Sportfishing awards current leaders

The tables below list the biggest fish caught in each category of the Freshwater Sportfishing Awards Program.

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Adult Catch & Keep Sportfishing Awards leaders

Species Lbs. Oz. Waterbody Town
Bowfin

 

     
Brook Trout 4 7 Browning Pond Spencer
Brown Trout 9 9 Mattawa Lake Orange
Bullhead 4 12 Artichoke River West Newbury
Carp        
Chain Pickerel 6 3 Stockbridge Bowl Stockbridge
Channel Catfish        
Crappie 2 6 Queen Lake Phillipston
Fallfish 2 2 Millers River Montague
Lake Trout        
Landlocked Salmon 4 1 Wachusett Reservoir West Boylston
Largemouth Bass        
Northern Pike 16 4 Lower Highland Lake Goshen
Rainbow Trout 5 4 Lancaster Mill Pond Clinton
Shad        
Smallmouth Bass 5 13 Quabbin Reservoir Belchertown
Sunfish        
Tiger Muskellunge        
Tiger Trout        
Walleye        
White Catfish 4 8 Charles River Cambridge
White Perch        
White Sucker 3 12 Millers River Erving
Yellow Perch 1 12 Onota Lake Pittsfield
Yellow Perch 1 12 Long Pond Rutland

*Includes Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redbreast Sunfish, Green Sunfish, and Rock Bass

Updated May 6, 2024

Youth Catch & Keep Sportfishing Awards leaders

Species Lbs. Oz. Waterbody Town
Bowfin        
Brook Trout 1 13 Laurel Lake Lee
Brown Trout 8 2 Mattawa Lake Orange
Bullhead        
Carp        
Chain Pickerel 4 0 Queen Lake Phillipston
Channel Catfish    

 

 
Crappie 1 9 Coonamessett River Falmouth
Fallfish 1 10 Connecticut River Northfield
Lake Trout        
Landlocked Salmon        
Largemouth Bass 4 12 Asnacomet (Comet) Pond Hubbardston
Northern Pike 15 0 Connecticut River Northampton
Rainbow Trout 6 0 Falls Pond North Attleboro
Shad        
Smallmouth Bass 3 1 Connecticut River Montague
Sunfish 1 2 Connecticut River Gill
Tiger Muskellunge        
Tiger Trout 1 15 Goose Pond Tyringham
Walleye 3 5 Connecticut River Montague
White Catfish        
White Perch        
White Sucker 3 10 Connecticut River Montague
Yellow Perch 1 6 Wampanoag Lake Ashburnham

*Includes Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redbreast Sunfish, Green Sunfish, and Rock Bass

Updated May 6, 2024

Adult Catch & Release Sportfishing Awards Leaders

Species Length Waterbody Town
Bowfin 26" Onota Lake Pittsfield
Brook Trout 19" Fivemile Pond Springfield
Brook Trout 19" Asnacomet (Comet) Pond Hubbardston
Brown Trout 26" Forest Lake Palmer
Brown Trout 26" Wachusett Reservoir Boylston
Bullhead 20.25" Artichoke River West Newbury
Carp 36" Connecticut River Chicopee
Carp 36" Merrimack River Tewksbury
Chain Pickerel 29.25" Bog Pond Carver
Channel Catfish 27" Connecticut River Chicopee
Crappie 16.25" Indian Lake Worcester
Fallfish 17.50" Millers River Montague
Lake Trout 39" Wachusett Reservoir Boylston
Landlocked Salmon 24" Quabbin Reservoir Hardwick
Largemouth Bass 25" Connecticut River Chicopee
Northern Pike 42.50" Onota Lake Pittsfield
Rainbow Trout 20.25" Swift River Belchertown
Shad 22.50" Connecticut River Holyoke
Smallmouth Bass 21" Pontoosuc Lake Pittsfield
Smallmouth Bass 21" Wachusett Reservoir Boylston
Smallmouth Bass 21" Mashpee-Wakeby Lake Mashpee
Smallmouth Bass 21" Putnamville Reservoir Danvers
Smallmouth Bass 21" Pontoosuc Lake Pittsfield
Sunfish 11.50" Nippenicket Lake Bridgewater
Tiger Muskellunge      
Tiger Trout 19" Asnacomet (Comet) Pond Hubbardston
Tiger Trout 19" Sheep Pond Brewster
Walleye 27" Connecticut River Holyoke
White Catfish 22" Charles River Waltham
White Perch 15" Taunton River Taunton
White Sucker 23" Millers River Montague
Yellow Perch 15.25" Indian Lake Worcester

*Includes Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redbreast Sunfish, Green Sunfish, and Rock Bass

Updated May 6, 2024

Youth Catch & Release Sportfishing Awards Leaders

Species Length Waterbody Town
Bowfin 25.5" Onota Lake Pittsfield
Brook Trout 20" Whiting's Pond North Attleboro
Brown Trout 26" Mattawa Lake Orange
Bullhead 13.50" Wickaboag Pond West Brookfield
Carp 34" Aberjona River Winchester
Chain Pickerel 26" Stockbridge Bowl Stockbridge
Chain Pickerel 26" Devol Pond Westport
Channel Catfish 28" Connecticut River Northfield
Crappie 17.50" Monomonac Lake Winchendon
Fallfish 15.75" Ware River Oakham
Lake Trout      
Landlocked Salmon 22" Quabbin Reservoir Hardwick
Largemouth Bass 22" Santuit Pond Mashpee
Northern Pike 31.50" Connecticut River Gill
Rainbow Trout 18" Mares Pond Falmouth
Shad 20.50" Connecticut River Holyoke
Smallmouth Bass 20.50" Connecticut River Erving
Sunfish 9.50" Sudbury Reservoir Southborough
Sunfish 9.50" Shawme Lake Lower Sandwich
Tiger Muskellunge      
Tiger Trout 16" Dug Pond Natick
Walleye 25.25" Connecticut River Hatfield
White Catfish 21.25" Charles River Cambridge
White Perch 14" Connecticut River Northampton
White Sucker 21" Millers River Erving
Yellow Perch 14" Connecticut River Gill

*Includes Bluegill, Pumpkinseed, Redbreast Sunfish, Green Sunfish, and Rock Bass

Updated May 6, 2024

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