OFFICIAL OKLAHOMA ROD & LINE RECORD FISH

     COMMON       NAME LBS
OZS		 LENGTH GIRTH WHERE WHEN ANGLER
American Eel 5-7 39 1/2 9 7/8 Lower Illinois River 6-3-95 Dolores Munsell
Bass, Largemouth 14-11.52 28 22 3/4 Broken Bow 3-14-99 William Cross
Bass, Smallmouth    7-8 23 17 Lake Texoma 2-24-96 Carl Gayle
Bass, Spotted      8-2 23 1/2 17 1/2 Pittsburg Co.Pond 6-27-58 O. J. Stone
Bass, Striped      47-8 48 30 Lower Illinois River 6-10-96 Louis Parker
Bass, White     5-4 21 15 Lake Eufaula 10-26-84 Paul Grace
Bass, Hybrid Striped  23-4 33 1/2 27 Altus-Lugert Lake 4-1-97 Paul Hollister
Bass, Hybrid Yellow  2-5 15 3/4 12 5/8 Kiamichi River 3-26-91 George R. Edwards
Bowfin               
Buffalo, Bigmouth     59-15 43 3/4 33 1/2 Greenleaf 11-12-88 Leroy Broaddrick
Buffalo, Smallmouth  34-8 391/2 27 Lake Texoma 5-29-93 Bill Santino
Buffalo, Black      7-7 24 1/2 16 Lower Illinois River 3-28-92 Paul Southerland
Bullhead, Black      6-13 18 5/8 17 3/4 Jackson Co.Pond 5-24-84 Gary Cole
Carp, Common 35 37 1/2 31 Spavinaw Lake 4-19-97 Kenneth Patton
Carp, Grass     64 46 32 3/4 Arbuckle Lake 2-25-98 Dan West
Catfish, Blue      85-4 52 38 Lake Ellsworth 12-14-99 Dale Dennis
Catfish, Channel    30 39 1/2 25 1/4 Washita River 6-30-74 Richard Sirmons
Catfish, Flathead 71 49 37 Oologah Lake 5-14-98 James Skipper
Crappie, Black     4-10 20 17 3/4 Ottawa Co.Pond 6-16-74 Rollie Williams
Crappie, White 4-15 19 16 1/4 Kingfisher Co.Pond 5-4-91 Frank Robinson
Drum, Freshwater 38 41 3/4 28 3/4 Tenkiller Lake 5-23-76 Harold Phillips
Gar, Alligator 153 87 34 Red River 1-25-91 Terry Dean Busby
Gar, Longnose 41 62 21 1/2 Red River 1-3-88 Dean Pittman
Goldeye 2-8 18 5/8 10 3/4 Arkansas River 4-27-96 James R. Smith
Grass Pickerel 0-7 13 5 1/8 Beaver Creek 3-17-95 Barry Bryant
Herring, Skipjack 3-6 19 13 3/8 Eufaula Tailwaters 4-3-92 Bobby Moore
Paddlefish 112 51 40 3/4 Grand Tailwaters 7-13-92 Gene Johnson
Pickerel, Chain     2-10 22 1/2 9 1/2 Mt. Fork River 4-22-82 Eric Lowe
Pike, Northern 36-8 44      -- Lake Carl Etling 6-13-76 Raymond Fernandez
Redhorse, River 8-5 28 1/2 17 1/8 Illinois River 2-11-77 Willis Pippin
Carpsucker, River 7-11 24 17 Canadian Co.Pond 4-18-90 W.C. "Bill" Kenyon
Sauger 5-5 23 14 Kerr Reservoir 1-18-81 Chet Munds
Saugeye 9-14 27 17 5/8 Lake Thunderbird 3-7-92 Teresa Berry
Shovelnose Sturgeon  2-15 29 8 1/2 Arkansas River 10-12-97 Paul R. Foreman
Sunfish, Bluegill 2-6 12 3/4 14 1/2 Kay Co.Pond 5-8-87 Tom Shorter
Sunfish, Green 2-7 13 14 1/4 Pontotoc Co.Pond 10-16-72 Eddie Shulanberger
Sunfish, Hybrid 1-14 12 3/8 13 7/8 Bryan Co.Pond 5-24-97 Hal Smith
Sunfish, Redear 2-1 12 3/4 13 Logan Co.Pond 11-15-73 Ruby Lee Farmer
Trout, Brown 7-12 25 1/4 15 1/2 Mountain Fork River 1-27-96 Eddie Elkins
Trout, Rainbow 10-4 27 16 Illinois River 7-3-66 Billy Payne
Walleye 12-10 29 1/2 19 1/2 Altus-Lugert Lake 3-26-95 Jerrod Lingle

UNRESTRICTED DIVISION FISH

COMMON
NAME
 LBS
OZS		 LENGTH GIRTH WHERE WHEN ANGLER
HOW CAUGHT
American Eel    5-1 36 5/8 8 7/8 Webbers Falls 3-25-95 David Brannum/jugline
Black Buffalo     57-12 43 1/4 31 Tenkiller Lake 6-30-84 Chester
Penn/trotline
Carp, Common     44-8 41 1/2 29 1/4 Broken Bow Lake 4-30-93 Neal Routh/bow & arrow
Carp, Grass 50 32 1/4 43 1/2 Arbuckle Lake 9-17-93 David Mann/bow & arrow
Catfish, Blue   118-8 57 41 3/4 Lake Texoma 5-4-88 Dan
Grider/jugline
Catfish, Flathead      106 60 39 1/2 Wister Lake 4-5-77 C. Clubb
/trotline
Gar, Alligator     182 92 37 Kiamichi River 2-15-91 Donnie
Trapp/net
Paddlefish 134 55 44 Grand Lake 8-13-92 Charles
Ham/trotline

No official state records exist for the following fish. Minimum weight to be considered is listed for each species:
Bullhead, yellow 2 lbs.
Gar, spotted 15 lbs.
Sunfish, rockbass 1 lbs.
Bullhead, brown 2
Gizzard Shad 3
Spotted sucker 2
Sunfish, warmouth 1
Gar, shortnose 15
River Carpsucker 3
Sunfish, longear 1/2 .

 

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