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| Species | Length (inches) | Location (County) | Angler |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Buffalo | 18.5 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Black Crappie | 19.5 | Private Pond (Morgan) | Tate Frederick |
| Blackstripe Topminnow | 2.5 | Otter Creek (Vigo) | Steven Kellett |
| Blue Catfish | 41 | Salamonie River (Huntington) | Jasper Morris |
| Blue Sucker | 30.5 | Tippecanoe River (Carroll) | Liu He |
| Bluegill | 11.0 | Lake of the Woods (Marshall) | Megan Wagner |
| Bowfin | 28.5 | Pine Lake (LaPorte) | Ron Ryba II |
| Brown Bullhead | 17.1 | Private Pond (Boone) | Logan Grieger |
| Brown Trout | 29.5 | Lake Michigan (LaPorte) | Walter R. Newman |
| Channel Catfish | 34.0 | Private Pond (Lake) | Jacob Hutsler |
| Chinook Salmon | 37.0 | Deep River (Lake) | Eric Alegre |
| Coho Salmon | 33.5 | Lake Michigan (Porter) | Dennis Sexton |
| Common Carp | 34.0 | Saint Joseph River (Elkhart) | Craig Baumgardner |
| Common Shiner | 5.6 | Plum Creek (Lake) | Tom Berg |
| Creek Chub | 11.0 | Stoney Creek (Elkhart) | layne yoder |
| Flathead Catfish | 49.0 | Otter Creek (Vigo) | Connor McKanna |
| Freshwater Drum | 29.0 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Jonah Switzer |
| Gizzard Shad | 16.0 | Tippecanoe River (Carroll) | Liu He |
| Golden Redhorse | 20.8 | Wabash River (Huntington) | Stuart Swink III |
| Golden Shiner | 9.4 | Pine Lake (LaPorte) | Valerie Bacula |
| Goldeye | 14.6 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Yu Yuan |
| Grass Carp | 33.0 | Otter Creek (Vigo) | Steven Kellett |
| Green Sunfish | 8.5 | Centennial Park Pond (Lake) | Eric Alegre |
| Greenside Darter | 2.6 | Otter Creek (Vigo) | Steven Kellett |
| Highfin Carpsucker | 11.5 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Jonah Switzer |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | 30.5 | Hardy Lake (Scott) | Kody Neece |
| Hybrid Sunfish | 11.0 | Private Pond (Adams) | Katie Schwartz |
| Lake Whitefish | 28.5 | Lake Michigan (LaPorte) | Robert Johnson |
| Largemouth Bass | 24.7 | Private Pond (Ripley) | Christopher Scarber |
| Logperch | 5.7 | White River (Marion | Tom Berg |
| Longear Sunfish | 6.0 | Big Raccoon Creek (Parke) | Steven Kellett |
| Longnose Gar | 44.0 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Mooneye | 7.3 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Mottled Sculpin | 3.9 | McCormick’s Creek (Owen) | Steven Kellett |
| Muskellunge | 40.0 | Bluegrass Fish & Wildlife Area (Warrick) | Ross Hansen |
| Northern Hog Sucker | 11.7 | Sugar Creek (Parke) | Steven Kellett |
| Northern Pike | 38.5 | James Lake (Kosciusko) | Joel Williford |
| Orangethroat Darter | 2.5 | McCormick’s Creek (Owen) | Steven Kellett |
| Pumpkinseed | 9.0 | Clear Lake (Steuben) | Craig Baumgardner |
| Quillback | 16.0 | Tippecanoe River (Carroll) | Liu He |
| Rainbow Darter | 2.2 | McCormick’s Creek (Owen) | Steven Kellett |
| Rainbow Trout | 21.7 | Private Pond (Greene) | Steven Kellett |
| Redear Sunfish | 14.2 | Bischoff Reservoir (Ripley) | Christopher Scarber |
| Redfin Pickerel | 14.5 | Private Pond (Lake) | John Clardy |
| Redfin Shiner | 3.2 | Otter Creek (Vigo) | Steven Kellett |
| River Chub | 9.0 | Eel River (Cass) | Keith Kirk |
| Rock Bass | 9.5 | Tippecanoe River (Carroll) | Liu He |
| Rosyface Shiner | 3.0 | Sugar Creek (Parke) | Steven Kellett |
| Saugeye | 25.5 | Lake Sullivan (Sullivan) | John Wall |
| Shorthead Redhorse | 16.5 | Sugar Creek (Parke) | Steven Kellett |
| Shovelnose Sturgeon | 29.0 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Joe Johnson |
| Silver Chub | 6.6 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Silver Redhorse | 25.5 | Otter Creek (Vigo) | Joe Haggart |
| Skipjack Herring | 12.1 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Smallmouth Bass | 22.6 | Clear Lake (Steuben) | Jean Dunbar |
| Smallmouth Buffalo | 26.5 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe | Samuel Switzer |
| Spotted Bass | 16.0 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe | Jonah Switzer |
| Spotted Bass | 16.0 | Tippecanoe River (Tippecanoe) | Richard Hollinger |
| Steelhead Trout | 40.0 | Lake Michigan (LaPorte) | Jeff Winegardner |
| Striped Bass | 42.0 | Blue River (Harrison) | Ciara Hawkins & Emily Hatfield |
| Striped Shiner | 8.5 | Wolf Creek (Lake) | Tom Berg |
| Tilapia | 13.0 | Dowling Park (Lake) | Eric Alegre |
| Walleye | 29.0 | Hardy Lake (Scott) | Bill Stephens |
| Warmouth | 9.1 | Strip Pit (Pike) | Lucas Foertsch |
| White Bass | 15.5 | Lake Michigan (Lake) | Eric Alegre |
| White Crappie | 17.2 | Ivan Gatlin Nature Preserve Pond (Lake) | Elijah Wasinski |
| White Perch | 11.0 | Wolf Lake (Lake) | Conrad Alegre |
| White Sucker | 18.0 | Whitewater River (Franklin) | Steven Kellett |
| Yellow Bass | 10.2 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Jonah Switzer |
| Yellow Bullhead | 14.3 | Round Lake (Steuben) | Sawyer Yoder |
| Yellow Perch | 15.2 | Lake Michigan (Lake) | Anthony Talarico |