Michigan State Record Fish
American Eel
Weight: 7.44
Length: 43
Year: 1990
Water Body: Lake St. Clair
County: Macomb
Angler: Chad Markham
Atlantic Salmon
Weight: 32.62
Length: 41
Year: 1981
Water Body: Lake Michigan
County: Mason
Angler: Elaine Bender
Black Buffalo
Weight: 24
Length: 34
Year: 1997
Water Body: Grand River
County: Ottawa
Angler: Brandon M. Sutfin
Black Bullhead
Weight: 2.31
Length: 16.3
Year: 1990
Water Body: Prickett DamBackwater
County: Baraga
Angler: Michael Anderson
Black Crappie
Weight: 4.12
Length: N/A
Year: 1947
Water Body: Lincoln Lake
County: Kent
Angler: Frank Lee
Bluegill
Weight: 2.75
Length: 13.75
Year: 1983
Water Body: Vaughn Lake
County: Alcona
Angler: Gary Saylor
Bowfin
Weight: 14
Length: 35
Year: 1981
Water Body: Little Crooked Lake
County: Livingston
Angler: Michael Miller
Brook Trout
Weight: 9.5
Length: 28.1
Year: 1996
Water Body: Clear Lake
County: Houghton
Angler: Dennis Nevins
Brown Bullhead
Weight: 3.62
Length: 17.5
Year: 1989
Water Body: Coldbrook Lake
County: Kalamazoo
Angler: Michael Kent
Brown Trout
Weight: 34.38
Length: 38.25
Year: 1984
Water Body: Arcadia Lake
County: Manistee
Angler: Robert Henderson
Burbot
Weight: 18.25
Length: 40
Year: 1980
Water Body: Munuscong Bay
County: Chippewa
Angler: Thomas Courtemanche
Carp
Weight: 61.5
Length: 47.5
Year: 1974
Water Body: Big Wolf Lake
County: Jackson
Angler: Dale France
Carpsucker
Weight: 7.5
Length: N/A
Year: 1993
Water Body: Kalamazoo River
County: Allegan
Angler: Scott Buzzell
Channel Catfish
Weight: 40.00
Length: 41.5
Year: 1964
Water Body: Houghton Lake
County: Roscommon
Angler: Richard French
Channel Catfish
Weight: 40.00
Length: N/A
Year: 1960
Water Body: Houghton Lake
County: Roscommon
Angler: Dick Latarski
Chinook Salmon
Weight: 46.06
Length: 43.5
Year: 1978
Water Body: Grand River
County: Kent
Angler: Ray Essex
Coho Salmon
Weight: 30.56
Length: 40
Year: 1976
Water Body: Platte River
County: Benzie
Angler: Paul Lewandowski
Flathead Catfish
Weight: 47.5
Length: 44
Year: 1943
Water Body: Maple River
County: Ionia
Angler: Elmer Rayner
Freshwater Drum
Weight: 26
Length: 37.5
Year: 1973
Water Body: Muskegon Lake
County: Muskegon
Angler: James Black
Gizzard Shad
Weight: 4.12
Length: 21
Year: 1996
Water Body: Lake St. Clair
County: St. Clair
Angler: Gary Bielecki
Great Lakes Muskellunge
Weight: 47.75
Length: N/A
Year: 1985
Water Body: Clam Lake
County: Antrim
Angler: Wendell Nichols
Green Sunfish
Weight: 1.53
Length: 10
Year: 1990
Water Body: Kirkwood Lake
County: Oakland
Angler: Julius R. ("Chip") Drotos
Hog Sucker
Weight: 2.54
Length: 19
Year: 1994
Water Body: St. Joseph River
County: Berrien
Angler: Allen L. Shembarger
Hybrid Sunfish
Weight: 1.44
Length: 11.25
Year: 1988
Water Body: Arbutus Lake
County: Grand Trav.
Angler: James Manville
Hybrid Sunfish
Weight: 1.44
Length: 11.75
Year: 1991
Water Body: Doan's Lake
County: Allegan
Angler: Lloyd T. Jarman, Jr.
Kokanee Salmon
Weight: 1.94
Length: 18
Year: 1978
Water Body: Clinton River
County: Oakland
Angler: John Reiland
Lake Herring
Weight: 5.4
Length: 25
Year: 1992
Water Body: E. Grand Trav. Bay
County: Grand Trav.
Angler: Robert E. Rogers
Lake Sturgeon
Weight: 193
Length: 87
Year: 1974
Water Body: Mullett Lake
County: Cheboygan
Angler: Joe Maka, Jr.
Lake Trout
Weight: 61.5
Length: 49
Year: 1997
Water Body: Lake Superior
County: Unknown
Angler: Lucas Lanczy
Lake Whitefish
Weight: 14.28
Length: 31.75
Year: 1993
Water Body: Lake Superior
County: Ontonagon
Angler: Robert J. Majurin, Jr.
Largemouth Bass
Weight: 11.94
Length: 27.00
Year: 1934
Water Body: Big Pine Island Lake
County: Kent
Angler: William Maloney
Largemouth Bass
Weight: 11.94
Length: 26.00
Year: 1959
Water Body: Bamfield Dam
County: Oscoda
Angler: Jack Rorex
Longnose Gar
Weight: 18
Length: 53
Year: 1995
Water Body: Williamsville Lake
County: Livingston
Angler: Dennis Promo
Longnose Sucker
Weight: 6.88
Length: 22.5
Year: 1986
Water Body: St. Joseph River
County: Berrien
Angler: David Rose
Menominee Whitefish
Weight: 4.06
Length: 21.5
Year: 1992
Water Body: Lake Michigan
County: Ottawa
Angler: Kenneth E. Bilski
Mooneye
Weight: 1.69
Length: 14.38
Year: 1995
Water Body: Lake St.Clair/Goose Bay
County: St. Clair
Angler: Robert J. Commire
Northern Muskellunge
Weight: 45
Length: 51.5
Year: 1980
Water Body: Thousand Island Lk.
County: Gogebic
Angler: William Pivar
Northern Pike
Weight: 39
Length: 51.5
Year: 1961
Water Body: Dodge Lake
County: Schoolcraft
Angler: Larry Clough
Pink Salmon
Weight: 8.56
Length: 28
Year: 1987
Water Body: Carp River
County: Mackinac
Angler: Ron Karasek
Pinook (Chinook x Pink Hybrid)
Weight: 14.05
Length: 31.5
Year: 1992
Water Body: Lake Huron
County: Chippewa
Angler: Buddy L. Jacob
Pumpkinseed Sunfish
Weight: 1.32
Length: 9.5
Year: 1993
Water Body: Wabasis Lake
County: Kent
Angler: Robert Howard
Rainbow Trout
Weight: 26.5
Length: 39.5
Year: 1975
Water Body: Lake Michigan
County: St. Joseph
Angler: Mark Johnson
Redear Sunfish
Weight: 1.94
Length: 13.25
Year: 1995
Water Body: ColdwaterLake
County: Branch
Angler: Ellen Gillette
Redhorse Sucker
Weight: 12.89
Length: 29.25
Year: 1991
Water Body: Muskegon River
County: Newaygo
Angler: Mike Polega
Rock Bass
Weight: 3.62
Length: 20
Year: 1965
Water Body: Holoway Reservoir
County: Genesee
Angler: Edward Arnold
Sauger
Weight: 6.56
Length: 25.5
Year: 1976
Water Body: Torch Lake
County: Houghton
Angler: Gary Frederick
Smallmouth Bass
Weight: 9.25
Length: 27.25
Year: 1906
Water Body: Long Lake
County: Cheboygan
Angler: W. F. Shoemaker
Smelt
Weight: ---
Length: 12
Year: 1996
Water Body: Ripley Creek
County: Houghton
Angler: John Watson
Splake
Weight: 16.25
Length: 33
Year: 1977
Water Body: Lake Huron
County: Huron
Angler: Richard Jezewski
Tiger Muskellunge
Weight: 51
Length: 54
Year: 1919
Water Body: Lac Vieux Desert
County: N/A
Angler: John Knobla
Tiger Trout
Weight: 9.25
Length: 26.6
Year: 1975
Water Body: N.Branch Manistee R.
County: Kalkaska
Angler: Francis Putnam
Walleye
Weight: 17.19
Length: 35
Year: 1951
Water Body: Pine River
County: Manistee
Angler: Ray Fadely
White Bass
Weight: 6.74
Length: 21.9
Year: 1989
Water Body: Lake Huron/Sag. Bay
County: Arenac/Iosco
Angler: David Kraushaar
White Bass Hybrid
Weight: 10.75
Length: 27.5
Year: 1996
Water Body: Kalamazoo River
County: Allegan
Angler: Jeff Van Broklin
White Crappie
Weight: 2.9
Length: 15.75
Year: 1996
Water Body: Minges Creek Pond
County: Calhoun
Angler: Frank Purchis, Jr.
White Perch
Weight: 1.69
Length: 13.25
Year: 1996
Water Body: Roethke Pk. Pond Lake
County: Saginaw
Angler: Jeff Spooner
White Sucker
Weight: 7.19
Length: 28
Year: 1982
Water Body: AuSable River
County: Iosco
Angler: Matt Frampton
Yellow Bullhead
Weight: 3.45
Length: 16.5
Year: 1979
Water Body: Reeds Lake
County: Kent
Angler: Gary Bennett
Yellow Perch
Weight: 3.75
Length: 21
Year: 1947
Water Body: Lk. Independence
County: Marquette
Angler: Eugene Jezinski
