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2024 Trophy Fish Program Winners Announced
NEW HAMPTON – The 2024 New Hampshire Trophy Fish Program winners were re- cently announced by John Viar, Region 2 Fisheries Biologist and Trophy Fish Program Co- ordinator. Award certificates, suitable for framing and signed by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s Exec- utive Director and the Fish and Game Commission Chair, have been distributed to each cate- gory winner.
“The Trophy Fish Program allows for formal recognition of successful anglers, preserves noteworthy catches, officially documents state records, and even provides winners with a few bragging rights,” said Viar. “Meanwhile, fisheries biologists receive valuable data about dif- ferent species and water bodies statewide.”
Two new state records were set in 2024. Douglas Shanahan of Laconia, NH, bested the for-
garnering three or fewer en- tries. A broad range of anglers from age 7 to 73 was repre- sented, with 10 successful an- glers being under the age of 16.
A listing of all winning en-
tries, application forms, rules, and state records can be found by visiting www.wildlife.nh.gov/ fishing-new-hampshire/trophy- and-record-fish-program.
Stephen Whisler displays his sea raven
mer pumpkinseed mark with a 10.75-inch long, 1-pound, 3.92- ounce specimen from Winn- isquam Lake in May. Stephen Whisler, age 13, of Portsmouth, NH, set a new state record for the species with a 21.75-inch long, 6-pound, 4-ounce sea raven taken in the Atlantic Ocean off of Hampton in July.
A modest decrease in total entries (46) was recorded in 2024. A total of 15 species were represented, with 38 success- ful submissions in the released category, and 8 in the kept cat- egory, which included the two new state records. Pumpkinseed (10), largemouth bass (9), and chain pickerel (5) accounted for the highest number of entries per species, with other species
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