NGPC certifies six new state fishing records in 2021
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) – The Nebraska Game and Park Commission has certified six new state fishing records in 2021.
The records broken include the underwater spearfishing channel catfish mark, which was broken twice in eight days. The previous record stood for more than twenty years according to NGPC.
The six new certified records
On Jan. 3, Steven Carel of DeWitt set a new rod-and-reel record at Clatonia 3A Reservoir in Gage County. Carel caught a one-pound, 14-ounce green sunfish through a hole in the ice. The fish beat the previous record by 3 ounces.
On March 11, Walton Moore of North Platte set a new rod-and-reel record for tiger trout at Sutherland Reservoir in Lincoln County. Moore caught a tiger trout weighing 6 pounds, 13-ounces and measured 25¾ inches in length.
On April 25, Brionna Schafer of Alliance broke the bow-and-record arrow when she took a 6 pound, 6-ounce white sucker at Box Butte.
On June 5, Anthony Borghi of Ogallala broke the underwater spearfishing record when he speared a 26 pound, 9-ounce channel catfish at Box Butte Reservoir in Dawes County.
On June 13, Hunter Jordan broke the second underwater spearfishing record in 2021. Jordan speared a 27 pound, 5-ounce channel catfish from Box Butte Reservoir.
On July 28, Marlyn Wiebelhaus of Wynot broke his own bow-and-arrow record for black buffalo. Wiebelhaus took a 16 pound, 10-ounce fish from the Missouri River in Cedar County. The previous record stood at 7 pounds, 15-ounces.
A full list of Nebraska’s state-record fish can be found at outdoornebraska.gov/nebraskafishspecies.
