46 2020 Annual Report • Fisheries
F I S H S T O C K I N G P R O V I D E S
G R E A T O P P O R T U N I T I E S
Approximately 9.5 million fish were produced and
stocked in 2020, a number greatly reduced by limited egg
collection activities. Twenty-two different species of fish
were stocked into 236 different water bodies in 66 different
counties. Spring and fall trout stockings are popular with
anglers of all ages. More than 320,000 trout were stocked
during the year.
S T A T E R E C O R D S A N D
M A S T E R A N G L E R A W A R D S
Nine state-record fish were certified in 2020, a year that
saw above-average angling pressure. Six were caught on
rod and reel: flathead chub, silver carp, hybrid striped bass,
flathead catfish, green sunfish and tiger trout. Two were
taken by bowfishing: shorthead redhorse and bighead
carp. One was taken by surface spearfishing: silver carp.
Those records range from the 3-ounce flathead chub to
the 89-pound flathead catfish – both fish taken by rod and
reel. The hybrid striped bass record had been on the books
since 1999 and the flathead catfish record since 1988. In
addition, approximately 1,900 master angler awards were
issued.
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