Updated: March 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 County | Larry 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 River | Bruce 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 2 lbs, 8 oz | Gravel Pit, Vigo County | Roy W. Burkel Jr. 1981 |
| 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 |
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.