Indiana Game Fish Records

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Updated: June 2024

The following table is a simplified listing of Indiana’s sport fishing records.

If you hope to score a fishing record in the Hoosier State, be sure to check out the resources I’ve linked at the bottom of the article.

Indiana Fishing Records

Bass, Hybrid Striped
22 lbs, 2 oz
Tippecanoe River,
Carroll County
David G. Coffman
2005
Bass, Largemouth
14 lbs, 12 oz
Unnamed Lake,
Harrison County
Jenifer Schultz
1991
Bass, Rock
3 lbs
Sugar Creek,
Hancock County
David Thomas
1969
Bass, Smallmouth
8 lbs, 3.6 oz
Monroe Lake,
Monroe County
Rex Remington
2024
Bass, Spotted
5 lbs, 5 oz
Vigo CountyLarry Hinesley, Jr.
2006
Bass, Striped
40 lbs, 3.8 oz
Blue River,
Harrison County
Ciara Hawkins &
Emily Hatfield
2023
Bass, White
4 lbs, 3 oz
Lake Freeman,
Carroll County
James Wagner
1965
Bass, Yellow
2 lbs, 15 oz
Morse Reservoir,
Hamilton County
Jim Raymer
2000
Bowfin
16.52 lbs
Mutton Creek,
Jackson County
Paul Huber
2009
Buffalo
53.9 lbs
Oak Hill Pond,
Gibson County
Kenneth R. Houchin
2002
Burbot
14 lbs, 3.6 oz
Lake Michigan,
Lake County
Anthony Burke
2024
Carp, Bighead
53 lbs, 8 oz
White River,
Pike County
Duane Stafford
2000
Carp, Common
43 lbs, 4 oz
Pike Lake,
Kosciusko County
Russell Long
1989
Carp, Grass
69.0 lbs
Westons Pond,
Hamilton County
Daniel Goss
2018
Carp, Silver
15 lbs, 8 oz
West Fork White River,
Greene County
Daniel Keller
2003
Catfish, Blue
104 lbs
Ohio RiverBruce Midkiff
1999
Catfish, Bullhead
4.9 lbs
Potato Creek State Park,
St. Joseph County
Darren Robertson
1994
Catfish, Channel
37 lbs, 8 oz
Unnamed Lake,
Vanderburgh County
Randy E. Jones
1980
Catfish, Flathead
79 lbs, 8 oz
White River,
Lawrence County
Glen T. Simpson
1966
Catfish, White
9.72 lbs
Unnamed Pond,
Wabash County
Melissa Grimes
1985
Cisco
3 lbs, 12 oz
Big Cedar Lake,
Whitley County
Phillip Wisniewski
1980
Crappie
4 lbs, 11 oz
Private Lake,
Jennings County
Willis Halcomb
1994
Drum, Freshwater
30 lbs
White River,
Martin County
Garland Fellers
1963
Flier
3.5 oz
Unnamed Stream,
Jackson County
Harold H. Otte
1983
Goldeye
2.3 lbs
Wabash River,
Vermillion County
Brock Marietta
2008
Gar, Longnose
22.32 lbs
East Fork White River,
Pike County
Mark Brittain
2008
Gar, Shortnose
2.35 lbs
Wabash River,
Wabash County
Kyle Hammond
2021
Gar, Spotted
6.78 lbs
Gravel Pit,
Vermillion County
Nick Waugh
2017
Herring, Skipjack
2.51 lbs
Wabash River,
Carroll County
Gary Davis Jr.
2021
Mooneye
0.36 lbs
Ohio River,
Clark County
Gerald Gallagher
2019
Muskellunge
42 lbs, 8 oz
James Lake,
Kosciusko County
Darrin Conley
2002
Muskellunge, Tiger
24 lbs
Wolf Lake,
Lake County
Michael Senics
1995
Perch, Yellow
3 lbs, 2 oz
Lake Michigan,
Lake County
Blas Lara
2024
Pickerel, Redfin
0.86 lbs
Coffee Creek Park Pond,
Porter County
Dunkan Fischer
2020
Pike, Northern
30 lbs, 2 oz
Clear Lake,
Steuben County
Jack Barnes
1992
Salmon, Atlantic
14 lbs, 4 oz
Lake Michigan,
Lake County
Gene Tarrant
1979
Salmon, Chinook
38 lbs
Trail Creek,
La Porte County
Rich Baker
1980
Salmon, Coho
20 lbs, 12 oz
Lake Michigan,
LaPorte County
John Beutner
1972
Salmon, Pink
2 lb. 12.5 oz
Lake Michigan,
Lake County
Richard J. Lisac
1985
Sauger
6 lbs, 1 oz
Tippecanoe River,
Carroll County
Mark Bigger
1983
Sturgeon, Shovelnose
14 lbs, 8 oz
Wabash River,
Fountain County
Mike Latoz
1999
Sucker
12 lbs, 3.3 oz
White River,
Bartholemew County
John Britton
1991
Sunfish, Bluegill
3 lbs, 4 oz
Unnamed Pond,
Greene County
Harold L. Catey
1972
Sunfish, Green
1 lbs, 10 oz
Unnamed Pit,
Fountain County
Terry Keller
1987
Sunfish, Redear
3 lbs, 10 oz
Unnamed Pond,
Brown County
C.R. Peckman
1974
Trout, Brook
3 lbs, 15.5 oz
Lake Gage,
Steuben County
Sonny Bashore
1973
Trout, Brown
29.3 lbs
Lake Michigan,
Lake County
Glen Duesing
2006
Trout, Lake
37.55 lbs
Lake Michigan,
Porter County
Tyler Kreighbaum
2016
Trout, Rainbow
18 lbs, 8 oz
Clear Lake,
Steuben County
Bill Bigger
1988
Trout, Steelhead
26.62 lbs
Trail Creek,
LaPorte County
Evan Nicholson
1999
Trout, Tiger
3 lbs
Lake Michigan,
Lake County
Mike Ratter
1978
Walleye (tie)
14 lbs, 4 oz
Kankakee River,
Lake County
Leon Richart
1974
Walleye (tie)
14 lbs, 4 oz
Tippecanoe River,
Pulaski County
Donald Tedford
1977
Walleye, Hybrid
8 lbs, 8 oz
Scottsburg Reservoir,
Scott County
Doug Young
1999
Warmouth
1.4 lbs
North Dugger Pit,
Sullivan County
Jack Tolbert
2002
Whitefish, Lake
9.34 lbs
Lake Michigan,
Porter County
Phil Duracz
2021
Source: Indiana Department of Natural Resources

Setting a Fishing Record in Indiana

If you hope to certify your catch as the best in class, be sure to read the Indiana Record Fish Program page. That’s where you’ll find both the program’s rules and applications.