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STATE RECORDS SET FOR PADDLEFISH, BIGMOUTH BUFFALO

New state- or lake-record fish have been added to the Wildlife Department’s official database in recent weeks. Here is a snap-
shot of the big ones that didn’t get away!

State Record Bigmouth State Record Paddlefish
Buffalo (Unrestricted) Weight: 143 pounds.
Weight: 66 pounds, 4 ounces. Length: 76 inches.
Length: 46.5 inches. Girth: 44.5 inches.
Girth: 33 inches. Angler: Jeremiah Mefford
Angler: Boe Meehan of of Keifer.
Broken Arrow. Method of Catch: Snagging.
Method of Catch: Bowfishing. Date Caught:
Date Caught: April 15, 2020. May 23, 2020.
Lake Caught: Lake Caught:
Greenleaf Lake. Keystone Lake.

Oologah Lake Tenkiller Lake Record
Record Crappie Hybrid Striped Bass

Weight: 2 pounds, 12 ounces. Weight: 10 pounds,
Length: 16 inches. 3 ounces.
Girth: 14 1/8 inches. Length: 26.25 inches.
Angler: Brent Hunt of Chelsea. Girth: 19.75 inches.
Method of catch: Spinning Angler: David Warrior
rod and reel. of Mounds.
Date: April 23, 2020. Method of catch:
Area Caught: Rod and Reel.
Lightning Creek. Date: April 18, 2020.
Area Caught: Southern end.

Kaw Lake Record Hybrid Kaw Lake Record Hybrid
Striped Bass Striped Bass

Weight: 12.65 pounds. Weight: 14.5 pounds.
Length: 29.25 inches. Length: 30.25 inches.
Girth: 21.75 inches. Girth: 24.13 inches.
Angler: Cameron Adams of Angler: Bobby Walker of
Ponca City. Ponca City.
Method of catch: Method of catch:
Rod and reel. Rod and reel.
Date: April 8, 2020. Date: April 10, 2020.
Area Caught: Lower end. Area Caught: Lower end.

What’s the biggest fish you’ve ever caught? A 7-pound largemouth, a 2-pound
crappie or a 45-pound blue catfish? While your fish might not be a new state
record, it possibly could be the biggest fish ever caught from your favorite lake.
Thanks to a network of record-keepers at lakes across the state, your next trophy
could qualify as a lake record.
The Lake Record Fish Program was established as a way to serve anglers
and recognize big fish and the lakes they come from. To find out more, go to
www.wildlifedepartment.com/fishing/state-and-lake-records.

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