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Fish Identification Updated April 2014. Migratory Fish.
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Fish Identification Updated April 2014
Transcript of Fish Identification Updated April 2014. Migratory Fish.
Flathead CatfishLength: Max 61 inches
Weight: World record 123 lbs. 9 oz.
PA State Record:48 lbs. 6 oz.
Common Carp
The largest carp caught by an angler was in Bordeaux, France weighing 94 pounds.
PA State Record:52 lbs.
Rainbow Trout
Introduced from the Rocky Mountain states in the early 1900’s.
PA State Record:15 lbs. 6.25 oz.
Golden Rainbow Trout
Pennsylvania record Golden Trout was 13 pounds.
Not a Palomino
West Virginia Fish Hatchery in 1954 foundone female with the genetic mutation
First Stocked in 1967.