New Ohio State Record Steelhead Certified

Jason Brooks shows his new Ohio record steelhead, weighing 21.3 pounds.  (Click the image to enlarge.)

A new Ohio record Steelhead (Rainbow Trout) has been certified by the Outdoor Writers of Ohio State Record Fish Committee.
 
An Ohio state record Steelhead, weighing 21.3 pounds, was caught by Jason Brooks of Tallmadge, Ohio, from Lake Erie on June 25, 2010, around 11:00 a.m. while trolling off Avon Point in Lorain County. Brooks’ record steelhead is 38 inches long with a 22 inch girth. 
 
That catch replaces the previous state record Steelhead that was caught from Lake Erie by Mike Shane in October of 1996 weighing 20.97 pounds and was 36-½ inches long.
 
Ohio Division of Wildlife fisheries biologist Phil Hillman at Wildlife District Three identified Brooks' catch. 

Ohio state record fish are certified by the Outdoor Writers of Ohio State Record Fish Committee.   Fisheries biologists with the Ohio Division of wildlife must identify the fish as well.
 
For more information on Ohio’s state record fish program contact Tom Cross, Chairman, OWO State Record Fish Committee, 1497 Cross Rd., Winchester, OH 45697, phone (937) 386-2752  www.outdoorwritersofohio.org 

  
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