Fishing World Records

Part of the Fishing For Dummies Cheat Sheet

Do you think you just hauled in the next fishing world record? It could happen! Print out and keep this fishing world record reference chart, and if your fish beats the current record, get it registered at the nearest tackle shop. Then, wait for those endorsements to come piling in!

Fish	Weight	Where and When
Brown Trout	40 lb 4 oz	Little Red River, Arkansas, May 9,1992
Largemouth Bass	22 lb 4 oz	Montgomery Lake, Georgia, June 2, 1932
Smallmouth Bass	11 lb 15 oz	Dale Hollow Lake, Kentucky, July 9, 1955
Northern Pike	55 lb 10 oz	Lake of Grefeern, Germany, Oct. 16, 1986
Muskellunge	65 lb	Blackstone Harbor, Ontario, Oct. 16, 1988
Walleye	25 lb	Old Hickory Lake, Tennessee, April 1, 1960
Striped Bass	78 lb 8 oz	Atlantic City, New Jersey, Sept. 21, 1982
Bluefish	31 lb 12 oz	Hatteras, North Carolina, Jan. 30, 1972
Weakfish (sea trout)	19 lb 2 oz	Jones Beach Inlet, New York, Oct. 11, 1984