Press Release - Jan 28, 2008
OFFICE OF GOV. BILL RITTER, JR.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MONDAY, JAN. 28, 2008
CONTACTS
Craig Bannister, 303.866.6325, craig.bannister@state.co.us
Evan Dreyer, 720.350.8370, evan.dreyer@state.co.us
GOV. RITTER HONORS RECORD-SETTING ANGLERS
Gov. Bill Ritter today honored Don Walker from Florence, who in May 2007 caught a record-setting lake trout of 50.35 pounds in Blue Mesa Reservoir in Gunnison County.
Joining Walker during today's visit with Gov. Ritter were the previous two Colorado record-holders:
- Walker's brother-in-law, Larry Cornell of Pueblo West. Cornell caught a 47-pound lake trout on May 21, 2003.
- Matt Smiley of Arvada, who caught a 44-pound trout in April 2003.
Gov. Ritter is an avid fly fisherman. The largest fish he has caught was a 23-pound tiger fish during his stint running a food distribution and nutrition center in Zambia, Africa, from 1987 to 1990.
Click here for Photos courtesy of Gov. Ritter's Office.