Indiana Record Fish Program



This list includes all official state records as of November 30, 1999.

Species Weight Where Angler Year
 Atlantic Salmon  14 lb. 4 oz.  Lake Michigan, Lake County  Gene Tarrant  1979
Bighead Carp 35 lb. 9 oz. East Fork White River, Lawrence County Jeremy Vincent 1998
Blue Catfish 104 lb. Ohio River Bruce Midkiff 1999
Bluegill 3 lb. 4 oz. Pond, Greene County Harold L. Catey 1972
Bowfin (dogfish) 16 lb. Pine Lake, La Porte County Barry Biederstadt 1988
Brook Trout 3 lb. 15 1/2 oz. Lake Gage, Steuben County Sonny Bashore 1973
Brown Trout 24.18 lb. 11 oz Trail Creek, LaPorte County Steven Bay 1999
Buffalo 50 lb. Lake Freeman Larry Warner 1993
Bullhead 4.9 lb Potato Creek State Park, St. Joseph County Darren Robertson 1994
Burbot 7 lb. 11 oz. Lake Michigan Larry Malicki 1990
Carp 43 lb. 4 oz.  Pine Lake, Kosciusko County Russell Long 1989
Channel Catfish 37 lb. 8 oz. Lake, Vanderburgh County Randy E. Jones 1980
Chinook Salmon 38 lb. Trail Creek, La Porte County Rich Baker 1980
Cisco 3 lb. 12 oz. Big Cedar Lake, Whitley County Phillip Wisniewski 1980
Coho Salmon 20 lb. 12 oz. Lake Michigan, La Porte County John Beutner 1972
Crappie 4 lb. 11 oz. Private lake, Jennings County Willis Halcomb 1994
Flathead Catfish 79 lb. 8 oz. White River, Lawrence County Glen T. Simpson 1966
Flier 3 1/2 oz.  Stream, Jackson County Harold H. Otte 1983
Freshwater Drum (white perch) 30 lb. White River, Martin County Garland Fellers 1963
Green Sunfish 1 lb. 10 oz. Pit, Fountain County Terry Keller 1987
Hybrid Striped Bass 18 lb. 1 oz. Tippecanoe River, Tippecanoe County Carl Albuquerque 1993
Hybrid Walleye 8.16 lb Huntingburg Lake, Dubois County Charles Powers 1998
Lake Trout 29 lb. 4 oz. Lake Michigan Harold Rodriquez 1993
Largemouth Bass 14 lb. 12 oz. Lake, Harrison County Jenifer Schultz 1991
Muskellunge 35 lb. 8 oz. James Lake, Kosciusko County George Webster 1994
Northern Pike 30 lb. 2 oz. Clear Lake, Steuben County Jack Barnes 1992
Paddlefish 106 lb. 4 oz. Sand Pit, Knox County John Kotter 1996
Pink Salmon 2 lb. 12 1/2 oz.   Lake Michigan, Lake County Richard J. Lisac 1985
Rainbow Trout 18 lb. 8 oz. Clear Lake, Steuben County Bill Bigger 1988
Redear Sunfish 3 lb. 10 oz. Lake, Brown County R. Peckman 1974
Rock Bass 3 lb. Sugar Creek, Hancock County David Thomas 1969
Sauger 6 lb. 1 oz. Tippecanoe River, Carroll County Mark Bigger 1983
Shovelnose sturgeon 14 lb. 8 oz. Wabash River, Fountain County Mike Latoz 1999
Smallmouth Bass 7 lb. 4 oz. Twin Lake, Lagrange County Dana Yoder 1992
Spotted Bass 5 lb. 1 1/2 oz. Lake, Howard County John William Pio 1975
Steelhead Trout 26.62 lb. Trail Creek, LaPorte County Evan Nicholson 1999
Striped Bass 35.395 lb. Ohio River Tony Campisano 1993
Sucker 2 lb. 3.3 oz. White River, Bartholemew County John Britton 1991
Tiger Muskellunge 24 lb. Wolf Lake, Lake County Michael Senics 1995
Tiger Trout 3 lb. Lake Michigan, Lake County Mike Ratter 1978
Walleye 14 lb. 4 oz. Kankakee River, Lake County Leon Richart 1974
  14 lb. 4 oz. Tippecanoe River, Pulaski County Donald Tedford 1977
Warmouth 1.37 lb. Farm pond, Morgan County Brett Borges 1989
White Bass 4 lb. 3 oz. Lake Freeman, Carroll County James Wagner 1965
White Catfish 9.72 lb. Pond, Wabash County Melissa Grimes 1985
*Yellow Bass 2 lb. 4 oz. Monroe Reservoir, Monroe County Don Stalker 1977
Yellow Perch 2 lb. 8 oz. Gravel Pit, Vigo County Roy W. Burkel Jr. 1981

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