04-26-2006, 05:22 PM
Last Update: April 26, 2006 [url "http://www.state.tn.us/twra/fish/tarp/tarpcert.jpg"]![[Image: tarpcert_small.jpg]](http://www.state.tn.us/twra/fish/tarp/tarpcert_small.jpg)
[/url]
[font "verdana"] What is the Tennessee Angler Recognition Program?
The Tennessee Angler Recognition Program (TARP) allows anglers to have their trophy fish recognized by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). Anglers of any age, who catch large fish that meet or exceed the qualifying lengths may apply. The TWRA Fisheries Management Division sends those accomplished anglers certificates featuring color reproductions of fish artwork by renowned wildlife artist Joseph R. Tomelleri.
The program is designed to acknowledge anglers for outstanding sportfishing accomplishments, encourage catch-and-release of trophy size fish, and provide the TWRA with information on large fish caught throughout the state.
TARP should not be
with the State Record Fish program that recognizes anglers who catch a new state record fish (largest fish recorded for that species in the state.) Instead, TARP recognizes anglers who catch trophy-size fish that are not necessarily state records.
Trophy Fish/Master Angler Certificates
TARP features three levels of angler recognition. Anglers catching a fish that meets or exceeds the minimum "trophy" length requirements, listed in the table below, will recieve a [url "http://www.state.tn.us/twra/fish/tarp/tarpcert.jpg"]Trophy Fish Certificate (click for example) [/url]. These certificates feature Tomelleri artwork representing the species caught by the applicant. In addition, the certificates are printed on quality paper suitable for framing. After anglers catch five trophy size fish in any combination, a Master Angler Level I certificate and patch will be awarded at no cost to the angler. Anglers submitting five trophy size fish of different species recieve a Master Angler Level II certificate and patch. How Do You Qualify? [ul] [li]The fish must be caught after January 1, 2003 [li]The fish must meet or exceed the minimum lengths listed below [li]Persons 13 years of age or older must be licensed anglers and must provide their license number (TWRA#) on the application. [li]The fish must be caught legally (in accordance with Tennessee Sportfishing Regulations) in Tennessee waters, by sportfishing methods only (rod and reel or cane pole). [li]Then length of the fish must be verified by either a witness or a photograph. The witness must complete the section on the application and/or the photo must be of the fish lying flat on top of or beside a flat measuring rule or tape and included with the application. [/li][/ul]
If you believe your catch exceeds the current state record for that species, you should immediately contact a TWRA Fisheries Biologist for positive identification of the fish and the appropriate application
How Do You Apply
An application form may be obtained by clicking [url "http://www.state.tn.us/twra/fish/tarp/TARPBrochureFinalDraft.pdf"]this link[/url] (Adobe Acrobat Reader required) or by contacting the TWRA Fisheries Management Division at (615) 781-6575. Complete one application for each fish you are registering. You may include more than one application form per envelope. If the fish length is being verified by photo, the picture must be enclosed with the application. For the Trophy Fish Certificate only, a $5.00 processing fee, per application, must also be enclosed and mailed within 60 days from the date of catch. Make check or money order payable to TWRA and mail, with the application(s), to the address at the bottom of the application. The processing fee is non-refundable for non-qualifying applications. Minimum Trophy Fish Lengths Species Length(inches) Largemouth Bass 22 Spotted Bass 18 Smallmouth Bass 20 Striped Bass 40 Cherokee Bass (Hybrid) 30 White Bass 18 Crappie (White or Black) 14 Bluegill 10 Redear Sunfish 11 Rock Bass 10 Sauger 20 Walleye 28 Muskellunge 40 Brook Trout 10 Brown Trout 26 Rainbow Trout 24 Lake Trout 28 Channel Catfish 30 Blue Catfish 34 Flathead Catfish 34 Common Carp 34
Measuring Your Fish
Lay the fish flat on the top of, or beside, a measuring rule or tape. Do not lay the rule over the curvature of the fish's body. Close the fish's mouth and squeeze the tail lobes together. Measure from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail to the nearest 1/4 inch. Summary of Tennessee's Angler Recognition Program Entries [size 2]SPECIES [/size] [size 2]QUALIFYING LENGTH[/size] [size 2]TOTAL SUBMITTED[/size] [size 2]LARGEST (inches)[/size] [size 2]CAUGTH BY[/size] [size 2]WATERBODY[/size] [size 2]COUNTY[/size] [size 2]Black Crappie[/size] [size 2]14[/size] [size 2]23[/size] [size 2]18.00[/size] [size 2]Charlie C. Newton[/size] [size 2]Litrell Pond[/size] [size 2]Madison[/size] [size 2]Blue Catfish[/size] [size 2]34[/size] [size 2]103[/size] [size 2]56.00[/size] [size 2]Steve E. Ramsey[/size] [size 2]Watts Bar[/size] [size 2]Roane[/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2]56.00[/size] [size 2]Matthew Bingham[/size] [size 2]Mississippi River[/size] [size 2]Shelby[/size] [size 2]Bluegill[/size] [size 2]10[/size] [size 2]17[/size] [size 2]12.00[/size] [size 2]Kenneth Griesch[/size] [size 2]Farm Pond[/size] [size 2]Benton[/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2]12.00[/size] [size 2]M. Anthony Phillips[/size] [size 2]Norris[/size] [size 2]Union[/size] [size 2]Brook Trout[/size] [size 2]10[/size] [size 2]8[/size] [size 2]18.00[/size] [size 2]Lucas Lunsford[/size] [size 2]Indian Camp Creek[/size] [size 2]Cocke[/size] [size 2]Brown Trout[/size] [size 2]26[/size] [size 2]12[/size] [size 2]35.00[/size] [size 2]Matthew Harberger[/size] [size 2]S. Holston River[/size] [size 2]Sullivan[/size] [size 2]Channel Catfish[/size] [size 2]30[/size] [size 2]14[/size] [size 2]44.25[/size] [size 2]Marvin D. Hahn[/size] [size 2]Lake Barkley[/size] [size 2]Stewart[/size] [size 2]Cherokee Bass[/size] [size 2]30[/size] [size 2]13[/size] [size 2]32.75[/size] [size 2]Neal Viles[/size] [size 2]Melton Hill[/size] [size 2]Anderson[/size] [size 2]Common Carp[/size] [size 2]34[/size] [size 2]1[/size] [size 2]36.50[/size] [size 2]Rodney Leetham[/size] [size 2]Lake Barkley[/size] [size 2]Stewart[/size] [size 2]Flathead Catfish[/size] [size 2]34[/size] [size 2]17[/size] [size 2]47.00[/size] [size 2]Ron Davis[/size] [size 2]Kentucky Lake[/size] [size 2]Humphreys[/size] [size 2]Largemouth Bass[/size] [size 2]22[/size] [size 2]71[/size] [size 2]29.00[/size] [size 2]Rad Ellington[/size] [size 2]Private Lake[/size] [size 2]Haywood[/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2]29.00[/size] [size 2]Doyle Monday[/size] [size 2]Lake Sherwood[/size] [size 2]Cumberland[/size] [size 2]Muskellunge[/size] [size 2]40[/size] [size 2]5[/size] [size 2]47.50[/size] [size 2]John Green[/size] [size 2]Woods Reservoir[/size] [size 2]Franklin[/size] [size 2]Rainbow Trout[/size] [size 2]24[/size] [size 2]13[/size] [size 2]34.50[/size] [size 2]Andrew Peiffer[/size] [size 2]Watauga River[/size] [size 2]Carter[/size] [size 2]Redear Sunfish[/size] [size 2]11[/size] [size 2]22[/size] [size 2]13.00[/size] [size 2]Dwain Hobbs[/size] [size 2]Center Hill[/size] [size 2]Dekalb[/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2]13.00[/size] [size 2]Ricky E. Moon[/size] [size 2]Marrowbone Lake[/size] [size 2]Davidson[/size] [size 2]Rock Bass[/size] [size 2]10[/size] [size 2]15[/size] [size 2]11.75[/size] [size 2]Ken Miller Jr.[/size] [size 2]Nickajack Reservoir[/size] [size 2]Marion[/size] [size 2]Sauger[/size] [size 2]20[/size] [size 2]4[/size] [size 2]22.25[/size] [size 2]Mark Horton[/size] [size 2]Old Hickory Reservoir[/size] [size 2]Sumner[/size] [size 2]Smallmouth Bass[/size] [size 2]20[/size] [size 2]134[/size] [size 2]24.00[/size] [size 2]Michael A. Webb[/size] [size 2]Little Pigeon River[/size] [size 2]Sevier[/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2]24.00[/size] [size 2]Michael Hart[/size] [size 2]South Holston[/size] [size 2]Sullivan[/size] [size 2]Spotted Bass[/size] [size 2]18[/size] [size 2]3[/size] [size 2]21.75[/size] [size 2]Gregory D. Wood[/size] [size 2]Kentucky Lake[/size] [size 2]Hardin[/size] [size 2]Striped Bass[/size] [size 2]40[/size] [size 2]44[/size] [size 2]48.75[/size] [size 2]Tim Adrien[/size] [size 2]Ft. Patrick Henry[/size] [size 2]Sullivan[/size] [size 2]Walleye[/size] [size 2]28[/size] [size 2]5[/size] [size 2]34.00[/size] [size 2]Gregory C. Bussell[/size] [size 2]Cordell Hull[/size] [size 2]Jackson[/size] [size 2]White Bass[/size] [size 2]18[/size] [size 2]2[/size] [size 2]24.00[/size] [size 2]Bill Nelson[/size] [size 2]Mississippi River[/size] [size 2]Shelby[/size] [size 2]White Crappie[/size] [size 2]14[/size] [size 2]96[/size] [size 2]18.50[/size] [size 2]Jimmy Presley[/size] [size 2]Pin Oak Lake[/size] [size 2]Henderson[/size]
[url "http://www.state.tn.us/twra/fish/tarp/tarp_oct_05.pdf"]Click this link to see a complete list of all TARP records (.pdf file format)[/url] [/font]
[signature]
[/url] [font "verdana"] What is the Tennessee Angler Recognition Program?
The Tennessee Angler Recognition Program (TARP) allows anglers to have their trophy fish recognized by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). Anglers of any age, who catch large fish that meet or exceed the qualifying lengths may apply. The TWRA Fisheries Management Division sends those accomplished anglers certificates featuring color reproductions of fish artwork by renowned wildlife artist Joseph R. Tomelleri.
The program is designed to acknowledge anglers for outstanding sportfishing accomplishments, encourage catch-and-release of trophy size fish, and provide the TWRA with information on large fish caught throughout the state.
TARP should not be
with the State Record Fish program that recognizes anglers who catch a new state record fish (largest fish recorded for that species in the state.) Instead, TARP recognizes anglers who catch trophy-size fish that are not necessarily state records. Trophy Fish/Master Angler Certificates
TARP features three levels of angler recognition. Anglers catching a fish that meets or exceeds the minimum "trophy" length requirements, listed in the table below, will recieve a [url "http://www.state.tn.us/twra/fish/tarp/tarpcert.jpg"]Trophy Fish Certificate (click for example) [/url]. These certificates feature Tomelleri artwork representing the species caught by the applicant. In addition, the certificates are printed on quality paper suitable for framing. After anglers catch five trophy size fish in any combination, a Master Angler Level I certificate and patch will be awarded at no cost to the angler. Anglers submitting five trophy size fish of different species recieve a Master Angler Level II certificate and patch. How Do You Qualify? [ul] [li]The fish must be caught after January 1, 2003 [li]The fish must meet or exceed the minimum lengths listed below [li]Persons 13 years of age or older must be licensed anglers and must provide their license number (TWRA#) on the application. [li]The fish must be caught legally (in accordance with Tennessee Sportfishing Regulations) in Tennessee waters, by sportfishing methods only (rod and reel or cane pole). [li]Then length of the fish must be verified by either a witness or a photograph. The witness must complete the section on the application and/or the photo must be of the fish lying flat on top of or beside a flat measuring rule or tape and included with the application. [/li][/ul]
If you believe your catch exceeds the current state record for that species, you should immediately contact a TWRA Fisheries Biologist for positive identification of the fish and the appropriate application
How Do You Apply
An application form may be obtained by clicking [url "http://www.state.tn.us/twra/fish/tarp/TARPBrochureFinalDraft.pdf"]this link[/url] (Adobe Acrobat Reader required) or by contacting the TWRA Fisheries Management Division at (615) 781-6575. Complete one application for each fish you are registering. You may include more than one application form per envelope. If the fish length is being verified by photo, the picture must be enclosed with the application. For the Trophy Fish Certificate only, a $5.00 processing fee, per application, must also be enclosed and mailed within 60 days from the date of catch. Make check or money order payable to TWRA and mail, with the application(s), to the address at the bottom of the application. The processing fee is non-refundable for non-qualifying applications. Minimum Trophy Fish Lengths Species Length(inches) Largemouth Bass 22 Spotted Bass 18 Smallmouth Bass 20 Striped Bass 40 Cherokee Bass (Hybrid) 30 White Bass 18 Crappie (White or Black) 14 Bluegill 10 Redear Sunfish 11 Rock Bass 10 Sauger 20 Walleye 28 Muskellunge 40 Brook Trout 10 Brown Trout 26 Rainbow Trout 24 Lake Trout 28 Channel Catfish 30 Blue Catfish 34 Flathead Catfish 34 Common Carp 34
Measuring Your Fish
Lay the fish flat on the top of, or beside, a measuring rule or tape. Do not lay the rule over the curvature of the fish's body. Close the fish's mouth and squeeze the tail lobes together. Measure from the tip of the snout to the end of the tail to the nearest 1/4 inch. Summary of Tennessee's Angler Recognition Program Entries [size 2]SPECIES [/size] [size 2]QUALIFYING LENGTH[/size] [size 2]TOTAL SUBMITTED[/size] [size 2]LARGEST (inches)[/size] [size 2]CAUGTH BY[/size] [size 2]WATERBODY[/size] [size 2]COUNTY[/size] [size 2]Black Crappie[/size] [size 2]14[/size] [size 2]23[/size] [size 2]18.00[/size] [size 2]Charlie C. Newton[/size] [size 2]Litrell Pond[/size] [size 2]Madison[/size] [size 2]Blue Catfish[/size] [size 2]34[/size] [size 2]103[/size] [size 2]56.00[/size] [size 2]Steve E. Ramsey[/size] [size 2]Watts Bar[/size] [size 2]Roane[/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2]56.00[/size] [size 2]Matthew Bingham[/size] [size 2]Mississippi River[/size] [size 2]Shelby[/size] [size 2]Bluegill[/size] [size 2]10[/size] [size 2]17[/size] [size 2]12.00[/size] [size 2]Kenneth Griesch[/size] [size 2]Farm Pond[/size] [size 2]Benton[/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2]12.00[/size] [size 2]M. Anthony Phillips[/size] [size 2]Norris[/size] [size 2]Union[/size] [size 2]Brook Trout[/size] [size 2]10[/size] [size 2]8[/size] [size 2]18.00[/size] [size 2]Lucas Lunsford[/size] [size 2]Indian Camp Creek[/size] [size 2]Cocke[/size] [size 2]Brown Trout[/size] [size 2]26[/size] [size 2]12[/size] [size 2]35.00[/size] [size 2]Matthew Harberger[/size] [size 2]S. Holston River[/size] [size 2]Sullivan[/size] [size 2]Channel Catfish[/size] [size 2]30[/size] [size 2]14[/size] [size 2]44.25[/size] [size 2]Marvin D. Hahn[/size] [size 2]Lake Barkley[/size] [size 2]Stewart[/size] [size 2]Cherokee Bass[/size] [size 2]30[/size] [size 2]13[/size] [size 2]32.75[/size] [size 2]Neal Viles[/size] [size 2]Melton Hill[/size] [size 2]Anderson[/size] [size 2]Common Carp[/size] [size 2]34[/size] [size 2]1[/size] [size 2]36.50[/size] [size 2]Rodney Leetham[/size] [size 2]Lake Barkley[/size] [size 2]Stewart[/size] [size 2]Flathead Catfish[/size] [size 2]34[/size] [size 2]17[/size] [size 2]47.00[/size] [size 2]Ron Davis[/size] [size 2]Kentucky Lake[/size] [size 2]Humphreys[/size] [size 2]Largemouth Bass[/size] [size 2]22[/size] [size 2]71[/size] [size 2]29.00[/size] [size 2]Rad Ellington[/size] [size 2]Private Lake[/size] [size 2]Haywood[/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2]29.00[/size] [size 2]Doyle Monday[/size] [size 2]Lake Sherwood[/size] [size 2]Cumberland[/size] [size 2]Muskellunge[/size] [size 2]40[/size] [size 2]5[/size] [size 2]47.50[/size] [size 2]John Green[/size] [size 2]Woods Reservoir[/size] [size 2]Franklin[/size] [size 2]Rainbow Trout[/size] [size 2]24[/size] [size 2]13[/size] [size 2]34.50[/size] [size 2]Andrew Peiffer[/size] [size 2]Watauga River[/size] [size 2]Carter[/size] [size 2]Redear Sunfish[/size] [size 2]11[/size] [size 2]22[/size] [size 2]13.00[/size] [size 2]Dwain Hobbs[/size] [size 2]Center Hill[/size] [size 2]Dekalb[/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2]13.00[/size] [size 2]Ricky E. Moon[/size] [size 2]Marrowbone Lake[/size] [size 2]Davidson[/size] [size 2]Rock Bass[/size] [size 2]10[/size] [size 2]15[/size] [size 2]11.75[/size] [size 2]Ken Miller Jr.[/size] [size 2]Nickajack Reservoir[/size] [size 2]Marion[/size] [size 2]Sauger[/size] [size 2]20[/size] [size 2]4[/size] [size 2]22.25[/size] [size 2]Mark Horton[/size] [size 2]Old Hickory Reservoir[/size] [size 2]Sumner[/size] [size 2]Smallmouth Bass[/size] [size 2]20[/size] [size 2]134[/size] [size 2]24.00[/size] [size 2]Michael A. Webb[/size] [size 2]Little Pigeon River[/size] [size 2]Sevier[/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2][/size] [size 2]24.00[/size] [size 2]Michael Hart[/size] [size 2]South Holston[/size] [size 2]Sullivan[/size] [size 2]Spotted Bass[/size] [size 2]18[/size] [size 2]3[/size] [size 2]21.75[/size] [size 2]Gregory D. Wood[/size] [size 2]Kentucky Lake[/size] [size 2]Hardin[/size] [size 2]Striped Bass[/size] [size 2]40[/size] [size 2]44[/size] [size 2]48.75[/size] [size 2]Tim Adrien[/size] [size 2]Ft. Patrick Henry[/size] [size 2]Sullivan[/size] [size 2]Walleye[/size] [size 2]28[/size] [size 2]5[/size] [size 2]34.00[/size] [size 2]Gregory C. Bussell[/size] [size 2]Cordell Hull[/size] [size 2]Jackson[/size] [size 2]White Bass[/size] [size 2]18[/size] [size 2]2[/size] [size 2]24.00[/size] [size 2]Bill Nelson[/size] [size 2]Mississippi River[/size] [size 2]Shelby[/size] [size 2]White Crappie[/size] [size 2]14[/size] [size 2]96[/size] [size 2]18.50[/size] [size 2]Jimmy Presley[/size] [size 2]Pin Oak Lake[/size] [size 2]Henderson[/size]
[url "http://www.state.tn.us/twra/fish/tarp/tarp_oct_05.pdf"]Click this link to see a complete list of all TARP records (.pdf file format)[/url] [/font]
[signature]