State Fishing Records

SPECIES	WEIGHT	WHERE	ANGLER	YEAR
Atlantic Salmon	14 lb. 4 oz.	Lake Michigan, Lake County	Gene Tarrant	1979
Bighead Carp	53 lb. 8 oz.	White River, Pike County	Duane Stafford	2000
Blue Catfish	104 lb.	Ohio River	Bruce Midkiff	1999
Bluegill	3 lb. 4 oz.	Pond, Greene County	Harold L. Catey	1972
Bowfin	16.52 lb.	Mutton Creek, Jackson County	Paul Huber	2009
Brook Trout	3 lb. 15 1/2 oz.	Lake Gage, Steuben County	Sonny Bashore	1973
Brown Trout	29.3 lbs.	Lake Michigan, Lake County	Glen Duesing	2006
Buffalo	53.9 lbs.	Oak Hill Pond, Gibson County	Kenneth R. Houchin	2002
Bullhead	4.9 lb.	Potato Creek State Park, St. Joseph County	Darren Robertson	1994
Burbot	7 lb. 11 oz.	Lake Michigan	Larry Malicki	1990
Channel Catfish	37 lb. 8 oz.	Lake, Vanderburgh County	Randy E. Jones	1980
Chinook Salmon	38 lb.	Trail Creek, La Porte County	Rich Baker	1980
Cisco	3 lb. 12 oz.	Big Cedar Lake, Whitley County	Phillip Wisniewski	1980
Coho Salmon	20 lb. 12 oz.	Lake Michigan, LaPorte County	John Beutner	1972
Common Carp	43 lb. 4 oz.	Pike Lake, Kosciusko County	Russell Long	1989
Crappie	4 lb. 11 oz.	Private Lake, Jennings County	Willis Halcomb	1994
Flathead Catfish	79 lb. 8 oz.	White River, Lawrence County	Glen T. Simpson	1966
Flier	3 1/2 oz.	Stream, Jackson County	Harold H. Otte	1983
Freshwater Drum	30 lb.	White River, Martin County	Garland Fellers	1963
Goldeye	2.3 lb.	Wabash River, Vermillion County	Brock Marietta	2008
Grass Carp	69.0 lbs.	Westons Pond, Hamilton County	Daniel Goss	2018
Green Sunfish	1 lb. 10 oz.	Pit, Fountain County	Terry Keller	1987
Hybrid Striped Bass	22 lb. 2 oz.	Tippecanoe River, Carroll County	David G. Coffman	2005
Hybrid Walleye	8 lb. 8 oz.	Scottsburg Reservoir, Scott County	Doug Young	1999
Lake Trout	37.55 lb.	Lake Michigan, Porter County	Tyler Kreighbaum	2016
Lake Whitefish	9.34 lbs	Lake Michigan, Porter County	Phil Duracz	2021
Largemouth Bass	14 lb. 12 oz.	Lake, Harrison County	Jenifer Schultz	1991
Longnose Gar	22.32 lb.	East Fork White River, Pike County	Mark Brittain	2008
Mooneye	.36 lb.	Ohio River, Clark County	Gerald Gallagher	2019
Muskellunge	42 lb. 8 oz.	James Lake, Kosciusko County	Darrin Conley	2002
Northern Pike	30 lb. 2 oz.	Clear Lake, Steuben County	Jack Barnes	1992
Pink Salmon	2 lb. 12 1/2 oz.	Lake Michigan, Lake County	Richard J. Lisac	1985
Rainbow Trout	18 lb. 8 oz.	Clear Lake, Steuben County	Bill Bigger	1988
Redear Sunfish	3 lb. 10 oz.	Pond, Brown County	C.R. Peckman	1974
Redfin Pickerel	0.86 lb.	Coffee Creek Park Pond, Porter County	Dunkan Fischer	2020
Rock Bass	3 lb.	Sugar Creek, Hancock County	David Thomas	1969
Sauger	6 lb. 1 oz.	Tippecanoe River, Carroll County	Mark Bigger	1983
Shortnose Gar	2.35 lb.	Wabash River, Wabash County	Kyle Hammond	2021
Shovelnose Sturgeon	14 lb. 8 oz.	Wabash River, Fountain County	Mike Latoz	1999
Silver Carp	15 lb. 8 oz.	West Fork White River, Greene County	Daniel Keller	2003
Skipjack Herring	2.51 lb.	Wabash River, Carroll County	Gary Davis Jr.	2021
Smallmouth Bass	7 lb. 4 oz.	Twin Lake, LaGrange County	Dana Yoder	1992
Spotted Bass	5 lb. 5 oz.	Vigo County	Larry Hinesley, Jr.	2006
Spotted Gar	6.78 lb.	Gravel Pit, Vermillion County	Nick Waugh	2017
Steelhead Trout	26.62 lb.	Trail Creek, LaPorte County	Evan Nicholson	1999
Striped Bass	39.08 lb.	Cecil M. Harden Lake, Parke County	Jonathan VanHook	2010
Sucker	12 lb. 3.3 oz.	White River, Bartholemew County	John Britton	1991
Tiger Muskellunge	24 lb.	Wolf Lake, Lake County	Michael Senics	1995
Tiger Trout	3 lb.	Lake Michigan, Lake County	Mike Ratter	1978
Walleye	14 lb. 4 oz. 14 lb. 4 oz.	Kankakee River, Lake County Tippecanoe River, Pulaski County	Leon Richart Donald Tedford	1974 1977
Warmouth	1.4 lb.	North Dugger Pit, Sullivan County	Jack Tolbert	2002
White Bass	4 lb. 3 oz.	Lake Freeman, Carroll County	James Wagner	1965
White Catfish	9.72 lb.	Pond, Wabash County	Melissa Grimes	1985
Yellow Bass *	2 lb. 15 oz.	Morse Reservoir, Hamilton County	Jim Raymer	2000
Yellow Perch	2 lb. 8 oz.	Gravel Pit, Vigo County	Roy W. Burkel Jr.	1981

Indiana State Fishing Records

* World Record Fish