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New Canton Lake Record Walleye

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Lake Canton record walleye

With prime fishing season underway across the state, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s New Lake Record Fish Program is exploding with action. Nearly a dozen lake records have been caught and certified since the program’s Feb. 1 kick-off, and some records have been broken twice in just a matter of days.

Canton Lake, for example, produced an 8.8-lb. walleye for Oklahoma City angler Flynn King March 9, and on March 14 produced a 9.2-lb. walleye for Jim Sweetwood of Norman. And though it was not a lake record, an 8.1-lb. walleye also was caught at Canton March 14 by Terry Duncan of Higgins, Texas.

“New lake records just keep coming in,” said Greg Summers, fisheries research lab supervisor for the Wildlife Department. And though the Lake Record Fish program is brand new, Summers said it is no coincidence that this time of year is yielding so many records at lakes across the state.

“If there is any time of year for the fishing to be good, it’s now through the next several weeks,” Summers said. “The Lake Records program is proving it. If people want in on some of the best fishing of the year, they better get out there.”

For more information about The New Lake Record Fish Program, or for more on walleye fishing in Oklahoma, log on to www.wildlifedepartment.com

New Record Set at Lake Konawa

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New Oklahoma record fish - smallmouth buffalo from Lake Konawa.
The Smallmouth Buffalo Record for Oklahoma has just been shattered by a bass angler at Lake Konawa.

The last two state record smallmouth buffalo had been reeled out of the waters of Lake Canton near Watonga, but the lake’s streak was broken August 15th when Marvin Williams of Noble shattered that record with his 44 lb., 2 ounce catch out of Lake Konawa.

Williams caught the giant smallmouth buffalo on a Tiny Fluke while using eight-pound test. The previous record smallmouth buffalo weighed 38 pounds, 3.8 ounces and was caught by Rodney Meyer of Balko on just 12-pound test.

What makes Williams’ catch so unique is that he was actually fishing for white bass, and though he knew about smallmouth buffalo, he had never caught one previous to his state record catch.

“I had seen them before, but I’d never caught one,” Williams said.

The record fish was brought into Tink & Sals Bait & Tackle and later certified on scales at the Oklahoma Fisheries Research Lab operated by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

“Normally, state records are broken by mere ounces,” said Barry Bolton, fisheries chief for the Wildlife Department. “This one blew the previous record out of the water!”

For a complete list of record fish and the procedures regarding state record fish, consult the “Oklahoma Fishing Guide” or log on to www.wildlifedepartment.com. If you think you may have hooked a record fish, it is important that you weigh the fish on an Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture certified scale and the weight is verified by a Wildlife Department employee.

Story compliments of the Oklahoma Wildlife Department.