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A LOOK BACK
In the record books
Two Wyoming anglers set state records 20 years ago
By Robert Gagliardi
R
obert Hockett and Dallas Stanton
made Wyoming history 20 years ago,
a feat they still fondly remember.
Hockett set the record for northern
pike with a 27-pound, 4-ounce fish that
was 47 inches long with a 19-inch girth. He
caught it at Keyhole Reservoir in northeast
Wyoming. Stanton crushed the state record
for flathead catfish with his 22.46-pound
fish with a 23-inch girth, which he caught in
the North Platte River at the Dave Johnston
Power Plant east of Glenrock.
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Both records still stand today.
Hockett, who lives in Newcastle and is in
his early 60s, was fishing for pike on a nice,
fall afternoon on Oct. 27, 2004.
" That particular day, it was just a good
day, " Hockett said. " I knew it was a big fish.
I think it was bigger than it was officially
recorded. I had a digital scale in my boat
and it said 29 pounds, 10 ounces. I didn't
weigh it until late the next day.
" We caught a lot of decent fish that day.
There were three of us. I feel like I had a
bigger one on after that in the same area,
but you never know. It wouldn't stop. It
went on a huge run, then turned and let go
of my lure. "
Keyhole is a popular fishing destination
for northern pike. Hockett said he pursued
the fish known as the water wolf for several
years. When he set the record, Hockett said
not a lot of people were fishing for pike at
Keyhole, but that has changed. He also said
he didn't come close to catching one bigger
after he set the record.
" I still had some good days, " he said. " The
pike continue to grow out there and there
are some good ones in there, but they are
being caught a lot more. "

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