Alabama State Fishing Records

SPECIES

WEIGHT

DATE

LOCATION

HOMETOWN

Bass, Largemouth

16 lbs 8 oz

11/3/1987

Mtn. View Lake, Shelby Co

Thomas (T. M.) Burgin, Birmingham

Bass, Redeye (b)

3 lbs 2 oz

3/8/2000

Choccolocco Creek

Terry Johnson, Oxford

Bass, Rock

1 lb 6 oz

5/6/1995

Paint Rock River

James R. Stewart, Scottsboro

Bass, Shoal

6 lbs 11 oz

2/25/1996

Halawakee Creek

Darrell Trawick, Salem

Bass, Smallmouth (c)

l0 lbs 8 oz

10/8/1950

Wheeler Dam tailwater

Owen F. Smith, Fairfield

Bass, Spotted (b)

8 lbs 15 oz

3/18/1978

Smith Lake

Phillip C. Terry, Decatur

Bass,Striped
(landlocked) (a)

69 lbs, 9 oz

2/28/2013

Bankhead Reservoir

James Bramlett, Dora

Bass, Hybrid Striped

25 lbs 15 oz

9/13/1996

Sipsey Fork

E. H. Hodges, Chelsea

Bass, White

4 lbs 9 oz

2/14/1987

Warrior River

Ben DeMott, Bessemer

Bass, Yellow (a)

2 lb 8 oz

4/12/2000

Guntersville Reservoir, Jackson Co.

Dennis M. Woebbeking, Pisgah

Bowfin

18 lbs
6 oz

7/31/2005

Lake Tuscaloosa

Nelson Ray Sansing, Sawyerville

Buffalo

57 lbs

4/13/1990

Guntersville Reservoir

Ralph B. Lowery, Albertville

Bullhead (Brown)

4 lbs 3 oz

5/7/2019

Private Pond, Lee. Co.

Collin Burney, Auburn

Carp, Common

35 lbs

4/19/1980

Bear Creek, Colbert County

Darrin Jackson, Double Springs

Carp, Grass

73 lbs

4/10/2012

Guntersville Reservoir

Bradley D. Bridges, Sr., Bryant

Catfish, Blue (b)

120 lbs 4 oz

3/9/2012

Holt Reservoir

John Paul Nichols, Northport

Catfish, Channel

40 lbs

6/17/1967

Inland Lake

Donald R. Cox, Oneonta

Catfish, Flathead

80 lbs

6/22/1986

Alabama River, Selma

Rick Conner, Selma

Catfish, White

10 lbs 5 oz

4/3/1981

Chambers Co. Public Lake

Roy T. Britton, Opelika

Crappie, Black (tie)

4 lbs 5 oz

4 lbs 5 oz
4 lbs 4 oz

3/27/2007

6/2/1997
3/18/1984

Fort Payne Res.

Jefferson Co. pond
Paint Creek

Shelley Meadows/Mentone
William D. Webb, B'ham
Sherril Harris, Sylacauga

Crappie, White

4 lbs 9 oz
4 lbs 8 oz

5/8/2000
4/4/1974

Lake Martin, Tallapoosa Co.
Guntersville Reservoir

Jeremy S. White, Alexander City
Jack Grant, Altoona

Drum, Freshwater (b)

41 lbs 8 oz

7/24/1949

Wilson Reservoir

Wilson Brock, Birmingham

Eel, American

5 lbs 8 oz

5/11/1989

Lake Shechi, Chilton Co.

Tod A. Groover, Montevallo

Gar, Alligator

151 lbs 9 oz
151 lbs 5 oz

8/13/2009
8/13/2004

Tensaw River
Tensaw River

Richard Johnson, Bay Minette
Michael Houseknecht/Mobile

Gar, Longnose

32 lbs 14oz

4/18/1985

Jordan Reservoir

Gary Smyth, Pelham

Gar, Spotted

8 lbs 12 oz

8/26/1987

Cotaco Creek

Winston Baker, Alex City

Herring, Skipjack

3 lbs 5 oz
3 lbs 4 oz

3/18/2020
5/2/2012

Wheeler Dam Tailwater
Mulberry Fork

Chris S. Fuller, Athens
Bobby Lee Davis, Bessemer

Muskellunge
(no longer stocked)

19 lbs 8 oz

12/31/1972

Wilson Dam tailwater

Steve Leatherwood, Haleyville

Paddlefish
(now protected,
release when captured)

52 lbs 12 oz

3/18/1982

Wilson Dam tailwater

Susan Holland, Muscle Shoals

Perch, Yellow

2 lb 2 oz

3/7/2015

Yates Reservoir

Gary Lee Grove, Jr./Opelika

Pickerel, Chain

6 lbs 6 oz

6/24/1976

Dyas Creek, Baldwin County

Michael P. Ryan, Bay Minette

Pickerel, Redfin

0 lbs 14 oz
0 lbs 13 oz

9/4/2017
7/7/2014

Bassett Creek, Wash. Co.
Armstrong Creek, Wash. Co.

Henry Merritt, Deer Park
Frank Lambert Dickey, Chatom

Redhorse, Silver (a)

14 lbs 14 oz

4/24/1995

Wilson Dam tailwater

Chris Stephenson, B'ham

Sauger

5 lbs 2 oz

3/5/1972

Wilson Dam tailwater

William F. Huntley, Athens

Sunfish, Bluegill (a)

4 lbs 12 oz

4/9/1950

Ketona Lake, Birmingham

T. S. Hudson, Birmingham

Sunfish, Green

1 lbs 9 oz

8/10/2005

McLamore Pond, Walker County

Caleb Miller, Parrish

Sunfish, Longear

8 oz

5/12/1990

Yellow River

Jerry Jones, Ozark

Sunfish, Redbreast

1 lb 4 oz

6/12/2010

Choctawhatchee River

Archie Russ, Brantley

Sunfish, Redear (b)

4 lbs 4 oz

5/5/1962

Chattahoochee Park

Jeff Lashley, Gordon

Trout, Rainbow

9 lbs 1 oz

4/22/2006

Mud Creek, Tannehill Historical State Park

Otha Hamm, Alexandria

Walleye

10 lbs 14 oz

6/24/1980

Weiss Reservoir

Julia Hurley, Cedar Bluff

Warmouth

1 lb 12 oz

4/25/1986

Farm Pond

Jimmy A. Barfield, Dothan

(a) World Record, Rod And Reel/ (b) Previous World Record, Rod and Reel / (c) Previous World Record, Any Method