Biggest fish ever caught in Massachusetts

Biggest fish ever caught in Massachusetts

Source: wwlp

7/25/2022

In 2012, Shane Felch caught a 46 pound, 5 ounce carp from Quinsigamond Lake in Shrewsbury. According to MassWildlife, this is the state’s largest freshwater fish ever caught and recorded.

The record of biggest freshwater fish ever caught goes as far back as 1966 when Dana Deblois caught a 19 pound, 10 ounce brown trout in the Wachusett Reservoir in Worcester County. As for western Massachusetts, the biggest fish ever caught and recorded was a 27 pound tiger muskellunge in 2001, caught by James Lambert. Here are the records for largest freshwater fish ever caught in the Commonwealth.

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News Id		Source	Stamp	country
4651	Tilapia Contains Potentially Dangerous Fatty Acid Combination; 'Exaggerated Inflammatory Response'	Underwatertimes	2008-07-10	US
4652	Tennessee man reels in monster catch	WZTV	2021-01-25	US
4653	Caring grandmother finds a giant fish in the road and stops at nothing to save it	Trainee Reporter	2021-01-22	UK
4654	‘Everybody’s worst nightmare’: Bering Sea fishermen on edge after COVID-19 closes second plant	KUCB - Unalaska & Nat Herz. AKPM - Anchorage	2021-01-22	US
4655	Poaching on River Trent up as people catch fish to eat during lockdown	staffordshire	2021-01-22	UK
4656	Passionate local angler says 'fishing is not just for boys and men'	orilliamatters	2021-01-21	CA
4657	Unknown sumo champion-class fish species found off Shizuoka	asahi	2021-01-26	JP
4658	B.C. wild salmon in short supply: report	ctvnews	2008-06-16	CA
4659	School Of Robofish Provides Basis For Underwater Robot Teams; 'Don't Need Oxygen'	Underwatertimes	2008-06-06	US
4660	‘Extremely rare’ fish sold at auction for $3,425	usatoday	2021-01-25	US
4661	A Montana Sampler: 5 Unique Fisheries in 5 Days	Montana Angler	2021-02-01	US
4662	Researchers Document Rapid, Dramatic 'Reverse Evolution' In The Threespine Stickleback Fish	underwatertimes	2008-05-15	US
4663	Biologist takes B.C. Liberals to court to save wild salmon	straight	2008-05-06	CA
4664	Researchers Develop Glow-in-the-dark Fish Powered By Artificial Sugar	Underwatertimes	2008-05-04	US
4665	Henry County man hauls in over 20,000 pounds of fish	wbbjtv	2021-02-01	US
4666	No sex for all-girl fish species	bbc	2008-04-23	UK
4667	Angler catches heavyweight carp	bbc	2008-04-18	UK
4668	I caught a fish bigger than me... honestly!	Liverpool Echo	2008-04-18	UK
4669	Maryland Angler Snags State Record 5-foot-long Blue Catfish; 'We Needed A Larger Net'	Underwatertimes	2008-03-26	US
4670	Galway fish farm no longer allowed to bathe diseased salmon in lake water	irishtimes	2021-01-18	IR
4671	Angler paid nearly $50,000 for fishing the Columbia and Snake rivers	tri-cityherald	2021-01-16	US
4672	Law enforcement reviewing flipper flounder	gloucester times	2021-01-20	US
4673	Feds warn entire salmon season could be halted	Chronicle Staff Writer	2012-02-09	US
4674	Researchers Find Aquaculture Promising Method to Grow Black Sea Bass	phys.org	2012-02-09	CA
4675	Great Lakes fish soak in new poison	The Muskegon Chronicle	2008-03-09	US

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