29lb Laker!!!!

[Sleepswithdafishes]

I was just checking out fish and wildlifes master angler pages and this summer a gentlman from newjersey caught a 33 inch 29lb laker!!!! I never new that body of water held lakers!! Best I can tell its 60 feet deep max?? Anyway what a beast!! Sleeps

[tuckhunts87]

how could that fish be 33inches long and weigh 29lbs, the info must have been put in wrong, it looks like a nice fish in the picture but I do not believe it looks anywhere near 29lbs. I emailed the guy that does the entries about it so i'll post an update

[Lavman]

What body of water was it caught in? Any pics or a link to the pics of the fish?

[Reelax]

What body of water was it caught in? Any pics or a link to the pics of the fish?

Gerald Lasko
Pt. Pleasant NJ

Trout, Lake

Length: 33 inches
Girth: 21 inches
Weight: 29 lbs 0 oz

Adult Entry Lake St. Catherine
Town: Poultney
County: Rutland

June 15 2013
8:00 AM
while Trolling
Catch was Harvested

[Thorny]

Phil B's Rotary winning Laker was 33" 17lbs. Hard to imagine a fish fatter than that. Especially with another 12lbs hanging off it's bones!

[Thorny]

Great fish after looking at it. If I had to guess I would say the length is wrong. It looks closer to 40 inches and about 20 lbs. Congrats to the guy on a great catch regardless.

[Captain Paul]

the Laker we caught a few years ago that was 17.95 was 36 inches with a 22inch girth and the Obe caught that was 18.96 was 35 inches with a 23 1/2 in girth so something is wrong there

[Sleepswithdafishes]

To me the real question is I had know idea Lake st.Catherene held Lake trout!!! You learn something new everyday!! Sleeps

[Boatless in BTV]

To me the real question is I had know idea Lake st.Catherene held Lake trout!!! You learn something new everyday!! Sleeps

I didn't realize they were there, either, but I found this report -- http://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/librar ... l_2004.pdf -- assessing the impact of alewives in Lake St. Catherine which says the lake was being stocked with lakers (and rainbows) at least as recently as 2002. A fish this big would certainly be a survivor from those days, if not from even further back.

[riverrunner]

Lakers have not been stocked in Lake St. Catherine for over 10 yrs. There are still a few caught every now and then, normally big ones! There are some HOG browns in there though. Once again, small lake, and very tough to figure out.

[Matt]

Their scale was off about 15 lbs

[tuckhunts87]

Their scale was off about 15 lbs

yup