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 |