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Record-setting whoppers

Published: Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006 12:23 p.m. MDT
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Three record fish, including two new state records, were caught at Pineview and Willard Bay reservoirs during first two weeks in July.

The first fish was a 49-inch tiger muskie caught by Kelly Parry of Bluffdale on July 4. The new record weighed in at 33 pounds, 10 ounces .

The previous record, which was set only five weeks earlier by Marc Anderson of Pleasant Grove, was 31 pounds, 11 ounces and was 49 inches long with a girth of 23 inches.

While Anderson's record was short-lived, Utah's new wiper record changed hands in even less time.

Joe Huisu caught a 7-pound, 7-ounce wiper that was 26 5/8 inches long at Willard Bay on July 6, which beat the old record by nearly a pound.

One week later, John Volt of South Weber hauled in a new record that weighed in at 7 pounds 11 ounces, just four ounces heavier than Huisu's fish.

Even though Huisu held the record for only one week, he will still be issued a record fish certificate since he had properly registered and verified the catch.

Parry and Volt are in the process of submitting their record fish paperwork to the Division of Wildlife Resources. After review, they will receive certificates.

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For a complete list of Utah's record fish and requirements for the record fish program, visit www.wildlife.utah.gov/fishing/recfish.html.

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