Updated: September 2023
The following are the certified records for the 25 game fish species for which New Mexico Game & Fish tracks records.
| Bass, Largemouth 15 lbs, 13 oz | Bill Evans Lake | Steve Estrada 1995 |
| Bass, Smallmouth 7 lbs, 3 oz | Ute Lake | Cale Sanders 2006 |
| Bass, Spotted 5 lbs, 14.72 oz | Lake Carlsbad | Thomas Forni 2019 |
| Bass, Striped 54 lbs, 8 oz | Elephant Butte Lake | Jim Secor 1992 |
| Bass, White 4 lbs, 13 oz | Bill Evans Lake | Joe Alexander 1983 |
| Bluegill 3 lbs, 1.5 oz | Lovington Lake | Thomas Smith 1963 |
| Catfish, Blue 52 lbs, 0.25 oz | Elephant Butte Lake | David Gower 2005 |
| Catfish, Channel 36 lbs, 8 oz | Stubblefield Lake | Julie Kulhan 1999 |
| Catfish, Flathead 78 lbs, 0 oz | Elephant Butte Lake | Jim Wilson 1979 |
| Common Carp 36 lbs, 0 oz | Springer Lake | Paul Casias 1978 |
| Crappie 4 lbs, 9oz | Black River | Oscar Buck 1983 |
| Kokanee Salmon 5 lbs, 0 oz | Eagle Nest Lake | Mark Casias 2021 |
| Longnose Gar 12 lbs, 8 oz | Pecos River | Lynn Nymeyer 1986 |
| Northern Pike 36 lbs, 0 oz. | Miami Lake | Samuel Roy 1974 |
| Sunfish, Green 1 lb, 6 oz | Elephant Butte Lake | Misty Crowder 1996 |
| Sunfish, Longear 1 lb, 12 oz | Elephant Butte Lake | Patricia Stout 1985 |
| Tiger Muskie 31 lbs, 14 oz | Bluewater Lake | Justin Easley 2012 |
| Trout, Brown 20 lbs, 4 oz | Chama River | C.T. Colgrove 1946 |
| Trout, Brook 5 lbs, 0 oz | Hidden Lake | Jack Campbell 1996 |
| Trout, Cutthroat 10 lbs, 2 oz | Latir Lakes | Elias Mierra 1981 |
| Trout, Gila 4 lbs, 8 oz | Gila River | Todd Polak 2007 |
| Trout, Lake 31 lbs, 6 oz | Heron Lake | Paul Casias 1999 |
| Trout, Rainbow 31 lbs, 12.5 oz | Santa Cruz Lake | Peter Romero 1999 |
| Walleye 16 lbs, 9 oz | Clayton Lake | G.L. Peppers 1989 |
| Yellow Perch 2 lbs, 5.33 oz | Maxwell Lake | Bob McFall 1995 |
If you think you may have broken a record with a qualifying game fish you caught in New Mexico, find the state’s application here and go for it.
Be sure to keep your catch fresh and moist so it retains its natural weight. Definitely don’t clean it! You’ll need to find a certified scale, have an unbiased witness sign off on it, and meet other requirements found in the application.