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Record Freshwater Fish State Freshwater Fish Records for Alabama
SPECIES |
WEIGHT |
DATE |
LOCATION |
ANGLER / HOMETOWN |
| 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 |
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 |
Lewis Smith |
Phillip C. Terry / Decatur |
| Bass, Striped |
55 lbs |
1955 |
Tallapoosa River |
Charles Totty / Tallassee |
| 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 |
70 lbs |
4/12/1999 |
Lake Martin |
Michael S. White, Jr. / Eclectic |
| Catfish, Blue (b) |
111 lbs |
7/5/1996 |
Wheeler Reservoir |
Wm. P. McKinley / Elkmont |
| 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)
Crappie, Black (tie) |
4 lbs 5 oz
4 lbs 4 oz |
6/2/1997
3/18/1984 |
private pond in Jefferson Co.
Paint Creek |
William D. Webb / B'ham
Sherril Harris / Sylacauga |
Crappie, White
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 |
151 lbs 5 oz |
8/13/2004 |
Tensaw River |
Michael Houseknecht / Mobile |
| Gar, Longnose |
32 lbs 14 oz |
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 |
2 lbs 14 oz. |
3/17/2006 |
Oliver Dam tailwaters |
Shawn A. Melvin / Tuscaloosa |
Muskellunge
(no longer stocked) |
19 lbs 8 oz |
l2/31/1972 |
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 9 oz |
9/2/2002 |
Crosbys Creek/Wash. Co. |
Luke Myers / Millry |
| 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 |
0 lbs 8 oz |
5/12/1990 |
Yellow River |
Jerry Jones / Ozark |
| Sunfish, Redbreast |
13 oz |
6/15/1996 |
Pea River |
Ronnie E. Carnley / Opp |
| Sunfish, Redear (b) |
4 1bs 4 oz |
5/5/1962 |
Chattahoochee State Park |
Jeff Lashley/Gordon |
| Trout, Rainbow |
9 lbs 1 oz |
4/22/2006 |
Mud Creek, Tannehill 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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