North Carolina Freshwater Fishing Records
The
following tables contain the current fishing records for a variety
of freshwater species.
See
how to apply for a state fishing record!
For North Carolina saltwater records visit the NC Division of Marine Fisheries Web site.
BASS
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
Photo |
17 lbs 7oz |
Lake
Chatuge |
3/15/96 |
Michael
R. Hogsed |
Rebel
Jointed Plug |
 |
|
2 lbs 11oz |
Nash
County Fishing Creek |
4/27/94 |
Richard
Elijah Evans |
Spinnerbait |
 |
|
15 lbs 14
oz |
Farm
Pond, Union County |
3/29/91 |
William
H. Wofford |
Crankbait |
 |
|
1 lb 14 oz |
Deep
River, Carbonton |
4/29/98 |
Robert
W. Lytton |
Crappie
Jig |
 |
|
10 lbs 2 oz |
Hiwassee
Reservoir |
6/1/51 |
Archie
Lampkin |
Unknown |
||
6 lbs |
Lake
Norman |
12/26/03 |
Eric
M. Weir |
Zoom
Finesse Worm |
 |
|
54 lbs 2 oz |
Hiwassee
Reservoir |
6/7/91 |
Larry
KIeith Verner |
Minnow |
 |
|
5 lbs 14 oz |
Kerr
Reservoir |
3/15/86 |
Jim
King |
Bucktail |
 |
CATFISH
Species
|
Weight
|
Location
|
Date
|
Angler
|
Lure/Bait
|
Photo
|
89 lbs
|
Badin Lake
|
11/25/06
|
Eric Fincher
|
Shiner
|
 |
|
City Lake in Rocky Mount
|
9/1/70
|
E.J. Bowden
|
Shrimp
|
 |
||
78lbs
|
Cape
Fear River
|
9/17/05
|
Brian
Newberger
|
Live
eel
|
 |
|
13 lbs
|
Lake
James
|
5/21/90
|
Jerry
Wayne Bentley
|
Night
crawler
|
 |
|
3 lbs
12 oz |
Buck
Hall Creek, Duplin County
|
4/26/97
|
Gregory
Dale Hughes
|
Night
crawler
|
 |
PERCH
Species
|
Weight
|
Location
|
Date
|
Angler
|
Lure/Bait
|
Photo
|
2 lbs
15 oz |
Falls
of the Neuse Reservoir
|
12/16/01
|
Bob
G. Williams, Jr.
|
Strata
Spoon
|
 |
|
2 lbs
9 oz |
Indiantown
Creek
|
2/8/90
|
Evelyn
G. Ethridge
|
Minnow
|
 |
PICKEREL
Species
|
Weight
|
Location
|
Date
|
Angler
|
Lure/Bait
|
Photo
|
8 lbs
|
Gaston
Reservoir
|
2/13/68
|
John
H. Leonard
|
Minnow
|
 |
|
redfin
pickerel
|
2 lbs
4 oz |
Gallberry
Swamp
|
6/23/97
|
Edward
C. Davis
|
Minnow
|
 |
SHAD
Species
|
Weight
|
Location
|
Date
|
Angler
|
Lure/Bait
|
Photo
|
7 lbs
15 oz |
Tar
River
|
4/10/74
|
R.S.
Proctor
|
Shad
dart
|
 |
|
4 lbs |
Pitchkettle
Creek
|
2/22/04
|
Trey
Maroules
|
Spoon
|
 |
SUNFISH
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
Photo |
1 lb 6 oz |
Trent
River |
5/21/03 |
John
Koonce |
Eel |
 |
|
4 lbs |
Edgecomb County |
5/19/08 |
Travis Jackson |
worm |
 |
|
4lbs 5 oz |
Henderson
County |
7/27/67 |
Danny
Case |
Catawba
worm |
 |
|
flier |
1 lb 5
oz |
Private
pond |
3/17/90 |
Douglas
N. McCall |
Cricket |
 |
1 lb 14 oz |
Private pond in Caswell County |
7/27/08 |
Sean Vanderburg |
Culprit plastic worm
|
 |
|
1 lb 12 oz |
Bladen
Co. Big Swamp |
5/29/83 |
Ronald
Stanley |
Beetle
spin |
- |
|
1 lb 13 oz |
Richmond
Co. McLeods Pond |
5/7/76 |
Emma
Sears |
Minnow |
- |
TROUT
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
Photo |
7 lbs 7 oz |
Raven Fork River |
5/15/80 |
G.L. Marshall,
Jr. |
Rooster
tail |
- |
|
24 lbs 10 oz |
Nantahala River |
4/17/98 |
Robert Lee Dyer |
#11
Rapala |
- |
|
20 lbs 3 oz |
Horsepasture
River, Jackson Co. |
1/28/06 |
Leah Johnson |
Rapala |
 |
OTHER
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
Photo |
17 lbs 15
oz |
Black River |
6/21/97 |
Gregory A. Demery,
Sr. |
Cut
bait bream |
 |
|
48 lbs |
Mecklenburg Co.
pond |
3/11/86 |
William
Houston, Jr. |
Unknown |
 |
|
4 lbs 15 oz |
Asheboro City
Lake #4 |
4/27/80 |
Dean Dixon |
Minnow |
||
| 3 lbs 12 oz |
Tar River Reservoir |
04/6/10 |
Ray Patterson |
Minnow |
 |
|
freshwater
drum |
22 lbs |
Kerr Lake |
11/27/06 |
Daniel Stotts |
Minnow |
|
grass
carp |
68 lbs 12
oz |
Summerlins Pond,
Leland |
6/8/98 |
David W. Stowell |
Rebel
Pop R |
 |
kokanee salmon |
3 lbs |
Nantahala Lake |
6/20/09 |
Ashley Swann |
custom lure |
 |
longnose
gar |
25 lbs |
Intracoastal Waterway near Coinjock |
1/30/09 |
Kelly WIlliams |
tube jig |
|
41 lbs 8 oz |
Lake Adger |
1/23/01 |
Richard W. Dodd |
Big
Mack |
 |
|
tiger
muskellunge |
33 lbs 8 oz |
Lake James |
4/3/88 |
Gary Dean Nanney |
Buzzbait |
 |
northern
pike |
11 lbs 13
oz |
Lake James |
8/26/78 |
Keith Gilliam |
Storm
Wiggle Wart |
 |
sauger |
5 lbs 15 oz |
Norman Lake |
7/25/71 |
David Shook |
Topwater
Rapala |
 |
smallmouth
buffalo |
88 lbs |
Lake Wylie |
11/14/93 |
Tony Crawford |
Pack
bait |
|
13 lbs 8 oz |
Lake Chatuge (Shooting
Cr.) |
8/16/86 |
Lamar L. Cofer |
Old
faithful spoon |
 |
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how to apply for a state fishing record!