On the water with...

Dwayne E. Cooper

Table of Contents

Introduction

Growing Up

Some early salt water fishing

Early tackle

My formative years

Learning to find water on my own

Young student on Monroe

Graduating to Okeechobee

Smallmouth fever

Ohio River

Information on the 99' fishkill on the White River

White River 2000

Family fun at West Boggs...

Have fun...but don't get your feet wet!

Indiana State Fish Records

Links

Fishing Web Rings

 

Favorite Links

Cooper's Fishing Tackle - Buzzbaits, Spinnerbaits, Soft Plastics

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Cooper's Indian Artifacts

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Indiana State Fish Records...

(official state records as of November 30, 1999)

Atlantic Salmon - 14 lb 4 oz.  Caught in 1979 by Gene Tarrant in Lake Michigan, Lake County

Bighead Carp - 35 lb 9 oz. Caught in 1998 by Jeramy Vincent on the East Fork of the White River, Lawrence County

Blue Cat - 104 lb.  Caught in 1999 by Bruce Midkoff in the Ohio River

Bluegill - 3 lb 4 oz. Caught in 1972 by Harold Catey in a pond in Greene County

Bowfin (dogfish) - 16 lb. Caught in 1988 by Barry Biererstadt in Pine Lake in La Porte County

Brook Trout - 3 lb 15 1/2oz.  Caught in 1973 by Sonny Bashore in Lake Gage in Steuben County

Brown Trout - 24.18 lb. Caught in 1999 by Steven Bay in Trail Creek in LaPorte County

Buffalo - 50 lb.  Caught in 1993 by Larry Warner in Lake Freeman

Bullhead - 4.9 lb. Caught in 1994 by Darren Robertson in Potato Creek State Park in St Joseph County.

Burbot - 7 lb 11 oz. Caught in 1990 by Larry Malicki in Lake Michigan

Carp - 43 lb 4 oz. Caught in 1989 by Russell Long in Pike Lake, Kosciusko County

Channel Catfish - 37 lb 8 oz. Caught in 1980 by Randy E. Jones in a lake in Vanderburgh County

Chinook Salmon - 38 lb. Caught in 1980 by Rich Baker in Trail Creek in La Porte County

Cisco - 3 lb 12 oz. Caught in 1980 by Phillip Wisniewski in Big Cedar Lake, Whitley County

Coho Salmon - 20 lb 12 oz.  Caught in 1972 by John Beutner in Lake Michigan in La Porte County

Crappie - 4 lb 11 oz.  Caught in 1994 by Willis Halcomb in a private lake in Jennings County

Flathead Catfish - 79 lb 8 oz. Caught in 1966 by Glen T. Simpson in the White River in Lawrence County

Flier - 3 1\2 oz.  Caught in 1983 by Harold H. Otte in a stream in Jackson County

Freshwater Drum (white perch) - 30lb. Caught in 1963 by Garland Feathers in the White River, Martin County

Green Sunfish - 1 lb 10 oz.  Caught in 1987 by Terry Keller in a strip pit in Fountain County

Hybrid Striped Bass - 18 lb 1 oz. Caught in 1993 by Carl Albuquerque in the Tippecanoe River in Tippecanoe County

Hybrid Walleye - 7.98 lb. Caught in 1995 by David Braun in the Huntingburg Reservoir

Lake Trout - 29 lb 4 oz.  Caught in 1993 by Harold Rodriquez in Lake Michigan

Largemouth Bass - 14 lb 12 oz.  Caught in 1991 by Jenifer Schultz in a lake in Harrison County

Muskellunge - 35 lb 8 oz. Caught in 1994 by George Webster in James Lake in Kosciusko County

Northern Pike - 30 lb 2 oz.  Caught in 1992 by Jack Barnes in Clear Lake in Steuben County

Paddlefish - 106 lb 4 oz. Caught in 1996 by John Kotter in a sand pit in Knox County

Pink Salmon - 2 lb 12 1\2 oz. Caught in 1985 by Richard J. Lisac in Lake Michigan in Lake County

Rainbow Trout - 18 lb 8 oz.  Caught in 1988 by Bill Bigger in Clear Lake in Steuben County

Redear Sunfish - 3 lb 10 oz.  Caught in 1974 by R. Peckman in a lake in Brown County

Rock Bass - 3 lb. Caught in 1969 by David Thomas in Sugar Creek in Hancock County

Sauger - 6 lb 1 oz. Caught in 1983 by Mark Bigger in Tippecanoe River in Carroll County

Shovelnose Sturgeon - 14 lb 8 oz. Caught in 1999 by Mike Latoz in the Wabash River in Fountain County

Smallmouth Bass - 7 lb 4 oz.  Caught in 1992 by Dana Yoder in Twin Lake in Lagrange County.

Spotted Bass - 5 lb 1 1\2 oz.  Caught in 1975 by John William Pio in a lake in Howard County

Steelhead Trout - 26.62 lb.  Caught in 1999 by Evan Nicholson in Trail Creek in LaPorte County

Striped Bass - 35.395 lb.  Caught in 1993 by Tony Campisano in the Ohio River

Sucker - 12 lb 3.3 oz.  Caught in 1991 by John Britton in the White River in Bartholemew County

Tiger Muskellunge - 24 lb. Caught in 1995 by Michael Senics in Wolf Lake in Lake County

Tiger Trout - 3 lb. Caught in 1978 by Mike Ratter in Lake Michigan in Lake County

Walleye - 14 lb. 4 oz. (tie).  Caught in 1974 by Leon Richart in the Kankakee River in Lake County.  In 1977, Donald Tedford caught his in the Tippecanoe River in Pulaski County

Warmouth - 1.37 lb. Caught in 1989 by Brett Borges in a farm pond in Morgan County

White Bass - 4 lb 3 oz. Caught in 1965 by James Wagner in Lake Freeman in Carroll County

White Catfish - 9.72 lb. Caught in 1985 by Melissa Grimes in a pond in Wabash County

Yellow Bass - 2 lb 4 oz.  Caught in 1977 by Don Stalker in Monroe Reservoir in Monroe County

Yellow Perch - 2 lb 8 oz. Caught in 1981 by Roy W. Burkel in a gravel Pit in Vigo County

The 10 coolest animals I have seen while fishing...

1. Mountain Lion

2. Bald Eagle

3. Fox

4. Wild Boar

5. Raccoon

6. Deer

7. Beaver

8. Blue Heron

9. Mink

10. Coyote

 

Got a fish story to share? Send email to Dwayne at dwayne@cooperlegalservices.com