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Angler Lands Vermont State-Record Walleye While Ice Fishing on Lake Champlain
Angler Lands Vermont State-Record Walleye While Ice Fishing on Lake Champlain
Richard Levesque was ice fishing on Lake Champlain when the flag on his tip-up popped a few hours after sunset on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. He knelt next to the hole and began pulling in his line, hand-over-hand, until he felt the fish on the other end. He knew immediately that it was a big one, and for 12 minutes struggled to pull the fish up through the hole in the ice. When the battle was over the fish weighed in 14.55 pounds. It was officially the largest walleye ever caught in Vermont.
Photo by Richard Levesque
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Photo Gallery Comments (34)
in maine we are allowed to only set out 5 traps, 2 in trophy waters.
sweet! congrads!
on *lb test I am surprised that it didn't break the line when he was pulling it through the hold.
Congrats Man!!
great fish
That thing is a monster! Way to go nice catch.
WOW what a fish!!! Never saw one that size.
Wow great fish, congratulations.
What a FISH! That would blow my mind pulling that thing out of the ice. Congrats!
congrats it is obvious to see you deserve a fish like this with all the time you put into it!! great job..
nice fish,,it pry didnt fight to hard in ice water
what size hole did you have a 8 inch or ten inch
In photo #6 it looks like T-Rex with tiny little arms. What a thrill it must have been to get that fish, especially on a tip up. Good job fella! What type of jig did you have tied on?
Great job!!!
great fish #6.As for myself I would have done all the measurements and pictures as fast as I could and sent her back down the hole.
Hell of a walleye. Validation on a few points..That records are still out there to be caught, and that ice fishing can produce these trophies! Keep the photos coming!
-Jack Borgo
Founder/Editor
http://www.thesuburbansportsman.com/
Nice and congrats but WHY did you have to kill it?
That fish belongs in only one place AND ONE PLACE ONLY --- back in the water.
Catch, photo, weight, and RELEASE!
nice
It's a freckin hogeye!Nice going Richard.One for the book and the wall,she's a beaut.
NICE FISH! GOT TO LOVE ICE FISHING LIKE THAT!
With THIRTY LINES [15 each] through the ice it sounds more like commercial fishing.Nice fish though ,just would have liked to have read that he caught it on a jig.
Awesome Fish ! Congratulations!!
i can't even catch a single walleye!? nice job dude.
Fantastic fish!
Gets to fish every day too! What in the world will you do when you can finally retire? Yep, catch one that has just been planted this year, only 46 years and 20 lbs heavier. Way to go guy!!
Congrats. Awesome fish.
congrats, i am hoping to catch a big walleye this year.
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You have to love this retriever, she will do anything to show off...
Very nic fish
sorry nice
Thats a nice size walleye
Great Fish!
Ive never caught a walleye before, let alone a 14.55 lb giant. congratulations!
Thats a HUGE walley! Congrats!
Thats a monster. Nice catch!
your walleye looks way bigger than the old record
Wow, that's a monster! congrats, and look at the smile that proves the excitement.
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Nice and congrats but WHY did you have to kill it?
That fish belongs in only one place AND ONE PLACE ONLY --- back in the water.
Catch, photo, weight, and RELEASE!
Ive never caught a walleye before, let alone a 14.55 lb giant. congratulations!
sweet! congrads!
on *lb test I am surprised that it didn't break the line when he was pulling it through the hold.
Congrats Man!!
great fish
That thing is a monster! Way to go nice catch.
WOW what a fish!!! Never saw one that size.
Wow great fish, congratulations.
What a FISH! That would blow my mind pulling that thing out of the ice. Congrats!
congrats it is obvious to see you deserve a fish like this with all the time you put into it!! great job..
It's a freckin hogeye!Nice going Richard.One for the book and the wall,she's a beaut.
NICE FISH! GOT TO LOVE ICE FISHING LIKE THAT!
With THIRTY LINES [15 each] through the ice it sounds more like commercial fishing.Nice fish though ,just would have liked to have read that he caught it on a jig.
Awesome Fish ! Congratulations!!
i can't even catch a single walleye!? nice job dude.
Fantastic fish!
Gets to fish every day too! What in the world will you do when you can finally retire? Yep, catch one that has just been planted this year, only 46 years and 20 lbs heavier. Way to go guy!!
Congrats. Awesome fish.
congrats, i am hoping to catch a big walleye this year.
Thats a nice size walleye
Thats a HUGE walley! Congrats!
in maine we are allowed to only set out 5 traps, 2 in trophy waters.
what size hole did you have a 8 inch or ten inch
In photo #6 it looks like T-Rex with tiny little arms. What a thrill it must have been to get that fish, especially on a tip up. Good job fella! What type of jig did you have tied on?
Great job!!!
Hell of a walleye. Validation on a few points..That records are still out there to be caught, and that ice fishing can produce these trophies! Keep the photos coming!
-Jack Borgo
Founder/Editor
http://www.thesuburbansportsman.com/
nice
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You have to love this retriever, she will do anything to show off...
Very nic fish
sorry nice
Great Fish!
Thats a monster. Nice catch!
your walleye looks way bigger than the old record
Wow, that's a monster! congrats, and look at the smile that proves the excitement.
phone number scan
nice fish,,it pry didnt fight to hard in ice water
great fish #6.As for myself I would have done all the measurements and pictures as fast as I could and sent her back down the hole.
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