List of World Records For Fish Caught In Freshwater
” World Record Fish are categorized alphabetically and in lbs and oz ”
| Type of Fish | Weight of Fish | Fish Caught By | Location | Date |
| Alligator Gar | 279lbs | Bill Valverde | Rio Grande, TX | December 2, 1951 |
| American Shad | 11lbs 4oz | Bob Thibodo | Conn. River, S. Hadley, MA | May 19, 1986 |
| Apache Trout | 5lbs 3oz | John Baldwin | White Mountain, AZ | May 29, 1991 |
| Arctic Char | 32lbs 9oz | Jeffery Ward | Tree River, Canada | July 30, 1981 |
| Arctic Grayling | 5lbs 15oz | Jeanne P. Branson | Katseyedie River, N.W.T. | August 16, 1967 |
| Atlantic Salmon | 79lbs 2oz | Henrik Henriksen | Tana River, Norway | 1928 |
| Barramundi | 63lbs 2oz | Scott Barnsley | Queensland, Australia | April 28, 1991 |
| Bigmouth Buffalo | 70lbs 5oz | Delbert Sisk | Bussey Brake, Bastrop, LA | April 21, 1980 |
| Black Buffalo | 55lbs 8oz | Edward H. McLain | Cherokee Lake, TN | May 3, 1984 |
| Black Bullhead | 8lbs | Kani Evans | Lake Waccabuc, NY | August 1, 1951 |
| Black Crappie | 4lbs 8oz | L. Carl Herring Jr. | Kerr Lake, VA | March 1, 1981 |
| Blue Catfish | 111lbs | William McKinley | Wheeler’s Reservoir, TN | July 5, 1996 |
| Bluegill | 4lbs 12oz | T.S. Hudson | Ketona Lake, AL | April 9, 1950 |
| Brook Trout | 14lbs 8oz | Dr. W.J. Cook | Nipigon River, Ontario | July, 1916 |
| Bowfin | 21lbs 8oz | Robert L. Harmon | Florence, SC | January 29, 1980 |
| Brown Bullhead | 5lbs 11oz | Robert Bengis | Cedar Creek, FL | March 28, 1995 |
| Brown Trout | 40lbs 4oz | Rip Collins | Little Red River, AR | May 9, 1992 |
| Bull Trout | 32lbs | N.L. Higgins | Lake Pond Orielle, ID | October 27, 1949 |
| Burbot | 18lbs 11oz | Margit Agren | Angenmanelren, Sweden | October 22, 1996 |
| Butterfly Peacock | 10lbs 8oz | Larry Larsen | Raraima, Brazil | March 21, 1994 |
| Carp | 75lbs 11oz | Leo van der Gugten | Lac de St. Cassien, France | May 21, 1987 |
| Channel Catfish | 58lbs | W.B. Whaley | Santee-Cooper Res., SC | July 7, 1964 |
| Chain Pickerel | 9lbs 6oz | Baxley McQuaig Jr. | Homerville, GA | February 17, 1961 |
| Chinook Salmon | 97lbs 4oz | Les Anderson | Kenai River, AK | May 17, 1985 |
| Chum Salmon | 35lbs | Todd Johansson | Edye Pass, Brit. Columbia | July 11, 1995 |
| Coho Salmon | 33lbs 4oz | Jerry Lifton | Salmon River, Pulaski, NY | September 27, 1989 |
| Cutthroat Trout | 41lbs | John Skimmerhorn | Pyramid Lake, NV | December, 1925 |
| Dolly Varden | 18lbs 9oz | Richard B. Evans | Mashutuk River, AK | July 13, 1993 |
| Dorado | 51lbs 5oz | Armando Giudice | Corrientes, Argentina | September 27, 1984 |
| Flathead Catfish | 91lbs 4oz | Mike Rogers | Lake Lewisville, TX | March 28, 1982 |
| Flatwhiskered Catfish | 9lbs 4oz | Cavour Pieranti | Rio Paraquai, Brazil | September 11, 1996 |
| Florida Gar | 21lbs 3oz | Jeff Sabol | Boca Raton, FL | June 3, 1981 |
| Freshwater Drum | 54lbs 8oz | Benny E. Hull | Nickajack Lake, TN | April 20, 1972 |
| Giant Tigerfish | 97lbs | Raymond Houtmans | Zaire River, Kinshasa, Zaire | July 9, 1988 |
| Gilded Catfish | 85lbs 8oz | Gilberto Fernandes | Amazon River, Brazil | November 15, 1986 |
| Gizzard Shad | 4lbs 6oz | Mike Berg | Lake Michigan, IN | March 2, 1996 |
| Golden Trout | 11lbs | Charles S. Reed | Cooks Lake, WY | August 5, 1948 |
| Goldfish | 7lbs 2.4oz | John Wiseman | Lake Tawakoni, TX | June 6, 2012 |
| Grass Pickerel | 1lbs | Mike Berg | Dewart Lake, IN | June 9, 1990 |
| Greater Redhorse | 9lbs 3oz | Jason Wilson | Salmon River, Pulaski, NY | May 11, 1985 |
| Guadalupe Bass | 3lbs 11oz | Allen Christenson Jr. | Lake Travis, TX | September 25, 1983 |
| Inconnu | 53lbs | Lawrence E. Hudnall | Pah River, AK | August 20, 1986 |
| Kokanee | 9lbs 6oz | Norm Kuhn | Okanagan Lake, British Columbia | June 18, 1988 |
| Lake Salmon | 18lbs 4oz | Steve Robinson | Lake Tanganyika, Zambia | December 1, 1987 |
| Lake Sturgeon | 168lbs | Edward Paszkowski | Georgian Bay, ON, Canada | May 29, 1982 |
| Lake Trout | 72lbs | Lloyd E. Bull | Great Bear Lake, N.W.T. | August 19, 1995 |
| Lake Whitefish | 14lbs 6oz | Dennis M. Laycock | Meaford, Ontario | May 21, 1984 |
| Largemouth Bass | 22lbs 4oz | George W. Perry | Montgomery Lake, GA | June 2, 1932 |
| Longnose Gar | 50lbs 5oz | Townsend Miller | Trinity River, TX | July 30, 1954 |
| Mountain Whitefish | 5lbs 8oz | Randy G. Woo | Elbow River, Alberta | August 1, 1995 |
| Muskellunge | 67lbs 8oz | Cal Johnson | Hayward, WI | July 24, 1949 |
| Nile Perch | 213lbs 8oz | Adrian Brayshaw | Lake Nasser, Egypt | December 18, 1997 |
| Northern Pike | 55lbs 1oz | Lothar Louis | Lake of Grefeern, Germany | October 16, 1986 |
| Pink Salmon | 13lbs 1oz | Ray Higaki | St. Mary’s River, Ontario | September 23, 1992 |
| Rainbow Trout | 42lbs 2oz | David Robert White | Bell Island, AK | June 22, 1970 |
| Redeye Bass | 8lbs 12oz | Carl W. Davis | Apalachicola River, FL | January 28, 1995 |
| Redfin Pickerel | 2lbs 4oz | Edward C. Davis | St. Pauls, NC | June 27, 1997 |
| Redtail Catfish | 97lbs 7oz | Gilberto Fernandes | Amazon River, Brazil | July 16, 1988 |
| Roanoke Bass | 1lbs 5oz | Tom Elkins | Nottoway River, VA | November 11, 1991 |
| Rock Bass | 3lbs | Peter Gulgin | York River, Ontario | August 1, 1974 |
| Round Whitefish | 6lbs | Allan J. Ristori | Putahow River, Manitoba | June 14, 1984 |
| Sauger | 8lbs 12oz | Mike Fischer | Lake Sakakawea, ND | October 6, 1971 |
| Sharptoothed Catfish | 79lbs 5oz | Hennie Moller | Orange River, S. Africa | December 5, 1992 |
| Shortnose Gar | 5lbs 12oz | Donna K. Willmart | Rend Lake, Ill | July 16, 1995 |
| Silver Redhorse | 11lbs 7oz | Neal D.G. Long | Plum Creek, WI | May 29, 1985 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 10lbs 14oz | John T. Gorman | Dale Hollow, TN | April 24, 1969 |
| Smallmouth Buffalo | 82lbs 3oz | Randy Collins | Athens Lake, TX | June 6, 1993 |
| Sockeye Salmon | 15lbs 3oz | Stan Roach | Kenai River, AK | August 9, 1987 |
| Speckled Peacock | 27lbs | Gerald (Doc) Lawson | Rio Negro, Brazil | December 4, 1994 |
| Spotted Bass | 9lbs 9oz | Kirk Sakamoto | Pine Flat Lake, CA | October 12, 1996 |
| Spotted Gar | 9lbs 12oz | Rick Rivard | Lake Mevia, TX | April 7, 1994 |
| Striped Bass (landlocked) | 67lbs 8oz | Hank Ferguson | O’Neill Forebay, San Luis, CA | May 7, 1992 |
| Suwannee Bass | 3lbs 14oz | Ronnie Everett | Suwannee River, FL | March 2, 1985 |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 51lbs 3oz | John A. Knobla | Lac Vieux-Desert, WI-MI | July 16, 1919 |
| Tiger Trout | 20lbs 13oz | Peter M. Friedland | Lake Michigan, WI | August 12, 1978 |
| Tilapia | 6lbs 5oz | Marvin C. Smith | Lake Arsenal, Costa Rica | February 10, 1995 |
| Walleye | 25lbs | Mabry Harper | Old Hickory Lake, TN | August 2, 1960 |
| Warmouth | 2lbs 7oz | Tony D. Dempsey | Guess Lake, Holt, FL | October 19, 1985 |
| White Bass | 6lbs 13oz | Ronald L. Sprouse | Lake Orange, VA | July 31, 1989 |
| White Catfish | 18lbs 14oz | Jim Miller | Inverness, FL | September 21, 1991 |
| White Crappie | 5lbs 3oz | Fred L. Bright | Enid Dam, MS | July 31, 1957 |
| White Perch | 4lbs 12oz | Mrs. Earl Small | Messalonskee Lake, ME | June 4, 1949 |
| White Sturgeon | 468lbs | Joey Pallotta III | Benicia, CA | July 9, 1983 |
| Whiterock Bass | 27lbs 5oz | Jerald C. Shaum | Greers Ferry Lake, AR | April 24, 1997 |
| Yellow Bass | 2lbs 4oz | Donald L. Stalker | Lake Monroe, IN | March 27, 1977 |
| Yellow Bullhead | 4lbs 4oz | Emily Williams | Mormon Lake, AZ | May 11, 1984 |
| Yellow Hybrid Bass | 2lbs 5oz | George Edwards | Kiamichi River, OK | March 26, 1991 |
| Yellow Perch | 4lbs 3oz | Dr. C.C. Abbot | Bordentown, NJ | May, 1865 |
| Zander | 25lbs 2oz | Harry Lee Tennison | Trosa, Sweden | June 12, 1986 |
Jay, What a great idea adding a “World Record” page to your website since you catch a lot of big fish!
Rock on..