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Brandon Ostrowski caught a secound-largest black crappie on record at Stilwell Lake at 2lbs. 5oz.

GySGT Steve Greving caught the second-largest Walleye on record at Popolopen Lake at 7lbs. 8oz.

Col. Gene Palka tied the second-largest largemouth bass with an 8lb. 0oz. lunker from Cranberry Pond
John Ryan's record 10-pound brown trout, 
Bull Pond, 1994.


species weight
lb-oz		 year area angler
Largemouth Bass 8-2 1990 Popolopen Lake Jeff Gayton
8-0 1995 Lake Frederick Terry Pelletier
8-0 2002 Cranberry Pond Col. Gene Palka
Smallmouth Bass 5-2 1996 Stilwell Lake Michael Berkery
5-1 2000 Stilwell Lake Mr. Nils Anderson
Walleye 7-11 1977 Popolopen Lake Mr. Hardway
7-8 2005 Popolopen Lake GySGT Steve Greving
Yellow Perch 1-14 1979 Stilwell Lake Mr. Kling
1-10 1970 Lake Frederick Mr. Hannigan
Tiger Muskie 10-5 1984 Stilwell Lake Mr. Williams
Chain Pickerel 5-8 1999 Lusk Reservoir Richard Torres
4-6 2002 Stilwell Lake George Petersen
Channel Catfish 17-0 1995 Popolopen Lake SFC Jose Romero
  16-4 2005 Popolopen Lake SPC William Hunt
Bullhead
(Brown orYellow)		 2-0 1965 Cragston Lake (unknown)
1-9 1965 Lusk Reservoir (unknown)
Brook Trout 3-7 1975 Bull Pond Mr. Ochsen
2-6 1979 Round Pond Mr. Don McGrath
Brown Trout 10-0 1994 Bull Pond Mr. John Ryan
8-4 1986 Bull Pond Mr. Tracy
Rainbow Trout 4-13 1979 (unknown) Mr. Helton
4-12 1992 Bull Pond MAJ Jon Solis
Black Crappie 2-5 2005 Stilwell Lake Brandon Ostrowski
2-8 1991 Weyants Pond COL Steve Hammond
2-2 1985 Cranberry Pond Mr. Bolinger
Bluegill 1-0 1987 Cranberry Pond Mr. Gene Palka
0-15 1995 Lake Frederick Michael Berkery
0-15 1987 Cranberry Pond Mr. Gene Palka
Pumpkinseed (No Entries - minimum weight for entry: 12 oz.)
Redbreast Sunfish (No Entries - minimum weight for entry: 12 oz.)
Striped Bass 21-0 1995 Hudson River Robert Woodard
(Must be caught between N. end of Constitution Island and South Dock)