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Marc Anderson holds the record tiger
muskie that he caught at Pineview. |
May 27, 2006
Angler Marc Anderson of Pleasant Grove caught a new Utah record
tiger muskie at Pineview Reservoir over the Memorial Day weekend.
The fish weighed in at 31 pounds, 11 ounces. The huge muskie was
49 inches long and had a girth of 23 inches.
Marc caught the fish on May 27 with a jig near Cemetery Point.
Utah fishing rules require that witnesses be listed on the Record
Fish Certification. The rule also requires that fish be weighed on
certified scales. In the case of Marc's record catch, the
witnesses were two very surprised and shocked employees of FEDEX/Kinkos
in Ogden who were the only ones that Marc could find with a scale
big enough to weigh the fish!
The previous record was a 31-pound, 4-ounce muskie caught by Roger
S. Klug at Pineview in 2001.
DWR fisheries biologist Ben Nadolski measured the fish and was
impressed that Marc was more interested in releasing the fish than
getting the record. "He said that he tried for a half hour to
revive the fish to release it, but was not able to," Nadolski
said.
Nadolski noted that stunted yellow perch populations had a small
effect on the growth and condition of the muskies. However, he
said that population surveys of the reservoir last fall indicated
that perch were on the rebound.
"With the perch coming back, you can count on great muskie fishing
to continue," Nadolski said with an enthusiastic grin.
Marc is in the process of submitting his record fish paperwork to
the Division of Wildlife Resources' Salt Lake City office. After
his paperwork has been reviewed, he will receive a certificate
certifying that he caught a new state record tiger muskie.
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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