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
4751	B.C. wild salmon in short supply: report	ctvnews	2008-06-16	CA
4752	School Of Robofish Provides Basis For Underwater Robot Teams; 'Don't Need Oxygen'	Underwatertimes	2008-06-06	US
4753	‘Extremely rare’ fish sold at auction for $3,425	usatoday	2021-01-25	US
4754	A Montana Sampler: 5 Unique Fisheries in 5 Days	Montana Angler	2021-02-01	US
4755	Researchers Document Rapid, Dramatic 'Reverse Evolution' In The Threespine Stickleback Fish	underwatertimes	2008-05-15	US
4756	Biologist takes B.C. Liberals to court to save wild salmon	straight	2008-05-06	CA
4757	Researchers Develop Glow-in-the-dark Fish Powered By Artificial Sugar	Underwatertimes	2008-05-04	US
4758	Henry County man hauls in over 20,000 pounds of fish	wbbjtv	2021-02-01	US
4759	No sex for all-girl fish species	bbc	2008-04-23	UK
4760	Angler catches heavyweight carp	bbc	2008-04-18	UK
4761	I caught a fish bigger than me... honestly!	Liverpool Echo	2008-04-18	UK
4762	Maryland Angler Snags State Record 5-foot-long Blue Catfish; 'We Needed A Larger Net'	Underwatertimes	2008-03-26	US
4763	Galway fish farm no longer allowed to bathe diseased salmon in lake water	irishtimes	2021-01-18	IR
4764	Angler paid nearly $50,000 for fishing the Columbia and Snake rivers	tri-cityherald	2021-01-16	US
4765	Law enforcement reviewing flipper flounder	gloucester times	2021-01-20	US
4766	Feds warn entire salmon season could be halted	Chronicle Staff Writer	2012-02-09	US
4767	Researchers Find Aquaculture Promising Method to Grow Black Sea Bass	phys.org	2012-02-09	CA
4768	Great Lakes fish soak in new poison	The Muskegon Chronicle	2008-03-09	US
4769	Labs don't have to report 'Frankenfish' escapes: Audit	the star	2008-03-06	US
4770	Antarctic fish's winter 'sleep'	bbc	2008-08-05	CA
4771	Nova Scotia takes no harm, no foul approach to fish farm lease violations	cbc	2021-01-19	CA
4772	"Salmon cannon" successor automatically shoots fish up over dams	newatlas	2021-01-13	US
4773	New Fish Parasite Species Described; Farmed Fish Infected With Serious Disease	Underwatertimes	2021-01-27	NO
4774	Scientist Discovers Six New Species Of Deep Sea Fish; 'tremendously Exciting!'	Underwatertimes	2008-02-11	UK
4775	Cod spawn ground closure revealed	bbc	2008-02-16	UK

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