SPORTS
IGFA All-Tackle World Records: Freshwater Fish
Species Weight Location caught Date Angler
Metric Imperial
Barramundi 28.63 kg 63 lb 2 oz Normah River, Australia April 28, 1991 Scott Barnsley
Bass, largemouth 10.09 kg 22 lb 4 oz Montgomery Lake, GA June 2, 1932 George W. Perry
Bass, rock 1.36 kg 3 lb 0 oz York River, Ontario August 1, 1974 Peter Gulgin
Bass, smallmouth 4.93 kg 10 lb 14 oz Dale Hollow Lake, TN April 24, 1969 John T. Gorman
Bass, Suwannee 1.76 kg 3 lb 14 oz Suwannee River, FL March 2, 1985 Ronnie Everett
Bass, white 3.09 kg 6 lb 13 oz Lake Orange, VA July 31, 1989 Ronald L. Sprouse
Bass, whiterock 11.77 kg 25 lb 15 oz Warrior River, AL September 13, 1996 E. H (Sonny) Hodges
Bass, yellow 0.45 kg 2 lb 4 oz Lake Monroe, IN March 27, 1977 Donald L. Stalker
Bluegill 2.15 kg 4 lb 12 oz Ketona Lake, AL April 9, 1950 T. S. Hudson
Bowfin 9.75 kg 21 lb 8 oz Florence, SC January 29, 1980 Robert L. Harmon
Buffalo, bigmouth 31.89 kg 70 lb 5 oz Bussey Brake, Bastrop, LA April 21, 1980 Delbert Sisk
Buffalo, black 25.17 kg 55 lb 8 oz Cherokee Lake, TN May 3, 1984 Edward McLain
Buffalo, smallmouth 31.07 kg 68 lb 8 oz Lake Hamilton, AR May 16, 1984 Jerry L. Dolezal
Bullhead, brown 2.58 kg 5 lb 11 oz Cedar Creek, FL March 28, 1995 Robert Bengis
Bullhead, yellow 1.93 kg 4 lb 4 oz Mormon Lake, AZ May 11, 1984 Emily Williams
Burbot 8.48 kg 18 lb 11 oz Angenmanalren, Sweden October 22, 1996 Margit AgrenCarp, common 34.33 kg 75 lb 11 oz Lac de St. Cassien, France May 21, 1987 Leo van der Gugten
Catfish, blue 50.35 kg 111 lb 4 oz Wheeler Reservoir, Tennessee River, TN July 5, 1996 William P. McKinley
Catfish, channel 26.31 kg 58 lb 0 oz Santee-Cooper Reservoir, SC July 7, 1964 W. B. Whaley
Catfish, flathead 41.39 kg 91 lb 4 oz Lake Lewisville, TX March 28, 1982 Mike Rogers
Catfish, white 8.56 kg 18 lb 14 oz Withlacoochee River, FL September 21, 1991 Jim Miller
Char, Arctic 14.77 kg 32 lb 9 oz Tree River, Canada July 30, 1981 Jeffrey L. WardCrappie, white 2.35 kg 5 lb 3 oz Enid Dam, MS July 31, 1957 Fred L. Bright
Dolly Varden 8.42 kg 18 lb 9 oz Mashutuk River, AK July 13, 1993 Richard B. Evans
Dorado 23.27 kg 51 lb 5 oz Toledo (Corrientes), Argentina September 27, 1984 Armando Giudice
Drum, freshwater 24.72 kg 54 lb 8 oz Nickajack Lake, TN April 20, 1972 Benny E. Hull
Gar, alligator 126.55 kg 279 lb 0 oz Rio Grande, TX December 2, 1951 Bill Valverde
Gar, Florida 9.61 kg 21 lb 3 oz Boca Raton, FL June 3, 1981 Jeff Sabol
Gar, longnose 22.82 kg 50 lb 5 oz Trinity River, TX July 30, 1954 Townsend Miller
Gar, shortnose 2.61 kg 5 lb 12 oz Rend Lake, IL July 16, 1995 Donna K. Willmert
Gar, spotted 4.42 kg 9 lb 12 oz Lake Mexia, TX April 7, 1994 Rick Rivard
Grayling, Arctic 2.69 kg 5 lb 15 oz Katseyedie River, NWT, Canada August 16, 1967 Jeanne P. Branson
Inconnu 24.04 kg 53 lb 0 oz Pah River, AK August 20, 1986 Lawrence Hudnall
Kokanee 4.25 kg 9 lb 6 oz Okanagan Lake, Vernon, BC, Canada June 18, 1988 Norm Kuhn
Muskellunge 30.62 kg 67 lb 8 oz Lake Court Oreilles, WI July 24, 1949 Cal Johnson
Muskellunge, tiger 23.22 kg 51 lb 3 oz Lac Vieux-Desert, WI-MI July 16, 1919 John A. Knobla
Perch, Nile 86.86 kg 191 lb 8 oz Lake Victoria, Kenya September 5, 1991 Andy Davison
Perch, white 2.15 kg 4 lb 12 oz Messalonskee Lake, ME June 4, 1949 Mrs. Earl Small
Perch, yellow 1.90 kg 4 lb 3 oz Bordentown, NJ May 1865 Dr. C. C. Abbot
Pickerel, chain 4.25 kg 9 lb 6 oz Homerville, GA February 17, 1961 Baxley McQuaig, Jr.
Pike, northern 24.98 kg 55 lb 1 oz Lake of Grefeern, West Germany October 16, 1986 Lothar Louis
Redhorse, greater 4.17 kg 9 lb 3 oz Salmon River, Pulaski, NY May 11, 1985 Jason A. Wilson
Redhorse, silver 5.19 kg 11 lb 7 oz Plum Creek, WI May 29, 1985 Neal D. G. Long
Salmon, Atlantic 35.89 kg 79 lb 2 oz Tana River, Norway 1928 Henrik Henriksen
Salmon, chinook 44.11 kg 97 lb 4 oz Kenai River, AK May 17, 1985 Les Anderson
Salmon, chum 15.88 kg 35 lb 0 oz Edge Pass, BC, Canada July 11, 1995 Todd A. Johansson
Salmon, coho 15.08 kg 33 lb 4 oz Salmon River, Pulaski, NY September 27, 1989 Jerry Lifton
Salmon, pink 5.92 kg 13 lb 1 oz St. Mary's River, Ontario, Canada September 23, 1992 Ray Higaki
Salmon, sockeye 6.89 kg 15 lb 3 oz Kenai River, AK August 9, 1987 Stan Roach
Sauger 3.97 kg 8 lb 12 oz Lake Sakakawea, ND October 6, 1971 Mike Fischer
Shad, American 5.10 kg 11 lb 4 oz Connecticut River, MA May 19, 1986 Bob Thibodo
Sturgeon, beluga 101.97 kg 224 lb 13 oz Guryev, Kazakhstan May 3, 1993 Merete Lehne
Sturgeon, white 212.28 kg 468 lb 0 oz Benicia, CA July 9, 1983 Joey Pallotta III
Sunfish, green 0.96 kg 2 lb 2 oz Stockton Lake, MO June 18, 1971 Paul M. Dilley
Sunfish, redbreast 0.79 kg 1 lb 12 oz Suwannee River, FL May 29, 1984 Alvin Buchanan
Sunfish, redear 2.35 kg 5 lb 3 oz Folsum South Canal, Sacramento, CA June 27, 1994 Anthony H. White, Sr.
Tigerfish, giant 44.00 kg 97 lb 0 oz Zaire River, Kinshasa, Zaire July 9, 1988 Raymond Houtmans
Tilapia 2.86 kg 6 lb 5 oz Lake Aranal, Costa Rica February 10, 1995 Marvin C. Smith
Trout, Apache 2.35 kg 5 lb 3 oz Apache Reservoir, AZ May 29, 1991 John Baldwin
Trout, brook 2.61 kg 14 lb 8 oz Nipigon River, Ontario July 1916 Dr. W. J. Cook
Trout, brown 18.26 kg 40 lb 4 oz Little Red River, AR May 9, 1992 Howard L "Rip" Collins
Trout, bull 14.51 kg 32 lb 0 oz Lake Pond Oreille, ID October 27, 1949 N. L. Higgins
Trout, cutthroat lahontan 18.60 kg 41 lb 0 oz Pyramid Lake, NV December 1925 John Skimmerhorn
Trout, golden 4.99 kg 11 lb 0 oz Cooks Lake, WY August 5, 1948 Charles S. Reed
Trout, lake 30.16 kg 66 lb 8 oz Great Bear Lake, NWT, Canada July 19, 1991 Rodney Harback
Trout, rainbow 19.11 kg 42 lb 2 oz Bell Island, AK June 22, 1970 David Robert White
Trout, tiger 9.44 kg 20 lb 13 oz Lake Michigan, WI August 12, 1978 Pete M. Friedland
Walleye 11.34 kg 25 lb 0 oz Old Hickory Lake, TN August 2, 1960 Mabry Harper
Warmouth 1.11 kg 2 lb 7 oz Yellow River, Holt, FL October 19, 1985 Tony D. Dempsey
Whitefish, lake 6.52 kg 14 lb 6 oz Meaford, Ontario May 21, 1984 Dennis Layc**k
Whitefish, mountain 2.49 kg 5 lb 8 oz Elbow River, Calgary, Alberta, Canada August 1, 1995 Randy G. Woo
Whitefish, round 2.72 kg 6 lb 0 oz Putahow River, Manitoba, Canada June 14, 1984 Allan J. Ristori
Zander 11.40 kg 25 lb 2 oz Trosa, Sweden June 12, 1986 Harry Lee Tennison
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