2002 Winners Catch and Release Category
NYS Angler Achievement Awards Program
168 winners:
| Species | Length inches |
Angler | Lure | Water | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brown trout | 33 | Jeff Herrick | Rapala | Lake Ontario, Monroe Co. | April 19, 2002 |
| brown trout | 33 | Chuck Booker | egg sack | Eighteenmile Creek, Niagara Co. | Nov 11, 2002 |
| brown trout | 33 | Thomas J. Senecal Jr. | nymph | Oak Orchard Creek, Orleans Co. | Dec 2, 2002 |
| brown trout | 30 | Bill Rogers | egg sack | Salmon River, Oswego Co. | Nov 19, 2002 |
| brown trout | 29½ | Alan E. Hoover | bead head caddis fly | Oak Orchard Creek, Orleans Co. | Oct 31, 2002 |
| chain pickerel | 27 | Thomas J. Senecal | Clouser minnow fly | Hudson River, Saratoga Co. | March 14, 2002 |
| chain pickerel | 26 3/4 | John H. Olsen Jr. | spinnerbait | Orange Lake, Orange Co. | Nov 20, 2002 |
| chain pickerel | 26½ | Theresa Armstrong | Silver Minnow | Lake Champlain, Washington Co. | May 27, 2002 |
| chain pickerel | 25½ | Jenna Dingee | live minnow | North Lake, Greene Co. | Jan 19, 2002 |
| chain pickerel | 25+ | Carol Branning | Big O | Oneida Lake, Oswego Co. | May 4, 2002 |
| chinook salmon | 44 | Sandy Mullens | estaz fly | Salmon River, Oswego Co. | Oct 9, 2002 |
| chinook salmon | 43 | Chuck Booker | egg sack | Eighteenmile Creek, Niagara Co. | Oct 3, 2002 |
| chinook salmon | 42½ | Will Gress | egg sack | Oak Orchard Creek, Orleans Co. | Oct 9, 2002 |
| coho salmon | 33 | Chuck Booker | egg sack | Fourmile Creek, Niagara Co. | Nov 29, 2002 |
| landlocked salmon | 30 | Carlton Schumacher | "Crystal Jacob" egg fly | Genesee River, Monroe Co. | Oct 13, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 24½ | William H. Burns | spinner | Twin Lakes, Nassau Co. | Sept 26, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 24 | Joseph Gurssl | Banjo Minnow | Hulberton Quarry, Orleans Co. | July 20, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 24 | Paul M. Howe | live minnow | Big Fresh Pond, Suffolk Co. | July 28, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 23 1/4 | Frank M. Sellerberg | plastic worm | Tamarack Lake, Dutchess Co. | June 15, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 23 | Rob Paxton | plastic worm | Black Lake, St. Lawrence Co. | Sept 21, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 22 3/4 | Barbara Booth | Mini Crawdad Bomber | Star Lake, St. Lawrence Co. | July 7, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 22 1/4 | Charles J. Rutkowski | buzz bait | Brackett Lake, Chenango Co. | Aug 21, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 22 | Charles J. Rutkowski | plastic worm | Brackett Lake, Chanango Co. | July 10, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 22 | Mike Hallett | live minnow | Hemlock Lake, Livingston Co. | June 3, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | ~22 | Robert Dove | Shad Rap | Cayuga Lake, Cayuga Co. | Aug 31, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 21½ | Chip Oleynek | plastic worm | Hudson River, Warren Co. | July 27, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 21½ | Edward J. Lints | Blue Fox | Chenango Lake, Chenango Co. | Sept 17, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 21½ | Russ Weber | plastic worm | Tamarack Lake, Dutchess Co. | Sept 21, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 21½ | Alex Burka | plastic worm | Orange Lake, Orange Co. | Sept 29, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 21½ | Mike Schleicher | Senko | Ballston Lake, Saratoga Co. | Oct 24, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 21 | Benjamin J. Gelfuso | live minnow | St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Co. | June 15, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 21 | Mike Schleicher | hair jig | Saratoga Lake, Saratoga Co. | Aug 22, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 21 | Jonathan Spoelhof | saltwater popper | Honeoye Lake, Livingston Co. | Aug 11, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 21 | Richard Neiss | Shad Rap | Croton Falls Reservoir, Putnam Co. | Nov 25, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 20 3/4 | Roger L. Stearns | Skitter Pop | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | July 7, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 20 3/4 | Frank M. Sellerberg | plastic worm | Tamarack Lake, Dutchess Co. | Sept 21, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 20½ | Stephen Rutkowski | Brush Hog | Brackett Lake, Chenango Co. | June 15, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 20½ | Jake T. Doty | nightcrawler | Anderson Pond, Orleans Co. | July 27, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 20½ | Edward J. Lints | Blue Fox | Eaton Brook Reservoir, Madison Co. | Sept 12, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 20½ | Mike Schleicher | Senko | Round Lake, Saratoga Co. | Nov 8, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 20 | Marilyn Hertzberg | worm | Long Lake, Columbia Co. | July 26, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 20 | George Forenczy | jointed Rapala | Waneta Lake, Schuyler Co. | July 21, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 20 | Andrew Lewis | Jitterbug | St. Lawrence River, Jefferson Co. | Aug 1, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 20 | Joshua Hamblen | plastic worm | Deep Pond, Monroe Co. | Sept 6, 2002 |
| largemouth bass | 20 | Brett Rogers | B-Dog Money Lure | Franklin Falla Res., Franklin Co. | July 21, 2002 |
| lake trout | 36 | Bob Helm | unknown | Lake Ontario, Niagara Co. | Jan 27, 2002 |
| lake trout | 34 3/4 | John Moore | silver spoon | Niagara River, Niagara Co. | May 1, 2002 |
| lake trout | 34 | Robert M. Hensch Jr. | Alewife | Owasco Lake, Cayuga Co. | May 29, 2002 |
| muskellunge | 54 | Claude H. Rumsey | plug | St. Lawrence River, Jefferson Co. | Oct 26, 2002 |
| muskellunge | 50 1/4 | Chester Snezek | Ghost Tail Bucktail | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Sept 6, 2002 |
| muskellunge | 49 1/4 | Kevin LaRoche | Tuff Shad | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | June 15, 2002 |
| muskellunge | 48 | Tony Costanzo | Mepps Musky Killer | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 3, 2002 |
| muskellunge | 48 | Roger L. Stearns | live bait fish | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Oct 7, 2002 |
| northern pike | 38 | David J. Nugent | in line spinner | Chenango River, Broome Co. | Sept 13, 2002 |
| northern pike | 37 | Wayne Charles Rich III | shiner | Lake Champlain, Essex Co. | Jan 21, 2002 |
| northern pike | 36 3/4 | Ed Lints | Blue Fox | NYS Barge Canal, Oneida Co. | Aug 10, 2002 |
| northern pike | 36 1/4 | Alex Burka | live minnow | Sandy Pond, Jefferson Co. | Feb 9, 2002 |
| northern pike | 36 | Dominick Grosso | shiner | Oneida River, Onondaga Co. | May 25, 2002 |
| northern pike | 36 | Chris Orcutt | Mepps Aglia | Chateaugay Lake, Clinton Co. | Aug 25, 2002 |
| rainbow trout/steelhead | 37 | Michael H. Seeland | artificial fly | Cattaraugus Creek, Cattaraugus Co. | Oct 31, 2002 |
| rainbow trout/steelhead | 37 | Richard E. Rickert | salmon eggs | Lower Niagara River, Niagara Co. | Oct 23, 2002 |
| rainbow trout, steelhead | 36 | Michael H. Seeland | artificial fly | Cattaraugus Creek, Cattaraugus Co. | Oct 31, 2002 |
| rainbow trout/steelhead | 34 | Chuck Booker | egg sack | Eighteenmile Creek, Niagara Co. | Jan 4, 2002 |
| rainbow trout/steelhead | 34 | Lawrence N. Rappaport, M.D. | Wet fly | Salmon River, Oswego Co. | April 29, 2002 |
| rainbow trout/steelhead | 33 1/4 | Gordon Bennett | egg sack | Salmon Creek, Wayne Co. | Feb 8, 2002 |
| rainbow trout/steelhead | 33 | Roger L. Stearns | spoon | Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co. | Oct 6, 2002 |
| rainbow trout/steelhead | 32 3/4 | Arthur L. Pearse | sucker spawn fly | Salmon River, Oswego Co. | Nov 2, 2002 |
| rainbow trout/steelhead | 32 | Justin Chaff | Stinger spoon | Lake Ontario, Orleans Co. | Aug 12, 2002 |
| rainbow trout/steelhead | 31 | John S. Lively | zonker fly | Salmon River, Oswego Co. | Oct 20, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 22 | Deborah B. Price | tube jig | West Caroga Lake, Fulton Co. | Aug 15, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 22 | Virginia Sue Mart | tube jig | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 8, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 21½ | Roger L. Stearns | live baitfish | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Oct 13, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 21 | Mike Sperry | spinnerbait | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | July 7, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 21 | Jim Pollen | Mann J30 Crankbait | Cayuga Lake, Seneca Co. | July 8, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 21 | Leighton Filiatrault | plastic worm | Grass River, St.Lawrence Co. | Aug 16, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 21 | Roger L. Stearns | live baitfish | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Nov 3, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20½ | Louis D'Amico | tube jig | Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co. | May 4, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20½ | Virginia Sue Mart | tube jig | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 27, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 3/8 | Edward J. Lints | spinnerbait | Canadarago Lake, Otsego Co. | Aug 9, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 1/4 | Roger L. Stearns | tube jig | Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 22, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 1/4 | Mike Schleicher | Yamamoto Spider Grub | Ballston Lake, Saratoga Co. | Aug 30, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 1/8 | Roger L. stearns | Zoom jerk bait | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 31, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 | Art Panfil | tube jig | Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co. | May 4, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 | Marjory Rockwell | minnow | Lake Ontario, Jefferson Co. | July 7, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 | Roger L. Stearns | jerk bait | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | July 16, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 | Virginia Sue Mart | jig & grub | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | July 18, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 | Roger L. Stearns | Skitter Pop | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | July 26, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 | John Templeton | tube bait | Lake George, Warren Co. | July 19, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 | Steven W. Crysler | crayfish | Cross Lake, Cayuga Co. | Sept 1, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 | Dale E. Ward | Rapala | Susquehanna River, Tioga Co. | July 30, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 | George Louis | tube jig | Lake Champlain, Clinton Co. | Sept 10, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 | Virginia Sue Mart | tube jig | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 21, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 | David J. Nugent | Woodchopper | Susquehanna river, Broome Co. | Aug 9, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 20 | Richard Neiss | Norman Deep N | Croton Falls Reservoir, Putnam Co. | Nov 19, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 3/4 | Roger L. Stearns | Zoom jerk bait | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 24, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 3/4 | Donald P. Hoag Jr. | Twin Tail Grub | Otsego Lake, Otsego Co. | Nov 10, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19½ | William L. Forrest | nightcrawler | Lake Ontario, Oswego Co. | July 3, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19½ | Virginia Sue Mart | Jig & Grub | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | June 25, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19½ | Michelle Finlon | nightcrawler | Cross Lake, Cayuga Co. | Sept 1, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19½ | Roger L. Stearns | Skitter Pop | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | July 27, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19½ | David J. Nugent | spinnerbait | Chenango River, Broome Co. | Aug 3, 2003 |
| smallmouth bass | 19½ | Mike Schleicher | hair jig | Ballston Lake, Saratoga Co. | Nov 1, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 3/8 | Brian James | Shad Rap | Chenango River, Chenango Co. | Sept 19, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 1/4 | Mike Schleicher | Yamamoto Spider Grub | Ballston Lake, Saratoga Co. | Aug 30, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 1/4 | David J. Nugent | spinnerbait | Chenango River, Broome Co. | Oct 13, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 | William Mart | St. John's Chopper | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | June 19, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 | Virginia Sue Mart | craw tube | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 1, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 | William E. Schmidt | wooley bugger fly | Lake Champlain, Clinton Co. | Aug 24, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 | Franklin J. Phillips Sr | Jitterbug | Meacham Lake, Franklin Co. | Sept 1, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 | Roger L. Stearns | Zoom Jerk Bait | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 31, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 | David J. Nugent | helgrammite | Susquehanna River, Broome Co. | Sept 9, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 | David J. Nugent | jig&helgrammite | Chenango river, Broome Co. | Sept 13, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 | David J. Nugent | spinnerbait | Chenango River, Broome Co. | Sept 21, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 19 | Chris Micalizzi | spinnerbait | Susquehanna River, Broome Co. | Oct 10, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 3/4 | Roger L. Stearns | Zoom Jerk Bait | Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co. | July 17, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 3/4 | Roger L. Stearns | Zoom Jerk Bait | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 17, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 3.4 | John Lints | Bomber | Kayuta Lake, Oneida Co. | Sept 3, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18½ | Tagge J. Forrest | nightcrawler | Lake Ontario, Oswego Co. | Aug 7, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18½ | David J. Nugent | white spinnerbait | Susquehanna River, Broome Co. | July 14, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18½ | David J. Nugent | tube jig | Susquehanna River Broome Co. | Aug 18, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18½ | Roger L. Stearns | Zoom jerk bait | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 24, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18½ | David J. Nugent | tube jig | Chenango River, Broome Co. | Sept 6, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18½ | David J. Nugent | spinnerbait | Susquehanna River, Broome Co. | Sept 2, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18½ | David J. Nugent | minnow | Chenango River, Broome Co. | Sept 14, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18½ | David J. Nugent | spinnerbait | Susquehanna River, Broome Co. | Oct 14, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18½ | David J. Nugent | spinnerbait | Susquehanna River, Broome Co. | Oct 10, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18½ | David J. Nugent | jig & minnow | Susquehanna River, Broome Co. | Oct 8, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 1/4 | Virginia Sue Mart | craw tube | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 2, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 1/4 | David J. Nugent | jig & minnow | Susquehanna river, Broome Co. | Oct 15, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 | Roger L. Stearns | spider grub | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | June 22, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 | Robert M. Hensch | Zara Spook | Owasco Lake, Cayuga Co. | June 20, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 | Robert M. Hensch | live shiner | Owasco Lake, Cayuga Co. | June 27, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 | David J. Nugent | Baby Torpedo | Susquehanna River, Broome Co. | July 17, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 | Paul F. Snyder | plastic grub | Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co. | Aug 3, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 | Roger L. Stearns | tube jig | Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co. | Sept 8, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 | Virginia Sue Mart | tube jig | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 19, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 | David J. Nugent | spinnerbait | Susquehanna river, Broome Co. | Sept 2, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 | David J. Nugent | spinnerbait | Susquehanna River, Broome Co. | Sept 12, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 | Chuck Booker | homemade lure | Lower Niagara River, Niagara Co. | Oct 9, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 | David J. Nugent | jig & minnow | Susquehanna River. Broome Co. | Oct 8, 2002 |
| smallmouth bass | 18 | Chris Micalizzi | jig & minnow | Susquehanna River, Broome Co. | Oct 15, 2002 |
| striped bass | 40 | George Brockley | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 3, 2002 |
| striped bass | 40 | Daniel C. Kincaid | live herring | Hudson River, Greene Co. | May 4, 2002 |
| striped bass | 40 | Andy Corona | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 9, 2002 |
| striped bass | 40 | Mark Gillenwalters | herring | Hudson river, Albany Co. | May 11, 2002 |
| striped bass | 39 | Sal Clemente | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 1, 2002 |
| striped bass | 39 | Robert Paul | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 1, 2002 |
| striped Bass | 38 | Art Neumon | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | April 27, 2002 |
| striped bass | 38 | Van Zwisohn | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 1, 2002 |
| striped bass | 38 | Robert Simpson | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 3, 2002 |
| striped bass | 38 | Jim Talbot | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 8, 2002 |
| striped bass | 38 | Brian Park | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 8, 2002 |
| striped bass | 38 | Mike Lombard | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 10, 2002 |
| striped bass | 37 | Doug Miller | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 4, 2002 |
| striped bass | 37 | Warren Height | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 7, 2002 |
| striped bass | 37 | John Obermayer | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 8, 2002 |
| striped bass | 37 | Edmund O'Neal | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 8, 2002 |
| striped bass | 37 | Matt Smith | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 9, 2002 |
| striped bass | 37 | Rich Morrisey | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 10, 2002 |
| striped bass | 36 | Leo Charbonneau | herring | Hudson River, Albany Co. | May 3, 2002 |
| tiger muskellunge | 41 3/4 | Edward J. Lints | spinnerbait | Leland Pond, Madison Co. | Aug 19, 2002 |
| tiger muskellunge | 41 | Edward J. Lints | Blue Fox | Leland Pond, Oneida Co. | Sept 13, 2002 |
| tiger muskellunge | 40 1/4 | Edward J. Lints | spinnerbait | Canadarago Lake, Otsego Co. | Aug 19, 2002 |
| tiger muskellunge | 40 | Donald L. Bonde | Rapala | Canadarago Lake, Otsego Co. | June 13, 2002 |
| walleye | 32 | Edward D. Potts | Depth Raider | Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Co. | Aug 16, 2002 |
| walleye | 31 | David J. Nugent | jig&minnow | Chenango River, Broome Co. | Oct 31, 2002 |
| walleye | 28½ | Michael P. Pigott | Rapala | Mohawk River, Saratoga Co. | Feb 27, 2002 |
| walleye | 28 | Michael P. Pigott | Rapala | Mohawk River, Saratoga Co. | Feb 27, 2002 |
| walleye | 27 | Michael P. Pigott | Rapala | Mohawk River, Saratoga Co. | Feb 25, 2002 |
| walleye | 26 | Anthony Campoli | Rapala | Mohawk River, Saratoga Co. | Feb 27, 2002 |
