2006 Winners Catch and Release Category
NYS Angler Achievement Awards Program
| Species | Length (inches) |
Angler | Lure | Water | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Salmon- Great Lakes |
37 | Matthew Chang | Egg Fly | Sandy Creek, Jefferson County | October 1, 2006 |
| Black Crappie | 14 | Robert C. Pryor | Phoebe | Mohawk River, Albany County | May 7, 2006 |
| Bluegill | 10.5 | Timothy A. Graber | Jig | Findley Lake, Chautauqua County | September 9, 2006 |
| Brown Trout- Great Lakes |
32 | Brian Siebert | Cluster Egg Fly | Salmon River, Oswego County | October 1, 2006 |
| Brown Trout- Great Lakes |
32 | Chuck Booker | Blue Trout Bead | Eighteenmile Creek, Niagara County | November 4, 2006 |
| Brown Trout- Inland Lakes |
25.25 | Richard Neiss | Wild Eye Shad with Spinner | Croton Falls Reservoir, Putnam County | November 27, 2006 |
| Brown Trout- Inland Streams |
21 | Patrick Porter | Nightcrawler | Mohawk River, Oneida County | October 13, 2006 |
| Brown Trout- Inland Streams |
20.75 | Patricia Okun | Rapala Deep Diver | Chittenango Creek, Madison County | April 1, 2006 |
| Chain Pickerel | 27 | Kevin Sandell | Rapala Shad Rap | Guilford Lake, Chenango County | December 2, 2006 |
| Chain Pickerel | 26 | Darren McLaughlin | Minnow | Keuka Lake, Yates County | March 10, 2006 |
| Chain Pickerel | 25.5 | Richard Neiss | Deep Wee R | New Croton Reservoir, Westchester County | November 28, 2006 |
| Chinook Salmon | 48 | Chuck Booker | Egg Sack | Fourmile Creek, Niagara County | November 6, 2006 |
| Chinook Salmon | 43 | Chuck Booker | Egg Sack | Twelvemile Creek, Niagara County | November 6, 2006 |
| Chinook Salmon | 42 | Greg Becker | Spoon Off Downrigger | Lake Ontario, Niagara County | July 27, 2006 |
| Chinook Salmon | 42 | Chuck Booker | Egg Sack | Fourmile Creek, Niagara County | October 27, 2006 |
| Common Carp | 40 | Joseph Joyce | Boiled Maize | St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence County | July 20, 2006 |
| Common Carp | 37 | Kristen Gregor | Pineapple Boilie | St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence County | July 1, 2006 |
| Common Carp | 36 | Cody Climenhaga | Corn | Lime Lake, Cattaraugus County | June 3, 2006 |
| Largemouth Bass | 24 | Jeffrey D. Wilber | Weedless Plastic Frog | Muskellunge Lake, Jefferson County | June 17, 2006 |
| Largemouth Bass | 23 | Halsey Frisbie | Jig Head with Rubber Tail | Ashokan Reservoir, Ulster County | May 26, 2006 |
| Largemouth Bass | 22.5 | Richard Falcon | Jig & Pig | Red Lake, Jefferson County | July 19, 2006 |
| Largemouth Bass | 22.5 | Chuck Baker | Jig & Pig | New Croton Reservoir, Westchester County | July 24, 2006 |
| Muskellunge | 58 | Rich Clarke | Crank Bait | St. Lawrence River, Jefferson County | December 10, 2006 |
| Muskellunge | 55 | Frank Skrupa | Yozurri | St. Lawrence River, Jefferson County | October 26, 2006 |
| Northern Pike | 40 | Tom Novobilski | Jig & Minnow | Chenango River, Broome County | December 19, 2006 |
| Northern Pike | 36.5 | Dan L. Arnold | Spoon | Lake Ontario (Sodus Bay), Wayne County | May 19, 2006 |
| Northern Pike | 36 | Jim Zak | Spinnerbait | Oseetah Lake, Franklin County | September 17, 2006 |
| Northern Pike | 36 | Bill Machemer | Spinnerbait | Oseetah Lake, Franklin County | September 18, 2006 |
| Northern Pike | 36 | Tad Gerace | K-O Wobbler | Seneca Lake, Yates County | October 15, 2006 |
| Pumpkinseed | 10.5 | Jacob Romano | Worm | Black River, Jefferson County | August 5, 2006 |
| Rainbow Trout- Great Lakes | 36 | Chuck Booker | Bead | Twomile Creek, Niagara County | April 30, 2006 |
| Rainbow Trout- Great Lakes |
34 | Lawrence N. Rappaport | Tube Fly | Salmon River, Oswego County | April 21, 2006 |
| Rainbow Trout- Great Lakes |
33.25 | James Kramer | Michigan Stinger Spoon | Lake Ontario, Niagara County | August 4, 2006 |
| Rainbow Trout-Inland Streams | 22 | Jim Guida | Stonefly | Genesee River, Allegany County | April 5, 2006 |
| Rainbow Trout-Inland Streams | 22 | Paul Roy | Genesee River, Allegany County | May 7, 2006 | |
| Rainbow Trout- Inland Streams |
22 | Eric Bahagan | Genesee River, Allegany County | May 14, 2006 | |
| Rainbow Trout- Inland Streams |
21 | Jonathan Holmer | Sculpin | Genesee River, Allegany County | July 2, 2006 |
| Rainbow Trout- Inland Streams |
20 | Jeffrey Lomonaco | Egg Sucking Bunny Leech | Connetquot River, Suffolk County | March 5, 2006 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 22.5 | Judith Stoakes | Live Minnow | Lake Erie, Erie County | September 18, 2006 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 21.75 | Robert Elliott | Tube | Lake Erie, Chautauqua County | June 22, 2006 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 21 | Richard T. Mayo | Fire Tire Rattletrap | Lake Erie, Erie County | October 8, 2006 |
| Striped Bass | 40 | Tom Trenz | Smithwick Rouge | Hudson River, Dutchess County | May 16, 2006 |
| Striped Bass | 38 | Kyle Dente | Herring | Hudson River, Albany County | May 6, 2006 |
| Tiger Muskellenge | 42.5 | Nate Pettengill | Booyah Spinnerbait | Erie Canal, Herkimer County | August 15, 2006 |
| Tiger Muskellenge | 36 | Ted Tuazon | Spoon | Otisco Lake, Onondaga County | July 29, 2006 |
| Walleye | 30.5 | Greg Becker | Worm on Harness | Niagara River, Erie County | July 17, 2006 |
| Walleye | 29.5 | David J. Nugent | Jig & Minnow | Chenango River, Broome County | November 28, 2006 |
| Walleye | 28.5 | Bob Sanford | Jig & Twister | Hemlock Lake, Livingston County | June 7, 2006 |
| Walleye | 28.5 | Eric Austin | Rapala Husky Jerk | Mohawk River, Schenectady County | November 23, 2006 |
| Yellow Perch | 14.5 | Greg Becker | Live Shiner | Niagara River, Erie County | May 31, 2006 |
| Yellow Perch | 14.25 | Louis Florio | Lil Hustler Tube | Blydenburgh Lake, Suffolk County | March 30, 2006 |
| Yellow Perch | 14 | Dave McKane | Minnow | Seneca River, Cayuga County | February 2, 2006 |
| Yellow Perch | 14 | Bonnie Sedorus | Minnow | Seneca River, Cayuga County | February 3, 2006 |
| Yellow Perch | 14 | Dave McKane | Minnow | Seneca River, Cayuga County | April 26, 2006 |
