Big Fish of the Year 2018
Catch & Keep
Black Crappie
2 lbs. 7.36 oz. 14 in., San Carlos Reservoir
Scott Gaulin, 3/31/18
Bigmouth Buffalo
31 lbs. 3.2 oz. 37 in., Apache Lake
Ronald Nuss, Jr., 6/18/18
Channel Catfish
12 lbs. 1.6 oz. 30 in., Apache Lake
Shawn Toolson, 3/29/18
Carp
35 lbs. 6.4 oz. 40 in., Lake Havasu
Ted Keller, 5/4/18
Smallmouth Buffalo
18 lbs. 8 oz. 40 in., Apache Lake
Ronald Nuss, Jr., 6/18/18
Gila Trout
5 lbs. 1.92 oz., Goldwater Lake
David Worsham, 6/2/18
Northern Pike
3 lbs. 6 oz., Rainbow Lake
Darryl Brammeier, 6/4/18
Tiger Trout
1 lbs. 12.76 oz., Woods Canyon Lake
Gregg P. Smith, Payson 11/5/18
Catch & Release**
Channel Catfish
35 in., Lake Havasu
George Tarro, Jr., 4/28/18
Tiger Trout
16 in., Becker Lake
Robert Morse, 4/25/18
White Crappie
16 in., San Carlos Reservoir
Matthew Rokusek
* New State Record
** Based on length only and rounded down to nearest inch. New entries must exceed existing entry by at least 1 inch.
Previous winners [PDF]
Arizona Fish Entry Form with Rules [PDF] (page 44 of the 2014 Fishing Regulations)
Arizona Fish Weighing Scale Locations [PDF] (page 45 of the 2014 Fishing Regulations)