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KEYSTONE YIELDS TWO WORLD PADDLEFISH RECORDS!

Two back-to-back world/state records and new state- or lake-record fish have been added to the Wildlife
Department’s official database in recent weeks. Here is a snapshot of the big ones that didn’t get away!

World/State Record Paddlefish World/State Record Paddlefish

Weight: 146 pounds,
Weight: 151 pounds, Date Caught:
Date Caught: 11.2 ounces.
14.4 ounces. June 28, 2020.
July 23, 2020. Length: 70.5 inches.
Length: 71.5 inches. Area Caught:
Area Caught: Girth: 45 inches.
Girth: 44.25 inches. Keystone Lake.
Keystone Lake. Angler:
Angler:
James Lukehart
Cory James Watters
of Edmond.
of Ochelata.
Method of Catch:
Method of Catch:
Rod-and-reel.
Rod-and-reel.

Oologah Lake What’s the biggest fish you’ve ever caught? A 7-pound large-

Record Walleye mouth, 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
Weight:
to a network of record-keepers at lakes across the state, your
7 pounds, 3 ounces next trophy could qualify as a lake record.
Length:
The Lake Record Fish Program was established
26.5 inches. as a way to serve anglers and recognize big fish and
Girth:
the lakes they come from. To find out more, go to
14.5 inches. www.wildlifedepartment.com/fishing/state-and-lake-records.
Angler:
Bret Kaltenbach of Owas-
so.
Method of catch:
Rod and reel.
Date:
July 23, 2020.
Area:
Goose Island.

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