State Record
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State Freshwater Fish Records for Alabama
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SPECIES
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WEIGHT
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DATE
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LOCATION
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ANGLER, HOMETOWN
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| Bass, Largemouth |
16 lbs 8 oz |
11/3/1987 |
Mtn. View Lake, Shelby Co |
Thomas (T. M.) Burgin, Birmingham |
| Bass, Redeye (b) |
3 lbs 2 oz |
3/8/2000 |
Choccolocco Creek |
Terry Johnson, Oxford |
| Bass, Rock |
1 lb 6 oz |
5/6/1995 |
Paint Rock River |
James R. Stewart, Scottsboro |
Bass, Shoal (now protected in
Alabama, release when captured) |
6 lbs 11 oz |
2/25/1996 |
Halawakee Creek |
Darrell Trawick, Salem |
| Bass, Smallmouth (c) |
l0 lbs 8 oz |
10/8/1950 |
Wheeler Dam tailwater |
Owen F. Smith, Fairfield |
| Bass, Spotted (b) |
8 lbs 15 oz |
3/18/1978 |
Smith Lake |
Phillip C. Terry, Decatur |
| Bass, Striped |
69 lbs, 9 oz |
2/28/2013 |
Bankhead Reservoir |
James Bramlett, Dora |
| Bass, Striped Hybrid |
25 lbs 15 oz |
9/13/1996 |
Sipsey Fork |
E. H. Hodges, Chelsea |
| Bass, White |
4 lbs 9 oz |
2/14/1987 |
Warrior River |
Ben DeMott, Bessemer |
| Bass, Yellow (a) |
2 lb 8 oz |
4/12/2000 |
Guntersville Reservoir, Jackson Co. |
Dennis M. Woebbeking, Pisgah |
| Bowfin |
18 lbs
6 oz |
7/31/2005 |
Lake Tuscaloosa |
Nelson Ray Sansing, Sawyerville |
| Buffalo |
57 lbs |
4/13/1990 |
Guntersville Reservoir |
Ralph B. Lowery, Albertville |
| Bullhead |
3 lbs 13 oz |
4/8/1984 |
Private Pond, Montgomery. Co. |
Charles A. Lane, Montgomery |
| Carp, Common |
35 lbs |
4/19/1980 |
Bear Creek, Colbert County |
Darrin Jackson, Double Springs |
| Carp, Grass |
73 lbs |
4/10/2012 |
Guntersville Reservoir |
Bradley D. Bridges, Sr., Bryant |
| Catfish, Blue (b) |
120 lbs 4 oz |
3/9/2012 |
Holt Reservoir |
John Paul Nichols,Northport |
| Catfish, Channel |
40 lbs |
6/17/1967 |
Inland Lake |
Donald R. Cox, Oneonta |
| Catfish, Flathead |
80 lbs |
6/22/1986 |
Alabama River, Selma |
Rick Conner,Selma |
| Catfish, White |
10 lbs 5 oz |
4/3/1981 |
Chambers Co. Public Lake |
Roy T. Britton, Opelika |
| Crappie, Black (tie) |
4 lbs 5 oz
4 lbs 5 oz
4 lbs 4 oz |
3/27/2007
6/2/1997
3/18/1984 |
Fort Payne Res.
Jefferson Co. pond
Paint Creek |
Shelley Meadows/Mentone
William D. Webb, B'ham
Sherril Harris, Sylacauga |
| Crappie, White |
4 lbs 9 oz
4 lbs 8 oz |
5/8/2000
4/4/1974 |
Lake Martin, Tallapoosa Co.
Guntersville Reservoir |
Jeremy S. White, Alexander City
Jack Grant, Altoona |
| Drum, Freshwater (b) |
41 lbs 8 oz |
7/24/1949 |
Wilson Reservoir |
Wilson Brock, Birmingham |
| Eel, American |
5 lbs 8 oz |
5/11/1989 |
Lake Shechi, Chilton Co. |
Tod A. Groover, Montevallo |
| Gar, Alligator |
151lbs 9 oz |
8/13/2009 |
Tensaw River |
Richard Johnson, Bay Minette |
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151 lbs 5 oz |
8/13/2004 |
Tensaw River |
Michael Houseknecht/Mobile |
| Gar, Longnose |
32 lbs 14oz |
4/18/1985 |
Jordan Reservoir |
Gary Smyth, Pelham |
| Gar, Spotted |
8 lbs 12 oz |
8/26/1987 |
Cotaco Creek |
Winston Baker, Alex City |
| Herring, Skipjack |
3 lbs 4 oz |
5/2/2012 |
Mulberry Fork |
Bobby Lee Davis, Bessemer |
Muskellunge
(no longer stocked) |
19 lbs 8 oz |
12/31/1972 |
Wilson Dam tailwater |
Steve Leatherwood, Haleyville |
Paddlefish
(now protected,
release when captured) |
52 lbs 12 oz |
3/18/1982 |
Wilson Dam tailwater |
Susan Holland, Muscle Shoals |
| Perch, Yellow |
1 lb 15 oz |
2/26/2000 |
Wheeler Reservoir, Limestone Co. |
Matthew K. Patterson, Decatur |
| Pickerel, Chain |
6 lbs 6 oz |
6/24/1976 |
Dyas Creek, Baldwin County |
Michael P. Ryan, Bay Minette |
| Pickerel, Redfin |
0 lbs 11 oz |
8/24/2010 |
Armstrong Creek, Wash. Co. |
Frank Lambert Dickey/Chatom |
| Redhorse, Silver (a) |
14 lbs 14 oz |
4/24/1995 |
Wilson Dam tailwater |
Chris Stephenson, B'ham |
| Sauger |
5 lbs 2 oz |
3/5/1972 |
Wilson Dam tailwater |
William F. Huntley, Athens |
| Sunfish, Bluegill (a) |
4 lbs 12 oz |
4/9/1950 |
Ketona Lake, Birmingham |
T. S. Hudson, Birmingham |
| Sunfish, Green |
1 lbs 9 oz |
8/10/2005 |
McLamore Pond, Walker County |
Caleb Miller, Parrish |
| Sunfish, Longear |
8 oz |
5/12/1990 |
Yellow River |
Jerry Jones, Ozark |
| Sunfish, Redbreast |
1 lb 4 oz |
6/12/2010 |
Choctawhatchee River
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Archie Russ, Brantley |
| Sunfish, Redear (b) |
4 lbs 4 oz |
5/5/1962 |
Chattahoochee Park |
Jeff Lashley, Gordon |
| Trout, Rainbow |
9 lbs 1 oz |
4/22/2006 |
Mud Creek, Tannehill Historical State Park |
Otha Hamm, Alexandria |
| Walleye |
10 lbs 14 oz |
6/24/1980 |
Weiss Reservoir |
Julia Hurley, Cedar Bluff |
| Warmouth |
1 lb 12 oz |
4/25/1986 |
Farm Pond |
Jimmy A. Barfield, Dothan |
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(a) World Record, Rod And Reel/ (b) Previous World Record, Rod and Reel / (c) Previous World Record, Any Method
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Procedures For the Certification of Alabama State Record Freshwater Fish
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(1) Fish must be caught in Alabama waters by legal means (see application and rules).
(2) Fish must be identified by Alabama Fisheries Section biologist or other certified fisheries biologist.
(3) Fish must be weighed on certified scales. |
(4) Weighing must be witnessed by two people.
(5) Application must be submitted on official application form (form available on-line PDF file (you need Free Adobe Acrobat Reader).
(6) Application form must be notarized. |
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