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A listing of Minnesota and Wisconsin state Fishing records for Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Chinook (King) Salmon, Coho Salmon, Bluegill Sunfish, Crappie, and many more.

Minnesota and Wisconsin State Fishing Records

open water fishing tips, fishing, fishing reports, Bass Fishing, Trout Fishing, walleye fishing, fishing boats, freshwater fishing, river fishing, salmon fishing, lake fishing A listing of Minnesota and Wisconsin State Fishing records for Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Lake Trout, Rainbow Trout, Brook Trout, Brown Trout, Chinook (King) Salmon, Coho Salmon, Bluegill Sunfish, Crappie, and many more.

We have collected some of the top Minnesota State Fishing Records.  Make make your next fishing adventure more fun, comfortable and allow you to be assured you will create the fishing memories that will last you a life time. Go set your own State record fish

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Fish Angler Weight Length (inches) Girth (inches) Date Location County
Largemouth Bass Mark Raveling 8 lb. 15 oz. 23.5 18 10/03/2005 Auburn Lake Carver
Rock Bass Paul Kern 2 lb. 0 oz. 13.5 12.5 5/10/98 Lake Osakis Todd
Smallmouth Bass John Creighton 8 lb. 0 oz.     1948 West Battle Lake Otter Tail
White Bass Dan Dickhausen 4 lb. 0 oz.     2/12/72 Saint Croix River, by NSP plant Washington
White Bass Richard Zehrt 4 lb. 0 oz. 18   5/14/74 , Genoa fishing barge Houston
Bowfin Jack B. Chesney 10 lb. 15 oz. 32 15 7/15/83 Mary Lake Douglas
Bowfin Joe Engelmeyer 10 lb. 15 oz. 31 14.8 8/26/92 French Lake Rice
Bigmouth Buffalo Robert Koplin 41 lb. 11 oz. 38.5 29.5 3/7/91 Mississippi River Goodhue
Black Buffalo Kevin Tauer 20 lb. 0.5 oz. 34.2 20 6/26/97 Minnesota River Nicollet
Smallmouth Buffalo Stephen Cook 13 lb. 4 oz. 28 22 11/11/93 Mississippi River Ramsey
Black Bullhead Keith Hvezda 3 lb. 13.12 oz. 17.17 14.96 6/8/97 Reno Lake Pope
Brown Bullhead William Meyer 7 lb. 1 oz. 24.4   5/21/74 Shallow Lake Itasca
Yellow Bullhead Dick Ellingsworth 3 lb. 10.5 oz. 17.875 11.75 8/5/02 Lake Osakis Todd
Burbot John Galles 19 lb. 3 oz. 36.25 22.75 2/17/01 Lake of the Woods, Baudette Lake of the Woods
Carp Frank Ledwein 55 lb. 5 oz. 42 31 7/10/52 Clearwater Lake Wright
River Carpsucker Stephen Cook 3 lb. 15 oz. 19.5 14 3/9/91 Mississippi River Ramsey
Channel Catfish Terrence Fussy 38 lb. 0 oz. 44   1/10/75 Mississippi River Hennepin
Flathead Catfish John L. Robert 70 lb. 0 oz.     1970 Saint Croix River Washington
Black Crappie Tom Christenson 5 lb. 0 oz. 21   1940 Vermillion River Dakota
White Crappie Michael J. Woodward 3 lb. 15 oz. 18 16 7/28/02 Constance Lake Wright
Freshwater Drum Richard L. Rolbiecki 35 lb. 3.2 oz. 36 31 10/5/99 Mississippi River, near Winona Winona
American Eel Matthew R. Brown 6 lb. 9 oz. 36 14 8/8/97 Saint Croix River, Stillwater Washington
Longnose Gar Doug Fullerton 16 lb. 12 oz. 53 16.5 5/4/82 Saint Croix River, Prescott Washington
Shortnose Gar Matthew Ocel 4 lb. 9.6 oz. 34.6 10 7/22/84 Mississippi River Hennepin
Goldeye Jamie Borowiak 2 lb. 13.1 oz. 20.1 11.5 6/10/01 Root River, near Hokah Houston
Northern Hogsucker Brian Humble 1 lb. 15 oz. 14.25 7.1 8/16/82 Sunrise River, near Sunrise Chisago
Mooneye Scott Neudecker 1 lb. 15 oz. 16.5 9.75 6/18/80 Minnesota River Redwood
Muskellunge Art Lyons 54 lb. 0 oz. 56 27.8 1957 Lake Winnibigoshish Itasca
Tiger Muskellunge Josh Stevenson 34 lb. 12 oz. 51 22.5 7/7/99 Lake Elmo Washington
Yellow Perch Merle Johnson 3 lb. 4 oz.     1945 Lake Plantaganette Hubbard
Northern Pike J. V. Schanken 45 lb. 12 oz.     5/16/29 Basswood Lake Lake
Golden Redhorse Travis Lundquist 3 lb. 14 oz. 20 12.1 4/26/03 Big Fork River Koochiching
Greater Redhorse Mitch Kunde 11 lb. 13 oz. 29 17.88 5/18/95 Upper South Long Lake Crow Wing
River Redhorse   11 lb. 5 oz. 29.25 15.00 4/5/2004 St. Croix River Chisago
Shorthead Redhorse Robert G. Litke 7 lb. 15 oz. 27 15 8/5/83 Rum River, near Ramsey Anoka
Silver Redhorse Gerald Lundquist 9 lb. 1.5 oz. 26.4 16 4/24/03 Rainy River Koochiching
Quillback Rockfish James Loude 6 lb. 14.4 oz. 23 18 4/6/91 Mississippi River Ramsey
Atlantic Salmon Matt Bauer 12 lb. 13 oz. 35.5 16.5 10/12/91 Baptism River Lake
Chinook (King) Salmon Dave Anderson 33 lb. 4 oz. 44.75 25.75 9/23/89 Poplar River Cook
Chinook (King) Salmon Jeffrey Gulbranson 33 lb. 4 oz. 42.25 26.13 10/12/89 Lake Superior St. Louis
Coho Salmon Louis Rhode 10 lb. 6.5 oz. 27.3   11/7/70 Lake Superior, near Baptism River Lake
Kokanee Salmon Lars Kindem 2 lb. 15 oz. 20 11.5 8/6/71 Caribou Lake Itasca
Pink (Humpback) Salmon Eugene E. Troyna 4 lb. 8 oz. 23.5 13.2 9/9/89 Cascade River Cook
Sauger Don Kizer 6 lb. 2.75 oz. 23.88 15 5/23/88 Mississippi River, near Red Wing Goodhue
Splake Michael Birdsall 13 lb. 5.44 oz. 33.5 19 2/11/01 Larson Lake Itasca
Lake Sturgeon Kim Bengston 94 lb. 4 oz. 70 26.5 9/5/94 Kettle River Pine
Shovelnose Sturgeon Joe Yankovec 5 lb. 5 oz. 34 12 4/13/98 Mississippi River Goodhue
Blue Sucker Bruce Edwards 14 lb. 3 oz. 30.4 20.2 2/28/87 Mississippi River, near Alma Wabasha
Longnose Sucker Joel Anderson 3 lb. 2 oz. 19 11 4/11/86 Rainy River Koochiching
White Sucker Thomas Waibel 9 lb. 1 oz. 24.25 16.25 5/1/83 Big Fish Lake Stearns
Bluegill Sunfish Bob Parker 2 lb. 13 oz.     1948 Alice Lake Hubbard
Green Sunfish Richard R. Kunze 1 lb. 2.7 oz. 11.4 10.5 1/9/84 Scheuble Lake Carver
Hybrid Sunfish Daniel Ahlquist 1 lb. 12 oz. 11.5 12 7/9/94 Middle Fork Zumbro River Olmsted
Pumpkinseed Sunfish John Svihel 1 lb. 5.6 oz. 10.1 12.13 6/6/99 Leech Lake Cass
Brook Trout Charles A. Pederson 6 lb. 5.6 oz. 24 14.5 9/2/00 Pigeon River Cook
Brown Trout W. Landis Bullock 16 lb. 12 oz. 31.4 20.6 6/23/89 Lake Superior St. Louis
Lake Trout G. H. Nelson 43 lb. 8 oz.     5/30/55 Lake Superior, near Hovland Cook
Rainbow Trout Clifford Lovold 15 lb. 7 oz. 33 19 9/11/70 , King's Landing St. Louis
Tiger Trout Chris Nelson 2 lb. 9.12 oz. 20 9.63 8/7/99 Mill Creek Olmsted
Tullibee Terry J. Gfeller 5 lb. 11.8 oz. 20.45 16.4 4/16/02 Little Long Lake St. Louis
Walleye Leroy Chiovitte 17 lb. 8 oz. 35.8 21.3 5/13/79 Seagull River Cook
Sauger Hybrid Walleye Ron Goodmanson 9 lb. 13.4 oz. 27 17.75 3/20/99 Mississippi River, near Red Wing Goodhue
Lake Whitefish Darryl L. Peterson 12 lb. 4.5 oz. 28.5 20 3/21/99 Leech Lake, near Walker Cass
Menominee (Round) Whitefish Jon Kettunen 2 lb. 7.5 oz. 21 9.1 4/27/87 Lake Superior Cook
Fish Angler Weight Length
(inches)		 Date Location County

Largemouth Bass		 unknown 11 lbs. 3 oz.   10/12/40 Lake Ripley Jefferson

Rock Bass		 unknown 2 lbs. 15 oz.   6/2/90 Shadow Lake  Waupaca

Smallmouth Bass		 unknown 9 lb. 1 oz..   6/21/50 Indian Lake   Oneida
Striped Bass unknown 13 lb. 8.3 oz.   2/20/98 Columbia Lake Columbia
White Bass unknown 4 lb. 6 oz.   9/24/77 Okauchee Lake Waukesha
Bowfin unknown 13 lb. 1 oz. 31.6 7/19/80 Willow Flowage  Oneida

Bigmouth Buffalo		 unknown 54 lbs 0 oz. 49 6/10/88 Burlingame Lake  Burnett
Smallmouth Buffalo unknown 20 lb. 0 oz. 30 12/3/99 Milwaukee River  Washington

Black Bullhead		 unknown 5 lb. 8 oz..   9/2/89 Big Falls Flowage  Rusk

Brown Bullhead		 unknown 3 lb. 12 oz.   7/31/72 Nelson Lake  Sawyer

Yellow Bullhead		 unknown 3 lb. 5 oz.   6/6/83 Nelson Lake  Sawyer

Burbot		 unknown 18 lb. 2 oz. 37.8 2/2/02 Lake Superior Bayfield

Carp		 unknown 57 lb. 2 oz   8/28/66 Lake Wisconsin  Columbia

Quillback Carpsucker		 unknown 7 lb. 5.8 oz. 22.8 5/3/99 Eau Claire River  Eau Claire

Channel Catfish		 unknown 44 lb. 0 oz.   1962 Wisconsin River  Columbia

Flathead Catfish		 unknown 74 lb. 5.1 oz. 53 4/30/01 Mississippi River  Vernon
Cisco unknown 4 lb. 10.5 oz.   6/12/69 Green Lake Green Lake

Black Crappie		 unknown 4 lb. 8 oz.   8/12/67 Gile Flowage  Iron

White Crappie		 unknown 3 lb. 13.1 oz. 16.5 5/4/03 Cranberrry Marsh  Monroe

Freshwater Drum		 unknown 35 lb. 4 oz.   8/29/92 Mississippi River Crawford

American Eel		 unknown 3 lb. 6 oz. 38.25 7/9/97 Lake Superior Ashland

Longnose Gar		 unknown 21 lb. 4 oz. 52.5 6/14/90 Wisconsin River Richland

Shortnose Gar		 unknown 2 lb. 2 oz. 26.5 6/24/99 Mississippi River  Grant
Mooneye unknown 1 lb. 9 oz.  16 8/8/99 Lake Winnebago  Winnebago

Muskellunge		 unknown 69 lb. 11 oz.   10/20/49 Chippewa Flowage  Sawyer
Tiger Muskellunge unknown 51 lb. 3 oz.   7/16/19 Lake Vieux Desert  Vilas
White Perch unknown 1 lb. 0.8 oz. 12.5 8/29/02 Lake Michigan, Sturgeon Bay Door

Yellow Perch		 unknown 3 lb. 4 oz.   1954 Lake Winnebago Winnebago

Northern Pike		 unknown 38 lb. 0 oz.   8/6/52 Puckaway Lake  Green Lake
Silver Redhorse unknown 11 lb. 7 oz. 29.25 5/29/85 Plum Creek  Vilas

Chinook (King) Salmon		 unknown 44 lb. 15 oz.   7/19/94 Lake Michigan Door

Coho Salmon		 unknown 26 lb. 1.9 oz.   8/21/99 Lake Michigan Milwaukee

Pink (Humpback) Salmon		 unknown 8 lb. 5.4 oz. 25.38 8/24/01 Lake Michigan  Kewaunee

Sauger		 Donald Peyer 6 lb. 4.8 oz.  23.75 2008 Mississippi River Pierce
Splake unknown 14 lb. 7.7 oz.. 32 4/14/01 Lake Michigan Marinette

Lake Sturgeon		 unknown 170 lb. 10 oz.   9/22/79 Yellow Lake  Burnett

Shovelnose Sturgeon		 unknown 7 lb. 5 oz.   9/7/98 Mississippi River  Vernon

Bluegill Sunfish		 unknown 2 lb. 9.8 oz.   8/2/95 Lake Michigan  Brown

Green Sunfish		 unknown 1 lb. 9 oz.   8/23/67 Wind Lake  Racine

Pumpkinseed Sunfish		 unknown 1 lb. 2 oz. 9.6 5/27/03 Big Round Lake  Polk

Brook Trout		 unknown 10 lb. 1 oz.   1/8/99 Lake Michigan  Ozaukee

Brown Trout		 unknown 35 lb. 1.9 oz.   9/8/96 Lake Michigan Kewaunee

Lake Trout		 unknown 47 lb. 0 oz.   9/9/46 Lake Superior Bayfield

Rainbow Trout		 unknown 27 lb. 2 oz.   7/26/97 Lake Michigan Kewaunee

Walleye		 unknown 18 lb. 0 oz.   9/16/33 High Lake Vilas
Warmouth unknown 1 lb. 1 oz. 10.5 5/26/01 Eagle Lake Racine


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