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Texas Fishing Records - Freshwater

Texas Fishing Records - Freshwater

 Last updated 9/3/08

Species Weight Length Date WaterBody Angler Bait/Lure
Bass, Guadalupe 3.69 18.25 Sep 25, 1983 Travis Allen Christenson  
Bass, Guadalupe X Smallmouth 4.69 20.39 Apr 27, 1999 San Marcos River Lance Wester  
Bass, Guadalupe X Spotted 3.06 17.75 Feb 17, 2007 Lady Bird Lake Robbie Burrow waterdog 
Bass, Largemouth 18.18 25.50 Jan 24, 1992 Lake Fork Barry StClair  
Bass, Palmetto (Striped X White) 19.66 35.16 Jun 20, 1984 Ray Hubbard John Haney  
Bass, Rock 0.90 10.75 Mar 30, 2002 San Marcos River Nadia Guerra  
Bass, Smallmouth 7.93 23.00 Mar 13, 1998 Meredith Timothy Teague  
Bass, Spotted 5.56 21.00 Mar 13, 1966 Lake O' the Pines Turner Keith  
Bass, Striped 53.00 48.00 May 27, 1999 Brazos River Ron Venerable  
Bass, White 5.56 20.75 Mar 31, 1977 Colorado River David Cordill  
Bass, White X Yellow 4.75 19.00 Mar 12, 2005 Lake Fork Curtis Campbell  
Bass, Yellow 2.38 16.00 Mar 11, 2006 Sabine River Zach Wise road runner 
Bluegill 2.02 12.50 Nov 21, 1999 Lampasas River Gibbs Milliken Fly Rod, #6 Copper Clouser minnow 
Bowfin 17.65 36.50 Feb 21, 1993 Lake Fork Brenda Walsh  
Buffalo, Bigmouth 58.75 40.75 Jan 29, 1994 Sam Rayburn Allen Chesney  
Buffalo, Black 34.88 39.50 May 19, 2004 Texoma Ricky Stephenson coho minnow 
Buffalo, Smallmouth 82.22 43.50 Jun 13, 1993 Athens Randy Collins  
Bullhead, Black 5.15 20.25 Mar 18, 2007 Brazos River Larry Feland jumbo shrimp 
Bullhead, Yellow 3.20 16.25 Mar 22, 1997 Lake Fork Herschell Spears shrimp 
Carp, Bighead 90.00 55.50 Jul 22, 2000 Kirby Timothy Conner cut carp 
Carp, Common 43.13 38.50 Mar 30, 2006 Lady Bird Lake Al St Cyr  
Carp, Grass 53.50 49.00 Aug 2, 2006 Toledo Bend Tontie Pennock jig 
Carpsucker, River 2.10 16.25 Jun 18, 1996 Trinity River Del Sowders  
Catfish, Blue 121.50 58.00 Jan 16, 2004 Texoma Cody Mullenix shad 
Catfish, Channel 36.50 38.00 Mar 7, 1965 Pedernales River Mrs. Joe Cockrell  
Catfish, Flathead 98.50 53.00 Dec 2, 1998 Palestine James Laster minnow/crappie hook 
Catfish, Redtail 1.48 14.76 Jul 27, 2002 Cal Young Park Lake Douglas Powell Sr  
Catfish, Suckermouth 2.00 17.13 Jun 18, 2008 Nueces River Jose Ramos Jr. bread 
Cichlid, Rio Grande 1.59 12.00 Jul 3, 2001 Llano River William Carrington Fly Rod,  
Corvina, Orangemouth 16.31 36.00 Nov 16, 1991 Calaveras Earl L. Tenpenny  
Crappie, Black 3.92 18.50 Apr 27, 2003 Lake Fork George Ward minnow 
Crappie, White 4.56 0.00 Feb 14, 1968 Navarro Mills G. G. Wooderson  
Drum, Black 4.25 20.00 Oct 18, 2006 Calaveras Lynn Nguyen silver spoon 
Drum, Freshwater 34.70 32.25 Mar 30, 1995 Texoma Billy Walker  
Drum, Red 36.83 44.00 May 22, 2001 Fairfield Billy Tyus  
Eel, American 6.45 42.00 Sep 5, 2001 Lady Bird Lake Bryan Swofford shrimp 
Flounder, Southern 11.35 26.00 Oct 16, 1987 Brazoria Reservoir Glenn Comiskey  
Gar, Alligator 279.00 0.00 Jan 1, 1951 Rio Grande Bill Valverde  
Gar, Longnose 50.31 0.00 Jan 1, 1954 Trinity River Townsend Miller  
Gar, Shortnose 3.90 30.00 Jun 3, 1995 Arrowhead Jody Brown  
Gar, Spotted 9.80 36.50 Apr 7, 1994 Mexia Rick Rivard  
Goldeye 2.31 17.50 May 28, 1996 Texoma Mandy Richmond  
Goldfish 5.00 15.50 May 16, 1994 Conroe Roy Bishoff  
Herring, Skipjack 0.30 9.50 Jul 1, 2003 Trinity River Thomas LaBurt minnow 
Killifish, Gulf 0.02 3.50 Aug 26, 2006 Twin Buttes T. Dean McInturff Fly Rod, scud 
Ladyfish 0.24 10.50 Aug 25, 2000 Trinity River Mark LaBurt minnow 
Logperch 0.01 3.50 Mar 16, 2002 Stillhouse Hollow Robert Maindelle jigging spoon 
Minnow, Bullhead 0.01 3.13 Mar 15, 1996 Whitney John Hardin  
Mosquitofish 0.00 2.48 Nov 17, 2007 Canton City Joseph Bonnette Fly Rod,  
Mullet, Striped 2.20 16.31 Apr 20, 2008 Brazos River Kim Hunter live nightcrawler 
Mullet, White 1.16 13.00 Jul 11, 1998 Brays Bayou Mark Marmon Fly Rod, green bead-eye nymph 
Needlefish, Atlantic 0.15 14.00 Jun 24, 2005 Trinity River Thomas LaBurt minnow 
Oscar 1.21 11.75 Aug 29, 1998 Greenbelt Marion Eudey  
Pacu, Red-bellied 8.95 19.00 Mar 14, 2006 San Marcos River Joni Frazier red wiggler 
Perch, Nile 12.06 30.50 Feb 1, 1980 Victor Braunig Mike Saldivar  
Perch, Yellow 1.04 12.50 May 3, 1996 Meredith Melvin Vick  
Pickerel, Chain 4.75 23.75 Feb 18, 1996 Pat Mayse Robert Finch  
Pickerel, Redfin 0.44 13.75 Mar 4, 1995 Sam Rayburn Pete Ellis  
Pike, Northern 18.28 41.00 Aug 29, 1981 Lady Bird Lake Mike Sharpe  
Redhorse, Gray 1.18 16.50 Jun 3, 2005 Medina River Andrew Combs worm 
Saugeye 7.78 27.00 Jan 26, 1998 Kirby Robert Quintanilla  
Seatrout, Spotted X Corvina 20.80 35.00 Apr 25, 1992 Victor Braunig Phillip Mann  
Shad, Gizzard 2.67 18.00 Apr 12, 1997 Lady Bird Lake J. Darryl Freeman  
Shad, Threadfin 0.13 7.63 Nov 16, 1998 Richland-Chambers Billy Autery critter gitter yellow 
Shiner, Blacktail 0.05 4.56 Jun 5, 2006 Attoyac River Randall Bradfield night crawler 
Shiner, Golden 0.52 11.00 Jul 10, 1996 Placid Brian Rankin  
Silverside, Inland 0.02 4.25 Jun 5, 1994 Benbrook Del Sowders  
Sleeper, Bigmouth 2.42 19.00 May 21, 2005 Nueces River Dwight Sykora shad 
Sucker, Spotted 1.41 14.50 Jul 2, 2002 Catfish Creek Billy Autery Fly Rod, Hare's Ear #18 
Sunfish, Green 1.30 11.00 Apr 19, 2005 Burke-Crenshaw Lake Billy Oldigs Panther Martin Spinner 
Sunfish, Hybrid Green 0.30 7.50 Jul 4, 2006 Belton Robert Maindelle Fly Rod, molly bug 
Sunfish, Longear 0.48 7.50 Jun 1, 1998 Lake Fork Tyler Russell  
Sunfish, Orangespotted 0.18 6.00 Nov 26, 2005 Lake Fork Alissa Lewis worm 
Sunfish, Other Hybrid 1.73 12.50 Apr 29, 2004 Bardwell Scott Pekrul splittail spinner 
Sunfish, Redbreast 1.63 12.00 Aug 30, 1997 Comal River Alex Labowski  
Sunfish, Redear 2.99 14.00 Apr 1, 1997 Lady Bird Lake John Runnels  
Sunfish, Spotted 0.18 6.00 Jul 20, 2008 San Marcos River Mike Schlimgen Fly Rod, popper 
Tarpon 10.12 37.00 Aug 6, 1986 Victor Braunig Paul Willette  
Tiger Muskellunge 9.06 32.00 May 27, 1979 Nocona Mike Gaines  
Tilapia, Blue 6.25 19.00 Dec 19, 1995 Gibbons Creek Reservoir Matthew Gross  
Tilapia, Hybrid 3.75 15.00 Mar 27, 1993 Gibbons Creek Reservoir Jim Butler  
Topminnow, Blackstripe 0.02 3.05 Jul 31, 2002 Lower Waterworks Billy Autery live worm 
Trout, Brook 0.67 12.00 Feb 19, 1984 Guadalupe River Bryan Hendricks  
Trout, Brown 7.12 24.00 Feb 7, 1986 Guadalupe River Jeff Delong  
Trout, Rainbow 8.24 24.50 Sep 28, 2001 Guadalupe River Joel Starling red wiggler 
Walleye 11.88 31.75 Feb 26, 1990 Meredith Hank McWilliams Jr.  
Warmouth 1.30 10.50 Jul 19, 1991 Lady Bird Lake Ralph Manns