Freshwater Fish Records
Species Lbs-Oz Where Caught Date Angler
Barramundi 83-7 N. Queensland, Australia Sept. 23, 1999 David Powell
Bass, Guadalupe 3-11 Lake Travis, TX Sept. 25, 1983 Allen Christenson Jr.
Bass, largemouth 22-4 Montgomery Lake, GA June 2, 1932 George W. Perry
Bass, Roanoke 1-5 Nottoway River, VA Nov. 11, 1991 Tom Elkins
Bass, rock 3-0 York River, Ontario Aug. 1, 1974 Peter Gulgin
3-0 Lake Erie, PA June 18, 1998 Herbert G. Ratner Jr.
Bass, shoal 8-12 Apalachicola River, FL Jan. 28, 1995 Carl W. Davis
Bass, smallmouth 10-14 Dale Hollow, TN Apr. 24, 1969 John T. Gorman
Bass, spotted 10-4 Pine Flat Lake, CA Apr. 21, 2001 Bryan Shishido
Bass, striped (landlocked) 67-8 O'Neill Forebay, San Luis, CA May 7, 1992 Hank Ferguson
Bass, Suwannee 3-14 Suwannee River, FL Mar. 2, 1985 Ronnie Everett
Bass, white 6-13 Lake Orange, VA July 31, 1989 Ronald L. Sprouse
Bass, whiterock 27-5 Greers Ferry Lake, AR Apr. 24, 1997 Jerald C. Shaum
Bass, yellow 2-9 Duck River, TN Feb. 27, 1998 John T. Chappell
Bass, yellow (hybrid) 3-5 Big Cypress Bayou, TX Mar. 27, 1991 Patrick Collin Myers
Bluegill 4-12 Ketona Lake, AL Apr. 9, 1950 T.S. Hudson
Bowfin 21-8 Florence, SC Jan. 29, 1980 Robert L. Harmon
Buffalo, bigmouth 70-5 Bussey Brake, Bastrop, LA Apr. 21, 1980 Delbert Sisk
Buffalo, black 63-6 Mississippi River, IA Aug. 14, 1999 Jim Winters
Buffalo, smallmouth 82-3 Athens Lake, AL June 6, 1993 Randy Collins
Bullhead, black 7-7 Mill Pond, NY Aug. 25, 1993 Kevin Kelly
Bullhead, brown 6-1 Waterford, NY Apr. 26, 1998 Bobby Triplett
Bullhead, yellow 4-4 Mormon Lake, AZ May 11, 1984 Emily Williams
Burbot 18-11 Angenmanelren, Sweden Oct. 22, 1996 Margit Agren
Carp, bighead 61-15 Old Hickory Lake, TN Mar. 27, 2002 Rick Richard
Carp, black 40-12 Chiba, Japan Apr. 1, 2000 Kenichi Hosoi
Carp, common 75-11 St. Cassien, France May 21, 1987 Leo van der Gugten
Carp, crucian 5-1 Kalterersee, Italy July 16, 1997 Jorg Marquand
Catfish, blue 124-0 Mississippi River, Illinois, May 22, 2005 Tim Pruitt
Catfish, channel 58-0 Santee-Cooper Res., SC July 7, 1964 W.B. Whaley
Catfish, flathead 123-0 Elk City Reservoir, KS Mar. 14, 1998 Ken Paulie
Catfish, flatwhiskered 16-15 Xingu River, Brazil Aug. 7, 2001 Ian-Arthur de Sulocki
Catfish, gilded 85-8 Amazon River, Brazil Nov. 15, 1986 Gilberto Fernandes
Catfish, redtail 97-7 Amazon River, Brazil July 16, 1988 Gilberto Fernandes
Catfish, sharptoothed 79-5 Orange River, South Africa Dec. 5, 1992 Hennie Moller
Catfish, white 21-8 East Lyme, CT Apr. 22, 2001 Thomas Urquahart
Char, Arctic 32-9 Tree River, Canada July 30, 1981 Jeffery Ward
Crappie, black 4-8 Kerr Lake, VA Mar. 1, 1981 L. Carl Herring Jr.
Crappie, white 5-3 Enid Dam, MS July 31, 1957 Fred L. Bright
Dolly Varden 20-14 Wulik River, AK July 7, 2001 Raz Reid
Dorado 51-5 Corrientes, Argentina Sept. 27, 1984 Armando Giudice
Drum, freshwater 54-8 Nickajack Lake, TN Apr. 20, 1972 Benny E. Hull
Gar, alligator 279-0 Rio Grande, TX Dec. 2, 1951 Bill Valverde
Gar, Florida 10-0 The Everglades, FL Jan. 28, 2002 Herbert G. Ratner Jr.
Gar, longnose 50-5 Trinity River, TX July 30, 1954 Townsend Miller
Gar, shortnose 5-12 Rend Lake, IL July 16, 1995 Donna K. Willmart
Gar, spotted 9-12 Lake Mexia, TX Apr. 7, 1994 Rick Rivard
Goldfish 6-10 Lake Hodges, CA Apr. 17, 1996 Florentino M. Abena
Grayling, Arctic 5-15 Katseyedie River, N.W.T. Aug. 16, 1967 Jeanne P. Branson
Inconnu 53-0 Pah River, AK Aug. 20, 1986 Lawrence E. Hudnall
Kokanee 9-6 Okanagan Lake, Brit. Columbia June 18, 1988 Norm Kuhn
Muskellunge 67-8 Hayward, WI July 24, 1949 Cal Johnson
Muskellunge, tiger 51-3 Lac Vieux-Desert, WI-MI July 16, 1919 John A. Knobla
Peacock, butterfly 12-9 Chiguao River, Venezuela Jan. 6, 2000 Antonio Campa G.
Peacock, speckled 27-0 Rio Negro, Brazil Dec. 4, 1994 Gerald (Doc) Lawson
Perch, Nile 230-0 Lake Nasser, Egypt Dec. 20, 2000 William Toth
Perch, white 3-1 Forest Hill Park, NJ May 6, 1989 Edward Tango
Perch, yellow 4-3 Bordentown, NJ May, 1865 Dr. C.C. Abbot
Pickerel, chain 9-6 Homerville, GA Feb. 17, 1961 Baxley McQuaig Jr.
Pickerel, grass 1-0 Dewart Lake, IN June 9, 1990 Mike Berg
Pickerel, redfin 2-4 Gall Berry Swamp, NC June 27, 1997 Edward C. Davis
Pike, northern 55-1 Lake of Grefeern, Germany Oct. 16, 1986 Lothar Louis
Redhorse, greater 9-3 Salmon River, Pulaski, NY May 11, 1985 Jason Wilson
Redhorse, silver 11-7 Plum Creek, WI May 29, 1985 Neal D.G. Long
Salmon, Atlantic 79-2 Tana River, Norway 1928 Henrik Henriksen
Salmon, chinook 97-4 Kenai River, AK May 17, 1985 Les Anderson
Salmon, chum 35-0 Edye Pass, Brit. Columbia July 11, 1995 Todd Johansson
Salmon, coho 33-4 Salmon River, Pulaski, NY Sept. 27, 1989 Jerry Lifton
Salmon, pink 14-13 Monroe, WA Sept. 30, 2001 Alexander Minerich
Salmon, sockeye 15-3 Kenai River, AK Aug. 9, 1987 Stan Roach
Sauger 8-12 Lake Sakakawea, ND Oct. 6, 1971 Mike Fischer
Shad, American 11-4 Conn. River, S. Hadley, MA May 19, 1986 Bob Thibodo
Shad, gizzard 4-6 Lake Michigan, IN Mar. 2, 1996 Mike Berg
Sturgeon, lake 168-0 Georgian Bay, Canada May 29, 1982 Edward Paszkowski
Sturgeon, white 468-0 Benicia, CA July 9, 1983 Joey Pallotta 3rd
Tigerfish, giant 97-0 Zaire River, Kinshasa, Zaire July 9, 1988 Raymond Houtmans
Tilapia, spotted 3-0 Pembroke Pines, FL Mar. 20, 1999 Jay Wright Jr.
Trout, Apache 5-3 White Mountain, AZ May 29, 1991 John Baldwin
Trout, brook 14-8 Nipigon River, Ontario July, 1916 Dr. W.J. Cook
Trout, brown 40-4 Little Red River, AR May 9, 1992 Rip Collins
Trout, bull 32-0 Lake Pend Orielle, ID Oct. 27, 1949 N.L. Higgins
Trout, cutthroat 41-0 Pyramid Lake, NV Dec., 1925 John Skimmerhorn
Trout, golden 11-0 Cooks Lake, WY Aug. 5, 1948 Charles S. Reed
Trout, lake 72-0 Great Bear Lake, N.W.T. Aug. 19, 1995 Lloyd E. Bull
Trout, rainbow 42-2 Bell Island, AK June 22, 1970 David Robert White
Trout, tiger 20-13 Lake Michigan, WI Aug. 12, 1978 Peter M. Friedland
Walleye 25-0 Old Hickory Lake, TN Aug. 2, 1960 Mabry Harper
Warmouth 2-7 Guess Lake, Holt, FL Oct. 19, 1985 Tony D. Dempsey
Whitefish, lake 14-6 Meaford, Ontario May 21, 1984 Dennis M. Laycock
Whitefish, mountain 5-8 Elbow River, Manitoba Aug. 1, 1995 Randy G. Woo
Whitefish, round 6-0 Putahow River, Manitoba June 14, 1984 Allan J. Ristori
Zander 25-2 Trosa, Sweden June 12, 1986 Harry Lee Tennison
Saltwater Fish Records
Species Lbs-Oz Where Caught Date Angler
Albacore 88-2 Gran Canaria, Canary Islands Nov. 19, 1977 Siegfried Dickemann
Amberjack, greater 155-12 Challenger Bank, Bermuda Aug. 16, 1992 Larry Trott
Angelfish, gray 4-0 S.Beach Jetty, Miami, FL July 12, 1999 Rene G. de Dios
Barracuda, great 85-0 Christmas Is., Rep. of Kiribati Apr. 11, 1992 John W. Helfrich
Barracuda, Mexican 21-0 Phantom Island, Costa Rica Mar. 27, 1987 E. Greg Kent
Barracuda, pickhandle 25-5 Scottburgh, South Africa July 3, 1996 Demetrios Stamatis
Bass, barred sand 13-3 Huntington Beach, CA Aug. 29, 1988 Robert Halal
Bass, black sea 10-4 Virginia Beach, VA Jan. 1, 2000 Allan P. Paschall
Bass, European 20-14 Cap d'Agde, France Sept. 8, 1999 Robert Mari
Bass, giant sea 563-8 Anacapa Island, CA Aug. 20, 1968 J.D. McAdam Jr.
Bass, striped 78-8 Atlantic City, NJ Sept. 21, 1982 Albert R. McReynolds
Bluefish 31-12 Hatteras, NC Jan. 30, 1972 James M. Hussey
Bonefish 19-0 Zululand, South Africa May 26, 1962 Brian W. Batchelor
Bonito, Atlantic 18-4 Faial Island, Azores July 8, 1953 D. Gama Higgs
Bonito, Pacific 21-3 Malibu, CA July 30, 1978 Gino M. Picciolo
Cabezon 23-0 Juan de Fuca Strait, WA Aug. 4, 1990 Wesley Hunter
Cobia 135-9 Shark Bay, W. Australia July 9, 1985 Peter W. Goulding
Cod, Atlantic 98-12 Isle of Shoals, NH June 8, 1969 Alphonse Bielevich
Cod, Pacific 35-0 Unalaska Bay, AK June 16, 1999 Jim Johnson
Conger 133-4 South Devon, England June 5, 1995 Vic Evans
Dolphinfish 88-0 Highbourne Cay, Bahamas May 5, 1998 Richard D. Evans
Drum, black 113-1 Lewes, DE Sept. 15, 1975 Gerald M. Townsend
Drum, red 94-2 Avon, NC Nov. 7, 1984 David G. Deuel
Eel, American 9-4 Cape May, NJ Nov. 9, 1995 Jeff Pennick
Eel, marbled 36-1 Durban, South Africa June 10, 1984 Ferdie van Nooten
Flounder, southern 20-9 Nassau Sound, FL Dec. 23, 1983 Larenza Mungin
Flounder, summer 22-7 Montauk, NY Sept. 15, 1975 Charles Nappi
Grouper, goliath 680-0 Fernandina Beach, FL May 20, 1961 Lynn Joyner
Grouper, Warsaw 436-12 Gulf of Mexico, Destin, FL Dec. 22, 1985 Steve Haeusler
Haddock 14-15 Saltraumen, Germany Aug. 15, 1997 Heike Neblinger
Halibut, Atlantic 355-6 Valevag, Norway Oct. 20, 1997 Odd Arve Gunderstad
Halibut, California 58-9 Santa Rosa Island, CA June 26, 1999 Roger W. Borrell
Halibut, Pacific 459-0 Dutch Harbor, AK June 11, 1996 Jack Tragis
Jack, almaco (Pacific) 132-0 La Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico July 21, 1964 Howard H. Hahn
Jack, crevalle 58-6 Barra do Kwanza, Angola Dec. 10, 2000 Nuno A.P. da Silva
Jack, horse-eye 29-8 Ascencion Island, South Atlantic May 28, 1993 Mike Hanson
Kawakawa 29-0 Clarion Island, Mexico Dec. 17, 1986 Ronald Nakamura
Lingcod 76-9 Gulf of Alaska Aug. 11, 2001 Antwan D. Tinsley
Mackerel, cero 17-2 Islamorada, FL Apr. 5, 1986 G. Michael Mills
Mackerel, king 93-0 San Juan, Puerto Rico Apr. 18, 1999 Steve Perez Graulau
Mackerel, Spanish 13-0 Ocracoke Inlet, NC Nov. 4, 1987 Robert Cranton
Marlin, Atlantic blue 1402-2 Vitoria, Brazil Feb. 29, 1992 Paulo R.A. Amorim
Marlin, black 1560-0 Cabo Blanco, Peru Aug. 4, 1953 A.C. Glassell Jr.
Marlin, Pacific blue 1376-0 Kaaiwi Point, Kona, HI May 31, 1982 Jay W. deBeaubien
Marlin, striped 494-0 Tutakaka, New Zealand Jan. 16, 1986 Bill Boniface
Marlin, white 181-14 Vitoria, Brazil Dec. 8, 1979 Evandro Luiz Coser
Permit 56-2 Ft. Lauderdale, FL June 30, 1997 Thomas Sebestyen
Pollack, European 27-6 Salcombe, Devon, England Jan. 16, 1986 Robert S. Milkins
Pollock 50-0 Salstraumen, Norway Nov. 30, 1996 Thor-Magnus Lekang
Pompano, African 50-8 Daytona Beach, FL Apr. 21, 1990 Tom Sargent
Roosterfish 114-0 La Paz, Baja Calif., Mexico June 1, 1960 Abe Sackheim
Runner, blue 11-2 Dauphin Island, AL June 28, 1997 Stacey M. Moiren
Runner, rainbow 37-9 Clarion Island, Mexico Nov. 21, 1991 Tom Pfleger
Sailfish, Atlantic 141-1 Luanda, Angola Feb. 19, 1994 Alfredo de Sousa Neves
Sailfish, Pacific 221-0 Santa Cruz Is., Ecuador Feb. 12, 1947 C.W. Stewart
Seabass, white 83-12 San Felipe, Mexico Mar. 31, 1953 L.C. Baumgardner
Seatrout, spotted 17-7 Ft. Pierce, FL May 11, 1995 Craig F. Carson
Shark, blue 528-0 Montauk Point, NY Aug. 9, 2001 Joe Seidel
Shark, great white 2664-0 Ceduna, S. Australia Apr. 21, 1959 Alfred Dean
Shark, Greenland 1708-9 Trondheimsfjord, Norway Oct. 18, 1987 Terje Nordtvedt
Shark, hammerhead 991-0 Sarasota, FL May 30, 1982 Allen Ogle
Shark, shortfin mako 1221-0 Chatham, MA July 21, 2001 Luke Sweeney
Shark, porbeagle 507-0 Pentland Firth, Scotland Mar. 9, 1993 Christopher Bennet
Shark, bigeye thresher 802-0 Tutukaka, New Zealand Feb. 8, 1981 Dianne North
Shark, tiger 1780-0 Cherry Grove, SC June 14, 1964 Walter Maxwell
Shark, lemon 385-0 Marquesas Keys, FL March 17,2006(approved) Martin Arostegui
Snapper, cubera 121-8 Cameron, LA July 5, 1982 Mike Hebert
Snapper, red 50-4 Gulf of Mexico, LA June 23, 1996 Capt. Doc Kennedy
Snook, Pacific black 57-12 Rio Naranjo, Quepos, Costa Rica Aug. 23, 1991 George Beck
Spearfish, Mediterranean 90-13 Madeira Island, Portugal June 2, 1980 Joseph Larkin
Swordfish 1182-0 Iquique, Chile May 7, 1953 Louis Marron
Tarpon 283-4 Sherbro ls., Sierra Leone Apr. 16, 1991 Yvon Victor Sebag
Tautog 25-0 Ocean City, NJ Jan. 20, 1998 Anthony R. Monica
Tuna, Atlantic bigeye 392-6 Gran Canaria, Puerto Rico July 25, 1996 Dieter Vogel
Tuna, blackfin 45-8 Key West, FL May 4, 1996 Sam J. Burnett
Tuna, bluefin 1496-0 Aulds Cove, Nova Scotia Oct. 26, 1979 Ken Fraser
Tuna, longtail 79-2 Montague Is., NSW, Australia Apr. 12, 1982 Tim Simpson
Tuna, Pacific bigeye 435-0 Cabo Blanco, Peru Apr. 17, 1957 Dr. Russell Lee
Tuna, skipjack 45-4 Flathead Bank, Mexico Nov. 16, 1996 Brian Evans
Tuna, southern bluefin 348-5 Whakatane, New Zealand Jan. 16, 1981 Rex Wood
Tuna, yellowfin 388-12 San Benedicto Island, Mexico Apr. 1, 1977 Curt Wiesenhutter
Tunny, little 35-2 Cap de Garde, Algeria Dec. 14, 1988 Jean Yves Chatard
Wahoo 158-8 Loreto, Baja Calif., Mexico June 10, 1996 Keith Winter
Weakfish 19-2 Jones Beach, Long Island, NY Oct. 11, 1984 Dennis R. Rooney tie with
19-2 Delaware Bay, DE May 20, 1989 William E. Thomas
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