Nevada Anglers Set Three New State Records in 2005

"After several years of drought, two consecutive years of rain hit the state and the improved water conditions paid off for Nevada’s anglers as they caught three fish in 2005 that will officially go into the books as new state records. " ~ NDOW

• Lower Truckee River - 34-pound, 10-ounce carp
• Humboldt River - 17-pound, 4-ounce white catfish
• Pyramid Lake - 24-pound, 12-ounce cutthroat trout caught on a black wooly bugger at the North Nets.

For more information on other record book trophy fish, please contact the Nevada Department of Wildlife www.ndow.org.

Date: 2/21/06
Contact: Geoffrey Schneider
Phone: (702) 486-5127 extension 3500

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