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3 lbs. 7 oz.
Date: 8-9-98 Species: Bluegill Length: 13" Weight: 3 lbs. 7 oz. Girth: 17' Bait: Nightcrawler Location: Sky Valley, Deep Creek Lake
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Comment by Matthew J. Breuer on June 24, 2010 at 6:02pm
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Good info, Jim! I was slated to go to a medical conference in Maryland last year, and actually booked a guide to take me out of Deep Creek for 'gills. It all stemmed from me seeing this picture on the net, and the site I saw it on toting the giant 'gill fishery. Sadly, the conference was cancelled...
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Comment by Zach Pierce on May 26, 2010 at 8:38am
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Is that a hybrid of some sort?
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Comment by John Sheehan on January 5, 2010 at 2:31pm
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That's insane! What a great fish! Figures it hit a nightcrawler! Congratulations to that little kid that caught this outrageous fish!
Jim apparently this fish was too big for even 24 lb Pike to eat!
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Comment by Jim Gronaw on January 5, 2010 at 12:55pm
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Yes...this is Sarah Brennahans' MD state record bluegill, caught at Deep Creek Lake in the extreme western panhandle of the state. Bobber and a worm, under a dock.
Interesting to note is that only one other 3 pound plus gill has been officially recorded since 2000, that being the Arizona record of 3 lbs. 15 ozs. from Goldwater Lake back in 2004.
Also of note, although hundreds of bluegills are caught from DCL every year from 1 to 1 1/2 pounds, there have been no other bluegills from this lake, officially recorded, that have exceeded the coveted 'two-pound' mark.
Still, it's a great bluegill lake, and it has a great yellow perch fishery and has produced northern pike up to 24 lbs.
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Comment by trent houtz on January 5, 2010 at 11:57am
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wow
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Comment by Douglas Buck on January 10, 2009 at 6:07am
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Golly Whooper
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Comment by Bruce Condello on November 15, 2008 at 6:30am
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It's in Maryland.
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