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POINT DISTRIBUTION

FOR

LEGENDARY ANGLERS

This page is dedicated to explaining specifically how to earn each point available for the Legendary Angler program. The points are broken down based on the species and size of each catch.

 

Please also keep in mind for size related points only one point can be earned at a time, for example, catching a 21 inch rainbow trout would only qualify for the 20 inch fish, not the points for the 20 inch fish, the 17 inch fish and so forth. Only one point per fish.

 

A total of 100 points are obtainable. The list of all available points for all species are listed below represented by each bullet point:

Rainbow Trout (9 points)

  1. Catch 5 fish of 10+ inches

  2. Catch 5 fish of 12+ inches

  3. Catch a fish of 15+ inches

  4. Catch a fish of 17+ inches

  5. Catch a fish of 20+ inches

    1. Earns 20 Inch Club Rainbow trophy

  6. Catch a fish of 22+ inches

  7. Catch a fish of 25+ inches

  8. Catch a fish of 30+ inches

    1. ​Earns 30 Inch Club Rainbow trophy

  9. Catch a fish of 35+ inches

If all points are earned on rainbows the rainbow mastery trophy could be earned (caught fish may also be steelhead)

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Brown Trout (8 points)

  1. Catch 5 fish of 12+ inches

  2. Catch 5 fish of 14+ inches

  3. Catch 2 fish of 16+ inches

  4. Catch a fish of 18+ inches

  5. Catch a fish of 20+ inches

    1. Earns 20 Inch Club Brown Trout trophy

  6. Catch a fish of 23+ inches

  7. Catch a fish of 25+ inches

    1. Earns 25 Inch Club Brown Trout trophy

  8. Catch a fish of 30+ inches

    1. Earns 30 Inch Brown Trout trophy

If all brown trout points are earned the Brown Trout Master trophy will be earned

 

Cutthroat Trout (7 points) (any species except Pyramid Lake Cutthroat for size related points)

  1. Catch 5 fish of 10+ inches

  2. Catch 3 fish of 12+ inches

  3. Catch a fish of 14+ inches

  4. Catch a fish of 16+ inches

  5. Catch a fish of 20+ inches

    1. Earns 20 Inch Club Cutthroat trophy

  6. Catch 3+ different subspecies of cutthroat trout

  7. Catch 6+ different subspecies of cutthroat trout

    1. If 6+ different types of cutthroat trout are caught it earns Cutthroat Variety trophy

If all points are earned on cutthroat the Cutthroat Mastery trophy would be earned

 

Brook Trout (6 points)

  1. Catch 10 fish of 6+ inches

  2. Catch 5 fish of 8+ inches

  3. Catch 2 fish of 10+ inches

  4. Catch a fish of 12+ inches

  5. Catch a fish of 15+ inches

    1. Earns 15 Inch Club Brookie trophy

  6. Catch fish of 20+ inches

    1. Earns 20 Inch Club Brookie trophy

If all points are earned for brook trout the Brookie Mastery trophy will be earned

 

Tiger Trout (3 points)

  1. Catch 2 tiger trout of 12+ inches

  2. Catch a tiger trout of 16+ inches

  3. Catch a tiger trout of 20+ inches

    1. Earns 20 Inch Club Tiger trophy 

 

Lake Trout or Splake (2 points)

  1. Catch a lake trout/splake of 20+ inches

  2. Catch a lake trout/splake of 24+ inches

If all points are earned for lake trout the Laker Mastery trophy will be earned

 

Golden Trout (2 points)

  1. Catch a golden trout of 10+ inches

  2. Catch a golden trout of 14+ inches

 

Miscellaneous Trout (3 points) (Excludes Pyramid Lake Cutthroat)

  1. Catch two non-juvenile different species of trout not listed above

  2. Catch a species of trout not listed above of 16+ inches

  3. Catch a species of trout not listed above of 20+ inches

 

Pyramid Lake Cutthroat (1 point)

  1. Catch a 22+ inch Lahontan Cutthroat

 

Bull Trout (1 point)

  1. Catch a bull trout of 10+ inches

*I wrestled with the idea of including this fish on the list, please be ethical in pursuing this fish as populations are vulnerable. It’s also preferable to seek out this species in places where they are renowned for being more abundant and not endangered.*

 

Arctic Grayling (3 points)

  1. Catch an arctic grayling of 8+ inches

  2. Catch an arctic grayling of 12+ inches

  3. Catch an arctic grayling of 16+ inches

If all points are earned for arctic grayling then the Grayling Mastery trophy will be earned

 

Whitefish (2 points)

  1. Catch 5 whitefish of 12+ inches

  2. Catch a whitefish of 20+ inches

If both points are earned for whitefish a Whitefish Master trophy will be earned

 

Smallmouth (3 points)

  1. Catch 3 fish of 12+ inches

  2. Catch a fish of 15+ inches

  3. Catch a fish of 18+ inches

If all points are earned for smallmouth the Smallmouth trophy will be earned

 

Largemouth (2 points)

  1. Catch 2 fish of 14+ inches

  2. Catch a fish of 20+ inches

If all points are earned between smallmouth and largemouth species the Black Bass Mastery trophy will be earned (spotted bass may also qualify)

 

Striped bass (3 points)

  1. Catch 2 fish of 16+ inches

  2. Catch a fish of 22+ inches

  3. Catch a fish of 26+ inches

If all points are earned from striped bass the Striper Mastery trophy will be earned

 

White bass/Wiper/Yellow bass (2 points)

  1. Catch 3 fish of 8+ inches

  2. Catch a fish of 12+ inches

 

Peacock bass (2 points)

  1. Catch 2 fish of 14+ inches

  2. Catch a fish of 20+ inches

If all points are earned from bass the Bass Mastery trophy will be earned

 

Pike (2 points)

  1. Catch 2 fish of 18+ inches

  2. Catch a fish of 24+ inches

 

Tiger Muskie (1 point)

  1. Catch a fish of 32+ inches

 

Carp (2 points)

  1. Catch 3 fish of 16+ inches

  2. Catch a carp/grass carp of 30+ inches

If the grass carp point is earned the Carp-on (pronounced like tarpon) Mastery trophy will be earned

 

Coho Salmon (3 points)

  1. Catch 3 fish of 20+ inches

  2. Catch a fish of 24+ inches

  3. Catch a fish of 28+ inches

 

King Salmon (3 points)

  1. Catch a fish of 26+ inches

  2. Catch a fish of 30+ inches

  3. Catch a fish of 34+ inches

 

Sockeye/Kokanee (3 points)

  1. Catch 3 fish of 14+ inches

  2. Catch a fish of 20+ inches

  3. Catch a fish of 24+ inches

 

Etc. Salmon (2 points)

  1. Catch 2 different types of salmon not listed above

  2. Catch 4 different types of salmon not listed above

If all salmon points are earned the Salmon Mastery trophy will be earned

 

Panfish (2 points) (also applies to perch)

  1. Catch 3 different species of panfish 

  2. Catch 6 different species of panfish

 

Golden Dorado (2 points)

  1. Catch a fish of 25+ inches

  2. Catch a fish of 30+ inches

 

Miscellaneous Freshwater (3 points) (Does not apply to trouts, panfish or salmon)

  1. Catch 2 species not listed above 

  2. Catch 4 species not listed above

 

Bonefish (4 points)

  1. Catch 3 fish of 16+ inches

  2. Catch a fish of 20+ inches

  3. Catch a fish of 25+ inches

  1. Earns 25 Inch Club Bonefish trophy

  1. Catch a fish of 30+ inches

If all points are earned from bonefish the Bonefish Mastery trophy will be earned

 

Tarpon (3 points)

  1. Catch 2 (juvenile or adult) tarpon

  2. Catch a tarpon of 40+ inches

  3. Catch a tarpon of 60+ inches

If all points are earned from tarpon the Tarpon Mastery trophy will be earned

 

Dolly Varden (2 points)

  1. Catch a fish of 16+ inches

  2. Catch a fish of 20+ inches

 

Taimen (1 point)

  1. Catch a taimen of 32+ inches

 

If all points are earned for Taimen, Lahontan C.T. and King Salmon the Monster Slayer trophy will be earned

 

Redfish (3 points)

  1. Catch 2 fish of 28+ inches

  2. Catch a fish of 34+ inches

  3. Catch a fish of 40+ inches

If all points are earned for redfish the Redfish Mastery trophy will be earned

 

Etc. Ocean Species (6 points)

  1. Catch a rooster fish of 36+ inches

  2. Catch mahi mahi of 40+ inches

  3. Catch a snook of 36+ inches

  4. Catch a barracuda of 48+ inches

  5. Catch a permit of 20+ inches

  6. Catch a sailfish (or any billfish) of 60+ inches

Obtaining all points on fish listed above earns angler Salt Water Master trophy

 

Ranking System

Amateur angler: 1-10 points

Intermediate angler: 11-30 points

Refined angler: 31-50 points

Seasoned angler: 51-70 points

Expert angler: 71-90 points

Ultimate angler: 91-98 points

Legendary angler: 99-100 points

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