SPECIES |
WEIGHT |
CAUGHT BY |
LOCATION |
DATE |
Ancient Fish |
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| Bowfin | 15.08 lbs. | Norman Moran | Green River | 05/31/99 |
| Longnose Gar | 40 lbs. | Kelsie Travis, Jr. Paducah, KY |
Ohio River | 08/08/56 |
| Paddlefish (Spoonbill) |
82 lbs. | Standley Shelton Lexington, KY |
Parrish Lakes, Scott County |
06/12/82 |
| Sturgeon | 36 lbs., 8 ozs. | Barney Frazier Corbin, KY |
Lake Cumberland | 10/03/54 |
Bass, Black |
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| Kentucky Bass (Spotted Bass) |
7 lbs., 10 ozs. | A.E. Sellers Louisville, KY |
Nelson County | 06/13/70 |
| Largemouth Bass | 13 lbs., 10.4 ozs. | Dale Wilson London, KY |
Wood Creek Lake | 04/14/84 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 8.46 lbs. | Coolie Williams London, KY |
Laurel River Lake | 05/16/98 |
Bass, Temperate |
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| Striped Bass (Rockfish) |
58 lbs., 4 ozs. | Roger Foster Somerset, KY |
Beaver Creek, Lake Cumberland |
12/11/85 |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | 20 lbs., 8 ozs. | Mark Wilson Louisville, KY |
Barren River Tailwaters | 04/27/91 |
| White Bass | 5 lbs. | Lorne Eli Dawson Springs, KY ---TIE--- B.B. Hardin Mt. Eden, KY |
Kentucky Lake Herrington Lake |
07/11/43 06/03/57 |
| Yellow Bass | 1 lb., 1 oz. | DeWayne West Hopkinsville, KY | Little River, Lake Barkley |
03/10/91 |
Carp/Sucker |
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| Bighead Carp | 35 lbs. | Junior McGuire Spottsville, KY |
Ohio River | 06/05/97 |
| Blue Sucker | 4 lbs., 8 ozs. | Lanny Owens Lockport, KY |
Kentucky River | 06/20/95 |
| Buffalo (Smallmouth) |
47 lbs., 12 ozs. | Don Richards Reynolds Station, KY |
Rough River, Long Lick Creek |
04/30/94 |
| Common Carp | 54 lbs., 14 ozs. | Ricky Vance Paris, KY |
South Fork, Liking River |
03/13/71 |
| Golden Redhorse | 4 lbs., 5 ozs. | Leif Meadows | Red River | 04/22/98 |
| Grass Carp | 33 lbs. | Dale Eads Paris, KY |
Pond, Fayette County |
05/28/98 |
| River Redhorse | 4.84 lbs. | Larry S. Salchli Stanton, KY |
Slate Creek, Bath County |
03/16/98 |
| White Sucker | 1.63 lbs. | Larry S. Salchli Stanton, KY |
Slate Creek, Montgomery County | 03/19/98 |
Catfish |
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| Blue Catfish Click here to view a picture |
104 lbs. | Bruce W. Midkiff Owensboro, KY |
Ohio River, Cannelton Dam tailwaters |
08/28/99 |
| Bullhead Catfish | 5 lbs., 3 ozs. | Harry Case Paris, Ky |
Guist Creek Lake | 10/18/92 |
| Channel Catfish | 28.3 lbs. | Hope Tinsley Ft. Worth, TX |
Farm pond, Hickman County |
05/29/94 |
| Flathead Catfish | 97 lbs. | Esker Carroll | Green River | 06/06/56 |
Drum |
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| Freshwater Drum | 38 lbs. | Larry Cardwell Morgantown, KY | Green River | 06/05/80 |
Herring |
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| Skipjack Herring | 2 lbs., 4 ozs. | Jim Strader Anchorage, KY |
Cumberland River | 02/27/92 |
Perch |
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| Sauger | 7 lbs., 7 ozs. | Rastie Andrew Jamestown, KY | Lake Cumberland | 04/28/83 |
| Saugeye | 6.58 lbs. | Chuck Kouns South Shore, KY |
Ohio River, Greenup County |
02/19/98 |
| Walleye | 21 lbs., 8 ozs. | Abe Black Shaker Heights, OH |
Lake Cumberland | 10/01/58 |
| Yellow Perch | .945 lbs. | Frances D. Barker Lowell, IN |
Paradise Resort, Kentucky Lake |
05/19/98 |
Pike |
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| Chain Pickerel | 5 lbs., 6 ozs. | Tommy Thompson Bardwell, KY | Forked Lake, Carlisle County |
07/08/83 |
| Grass Pickerel | .63 lb. | Gerald Gallagher Louisville, KY |
Wilson Creek, Bullitt County |
07/17/89 |
| Muskellunge | 44.38 lbs. | Scott A. Flatt Lexington, KY |
Cave Run Lake | 05/09/98 |
| Northern Pike | 9 lbs., 8 ozs. | Howard F. Renfro Madisonville, KY | Strip mine lake, Muhlenberg Co. |
10/15/81 |
| Tiger Muskie (Muskellunge Hybrid) | 13 lbs., 12 ozs. | James Mollet Auxier, KY |
Dewey Lake | 05/05/81 |
Sunfish |
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| Bluegill | 4 lbs., 3 ozs. | Phil Conyers Madisonville, KY |
Strip mine lake, Hopkins County |
08/05/80 |
| Crappie (White or black) |
4 lbs., 6 ozs. | Kevin Perry Mt. Sterling, KY |
Farm pond, Montgomery County |
06/29/97 |
| Green Sunfish | 1 lb., 2 ozs. | John Meriwether Henderson, KY | Farm pond, Ballard County |
07/31/82 |
| Longear Sunfish | 13.28 ozs. | Anthony Lynch Salyersville, KY | Strip mine pond, Magoffin County |
06/23/94 |
| Redbreast Sunfish | .88 lb. | Tim King Stearns, KY |
Marsh Creek McCreary County |
09/01/97 |
| Redear Sunfish (Shellcracker) | 3 lbs., 1 oz. | Betty Truax Finchville, KY |
Farm pond, Shelby County |
05/24/82 |
| Rock Bass | 1 lb., 10 ozs. | H.S. White Cadiz, KY |
Casey Creek, Trigg County |
05/26/75 |
| Warmouth | 1 lb., 4 ozs. | Marty Riehemann Ft. Thomas, KY |
Farm pond, Boone County |
06/03/90 |
Trout |
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| Brook Trout | 1 lb., 5 ozs. | R. James Augustus Louisville, KY |
Martins Fork | 08/21/82 |
| Brown Trout | 18 lbs., 8 ozs. | Randy Gibson Bakerton, KY |
Cumberland River, Lake Cumberland Tailwaters | 06/11/88 |
| Lake Trout | 5 lbs., 5 ozs. | John McDonogh Jeffersontown, KY | Cumberland River | 04/04/83 |
| Rainbow Trout | 14 lbs., 6 ozs. | Jim Mattingly Somerset, KY |
Cumberland River, Lake Cumberland Tailwaters | 09/10/72 |
Mooneye |
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| Goldeye | 1.92 lbs. | Chris Hoskins | Kentucky River | 08/20/99 |
