Middlefield's Barber Lands The Big One, Again

Middlefield fisherman Harry Barber will be adding another fishing pin to his trophy case this weekend.

The Lake Beseck resident is one of 75 Connecticut anglers who will be recognized by the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) during the Fifth Annual Trophy Fish Award Ceremony at the Northeast Fishing and Hunting Show in the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford on Saturday.

Anglers will be presented certificates recognizing their achievement of having caught or landed the largest fish in one of several species categories during 2012. 

Barber said he planned to attend Saturday's event with his family but wasn't sure which of the four fish he submitted to the state actually tipped the scale as the largest.

"It's a lot of fun," he said about the event.

In 2011, Barber earned the DEEP's Lifetime Achievement Award for his years of dedication to fishing.

Last spring, Patch caught up with Barber after he caught not one, but two primitive Bowfin.

New state records were set for seven fish species this year and for blue crab in 2012. 

species 

Angler name 

location 

Albacore Tuna (68 lb, 15 oz)

John Dagon

Atlantis Canyon

Atlantic bonito (9 lb, 4 oz)

Yas Saotome

Long Island Sound

black grouper (1 lb, 4 oz)*

Hugh Durham

Long Island Sound

blue crab (1 lb, 1 oz) **

Terry Williams

Connecticut River

common carp (43 lb, 12 oz)

Michael Hudak

Connecticut River

fallfish (2 lb 4 oz)*

Chad Tessman

Farmington River

scup (porgy) (4 lb, 2 oz)

Marcelo Moutinho

Block Island Sound

striped searobin (4 lb, 4 oz)*

Howard Wolowitz

lower Housatonic River

* New species added in 2012 to the list of fishes for which records are maintained.

** Records are also maintained for several popular invertebrate species, including blue crab and a squid species.

Below are the names and hometowns of anglers being recognized for their achievements during 2012:

Matt Atkins

Manchester

David Murawski

Wallingford

Harry C. Barber

Middlefield

Jacob Paradis

Norwich

Gerald F. Benoit Jr.

Lisbon

Kayley Pasko

Collinsville

George Boulay

Yantic

Nicholas Perotti

Vernon

Jamie Brignolo

Winsted

Robert P. Perotti Jr.

Vernon

John H. Brycki Sr.

Oakdale

Drake Peterson

Chester

Chet Chechoski

Stratford

Emily Quercia

Scotland

Lauren Chechoski

Stratford

Noah Quercia

Scotland

John Dagon

Long Valley (NJ)

David Ramos

Brigeport

Seth Davis

Thompson

Stephen Ruggia

Terryville

James DeMino

Cromwell

Margaret Rux

Ashford

Hugh Durham

Waterford

Joseph Santiago

East Haven

Debra A. Ferris

Noank

Yas Saotome

Hamden

Russ Fiore

Enfield

Amanda Sardi

Madison

Ellie Fiorentino

North Granby

Wayne Savage

Meriden

Mark Fiorentino

North Granby

Brian A. Schilling

Terryville

George Fisher

New Fairfield

Bernard Schneider

Old Saybrook

Marco Folino

New Hartford

James Sewitsky

Beacon Falls

Michael Forster

Old Saybrook

Robert F. Silva III

Waterford

Sarah Gacioch

Middletown

Bob F. Silva Jr.

Waterford

Eric Harvey

Sandy Hook

Armando Simao

Pawcatuck

Julie Hinckley

Prospect

Shawn Sims

Colchester

Michael Hudak

East Hartford

Erica Soares

Waterbury

Jeff Johnson

New London

Carlina Rose Spadaccini

Old Saybrook

Stephen Kaufmann

North Salem (NY)

Robert Spielvogel

Canterbury

Drew Kenny

Centerbrook

Thomas B. St. Cyr

Bridgeport

Timothy E. Kilbride

South Meriden

Timothy Sturges

Bristol

Daniel E.S. Kornegay III

East Hampton

Holly N. Sulzinski

North Granby

Beth LaFaille

Chester

Joey Takeman

Winsted

Shawn  Lalond

Milford

Chad Tessmann

New Britain

Stephen Lonczak

Meriden

Chase Tessmann

New Britain

Bill Lutjen

Wilton

Nikole Travis

Danbury

Laurie Macha

Baltic

Amanda Wallace

Stratford

Jared Macha

Baltic

John K. Walsh

Wethersfield

Connor Marchi

Somers

Karen Westerberg

New London

Jack Martin

North Haven

Terry Williams

Killingworth

John K. Mikita

Oxford

Howard Wolowitz

Newtown

Marcelo Moutinho

Wallingford

 

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