Nevada Game Fish Records

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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 MeadMichael R. Geary
Mar 8, 1999
Bass, Smallmouth
8 lbs, 11 oz
Sheep Creek ReservoirCurtis Ockerman
May 31, 2010
Bass, Spotted
4 lbs, 6 oz
Sparks MarinaDante Ray
Apr 19, 2013
Bass, Striped
63 lbs, 0 oz
Lake MohaveAllan S. Cole
Mar 15, 2001
Bass, White
4 lbs, 0 oz
Lahontan ReservoirGreg Ackerman
May 13, 1984
Bluegill
3 lbs, 10 oz
Colorado RiverMike Tahash
Sep 14, 2010
Carp
35 lbs, 3 oz
Virginia LakeBrenden Burnham
Mar 10, 2020
Catfish, Bullhead
6 lbs, 11 oz
Lida Junction PondWayne B. Logan
Jun 29, 2004
Catfish, Channel
32 lbs, 7 oz
South Fork ReservoirScott Barrett
Jun 27, 2011
Catfish, White
17 lbs, 4 oz
Lahontan ReservoirCorey Ryan
Jun 26, 2008
Catfish, White
17 lbs, 4 oz
Humboldt RiverJose Mendoza
Sep 17, 2005
Crappie, Black
3 lbs, 5 oz
Weber ReservoirLake A. Pressey
Apr 21, 2017
Crappie, White
3 lbs, 1 oz
Rye Patch ReservoirDavid Lorain
Jun 17, 2006
Grayling, Arctic
0 lb, 15 oz
Desert CreekGeorge Delich
Jul 1, 1978
Kokanee
4 lbs, 13 oz
Lake TahoeDick Bournique
Jul 31, 1973
Mackinaw
37 lbs, 6 oz
Lake TahoeRobert Aronsen
Jun 21, 1974
Muskie, Tiger
17 lbs, 10 oz
Barth PitJason A. Edgar
May 2, 2002
Perch, Sacramento
4 lbs, 9 oz
Pyramid LakeJohn Battcher
Jul 18, 1971
Perch, Yellow (tie)
1 lb, 8 oz
Dufurrena PondsWarren Todd Goodale
May 23, 1987
Perch, Yellow (tie)
1 lb, 8 oz
Wildhorse ReservoirJohn Shorter III
Feb 16, 2019
Pumpkinseed
0 lb, 15 oz
Peavine PondsDante Ray
Aug 2, 2009
Salmon, Silver
8 lbs, 12 oz
Lake MeadWilliam 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. PondKeegan Quintana
Jun 23, 2010
Sunfish, Redear
2 lbs, 5 oz
Colorado RiverBill Condon
Jun 26, 2004
Trout, Brook
5 lbs, 10 oz
Bull Run ReservoirRichard Baker
Jul 19, 1980
Trout, Brown
27 lbs, 5 oz
Cave LakeDennis Mangum
Dec 9, 1984
Trout, Cutthroat
24 lbs, 12 oz
Pyramid LakeTim Bayles
Feb 27, 2005
Trout, Golden
0 lb, 15 oz
Hidden LakesDon Capps
Aug 31, 1969
Trout, Rainbow
16 lbs, 8 oz
Ruby Lake NWRMike Mott
Feb 10, 2011
Trout, Rainbow x Cutthroat
24 lbs, 10 oz
Pyramid LakeLloyd Lowery
Apr 3, 1976
Trout, Tiger
27 lbs, 6 oz
Ruby Lake NWREric McBride
May 28, 2022
Walleye
15 lbs, 4 oz
Lahontan ReservoirBilly Foster
Apr 10, 1998
Whitefish, Mountain
3 lbs, 9 oz
Truckee RiverKirill Solovykh
Sep 11, 2011
Wiper, White x Striped Bass
25 lbs, 9 oz
Lahontan ReservoirAdam Truran
Jun 6, 2009
Source: Nevada Department of Wildlife