Tennessee Angler Recognition Program (TARP)
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The Tennessee Angler Recognition Program (TARP) gives anglers an opportunity to have their trophy fish recognized by the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). Anglers of any age, who catch any of the qualifying fish species and lengths may apply. See the "Qualifying Species and Length Chart".
The TWRA Fisheries Management Division sends those accomplished anglers certificates featuring color reproductions of fish artwork by renowned wildlife artist Joseph R. Tomelleri. You can view and purchase Tomelleri's artwork by visiting his website at http://www.americanfishes.com/
The program is designed to acknowledge anglers for outstanding sport fishing 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 confused with the Tennessee State Record Fish program that recognizes anglers who catch a new Tennessee State Record Fish (the largest fish recorded, by weight, for that species in the state.) Instead, TARP recognizes anglers who catch trophy-size fish, by length, that are not necessarily state records. 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.
Nathan Lowe, 20.5 Smallmouth Bass - Chickamauga Reservoir
James Shupe, 32.50” Brown Trout - South Fork Holston River
Emmanuel Galatea, 37.25" Blue Catfish - Old Hickory Reservoir
Carlin Hetzler, 42" Striped Bass - Tellico Dam
Cole Johnson, 20” Smallmouth Bass - Smith Fork Creek
Dustin Dise, 47” Longnose Gar - Caney Fork River
Alejandro Olson, 24” Largemouth Bass - Chickamauga Reservoir
Stephanie Furches, 24.25” Rainbow Trout - Ft. Patrick Henry Reservoir
Becky Hackett, 11.25” Redear Sunfish - Duck River
Kendall Kesling, 36.5” Blue Catfish - Chickamauga Reservoir
Edan Dotson, 42” Blue Catfish - Ft. Patrick Henry Reservoir
Matthew Wahl, 40” Flathead Catfish - Ft. Loudoun
Benjamin Walter, 42” Blue Catfish - Nickajack Reservoir
Dennis Musgraves, 44” Blue Catfish - Nickajack Reservoir
Garrett Kennedy, 20” Smallmouth Bass - Buffalo River
Mark Chenot, 44” Blue Catfish - Nickajack Reservoir
Tayler McCann, 45” Blue Catfish- Pickwick Reservoir
Jason Sturgill, 16” Black Crappie - Douglas Reservoir
Alan Collette, 45.75” Longnose Gar - Guntersville Reservoir
Jim Habera, 45.25” Longnose Gar – Little Pigeon River
Rodney Coker, 30” Freshwater Drum - Chickamauga Reservoir
Emmanuel Galarza , 60” Flathead Catfish - Barkley Reservoir
Aron Witt, 38” Blue Catfish - Nickajack Reservoir
Kyle Hardy, 24” Largemouth Bass - Laurel Hill Lake
Adam Brown, 20.5” Smallmouth Bass - Nickajack Reservoir
Brandon Simcox, 48” Longnose Gar - Harpeth River
Nolan Masemer, 14.25” White Crappie - Old Hickory Reservoir
Austin Rogers, 47.75” Flathead Catfish - Barkley Reservoir
Riley Sexton, 14” Black Crappie - Laurel Hill Lake
Mark Copper, 46” Flathead Catfish - Guntersville Reservoir
Bobby Green, 30.5” Cherokee Bass - Guntersville Reservoir
Berry Fraley, 54” Flathead Catfish - Guntersville Reservoir
Nick Plummer, 21.5” Smallmouth Bass - Cheatham Reservoir
Scott Guthrie, 28” Cherokee Bass - Ft. Patrick Henry Reservoir
Darren Elliott, 15” Black Crappie - Old Hickory Reservoir
Gary Swingle, 28.50” Brown Trout - Boone Reservoir
James D. Shupe, 29.25” Brown Trout - Boone Reservoir
James Shupe, 28.5” Cherokee Bass - Boone Reservoir
Michael Rich, 29.25” Brown Trout - Boone Reservoir
Brayden Bullock, Smallmouth Bass - Chickamauga Reservoir
Corey Dotson, 12.5” Yellow Perch - Watts Bar Reservoir
Ben Chance, 50” Muskellunge - Center Hill Reservoir
Robert Mark Harry, 29” Brown Trout - South Fork Holston River
Trenton Taylor-Ricker - 24.25” Rainbow Trout - Watauga River
Alan Collette, 20.75” Sauger - Cordell Hull Reservoir
Andrew Schumacher, 41.5” Striped Bass- Chickamauga Reservoir
Ricky Banks, 27” Brown Trout - South Holston River
Mike Depalma, 28” Brown Trout - South Holston River
