Missouri Department of Conservation
Missouri State Record Fish Program
Pole and Line Recordholders

Species Weight (lbs-oz) Place & Date of Capture Angler & Hometown
Paddlefish 134 - 12 Lake of the Ozarks, 3/24/98 Joseph C. Manley, Calhoun
Longnose Gar 27 - 00 Bull Shoals, 5/17/99 Dale Davis, Kirbyville
Spotted Gar 5 - 10 Mingo NWR, 5/25/96 Bill Willmert, Dexter
Bowfin 19 - 00 Duck Creek, 3/63 Clois Coomer, Chaffee
American Eel 4 - 08 Meramec River, 8/23/93 Steven Buerk, Sullivan
Goldeye 1 - 06 Truman Lake, 6/13/92 Jerry D. Rollins, Sedalia
Bighead Carp 43 - 00 Browning Lake, 10/5/98 Norman Hodges, St. Joseph
Common Carp 50 - 06 Rothwell Park Lake, 6/2/96 Russel Tarr, Moberly
Grass Carp 62 - 15 Westen Farm, 7/18/97 Scott Crow, Monett
Black Buffalo 53 - 00 Lake Wappapello, 4/6/89 Marty R. Yount, Hiram
Bigmouth Buffalo 56 - 00 Lock Loma Lake, 8/19/76 Dr. W. J. Long, Poplar Bluff
Blue Sucker 9 - 14 Missouri River, 4/12/97 Randy Christian, Savannah
Northern Hog Sucker 3 - 05 Current River, 8/21/88 David W. Cletcher, Ellsinore
River Redhorse 8 - 01 Meramec River, 7/24/95 Joe N. Tousignant, Bourbon
Shorthead Redhorse 2 - 06 Meramec River, 6/20/95 Mike Jackson, Bourbon
Silver Redhorse 5 - 09 Current River, 7/23/85 Tom May, Van Buren
Smallmouth Buffalo 36 - 12 Lake of the Ozarks, 6/10/86 Allen A. Schweiss, Bloomington
White Sucker 4 - 08 Lake Taneycomo, 9/19/90 James Baker Jr., Reeds Spring
Golden Redhorse 2 - 03 Meramec River, 6/27/95 Mike Jackson, Bourbon
Black Bullhead 4 - 11 Binder Lake, 6/5/77 Ron Miller, Jefferson City
Blue Catfish 103 - 00 Missouri River, 9/16/91 Clarence H. Kerr, Fairfax
Brown Bullhead 3 - 03 Lock Loma Lake, 4/25/90 Greg Clanahan, Poplar Bluff
Channel Catfish 34 - 10 Lake Jacomo, 10/12/76 Gerald Siebenmorgen, Independence
Flathead Catfish 77 - 08 Missouri River, 5/1/97 Darrell Hudspeth, St. Charles
Yellow Bullhead 5 - 13 Farm Pond, 4/6/86 J. D. Hall, Blue Springs
Chain Pickerel 5 - 01 Clearwater Dam Spillway, 11/4/74 George Burlbaw, Farmington
Grass Pickerel 0 - 12 Brush Creek, 8/18/90 Gregory Stilts, Wappapello
Muskellunge 41 - 02 Lake of the Ozarks, 3/9/81 Gene Snelling, Camdenton
Northern Pike 18 - 09 Stockton Lake, 4/26/75 Gene Moore, Golden City
Tiger Muskie 22 - 00 Stockton Lake, 4/25/86 Ned Posenki, Springfield
Brown Trout 26 - 13 Bull Shoals Lake, 11/10/97 Rob Caudel, Springfield
Rainbow Trout 16 - 13 Roaring River S.P., 11/21/87 Kenneth Smith, Springfield
Hybrid Striper 20 - 08 Lake of the Ozarks, 11/22/86 Richard Slaybaugh, Kansas City
Striped Bass 51 - 00 Bull Shoals Lake, 7/23/89 Jasper Bouse, Forsyth
White Bass 5 - 05 Bull Shoals Lake, 4/15/80 Bernice Morello, Collinsville, IL.
Black Crappie 4 - 08 Farm Pond, Clay Co., 5/28/67 Ray Babcock, Independence
Bluegill 3 - 00 Farm Pond, Bevier, 6/8/63 Robert Giovanini, Columbia
Flier 0 - 11 Farm Pond, 3/15/91 Anthony Sifford, Puxico
Green Sunfish 2 - 02 Stockton Lake, 6/18/71 Paul Dilley, Springfield
Hybrid Sunfish 2 - 03 Farm Pond, Saline Co., 6/12/97 James Closson, Marshall
Largemouth Bass 13 - 14 Bull Shoals Lake, 4/61 Marvin Bushong, Gainesville
Redear Sunfish 2 - 7 Whetstone Creek C. A., 5/28/88 Glenda Gollaher, Overland
Rock Bass 2 - 12 Big Piney River, 6/15/68 William J. Rod, Kirkwood
Smallmouth Bass 7 - 02 Stockton Lake, 12/18/94 Kevin S. Clingan, Springfield
Spotted Bass 7 - 08 Table Rock Lake, 4/6/66 Gene Arnaud, Branson
Warmouth 1 - 04 Farm Pond, Butler Co., 7/31/84 Tony Fincher, Holcomb
White Crappie 4 - 05 Missouri River, 5/1/81 Homer Peek, Sibley
Sauger 5 - 01 Osage River, 1/23/94 John Hennessy, Jefferson City
Walleye 21 - 01 Bull Shoals Lake, 3/26/88 Gerry Partlow, Linneus
Yellow Perch 1 - 00 Butler City Lake, 4/11/81 Damon Bond, Amoret
Freshwater Drum 40 - 08 Lake of the Ozarks, 7/11/96 Ronald P. Wagner, Waterloo IA

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