Angler of the Year award winners

See the current and past Freshwater Sportfishing Awards winners.

The Catch-and-keep Angler of the Year Award is given to the person who weighs in the largest number of species that meet the minimum weight requirements for the previous calendar year. The award promotes awareness of the Commonwealth's underutilized fish species and recognizes an angler's ability to catch a wide variety of trophy species.

The Catch-and-release Angler of the Year Award is awarded to the person who submits the largest number of species that meet the minimum length requirements for the previous calendar year.

Some anglers become specialists, studying the habits of specific species and learning how to target them, while others become generalists seeking out all the species that the state's waters have to offer. This award is also a way to recognize that the motivations for angling are as diverse as the anglers themselves! Angler of the Year recipients and gold pin winners are honored each year at a ceremony (date and location announced each spring). Nearly 1,000 pins are awarded annually.

2023 Angler of the Year award winners

Adult Catch-and-keep AnglerYouth Catch-and-keep AnglerAdult Catch-and-release AnglerYouth Catch-and-release Angler
Cam Tucker, GillLogan Middlebrook, Pittsfield
 
Andrew Langley, PeabodyJack Ostriker, Grafton

Past winners

Adult Catch-and-keep AnglerYouth Catch-and-keep AnglerCatch-and-release Angler
202220222022
Matthew Power, AuburnCarter Flagg, Gill
Logan Middlebrook, Pittsfield
Gabriel Christman, Pittsfield
Andrew Langley, Peabody
Adult Catch-and-keep AnglerYouth Catch-and-keep AnglerCatch-and-release Angler
202120212021
Joshua Christman, PittsfieldPhilip Prieur, South HamiltonDavid DeSimone, Amherst
Adult Catch-and-keep AnglerYouth Catch-and-keep AnglerCatch-and-release Angler
202020202020
Joshua Christman, PittsfieldPhilip Prieur, South HamiltonAndrew Langley, Peabody
David Desimone, Amherst
Adult Catch-and-keep AnglerYouth Catch-and-keep AnglerCatch-and-release Angler
201920192019
Jonathan Beauchesne, North GraftonAlice Christman, PittsfieldMatthew Menard, Brookfield
Adult Catch-and-keep AnglerYouth Catch-and-keep AnglerCatch-and-release Angler
201820182018
Todd Matera, PalmerJason Bunar, KingstonMichael Nee, Framingham
 Andrew Langley, Peabody 
Adult Catch-and-keep AnglerYouth Catch-and-keep AnglerCatch-and-release Angler
201720172017
Mark Mohan, Jr., PembrokeJason Bunar, KingstonMichael Nee, Northborough
Adult Catch-and-keep AnglerYouth Catch-and-keep AnglerCatch-and-release Angler

2016

Joshua Christman, Pittsfield

2016

Jason Bunar, Kingston

2016

Michael Nee, Northborough

Adult Catch-and-keep AnglerYouth Catch-and-keep AnglerCatch-and-release Angler
2015
Mark Mohan, Jr., Pembroke
2015
Tauri Adamczyk, Taunton
2015
Michael Nee, Northborough
Adult Angler of the YearYouth Angler of the Year
2014 Mark Mohan Jr., Pembroke
and
2014 Todd Matera, Palmer
2014 Jake Souza, Berkley
2013   Mark Mohan Jr., Pembroke2013  Jake Souza, Berkley
Angler of the Year
2012   Jake Souza, Berkley
2011   Trenton Anestis, Boxborough
2010   Danny Grafton Jr., Weymouth
2009   Roy Leyva, Plymouth
2008   Roger Pyzocha, Ludlow
2007   Roy Leyva, Plymouth
2006   Joe Baker, Lowell
2005   Todd Matera, Palmer
2004   Roy Leyva, Hyde Park
2003   Scott Osmond, Lowell
2002   Roger Pyzocha, Ludlow

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