The fish was heavier than the scale could measure. He released the fish back in the water and later realized their scale was designed to measure up to 50 pounds. “From the bite, to the whole fight of the fish and by the time we scooped him in the bag, it was probably only three minutes,” said Sutliff, who is a fishing guide through his business, Predator Getter Outdoors, where he specializes in targeting flatheads. With his heavy gear he was able to quickly pull the trophy to his boat. When the fish hit, it swam up the river in the current, and he realized it was heavy. Knowing there’s heavy fish in the river, Sutliff used 40-pound test main line with an 80-pound test leader. in the morning using a piece of cut shad. The largest catfish, a 62-pounder measuring 46.5 inches long was caught on May 14, 2022, by Austin Sutliff of Warren.
The Susquehanna River had four of the five heaviest flathead catfish of the year, the second biggest channel catfish and the fourth largest carp. The river also was responsible for the fifth largest smallmouth of the year. His other pike was 5 inches shorter but still a heavy fish at 12 pounds, 8 ounces. The largest was 40 inches long and weighed 17 pounds, 7 ounces. Ben Rzicznek of Clarendon caught the top two northern pike of the year out of the Allegheny River.
Don Gould of Lower Burrell caught an 18-pound, 8-ounce, 35.25-inch channel catfish in the Pittsburgh area waterway. The Allegheny River also produced heavy fish last year. Alex Tirpak of Erie caught a 2-pound, 8-ounce, 16-inch yellow perch to top the category. The adjacent Presque Isle Bay had the top, third and fifth largest yellow perch of the year. Lake Erie also has several of the top five suckers, walleye, channel catfish and white perch. Lake Erie is a top waterway for many species: the largest smallmouth bass, white bass, drum, steelhead trout and lake trout. The biggest of the fish was 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 22.5 inches long. He was using Carp Bait USA pineapple boilie for bait.īessemer Lake was a good place to find big largemouth bass for Bob Succor of Murrysvville, who caught three of the top five bass of the year in that Lawrence County waterway. James Leiser of Shohola reported catching the largest carp, a 37-pound, 2-ounce fish that measured 39.5 inches long on Nov. The top three carp of 2022 were caught there. If you are looking for carp, head to the Delaware River.
It’s been phased out for 2023, as the agency is offering other ways to recognize good days on the water. The Biggest Fish of the Year Program was an honors-based program where anglers reported the massive fish they caught. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s report of the biggest fish caught in 2022 can help you target some of the real trophies swimming in the Keystone state. Pennsylvania waterways have some big fish, but do you know where to find them?
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