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| Records Big News! February, 2010  This picture documents a recently caught walleye that was certified at 14.55 pounds! This fish not only trumps the Lake Champlain record, but also the Vermont State record. Our fish are getting bigger due to the changing forage base! Congrats to Richard, a hockey buddy of mine. See you on the ice! Here's the Vermont record walleye video  Here's a photo of the LCI record lake trout. It's a 15.9 pound fish caught in June, 2009 by Patrick Dupont.  Dean Krissler, formerly of Isle La Motte, Vermont, caught this huge northern pike in the Alburgh Passage in winter, 2010 while staying at Bruces' Holiday Harbor. Even though it's not a record, it's an impressive fish for sure. The monster tipped the scales at more than 18 pounds! Other Lake Champlain Records... |
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American Eel, 6 lbs 4 oz, Lake Champlain, by Robert Tatro Jr., 1989 Atlantic Landlock Salmon, 12 LBS 10.4 oz ( 12.65 lbs ), Lake Champlain, by Brian Latulippe, October 18, 1994 Black Crappie, 2 lbs 7.52 oz, Lake Champlain, by Tim Bertrand, 1999 Bowfin, 14 lbs 8 oz, Missisquoi River, by Randall Savage, 1977 Carp, 37 LBS 9 oz ( 37.5625 lbs ), Lake Champlain, by Doug Bushey, June 17, 1981 Catfish, 32 LBS 4 oz ( 32.25 lbs ), Butler Isle, Lake Champlain, by Dr. S. Warren Kluger, July 25, 1974 Chain Pickerel, 5.49 lbs., Proctor, VT - Lake Champlain, by John Davine Fallfish, 2 lbs 9 oz, Winooski River, by Scott A. Graham, 1990 Gar, 17 LBS 13.6 oz ( 17.85 lbs ), Lake Champlain, by Tom Casavant, August 17, 1996 Previous Record Gar, 15 lbs 8 oz, Lake Champlain, by Raymond Greenwood, 1978 Ling, 5 LBS 8 oz ( 5.5 lbs ), Lake Champlain, West Swaton, by Jonathan Cheney, February 9, 2003 Mooneye, 2 lbs 7 oz (2.4375 lbs), Sawyer Island, Lake Champlain, by Thomas LaVigne, August 26, 1985 Muskellunge, 38.22 lbs, Swanton, VT, Missisquoi River, by Chris Beebe Previous Record Muskellunge, 29 lbs 8 oz, Missisquoi River, by Stephen Demar, 1978 Pumpkinseed Sunfish, 0 lbs 14.4 oz (.9 lbs) Isle la Motte, Lake Champlain, by Carroll G. Bryce, July 24, 1994 Redfin Pickerel, 2 lbs 1 oz, Lake Champlain, by Duane Gillespie, 3/5/1989 Redhorse, 8 lbs 6 oz, Missisquoi River, by Arnold Perron, 1981 Rock Bass, 2 lbs 0 oz, Mallets Bay, Lake Champlain, by Brad French, July 16, 1981 Sauger, 3 lbs 2 oz, (3.156 lbs) White's Bay, Lake Champlain, by David Paya, February 3, 1980 Sheepshead, 20 LBS 7.36 oz ( 20.46 lbs ), Mallets Bay, Lake Champlain, by Leon Andros, July 22, 2001 Previous Record Sheepshead, 19 lbs 10 oz, Lake Champlain, Randy Deso, 1992 Smallmouth Bass, 6 lbs 12 oz, Lake Champlain, George Carlson, 1978 Smelt, 0 LBS 12 oz ( 0.75 lbs ), Basin Harbor, Lake Champlain, by Bernardine Maranville, March 6, 1978 Sucker, 10 LBS 3.5 oz ( 10.21875 lbs ), Missisquoi River, Swanton, VT, by Timothy Coleman, May 2, 1987 Walleye, 14.55 pounds, by Richard LeVesque, West Swanton, VT, Lake Champlain, Feburary 10, 2010 White Perch, 2 lbs 2.7oz (2.17 lbs), Highgage Springs, Lake Champlain, by Lance M. Lampman April 12, 2005 Whitefish, 9 lbs 4 oz ( 9.4375 lbs ), Shelburne Bay, Lake Champlain, by Victor Raymond, February 24, 1999 Yellow Perch, 2 LBS 2 oz ( 2.125 lbs ), Inland Sea, Lake Champlain, by Sheldon C. Meaker, Jr., November 3, 1981 |