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Nova Scotia Fish Registry Rules
Fish Registry Application Form
The Nova Scotia Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture maintains a database on large and record fish angled in the province. Anglers are encouraged to register fish caught in Catch and Keep, Live Release and Youth categories. To learn more about the registry or to obtain an application form, contact our office.
Official Records for Large Fish Caught in Nova Scotia
| LIVE RELEASE CATEGORY |
| Species |
Length x Girth
(inches) |
Year |
Angler |
Location |
County |
| Smallmouth Bass |
23 x 17 |
2007 |
Kevin Corkum |
Big Mushamush Lake |
Lunenburg |
| Striped Bass |
41 x 27 |
2005 |
Pat Young |
Fullers River |
Richmond |
| Brown Trout |
21.5 x 11.4 |
2009 |
Pat Young |
Mira River |
Cape Breton |
| CATCH AND KEEP CATEGORY |
| Species |
Weight (lbs.) |
Year |
Angler |
Location |
County |
| Speckled Trout |
6.75 |
1945 |
Alex Stephens |
Blackett's Lake |
Cape Breton |
| Rainbow Trout |
10.2 |
2002 |
Reggie MacLeod |
Bras d'Or Lake |
Cape Breton |
| Brown Trout |
18.4 |
2007 |
Charley LaHey |
Mira River |
Cape Breton |
| Smallmouth Bass |
4.5 |
1990 |
Robert Hasenack |
Kinsac Lake |
Halifax |
| Chain Pickerel |
6.75 |
2009 |
Alain Lemay |
Grand Lake |
Halifax |
| Landlocked Salmon |
4.4 |
1988 |
H. MacDonald |
Grand Lake |
Halifax |
| Striped Bass |
57.9 |
2008 |
Christian LeVatte |
Bras d'Or Lake |
Cape Breton |
| White Perch |
2.08 |
2006 |
Billy Garrison |
Northwest Lake |
Colchester |
| Yellow Perch |
1.20 |
2013 |
Ryan Gould |
Fish Lake |
Halifax |
| YOUTH LIVE RELEASE CATEGORY |
| Species |
Length x Girth (inches) |
Year |
Angler |
Location |
County |
| Smallmouth Bass |
20 x 14 |
2009 |
Ian Keefe |
Mattatall |
Cumberland |
| Speckled Trout |
16.7 x 10.3 |
2009 |
Josh MacMillan |
West River |
Antigonish |
| Rainbow Trout |
15.5 x 8 |
2011 |
Neil Graham |
South River |
Antigonish |
| Brown Trout |
15 x 8.25 |
2011 |
Alex Graham |
South River |
Antigonish |
| YOUTH CATCH AND KEEP CATEGORY |
| Species |
Weight(lbs.) |
Year |
Angler |
Location |
County |
| Yellow Perch |
0.63 |
2004 |
Gregory Burrill |
Mink Lake |
Shelburne |
| Chain Pickerel |
3.99 |
2007 |
Marcel Boudreau |
Hibbards Lake |
Yarmouth |
| Speckled Trout |
3.40 |
2009 |
Aidan Doucet |
Lochaber Lake |
Antigonish |
| Brown Bullhead |
1.08 |
2007 |
Alex Cunningham |
Raynards Lake |
Yarmouth |
| Rainbow Trout |
2.62 |
2007 |
Rhyley Bowen |
Stewart Lake |
Antigonish |
| Brown Trout |
4.06 |
2011 |
Brody Venedam |
Pomquet Harbour |
Antigonish |
| SMALLMOUTH BASS TOURNAMENT ANGLING |
Weight
(lbs.) |
Year |
Angler |
Location |
County |
| 17.26 |
2009 |
Rob Mailman, Peter Lavender |
Mersey River |
Queens |
| 15.98 |
2011 |
Richard Hiltz, Peter Blakney |
Big Mushamush Lake |
Lunenburg |
| 15.60 |
2008 |
Rod Goodwin, Ian Ross |
Ogden, Parr, Petes Lakes |
Yarmouth |
| 15.56 |
2003 |
Conrad Corporon, Bernard Corporon |
Lac d'en Bas |
Digby |
| 15.51 |
2005 |
Jim Langthorne, Ian Langthorne |
Kempt Back Lake |
Yarmouth |
| 14.92 |
2004 |
George Watkins, Steve Watkins |
Ogden, Parr, Petes Lakes |
Yarmouth |
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