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| Species | Length (inches) | Location (County) | Angler |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Buffalo | 38.0 | White Lick Creek (Hendricks) | Tyler Gorrell |
| Black Bullhead | 9.5 | Lake Dalecarlia (Lake) | Tom Berg |
| Black Redhorse | 9.5 | Deer Creek (Carroll) | Tom Berg |
| Bluegill | 11.5 | Private Pond (Ripley) | Kim Brinson |
| Bluntnose Minnow | 3.75 | Otter Creek (Vigo) | Steven Kellett |
| Bowfin | 29.0 | Ohio River (Perry) | Jeffrey Rhone |
| Brook Trout | 13.0 | Dowling Park (Lake) | Nathan Cichocki |
| Brown Bullhead | 15.0 | Lake George (Lake) | Eric Alegre |
| Brown Trout | 30.5 | Lake Michigan (Lake) | Bryan Odom |
| Burbot | 37.25 | Lake Michigan (Lake) | Anthony Burke |
| Channel Catfish | 41.5 | Salamonie Reservoir (Wabash) | Bryan Cox |
| Chinook Salmon | 25.0 | Deep River (Lake) | Eric Alegre |
| Coho Salmon | 25.0 | Lake Michigan (Porter) | Tom Berg |
| Common Carp | 36.0 | Munger Park Pond (Tippecanoe) | Noah Haas |
| Common Shiner | 7.0 | Plum Creek (Lake) | Tom Berg |
| Creek Chub | 10.0 | Salt Creek (Porter) | Nathan Cichocki |
| Fantail Darter | 2.2 | Muscatatuck River (Jennings) | Steven Kellett |
| Flathead Catfish | 46.0 | Park Pond (Daviess) | Richard Morford |
| Freshwater Drum | 21.0 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Gizzard Shad | 20.0 | Lake Michigan (Lake), Ohio River (Dearborn) | Eric Alegre, Christopher Scarber |
| Golden Redhorse | 15.25 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Joe Johnson |
| Golden Shiner | 11.1 | Airline Lake (Greene) | Steven Kellett |
| Goldeye | 17.0 | White River (Knox) | Landon Kellett |
| Grass Carp | 28.5 | Otter Creek (Vigo) | Steven Kellett |
| Green Sunfish | 7.5 | Geist Reservoir (Hamilton) | Tom Berg |
| Greenside Darter | 2.6 | Otter Creek (Vigo) | Steven Kellett |
| Hornyhead Chub | 9.0 | Wolf Creek (Newton) | Tom Berg |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | 20.5 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Lake Trout | 38.5 | Lake Michigan (Lake) | Bryan Odom |
| Lake Whitefish | 22.0 | Lake Michigan (LaPorte) | Hogir Saeed |
| Largemouth Bass | 20.25 | Private Pond (Perry) | Noah Gogel |
| Longear Sunfish | 6.3 | Big Raccoon Creek (Parke) | Steven Kellett |
| Longnose Gar | 36.0 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Mimic Shiner | 2.5 | Dewart Lake (Kosciusko) | Tom Berg |
| Mooneye | 7.5 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Mottled Sculpin | 3.5 | Whitewater River (Franklin) | Steven Kellett |
| Nile Tilapia | 13.0 | Dowling Park (Lake) | Nathan Cichocki |
| Northern Hog Sucker | 14.2 | Whitewater River (Franklin) | Steven Kellett |
| Northern Pike | 41.5 | Clear Lake (Steuben) | Keith Prentice |
| Pumpkinseed | 9.5 | Clear Lake (Steuben) | John Laker |
| Quillback | 17.25 | Splunge Creek (Vigo) | Steven Kellett |
| Rainbow Darter | 2.3 | Jackson Creek (Monroe) | Sanden O'Connell |
| Rainbow Trout | 20.0 | Private Pond (Greene) | Steven Kellett |
| Redear Sunfish | 13.75 | Bischoff Reservoir (Ripley) | Christopher Scarber |
| Redfin Pickerel | 9.6 | Big Branch Creek (Clay) | Steven Kellett |
| River Carpsucker | 17.5 | Tippecanoe River (Tippecanoe) | Ashly Miller |
| River Chub | 6.0 | Raccoon Creek (Parke) | Steven Kellett |
| River Redhorse | 16.5 | White River (Jackson) | Ron Anderson |
| Rock Bass | 10.5 | Lake Maxinkuckee (Marshall) | Ron Anderson |
| Sauger | 16.0 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Saugeye | 25.0 | Sullivan Lake (Sullivan) | John Wall |
| Shorthead Redhorse | 18.0 | White River (Jackson) | Ron Anderson |
| Shortnose Gar | 22.0 | Big Raccoon Creek (Parke) | Steven Kellett |
| Shovelnose Sturgeon | 28.5 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Joe Johnson |
| Silver Carp | 28.5 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Tom Berg |
| Silver Chub | 5.50 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Joe Johnson |
| Silver Redhorse | 11.0 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Skipjack Herring | 15.5 | Ohio River (Clark) | Tess Sebastian |
| Smallmouth Bass | 23.0 | Monroe Lake (Monroe) | Rex Remington |
| Smallmouth Buffalo | 20.5 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Smallmouth Redhorse | 14.3 | Whitewater River (Franklin) | Landon Kellett |
| Spotted Bass | 10.5 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Spotted Gar | 36.0 | Rivir Lake (Noble) | Noah Haas |
| Steelcolor Shiner | 4.7 | Big Raccoon Creek (Parke) | Steven Kellett |
| Striped Shiner | 8.3 | Clear Creek (Monroe) | Sanden O'Connell |
| Walleye | 29.5 | Private Pond (Porter) | Logan Grieger |
| Warmouth | 10.0 | Clear Lake (Steuben) | Luke Thompson |
| White Bass | 16.25 | Waubee Lake (Kosciusko) | Kyle Shoemaker |
| White Crappie | 18.3 | Monroe Lake (Monroe) | Sharon Crane |
| White Perch | 6.25 | Lake Dalecarlia (Lake) | Tom Berg |
| Yellow Bass | 15.5 | Morse Reservoir (Hamilton) | Martin Padgett |
| Yellow Bullhead | 12.3 | Private Pond (Greene) | Landon Kellett |
| Yellow Perch | 16.75 | Lake Michigan (Lake) | Blas Lara |