Wisconsin Record Fish

Wisconsin's Record Fish: A through L
Species Weight Length
(inches
Date
Caught
Place
Caught
County
Bass, Largemouth 11 lbs. 3 oz. not available 10/12/1940 Lake Ripley Jefferson
Bass, Smallmouth 9 lbs. 1 oz. not available 06/21/1950 Indian Lake Oneida
Bass, Rock 2 lbs. 15 oz. not available 06/02/1990 Shadow Lake Waupaca
Bass, Hybrid Striped 13 lbs. 14.2 oz. 28.0 03/16/2002 Lake Columbia Columbia
Bass, Striped 1 lbs. 9.3 oz. 17.0 05/24/1996 Fox River Kenosha
Bass, White 4 lbs. 6 oz. 17.75 09/24/1977 Okauchee Lake Waukesha
Bass, Yellow 2 lbs. 2 oz. 14.4 01/18/1972 Lake Monona Dane
Bluegill 2 lbs. 9.8 oz. 12.0 08/02/1995 Green Bay Brown
Bowfin 13 lbs. 1 oz. 31.6 07/19/1980 Willow Flowage Oneida
Buffalo, Bigmouth 73 lbs. 2 oz. 38.0 03/22/2004 Lake Koshkonong Jefferson
Buffalo, Smallmouth 20 lbs 0 oz. 30.0 12/03/1999 Milwaukee River Washington
Bullhead, Black 5 lbs. 8 oz. 21.5 09/02/1989 Big Falls Flowage Rusk
Bullhead, Brown 4 lbs. 2 oz. 17.5 07/07/2006 Little Green Lake Green Lake
Bullhead, Yellow 3 lbs. 5 oz. 15.5 06/06/1983 Nelson Lake Sawyer
Burbot 18 lbs. 2oz. 37.8 02/02/2002 Lake Superior Bayfield
Carp, Common 57 lbs. 2 oz. not available 08/28/1966 Lake Wisconsin Columbia
Carpsucker, Quillback 8 lbs. 7.2 oz. 24.10 05/02/2002 Fox River Green Lake
Catfish, Channel 44 lbs. 0 oz. not available 1962 Wisconsin River Columbia
Catfish, Flathead 74 lbs. 5.1 oz. 53.0 03/30/2001 Mississippi River Vernon
Chub, Creek 0 lbs. 7.5 oz. 11.0 04/12/2006 Root River Millwaukee
Cisco 4 lbs. 10.5 oz. not available 06/12/1969 Big Green Lake Green Lake
Crappie, Black 4 lbs. 8 oz. 19.75 08/12/1967 Gile Flowage Iron
Crappie, White 3 lb. 13.1 oz. 16.5 05/04/2003 Cranberry Marsh Monroe
Drum, (Sheepshead) 35 lbs. 4 oz. 37.5 08/29/1992 Mississippi River Crawford
Eel, American 3 lbs. 6 oz. 38.25 07/09/1997 Lake Superior Ashland
Gar, Longnose 21 lbs. 4 oz. 52.5 06/14/1990 Wisconsin River Richland
Gar, Shortnose 2 lb. 12 oz 29.0 06/17/2006 Mississippi River Grant
Goby, Round 0 lb. 3 oz 6.75 08/26/2002 Green Bay Door

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Last Revised: Tuesday February 19 2008