Indiana's Record Fish
This list includes all official state records as of December 1, 2012.
| SPECIES | WEIGHT | WHERE | ANGLER | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Salmon | 14 lb. 4 oz. | Lake Michigan, Lake County |
Gene Tarrant | 1979 |
| Bighead Carp | 53 lb. 8 oz. | White River, Pike County |
Duane Stafford | 2000 |
| Blue Catfish | 104 lb. | Ohio River | Bruce Midkiff | 1999 |
| Bluegill | 3 lb. 4 oz. | Pond, Greene County |
Harold L. Catey | 1972 |
| Bowfin (dogfish) | 16.52 lb. | Mutton Creek, Jackson County |
Paul Huber | 2009 |
| Brook Trout | 3 lb. 15 1/2 oz. | Lake Gage, Steuben County |
Sonny Bashore | 1973 |
| Brown Trout | 29.03 lbs. | Lake Michigan, Lake County | Glen Duesing | 2006 |
| Buffalo | 53.9 oz. | Oak Hill Pond, Gibson County |
Kenneth R. Houchin | 2002 |
| Bullhead | 4.9 lb. | Potato Creek State Park St. Joseph County |
Darren Robertson | 1994 |
| Burbot | 7 lb. 11 oz. | Lake Michigan | Larry Malicki | 1990 |
| Channel Catfish | 37 lb. 8 oz. | Lake, Vanderburgh County |
Randy E. Jones | 1980 |
| Chinook Salmon | 38 lb. | Trail Creek, La Porte County |
Rich Baker | 1980 |
| Cisco | 3 lb. 12 oz. | Big Cedar Lake, Whitley County |
Phillip Wisniewski | 1980 |
| Coho Salmon | 20 lb. 12 oz. | Lake Michigan, La Porte County |
John Beutner | 1972 |
| Crappie | 4 lb. 11 oz. | Private lake, Jennings County |
Willis Halcomb | 1994 |
| Flathead Catfish | 79 lb. 8 oz. | White River, Lawrence County |
Glen T. Simpson | 1966 |
| Flier | 3 1/2 oz. | Stream, Jackson County |
Harold H. Otte | 1983 |
| Freshwater Drum (white perch) |
30 lb. | White River, Martin County |
Garland Fellers | 1963 |
| Goldeye | 2.3 lb. | Wabash River, Vermillion County | Brock Marietta | 2008 |
| Grass Carp | 65.2 oz. | Private lake, Morgan County |
David Hughes | 2002 |
| Green Sunfish | 1 lb. 10 oz. | Pit, Fountain County |
Terry Keller | 1987 |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | 22 lb. 2 oz. | Tippecanoe River, Carroll County |
David G. Coffman | 2005 |
| Hybrid Walleye (Saugeye) | 8 lb. 8 oz. | Scottsburg Reservoir, Scott County |
Doug Young | 1999 |
| Lake Trout | 29 lb. 4 oz. | Lake Michigan | Harold Rodriquez | 1993 |
| Lake Whitefish | 4 lbs 6 oz. | Lake Michigan | Donald Hans | 2012 |
| Largemouth Bass | 14 lb. 12 oz. | Lake, Harrison County |
Jenifer Schultz | 1991 |
| Longnose Gar | 22.32 lb. | East Fork White River, Pike County |
Mark Brittain | 2008 |
| Muskellunge | 42 lb. 8 oz. | James Lake, Kosciusko County |
Darrin Conley | 2002 |
| Northern Pike | 30 lb. 2 oz. | Clear Lake, Steuben County |
Jack Barnes | 1992 |
| Pink Salmon | 2 lb. 12 1/2 oz. | Lake Michigan, Lake County |
Richard J. Lisac | 1985 |
| Rainbow Trout | 18 lb. 8 oz. | Clear Lake, Steuben County |
Bill Bigger | 1988 |
| Redear Sunfish | 3 lb. 10 oz. | Lake, Brown County |
R. Peckman | 1974 |
| Rock Bass | 3 lb. | Sugar Creek, Hancock County |
David Thomas | 1969 |
| Sauger | 6 lb. 1 oz. | Tippecanoe River, Carroll County |
Mark Bigger | 1983 |
| Shortnose Gar | 1.58 lb. | Wabash River, Wabash County |
Lindsey Fleshood | 2010 |
| Shovelnose Sturgeon | 14 lb. 8 oz. | Wabash River, Fountain County |
Mike Latoz | 1999 |
| Silver Carp | 15.8 lb. | White River, Greene County |
Daniel Keller | 2003 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 7 lb. 4 oz. | Twin Lake, Lagrange County |
Dana Yoder | 1992 |
| Spotted Bass | 5 lb. 5 oz. | Vigo | Larry Hinesley, Jr. | 2006 |
| Spotted Gar | 3.17 lb. | Crooked Lake, Steuben County |
Noah Smith | 2011 |
| Steelhead Trout | 26.62 lb. | Trail Creek, LaPorte County |
Evan Nicholson | 1999 |
| Striped Bass | 39.08 lb. | Harden Reservoir, Parke County |
Jonathan VanHook | 2010 |
| Sucker | 12 lb. 3.3 oz. | White River, Bartholemew County |
John Britton | 1991 |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 24 lb. | Wolf Lake, Lake County |
Michael Senics | 1995 |
| Tiger Trout | 3 lb. | Lake Michigan, Lake County |
Mike Ratter | 1978 |
| Walleye | 14 lb. 4 oz. 14 lb. 4 oz. |
Kankakee River, Lake County Tippecanoe River, Pulaski |
Leon Richart Donald Tedford |
1974 1977 |
| Warmouth | 1.4 lb. | North Dugger Pit Sullivan County |
Jack Tolbert | 2002 |
| White Bass | 4 lb. 3 oz. | Lake Freeman, Carroll County |
James Wagner | 1965 |
| White Catfish | 9.72 lb. | Pond, Wabash County |
Melissa Grimes | 1985 |
| Yellow Bass * | 2 lb. 15 oz. | Morse Reservoir, Hamilton County |
Jim Raymer | 2000 |
| Yellow Perch | 2 lb. 8 oz. | Gravel Pit, Vigo County |
Roy W. Burkel Jr. | 1981 |
* World Record
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