Wisconsin Record Fish

Wisconsin's Record Fish: M through Z
Species Weight Length
(inches)
Date
Caught
Place
Caught
County
Mooneye 1 lb. 9 oz. 16.0 08/08/1999 Lake Winnebago Winnebago
Muskellunge 69 lbs. 11 oz. 63.5 10/20/1949 Chippewa Flowage Sawyer
Muskellunge, Tiger 51 lbs. 3 oz. 54.0 07/16/1919 Lac Vieux Desert Vilas
Northern Pike 38 lbs. 0 oz. not available 08/06/1952 Lake Puckaway Green Lake
Perch, White 1 lbs. 0.8 oz. 12.5 08/29/2002 Sturgeon Bay Door
Perch, Yellow 3 lbs. 4 oz. not available 1954 Lake Winnebago Winnebago
Pumpkinseed 1 lb. 2 oz. 9.6 05/27/2003 Big Round Lake Polk
Redhorse, Silver 11 lbs. 7 oz. 29.25 05/29/1985 Plum Creek Vilas
Rudd, European 1 lb. 3 oz. 12.6 03/10/1991 North Lake Waukesha
Salmon, Atlantic 23 lbs. 15 oz. 37.0 07/18/1980 Lake Michigan Milwaukee
Salmon, Coho 26 lbs. 1.9 oz. 38.0 08/21/1999 Lake Michigan Milwaukee
Salmon, Chinook 44 lbs. 15 oz. 47.5 07/19/1994 Lake Michigan Door
Salmon, Kokanee 2 lbs. 8.2 oz. 19.5 09/01/2007 Upper Bass Lake Menominee
Salmon, Pink 6 lbs. 1.9 oz. 24.0 08/10/1999 Lake Michigan Kewaunee
Salmon, Pinook
(chinook x pink)
8 lbs. 5.4 oz. 25.38 08/24/2001 Lake Michigan Kewaunee
Sauger 6 lbs. 4.8 oz. 23.75 03/30/2008 Mississippi River Pierce
Saugeye 8 lbs. 3 oz. not available 03/17/1995 Mississippi River Crawford
Shad, Gizzard 4 lbs. 7 oz. 21.5 02/10/1982 Lake Michigan Ozaukee
Shiner, Common 0 lbs. 1.9 oz. 6.38 06/29/2008 Milwaukee River Milwaukee
Sturgeon, Lake 170 lbs. 10 oz. 79.0 09/22/1979 Yellow Lake Burnett
Sturgeon, Shovelnose 7 lbs. 5.4 oz. 29.00 09/07/1998 Mississippi River Vernon
Sucker, Northern Hog 1 lb. 13 oz. 16.0 03/17/2004 Fox River Green Lake
Sucker, White 6 lbs. 2 oz. 23.1 08/27/1997 Miller Flowage Taylor
Sunfish, Green 1 lb. 9 oz. not available 08/23/1967 Wind Lake Racine
Trout, Brook (inland) 9 lbs. 15 oz. not available 09/02/1944 Prairie River Lincoln
Trout, Brook (outlying) 10 lbs. 1 oz. 24.5 06/08/1999 Lake Michigan Ozaukee
Trout, Brown (inland) 18 lbs. 6 oz. 34.3 05/07/1984 Lake Geneva Walworth
Trout, Brown (outlying) 36 lbs. 8.9 oz. 40.5 08/23/04 Lake Michigan Kewaunee
Trout, Lake (inland) 35 lbs. 4 oz. not available 06/01/1957 Big Green Lake Green Lake
Trout, Lake (outlying) 47 lbs. 0 oz. not available 09/09/1946 Lake Superior Bayfield
Trout, Rainbow (outlying) 27 lbs. 2 oz. 42.5 07/26/1997 Lake Michigan Kewaunee
Trout, Rainbow (inland) 12 lbs. 3 oz. 29.5 06/15/2006 Elbow Lake Marinette
Trout, Splake (Lk x Bk) 17 lbs. 14.5 oz. 32.0 07/06/2002 Green Bay Marinette
Trout, Tiger (Bk x Br) 20 lbs. 13 oz. 33.75 08/12/1978 Lake Michigan Sheboygan
Walleye 18 lbs. 0 oz. not available 09/16/1933 High Lake Vilas
Warmouth 1 lb. 1 oz. 10.50 05/26/2001 Eagle Lake Racine
Whitefish, Lake 11 lbs. 11 oz. 29.0 05/07/1977 Lake Superior Iron

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Last Revised: Monday September 29 2008