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| Species | Length (inches) | Location (county) | Angler |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bigmouth Buffalo | 27.50 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Noah Haas |
| Black Buffalo | 28.00 | Wabash River (Sullivan) | Landon Kellett |
| Black Bullhead | 10.75 | Private Pond (Lake) | Noah Haas |
| Black Crappie | 16.25 | Private Lake (Cass) | Caden Zeck |
| Black Redhorse | 17.40 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Joe Johnson |
| Blackstripe Topminnow | 2.00 | Airline Lake (Greene) | Landon Kellett |
| Bluntnose Minnow | 3.50 | Otter Creek (Vigo) | Landon Kellett |
| Bluegill | 8.50 | Saint Joseph River (Saint Joseph) | Keith Kirk |
| Blue Catfish | 47.00 | Ohio River (Perry) | Jeffrey Rhone |
| Brook Trout | 14.50 | Dowling Park (Lake) | Nathan Cichocki |
| Brown Bullhead | 14.75 | Private Pond (Elkhart) | Noah Haas |
| Brown Trout | 21.50 | Private Lake (Greene) | Steven Kellett |
| Channel Catfish | 25.50 | Goose Pond FWA (Greene) | Steven Kellett |
| Chinook Salmon | 38.50 | Deep River (Lake) | Nathan Cichocki |
| Coho Salmon | 33.00 | Lake Michigan (Lake) | Tom Berg |
| Common Carp | 32.50 | Dowling Park (Lake) | Nathan Cichocki |
| Common Shiner | 7.00 | East Arm Little Calumet (Porter) | Nathan Cichocki |
| Creek Chub | 10.75 | Cedar Creek (DeKalb) | Alexander Tingley |
| Emerald Bowfin | 29.00 | Big Barbee Lake (Kosciusko) | Ralph Zampitella |
| Emerald Shiner | 3.00 | Big Raccoon Creek (Parke) | Landon Kellett |
| Fantail Darter | 2.40 | Mccormick's Creek (Owen) | Steven Kellett |
| Flathead Catfish | 42.00 | Ohio River (Perry) | Frank Blackburn |
| Freshwater Drum | 29.50 | Lake Michigan (Porter) | Tom Berg |
| Gizzard Shad | 16.00 | Deep River (Lake) | Nathan Cichocki |
| Golden Redhorse | 18.50 | Christiana Creek (Elkhart) | Noah Haas |
| Golden Shiner | 10.50 | Airline Lake (Greene) | Steven Kellett |
| Goldeye | 16.00 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Kanzhan Yin |
| Goldfish | 8.25 | Private Pond (Saint Joseph) | Noah Haas |
| Grass Carp | 36.00 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Joe Johnson |
| Green Sunfish | 9.00 | Private Pond (Tippecanoe) | Noah Haas |
| Hornyhead Chub | 8.60 | Wolf Creek (Newton) | Tom Berg |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | 28.75 | Claire Lake (Huntington) | Ethan Price |
| Hybrid sunfish | 10.25 | Strip Pit (Greene) | Steven Kellett |
| Lake Whitefish | 25.50 | Lake Michigan (LaPorte) | Hogir Saeed |
| Largemouth Bass | 22.00 | Private Pond (Henry) | Jasson Corbett |
| Longear Sunfish | 7.00 | Tippecanoe River (Carroll) | Keith Kirk |
| Longnose Gar | 32.50 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Noah Haas |
| Mottled Sculpin | 3.30 | Mccormick's Creek (Owen) | Steven Kellett |
| Mooneye | 11.75 | Whitewater River (Dearborn) | Tyler Bauman |
| Muskellunge | 19.00 | Loon Lake (Whitley) | Ethan Price |
| Northern Hogsucker | 13.00 | Sugar Creek (Parke) | Steven Kellett |
| Northern Pike | 40.50 | Marsh Lake (Steuben) | Jacob Phillips |
| Northern Sunfish | 4.50 | Saint Joseph River (Saint Joseph) | Keith Kirk |
| Nile Tilapia | 12.50 | Dowling Park (Lake) | Nathan Cichocki |
| Orangthroat Darter | 2.25 | McCormick's Creek (Owen) | Steven Kellett |
| Pumpkinseed | 6.75 | Saint Joseph River (Saint Joseph) | Keith Kirk |
| Rainbow Darter | 2.70 | Mccormick's Creek (Owen) | Steven Kellett |
| Rainbow Trout | 22.50 | Olin (LaGrange) | Oscar Sheets |
| Redear Sunfish | 13.13 | Bischoff (Ripley) | Christopher Scarber |
| Redfin Pickerel | 11.50 | Pine Lake (LaPorte) | Jack Miskowicz |
| River Chub | 8.25 | Deer Creek (Carroll) | Keith Kirk |
| Rock Bass | 10.60 | Lake Maxinkuckee (Marshall) | Stacy Noland |
| Round Goby | 5.00 | Lake Michigan (Lake) | Tom Berg |
| Sand Shiner | 2.60 | Otter Creek (Vigo) | Steven Kellett |
| Sauger | 19.00 | Ohio River (Switzerland) | Fisher Keller |
| Saugeye | 22.25 | Whitewater River (Franklin) | Steven Kellett |
| Shorthead Redhorse | 18.50 | Tippecanoe River (White) | Landon Kellett |
| Shortnose Gar | 24.75 | Lake Harner (Tippecanoe) | Jace French |
| Shovelnose Sturgeon | 29.00 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Yu Yuan |
| Silver Chub | 6.60 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Tom Berg |
| Silver Redhorse | 20.50 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Joe Johnson |
| Skipjack Herring (tie) | 15.50 | West Fork Whitewater River (Dearborn) | Travis Bauer |
| Skipjack Herring (tie) | 15.50 | Lattas Creek (Greene) | Steven Kellett |
| Smallmouth Bass | 21.25 | Tippecanoe River (White) | Eric Tracy |
| Smallmouth Buffalo | 24.00 | Otter Creek (Vigo) | Steven Kellett |
| Spotfin Shiner | 3.80 | Sugar Creek (Parke) | Steven Kellett |
| Spotted Bass | 14.50 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson |
| Spotted Gar | 26.50 | Big Branch Creek (Clay) | Steven Kellett |
| Steelhead Trout | 35.00 | Saint Joseph River (Saint Joseph) | William King |
| Striped Bass | 28.00 | East Fork Whitewater River (Franklin) | Travis Bauer |
| Striped Shiner | 8.10 | Wolf Creek (Newton) | Tom Berg |
| Walleye | 30.00 | Lake Michigan (Porter) | Luke Efantis |
| Warmouth (tie) | 9.00 | Strip Pit (Greene) | Steven Kellett |
| Warmouth (tie) | 9.00 | Simonton Lake (Elkhart) | Noah Haas |
| White Bass | 19.00 | Kankakee River (Saint Joseph) | Brandon Lagunas- Del Real |
| White Crappie | 16.00 | Harner (Tippecanoe) | Noah Haas |
| White Perch | 12.00 | Wolf Lake (Lake) | Nathan Cichocki |
| White Sucker | 23.50 | East Arm Little Calumet (Porter) | Mochelle Haddad |
| Yellow Bass | 10.00 | Tippecanoe River (White) | Steven Kellett |
| Yellow Bullhead | 15.50 | Private Lake (Morgan) | Dan Zentz |
| Yellow Perch | 13.25 | Lake Wawasee (Kosciusko) | Terry Burgess |
