Updated: September 2024
The following are Nevada’s state sport fishing records.
The Nevada Department of Wildlife started keeping the following game fish records in 1968, so larger specimens may have been caught earlier without being listed on this chart.
A prominent example of an unlisted fish is the 41-pound world record cutthroat trout caught in Pyramid Lake in 1925.
NDOW certifies new records, so contact them if you think you have a record-breaker.
Bass, Largemouth 12 lbs, 0 oz | Lake Mead | Michael R. Geary Mar 8, 1999 |
Bass, Smallmouth 8 lbs, 11 oz | Sheep Creek Reservoir | Curtis Ockerman May 31, 2010 |
Bass, Spotted 4 lbs, 6 oz | Sparks Marina | Dante Ray Apr 19, 2013 |
Bass, Striped 63 lbs, 0 oz | Lake Mohave | Allan S. Cole Mar 15, 2001 |
Bass, White 4 lbs, 0 oz | Lahontan Reservoir | Greg Ackerman May 13, 1984 |
Bluegill 3 lbs, 10 oz | Colorado River | Mike Tahash Sep 14, 2010 |
Carp 35 lbs, 3 oz | Virginia Lake | Brenden Burnham Mar 10, 2020 |
Catfish, Bullhead 6 lbs, 11 oz | Lida Junction Pond | Wayne B. Logan Jun 29, 2004 |
Catfish, Channel 32 lbs, 7 oz | South Fork Reservoir | Scott Barrett Jun 27, 2011 |
Catfish, White 17 lbs, 4 oz | Lahontan Reservoir | Corey Ryan Jun 26, 2008 |
Catfish, White 17 lbs, 4 oz | Humboldt River | Jose Mendoza Sep 17, 2005 |
Crappie, Black 3 lbs, 5 oz | Weber Reservoir | Lake A. Pressey Apr 21, 2017 |
Crappie, White 3 lbs, 1 oz | Rye Patch Reservoir | David Lorain Jun 17, 2006 |
Grayling, Arctic 0 lb, 15 oz | Desert Creek | George Delich Jul 1, 1978 |
Kokanee 4 lbs, 13 oz | Lake Tahoe | Dick Bournique Jul 31, 1973 |
Mackinaw 37 lbs, 6 oz | Lake Tahoe | Robert Aronsen Jun 21, 1974 |
Muskie, Tiger 17 lbs, 10 oz | Barth Pit | Jason A. Edgar May 2, 2002 |
Perch, Sacramento 4 lbs, 9 oz | Pyramid Lake | John Battcher Jul 18, 1971 |
Perch, Yellow (tie) 1 lb, 8 oz | Dufurrena Ponds | Warren Todd Goodale May 23, 1987 |
Perch, Yellow (tie) 1 lb, 8 oz | Wildhorse Reservoir | John Shorter III Feb 16, 2019 |
Pumpkinseed 0 lb, 15 oz | Peavine Ponds | Dante Ray Aug 2, 2009 |
Salmon, Silver 8 lbs, 12 oz | Lake Mead | William Musso May 9, 1974 |
Salmon, Silver 8 lbs, 12 oz | Lake Mead | Charles W. Caskey Oct 25, 1974 |
Sunfish, Green 1 lb, 13 oz | Battle Mtn. H.S. Pond | Keegan Quintana Jun 23, 2010 |
Sunfish, Redear 2 lbs, 5 oz | Colorado River | Bill Condon Jun 26, 2004 |
Trout, Brook 5 lbs, 10 oz | Bull Run Reservoir | Richard Baker Jul 19, 1980 |
Trout, Brown 27 lbs, 5 oz | Cave Lake | Dennis Mangum Dec 9, 1984 |
Trout, Cutthroat 24 lbs, 12 oz | Pyramid Lake | Tim Bayles Feb 27, 2005 |
Trout, Golden 0 lb, 15 oz | Hidden Lakes | Don Capps Aug 31, 1969 |
Trout, Rainbow 16 lbs, 8 oz | Ruby Lake NWR | Mike Mott Feb 10, 2011 |
Trout, Rainbow x Cutthroat 24 lbs, 10 oz | Pyramid Lake | Lloyd Lowery Apr 3, 1976 |
Trout, Tiger 27 lbs, 6 oz | Ruby Lake NWR | Eric McBride May 28, 2022 |
Walleye 15 lbs, 4 oz | Lahontan Reservoir | Billy Foster Apr 10, 1998 |
Whitefish, Mountain 3 lbs, 9 oz | Truckee River | Kirill Solovykh Sep 11, 2011 |
Wiper, White x Striped Bass 25 lbs, 9 oz | Lahontan Reservoir | Adam Truran Jun 6, 2009 |