FRESH WATER RECORDS
Updated 21 October 1999

FISHRECORDANGLERWHERE CAUGHTDATE
BASSlargemouth bass11 lbs. 9 oz.Carl PruittBanks Lake, Grant Co.4 / 9 / 77
smallmouth bass8 lbs. 12 oz.Ray WonacottColumbia River, Hanford Reach4 / 23 / 66
BURBOTburbot (freshwater ling)17.01 lbs.Patrick BloomerPalmer Lake, Okanogan Co.1 / 15 / 93
CARPcarp41 lbs 4 oz.Kevin WolfLong Lake, Thurston Co.6 / 21 / 80
CATFISHbrown bullhead3.90 lbs.Joe OchotaLudlow Lake, Jefferson Co.6 / 26 / 97
black bullhead1.75 lbs.John E. MooreMud Lake, Skagit Co.6 / 29 / 98
yellow bullhead1.63 lbs.Mike SchlueterBanks Lake, Grant Co.5 / 22 / 94
blue catfish17 lbs. 12 oz.Rangle HawthorneColumbia River7 / 9 / 75
channel catfish36.20 lbs.Ross KincaidI-82 Pond #6, Yakima Co.9 / 6 / 99
flathead catfish22.8 lbs.C. L. McCarySnake River6 / 28 / 81
CRAPPIEblack crappie4 lbs. 8 oz.John W. SmartLake Washington, King Co.5 / 1956
white crappie2.8 lbs.Don J. BensonColumbia River, Burbank Slough, Walla Walla Co.7 / 21 / 88
GRAYLINGarctic graylingNo state record– season closed
MINNOWSnorthern squawfish7 lbs. 4oz.Louis A. PicardSnake River, Whitman Co.6 / 4 / 96
peamouth chub.99 lbsSilvia SanchezHanford Reach, Yakima Co.7 / 18 / 95
PERCHyellow perch2 lbs. 12 oz.Larry BenthienSnelson's Slough, Skagit Co.6 / 22 / 69
PIKEnorthern pike32.2 lbs.Fred R. RuetschLong Lake, Spokane Co.4 / 15 / 95
tiger musky28.25 lbs.Ronald J. JutteMayfield Lake, Lewis Co.7 / 21 / 95
SHADAmerican shad3.44 lbs.Pete GreenColumbia River, Clark Co.6 / 19 / 99
SUCKERSbridgelip sucker3.06 lbs.John E. MoorePalmer Lake, Okanogan Co.5 / 27 / 99
largescale sucker5 lbs.James ScottCowlitz River, Lewis Co.1 / 31 / 96
longnose suckerNo state record
mountain suckerNo state record
SUNFISHbluegill sunfish2 lbs. 5.3 oz.Ron HinoteTampico Park Pond, Yakima Co.6 / 10 / 84
green sunfish.79 lbs.Mickey HoughBailey Lake, Spokane Co.5 / 29 / 94
pumpkinseed sunfish0 lbs. 12 oz.Doug MolohonHicks Lake, Thurston Co.8 / 3 / 77
rock bass1 lb. 6 oz.William JacksonSteilacoom Lake, Pierce Co.6 / 28 / 81
warmouth.53 lbs.Linda HatlelidSilver Lake, Cowlitz Co.5 / 27 / 96
SALMON
AND
TROUT
Atlantic salmon8.96 lbs.Gregory Karl LeppingGoat Lake, Jefferson Co.9 / 13 / 92
Atlantic salmon—sea-run14.38 lbs.Ron HowardGreen River, King Co.9 / 22 / 99
brown trout22 lbs. 0 oz.R. L. HenrySullivan Lake, Pend Oreille Co.5 / 22 / 65
bull trout22 lbs. 8 oz.Louis SchottTieton River, Yakima Co.4 / 23 / 61
chinook salmon68.26 lbs.Mark SalmonElochoman River, Wahkiakum Co.10 / 5 / 92
chum salmon27.97 lbs.Johnny WilsonSatsop River, Grays Harbor Co.10 / 19 / 97
coho salmon23 lbs. 8 oz.David BaileySatsop River, Grays Harbor Co.1 / 12 / 86
cutthroat trout—sea-run6 lbs. 0 oz.Bud JohnsonCarr Inlet, Pierce Co.5 / 43
cutthroat trout—resident12 lbs. 0 oz.W. WelshLake Crescent, Clallam Co.7 / 61
cutthroat trout-Lahontan18.04 lbs.Dan BeardsleeOmak Lake, Okanogan Co.7 / 1 / 93
cutthroat trout - westslopeno record (new category)
Dolly Varden10 lbs. 15 oz.Leroy ThompsonWhitechuck River, Snohomish Co.8 / 5 / 99
eastern brook9 lbs.George G. WeekesWobbly Lake, Lewis Co.5 / 7 / 88
golden trout3.81 lbs.Mark S. MorrisUnnamed, Okanogan Co.8 / 06 / 91
kokanee (silver trout)5.47 lbs.Don GrowtLake Roosevelt, Grant Co.6 / 4 / 93
lake trout (Mackinaw)31 lbs. 2.75 oz.Phillip RettstattLake Chelan6 / 66
pink salmon10 lbs. 2 oz.F. John EricksonSnohomish River, Snohomish Co.9 / 13 / 85
rainbow trout25.45 lbs.Robert HalversonRufus Woods Lake, Douglas Co.2 / 23 / 98
rainbow trout (Beardslee)16 lbs. 5 oz.Richard L. BatesLake Crescent, Clallam Co.9 / 7 / 89
sockeye salmon10 lbs. 10 oz.Gary KrasseltLake Washington, King Co.7 / 20 / 82
steelhead—summer-run35 lbs. 1 oz.Gilbert PiersonSnake River, Whitman Co.11 / 23 / 73
steelhead—winter-run32 lbs. 12 oz.Gene MaygraE.F. Lewis River, Clark Co.4 / 14 / 80
WALLEYEwalleye18.76 lbs.Mike JonesColumbia River (below McNary)4 / 9 / 90
WHITEFISHlake whitefish6.63 lbs.Jerry HamiltonHanson Harbor, Lk. Roosevelt, Lincoln Co.3 / 31 / 97
mountain whitefish5 lbs. 2 oz.Steven BeckenColumbia River, Benton Co.11 / 30 / 83

SALT WATER RECORDS
Updated 21 October 1999

FISHRECORDANGLERWHERE CAUGHTDATE
CHIMAERASratfish3.9 lbs.William J. DenningHein Bank7 / 19 / 96
CODFISHESPacific hakeNo state record
Pacific cod19 lbs. 10 oz.Ralph BayEdiz Hook3 / 6 / 84
Pacific tomcodNo state record
walleye pollockNo state record
FLOUNDERS -
LEFTEYE
Pacific sanddabNo state record
FLOUNDERS -
RIGHTEYE
arrowtooth flounderNo state record
English soleNo state record
Pacific halibut288 lbs.Vic StevensSwiftsure Bank9 / 9 / 89
petrale sole7 lbs. 9 oz.John StoneJefferson Head6 / 11 / 80
rock sole4 lbs. 3 oz.Alan SchramHein Bank7 / 9 / 89
sand soleNo state record
starry flounder8.57 lbs.Danny PattersonW. of Sekiu Point, Clallam County7 / 6 / 97
GREENLINGSkelp greenling3 lbs. 8 oz.Diana KottkeySan Juan Islands8 / 3 / 93
(spear gun)4.42 lbs.Danita RixenSucia Island, San Juan Co.9 / 19 / 99
lingcod61 lbs.Tom NelsonSan Juan Islands7 / 30 / 86
ROCKFISHblack rockfish10 lbs. 4 oz.Joseph EberlingTacoma Narrows5 / 20 / 80
blue rockfish3.91 lbs.Erik M. HerbigWestport6 / 22 / 96
bocaccio23 lbs. 10 oz.Carson KendallSwiftsure Bank8 / 8 / 87
brown rockfishNo state record
canary rockfish10 lbs. 9 oz.Ben PhillipsNeah Bay8 / 30 / 86
China rockfish4 lbs. 3 oz.Steven RipleyDuncan Rock7 / 11 / 89
copper rockfish10 lbs.David NorthingtonPoint Roberts Reef8 / 6 / 89
greenstripe rockfish1 lb. 10 oz.David WedekingPossession Bar1 / 19 / 85
quillback rockfish7 lbs. 3 oz.Bror HultgrenMiddle Bank10 / 29 / 87
tiger rockfish7 lbs. 8 oz.James WenbanMiddle Bank11 / 30 / 89
vermillion rockfish6.55 lbs.James S. DuffyMukkaw Bay5 / 23 / 98
(spear gun)13.5 lbs.Lester Dorris, Jr.Neah Bay8 / 22 / 98
yelloweye rockfish27 lbs. 12 oz.Jan TavisDallas Bank4 / 15 / 89
yellowtail rockfish7 lbs. 6 oz.Ken CulverWestport9 / 15 / 92
SABLEFISHESsablefish30 lb.Jeff RudolphWestport6 / 28 / 94
SALMONchinook salmon70 lbs. 8 oz.Chet GaustaSekiu9 / 6 / 64
chum salmon19 lbs. 15 oz.Arnold HansenPoint No Point10 / 8 / 88
coho salmon20.6 lbs.Joseph A. ChristianWestport8 / 27 / 96
pink salmon6.38 lbs.Rodney M. HansenMukilteo8 / 25 / 97
sockeye salmonNo state record
SCULPINScabezon23 lbs.Wesley S. HunterDungeness Spit8 / 4 / 90
(spear gun)25.2 lbs.Tony L. RossbergHale Passage (near Fox Island)5 / 22 / 97
great sculpin4 lbs. 9.5 oz.Mark ReynoldsPort Angeles Harbor7 / 29 / 99
Pacific staghorn sculpinNo state record
red Irish lord3 lbs. 3 oz.Ryan DicksMid-channel Bank7 / 5 / 85
SHARKSblue sharkNo state record
sixgill shark220 lbs.Jim HainesGedney Island1 / 30 / 91
spiny dogfish20 lbs. 4 oz.Roger PetersenMiddle Bank (Island County)5 / 22 / 98
SKATESbig skate130 lbs.Dan CartwrightDouble Bluff5 / 18 / 86
SURFPERCHpile perch3 lbs. 9 oz.Steve UrbanQuartermaster Harbor3 / 14 / 81
redtail surfperch4.05 lbs.Chris MaynardKalaloch8 / 4 / 96
striped seaperch2 lbs. 1 oz.Chris UrbanQuartermaster Harbor6 / 2 / 80
TUNAalbacore tuna52 lbs.Kurt StricklandPacific Ocean, Grays Harbor Co.10 / 1 / 97
WOLFFISHESwolf eelNo state record
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