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Show Record striper caught at Lake Powell The state record striped bass caught by Bill Peck of Boulder last April didn't last long. His nine and a half pound striper was topped on December 1 by Greg Nichols of Price. Nichols, like Peck, was fishing for crappie when he landed his state record. The fish weighed 11 pounds, 9 ounces and was about 30 inches long. Nichols caught it about two miles above Bullfrog Marina at Lake Powell on sLx-pound test line. Division of Wildlife Resources biologists were not surprised by the catch. Fingerling stripers have been stocked each July since 1974. Fish stccked that year are averaging i about eight pounds, but r Dale Hepworth, Southern Region fisheries manager with the DWR, has predicted twenty-pounders in the future. Asked if he was pleased with his catch, Nichols commented, "Definitely, but I don't expect the record to last long." |