. 5.44 oz. 28.5 in., Fortuna Pond  

Kimberly Kruser, 4/7/13

Northern Pike
2 lbs. 12.32 oz. 23 in., Rainbow Lake  

Darryl Brammeier, 3/18/13

Tilapia
4 lbs. 7.04 oz. 17.62 in., Fortuna Pond  

Donna Marie Visocsky, 3/28/13

Flathead Catfish
76 lbs. 8.64 oz. 53.5 in., Bartlett Lake  

Eddie Wilcoxson, 4/12/13

White Crappie
1 lbs. 5.44 oz. 13.6 in., Lake Pleasant  

Jon Utley, 4/13/13

Striped Bass
28 lbs. 15.68 oz. 38.97 in., Lake Pleasant  

Joshua Blackson, 5/10/13

Sonora Sucker
3 lbs. 14.72 oz. 20.6 in., Lower Salt River  

Neal England, 4/28/13

   
 Catch & Release**
Black Crappie 16 in., Lake Havasu City                                                                             Aaron Mansfield, 1/5/13
Channel Catfish 19 in., Gila River                                                                                      James Grogitsky, 1/25/13
Hybrid Sunfish 10 in., Saguaro Lake                                                                                Vance Jones, 5/8/13
Largemouth Bass 25 in., Colorado River above Imperial Dam                                                   Phil Scott, 3/13/13
Northern Pike* 44 in., Upper Lake Mary                                                                             Scott A. Webster, 4/26/13
   
Urban Entries
 Catch & Keep
 
 

Tilapia
6 lbs. 4.16 oz. 20 in., Kiwanis Lake  

Garrett Laubinger, 1/10/13

Rainbow Trout
4 lbs. 6.08 oz. 21.5 in., Red Mountain Park  

James L. Broadbent, 2/8/13

Largemouth Bass
8 lbs. 3.2 oz. 21.88 in., Red Mountain Lake  

Robert E. Foy, 3/16/13

Channel Catfish
8 lbs. 5.12 oz. 26 in., Kiwanis Lake  

Kyle Johnson, 3/24/13

 

Carp
13 lbs. 0.16 oz. 28 in., Kennedy Lake  

Roy Castleman, 3/15/13

 
   
 Catch & Release**
   
   
* New State Record
** Based on length only and rounded down to nearest inch. New entries must exceed existing entry by at least 1 inch.
Previous winners: [PDF]
Arizona Fish Entry Form with Rules [PDF] (page 42 of the 2011-12 Fishing Regulations)
Arizona Fish Weighing Scale Locations [PDF] (page 43 of the 2011-12 Fishing Regulations)
 
 
 
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Fishing, Urban & Reptile/ Amphibian Regulations

  • 2013 AZ Fishing Regulations
    [PDF, 7mb]


  • 2013 Urban Fishing Guidebook
    [PDF, 11mb]


  • 2013 Amphibian and Reptile Regulations [PDF]



  • Arizona Residency Requirements
    [PDF]
 

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