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State Freshwater Fish Records for Alabama
SPECIES WEIGHT DATE LOCATION ANGLER,HOMETOWN
Bass, Largemouth 16lbs 8oz 11/3/1987 Mtn. View Lake, Shelby Co Thomas (T. M.) Burgin, Birmingham
Bass, Redeye (b) 3lbs 2oz 3/8/2000 Choccolocco Creek Terry Johnson, Oxford
Bass, Rock 1lb 6oz 5/6/1995 Paint Rock River James R. Stewart, Scottsboro
Bass, Shoal 6lbs 11oz 2/25/1996 Halawakee Creek Darrell Trawick, Salem
Bass, Smallmouth (c) l0lbs 8oz 10/8/1950 Wheeler Dam tailwater Owen F. Smith, Fairfield
Bass, Spotted (b) 8lbs 15oz 3/18/1978 Lewis Smith Phillip C. Terry, Decatur
Bass, Striped 55lbs 1955 Tallapoosa River Charles Totty, Tallassee
Bass, Striped Hybrid 25lbs 15oz 9/13/1996 Sipsey Fork E. H. Hodges, Chelsea
Bass, White 4lbs 9oz 2/14/1987 Warrior River Ben DeMott, Bessemer
Bass, Yellow (a) 2lb 8oz 4/12/2000 Guntersville Reservoir, Jackson Co. Dennis M. Woebbeking, Pisgah
Bowfin 18 lbs
6oz 7/31/2005 Lake Tuscaloosa Nelson Ray Sansing, Sawyerville
Buffalo 57lbs 4/13/1990 Guntersville Reservoir Ralph B. Lowery, Albertville
Bullhead 3lbs 13oz 4/8/1984 Private Pond, Montgomery. Co. Charles A. Lane, Montgomery
Carp, Common 35lbs 4/19/1980 Bear Creek, Colbert County Darrin Jackson, Double Springs
Carp, Grass 70lbs 4/12/1999 Lake Martin Michael S. White, Jr., Eclectic
Catfish, Blue (b) 111lbs 7/5/1996 Wheeler Reservoir Wm. P. McKinley, Elkmont
Catfish, Channel 40lbs 6/17/1967 Inland Lake Donald R. Cox, Oneonta
Catfish, Flathead 80lbs 6/22/1986 Alabama River, Selma Rick Conner,Selma
Catfish, White 10lbs 5oz 4/3/1981 Chambers Co. Public Lake Roy T. Britton, Opelika
Crappie, Black (tie) 4lbs 5oz
4lbs 4oz 6/2/1997
3/18/1984 private pond in Jefferson Co.
Paint Creek William D. Webb, B'ham
Sherril Harris, Sylacauga
Crappie, White 4lbs 9oz
4lbs 8oz 5/8/2000
4/4/1974 Lake Martin, Tallapoosa Co.
Guntersville Reservoir Jeremy S. White, Alexander City
Jack Grant, Altoona
Drum, Freshwater (b) 41lbs 8oz 7/24/1949 Wilson Reservoir Wilson Brock, Birmingham
Eel, American 5lbs 8oz 5/11/1989 Lake Shechi, Chilton Co. Tod A. Groover, Montevallo
Gar, Alligator 151lbs 5oz 8/13/2004 Tensaw River Michael Houseknecht, Mobile
Gar, Longnose 32lbs 14oz 4/18/1985 Jordan Reservoir Gary Smyth, Pelham
Gar, Spotted 8lbs 12oz 8/26/1987 Cotaco Creek Winston Baker, Alex City
Herring, Skipjack 2 lbs 14oz. 3/17/2006 Oliver Dam tailwaters Shawn A. Melvin, Tuscaloosa
Muskellunge
(no longer stocked) 19lbs 8oz l2/31/1972 Wilson Dam tailwater Steve Leatherwood, Haleyville
Paddlefish (now protected, release when captured) 52lbs 12oz 3/18/1982 Wilson Dam tailwater Susan Holland, Muscle Shoals
Perch, Yellow 1lb 15oz 2/26/2000 Wheeler Reservoir, Limestone Co. Matthew K. Patterson, Decatur
Pickerel, Chain 6lbs 6oz 6/24/1976 Dyas Creek, Baldwin County Michael P. Ryan, Bay Minette
Pickerel, Redfin 0lbs 9oz 9/2/2002 Crosbys Creek, Wash. Co. Luke Myers, Millry
Redhorse, Silver (a) 14lbs 14oz 4/24/1995 Wilson Dam tailwater Chris Stephenson, B'ham
Sauger 5lbs 2oz 3/5/1972 Wilson Dam tailwater William F. Huntley, Athens
Sunfish, Bluegill (a) 4lbs 12oz 4/9/1950 Ketona Lake, Birmingham T. S. Hudson, Birmingham
Sunfish, Green 1 lbs 9oz 8/10/2005 McLamore Pond, Walker County Caleb Miller, Parrish
Sunfish, Longear 0lbs 8oz 5/12/1990 Yellow River Jerry Jones, Ozark
Sunfish, Redbreast 13oz 6/15/1996 Pea River Ronnie E. Carnley, Opp
Sunfish, Redear (b) 4 1bs 4oz 5/5/1962 Chattahoochee State Park Jeff Lashley, Gordon
Trout, Rainbow 9 lbs 1oz 4/22/2006 Mud Creek, Tannehill State Park Otha Hamm, Alexandria
Walleye 10lbs 14oz 6/24/1980 Weiss Reservoir Julia Hurley, Cedar Bluff
Warmouth 1lb 12oz 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
Procedures For The Certification of Alabama State Record Freshwater Fish
(1) Fish must be caught in Alabama waters by legal means (see application and rules).
(2) Fish must be identified by Alabama Fisheries Section biologist or other certified fisheries biologist.
(3) Fish must be weighed on certified scales.
(4) Weighing must be witnessed by two people.
(5) Application must be submitted on official application form (form available on-line PDF file (you need Free Adobe Acrobat Reader).
(6) Application form must be notarized.
SPECIES WEIGHT DATE LOCATION ANGLER,HOMETOWN
Bass, Largemouth 16lbs 8oz 11/3/1987 Mtn. View Lake, Shelby Co Thomas (T. M.) Burgin, Birmingham
Bass, Redeye (b) 3lbs 2oz 3/8/2000 Choccolocco Creek Terry Johnson, Oxford
Bass, Rock 1lb 6oz 5/6/1995 Paint Rock River James R. Stewart, Scottsboro
Bass, Shoal 6lbs 11oz 2/25/1996 Halawakee Creek Darrell Trawick, Salem
Bass, Smallmouth (c) l0lbs 8oz 10/8/1950 Wheeler Dam tailwater Owen F. Smith, Fairfield
Bass, Spotted (b) 8lbs 15oz 3/18/1978 Lewis Smith Phillip C. Terry, Decatur
Bass, Striped 55lbs 1955 Tallapoosa River Charles Totty, Tallassee
Bass, Striped Hybrid 25lbs 15oz 9/13/1996 Sipsey Fork E. H. Hodges, Chelsea
Bass, White 4lbs 9oz 2/14/1987 Warrior River Ben DeMott, Bessemer
Bass, Yellow (a) 2lb 8oz 4/12/2000 Guntersville Reservoir, Jackson Co. Dennis M. Woebbeking, Pisgah
Bowfin 18 lbs
6oz 7/31/2005 Lake Tuscaloosa Nelson Ray Sansing, Sawyerville
Buffalo 57lbs 4/13/1990 Guntersville Reservoir Ralph B. Lowery, Albertville
Bullhead 3lbs 13oz 4/8/1984 Private Pond, Montgomery. Co. Charles A. Lane, Montgomery
Carp, Common 35lbs 4/19/1980 Bear Creek, Colbert County Darrin Jackson, Double Springs
Carp, Grass 70lbs 4/12/1999 Lake Martin Michael S. White, Jr., Eclectic
Catfish, Blue (b) 111lbs 7/5/1996 Wheeler Reservoir Wm. P. McKinley, Elkmont
Catfish, Channel 40lbs 6/17/1967 Inland Lake Donald R. Cox, Oneonta
Catfish, Flathead 80lbs 6/22/1986 Alabama River, Selma Rick Conner,Selma
Catfish, White 10lbs 5oz 4/3/1981 Chambers Co. Public Lake Roy T. Britton, Opelika
Crappie, Black (tie) 4lbs 5oz
4lbs 4oz 6/2/1997
3/18/1984 private pond in Jefferson Co.
Paint Creek William D. Webb, B'ham
Sherril Harris, Sylacauga
Crappie, White 4lbs 9oz
4lbs 8oz 5/8/2000
4/4/1974 Lake Martin, Tallapoosa Co.
Guntersville Reservoir Jeremy S. White, Alexander City
Jack Grant, Altoona
Drum, Freshwater (b) 41lbs 8oz 7/24/1949 Wilson Reservoir Wilson Brock, Birmingham
Eel, American 5lbs 8oz 5/11/1989 Lake Shechi, Chilton Co. Tod A. Groover, Montevallo
Gar, Alligator 151lbs 5oz 8/13/2004 Tensaw River Michael Houseknecht, Mobile
Gar, Longnose 32lbs 14oz 4/18/1985 Jordan Reservoir Gary Smyth, Pelham
Gar, Spotted 8lbs 12oz 8/26/1987 Cotaco Creek Winston Baker, Alex City
Herring, Skipjack 2 lbs 14oz. 3/17/2006 Oliver Dam tailwaters Shawn A. Melvin, Tuscaloosa
Muskellunge
(no longer stocked) 19lbs 8oz l2/31/1972 Wilson Dam tailwater Steve Leatherwood, Haleyville
Paddlefish (now protected, release when captured) 52lbs 12oz 3/18/1982 Wilson Dam tailwater Susan Holland, Muscle Shoals
Perch, Yellow 1lb 15oz 2/26/2000 Wheeler Reservoir, Limestone Co. Matthew K. Patterson, Decatur
Pickerel, Chain 6lbs 6oz 6/24/1976 Dyas Creek, Baldwin County Michael P. Ryan, Bay Minette
Pickerel, Redfin 0lbs 9oz 9/2/2002 Crosbys Creek, Wash. Co. Luke Myers, Millry
Redhorse, Silver (a) 14lbs 14oz 4/24/1995 Wilson Dam tailwater Chris Stephenson, B'ham
Sauger 5lbs 2oz 3/5/1972 Wilson Dam tailwater William F. Huntley, Athens
Sunfish, Bluegill (a) 4lbs 12oz 4/9/1950 Ketona Lake, Birmingham T. S. Hudson, Birmingham
Sunfish, Green 1 lbs 9oz 8/10/2005 McLamore Pond, Walker County Caleb Miller, Parrish
Sunfish, Longear 0lbs 8oz 5/12/1990 Yellow River Jerry Jones, Ozark
Sunfish, Redbreast 13oz 6/15/1996 Pea River Ronnie E. Carnley, Opp
Sunfish, Redear (b) 4 1bs 4oz 5/5/1962 Chattahoochee State Park Jeff Lashley, Gordon
Trout, Rainbow 9 lbs 1oz 4/22/2006 Mud Creek, Tannehill State Park Otha Hamm, Alexandria
Walleye 10lbs 14oz 6/24/1980 Weiss Reservoir Julia Hurley, Cedar Bluff
Warmouth 1lb 12oz 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
Procedures For The Certification of Alabama State Record Freshwater Fish
(1) Fish must be caught in Alabama waters by legal means (see application and rules).
(2) Fish must be identified by Alabama Fisheries Section biologist or other certified fisheries biologist.
(3) Fish must be weighed on certified scales.
(4) Weighing must be witnessed by two people.
(5) Application must be submitted on official application form (form available on-line PDF file (you need Free Adobe Acrobat Reader).
(6) Application form must be notarized.
