OTHER

SpeciesWeightLocationDateAnglerLure/BaitPhoto
bowfin17 lbs 15 ozBlack River 6/21/97Gregory A. Demery, Sr.Cut bait bream
carp48 lbs Mecklenburg Co. pond3/11/86 William Houston, Jr. Unknown
black crappie4 lbs 15 ozAsheboro City Lake #44/27/80Dean DixonMinnow 
white crappie3 lbs 12 ozTar River Reservoir 04/6/10 Ray PattersonMinnow
freshwater drum22 lbs Kerr Lake11/27/06Daniel StottsMinnow Freshwater Drum
grass carp68 lbs 12 oz Summerlins Pond, Leland6/8/98David W. StowellRebel Pop R
kokanee salmon3 lbs 9 ozNantahala Lake 6/20/09Ashley Swanncustom lure
longnose gar25 lbs Intracoastal Waterway near Coinjock 1/30/09Kelly WIlliamstube jig
muskellunge41 lbs 8 ozLake Adger 1/23/01Richard W. Dodd Big Mack
tiger muskellunge33 lbs 8 ozLake James4/3/88Gary Dean NanneyBuzzbait
northern pike11 lbs 13 ozLake James8/26/78Keith GilliamStorm Wiggle Wart
sauger5 lbs 15 ozNorman Lake 7/25/71David Shook Topwater Rapala
smallmouth buffalo88 lbs Lake Wylie 11/14/93Tony Crawford Pack bait
walleye13 lbs 8 ozLake Chatuge (Shooting Cr.) 8/16/86Lamar L. CoferOld faithful spoon

TROUT

SpeciesWeightLocationDateAnglerLure/BaitPhoto
brook trout7 lbs 7 oz Raven Fork River5/15/80G.L. Marshall, Jr.Rooster tail 
brown trout24 lbs 10 ozNantahala River4/17/98Robert Lee Dyer#11 Rapala 
rainbow trout20 lbs 3 ozHorsepasture River, Jackson Co. 1/28/06Leah JohnsonRapala

NC Freshwater Fishing State Record Program

The NCWRC Division of Inland Fisheries keeps a list of the largest common freshwater fish caught by hook and line in North Carolina waters. This section includes those records, as well as information on how to apply for a new state fish record.

Apply For A North Carolina State Freshwater Fishing Record

The following tables contain the current fishing records for a variety of freshwater species.

NC Freshwater Fishing Records

SpeciesWeightLocationDateAnglerLure/BaitPhoto
Bodie bass (hybrid striped bass)
17 lbs 7oz
Lake Chatuge
3/15/96
Michael R. Hogsed
Rebel Jointed Plug
Roanoke bass
2 lbs 11oz
Nash County Fishing Creek
4/27/94
Richard Elijah Evans
Spinner bait
largemouth bass
15 lbs 14 oz
Farm Pond, Union County
3/29/91
William H. Wofford
Crankbait
rock bass1 lb 14 ozDeep River, Carbonton4/29/98Robert W. LyttonCrappie Jig
smallmouth bass10 lbs 2 ozHiwassee Reservoir6/1/51Archie LampkinUnknown
spotted bass6 lbs 5 ozLake Norman 12/26/03 Eric M. WeirZoom Finesse Worm
striped bass54 lbs 2 ozHiwassee Reservoir 6/7/91Larry KIeith VerneMinnow
white bass5 lbs 14 oz Kerr Reservoir 3/15/86 Jim King Bucktail
SpeciesWeightLocationDateAnglerLure/BaitPhoto
blue catfish89 lbs Badin Lake 11/25/06Eric FincherShiner
brown bullhead3 lbs 12 oz Buck Hall Creek, Duplin County 4/26/97 Gregory Dale Hughes Night crawler
channel catfish23 lbs 4 oz City Lake in Rocky Mount 9/1/70E.J. Bowden Shrimp
flathead catfish78lbs Cape Fear River9/17/05 Brian Newberger Live eel
white catfish13 lbs Lake James 5/21/90 Jerry Wayne Bentley Night crawler
SpeciesWeightLocationDateAnglerLure/BaitPhoto
white perch2 lbs 15 ozFalls of the Neuse Reservoir 12/16/01Bob G. Williams, JrStrata Spoon
yellow perch2 lbs 9 ozIndiantown Creek 2/8/90Evelyn G. Ethridge Minnow
SpeciesWeightLocationDateAnglerLure/BatePhoto
chain pickerel8 lbs Gaston Reservoir 2/13/68John H. Leonard Minnow
redfin pickerel2 lbs 4 ozGallberry Swamp 6/23/97Edward C. Davis Minnow
SpeciesWeightLocationDateAnglerLure/BaitPhoto
American shad7 lbs 15 oz Tar River 4/10/74R.S. ProctorShad dart
hickory shad4 lbs 1 ozPitchkettle Creek 2/22/04Trey MaroulesSpoon
SpeciesWeightLocationDateAnglerLure/BaitPhoto
bluegill4lbs 5 ozHenderson County7/27/67Danny Case Catawba worm
green sunfish1 lb 14 ozPrivate pond in Caswell County 7/27/08Sean Vanderburg Culprit plastic worm
pumpkinseed1 lb 6 ozTrent River 5/21/03 John KoonceEel
redbreast1 lb 12 ozBladen Co. Big Swamp 5/29/83Ronald StanleyBeetle spin  
redear (shellcracker)4 lbs 15 ozEdgecomb County 5/19/08Travis Jacksonworm
warmouth1 lb 13 ozRichmond Co. McLeods Pond 5/7/76Emma SearsMinnow  
flier1 lb 5 ozPrivate pond 3/17/90Douglas N. McCallCricket
SpeciesWeightLocationDateAnglerLure/BaitPhoto
brook trout7 lbs 7 oz Raven Fork River5/15/80G.L. Marshall, Jr.Rooster tail 
brown trout24 lbs 10 ozNantahala River4/17/98Robert Lee Dyer#11 Rapala 
rainbow trout20 lbs 3 ozHorsepasture River, Jackson Co. 1/28/06Leah JohnsonRapala
SpeciesWeightLocationDateAnglerLure/BaitPhoto
bowfin17 lbs 15 ozBlack River 6/21/97Gregory A. Demery, Sr.Cut bait bream
carp48 lbs Mecklenburg Co. pond3/11/86 William Houston, Jr. Unknown
black crappie4 lbs 15 ozAsheboro City Lake #44/27/80Dean DixonMinnow 
white crappie3 lbs 12 ozTar River Reservoir 04/6/10 Ray PattersonMinnow
freshwater drum22 lbs Kerr Lake11/27/06Daniel StottsMinnow Freshwater Drum
grass carp68 lbs 12 oz Summerlins Pond, Leland6/8/98David W. StowellRebel Pop R
kokanee salmon3 lbs 9 ozNantahala Lake 6/20/09Ashley Swanncustom lure
longnose gar25 lbs Intracoastal Waterway near Coinjock 1/30/09Kelly WIlliamstube jig
muskellunge41 lbs 8 ozLake Adger 1/23/01Richard W. Dodd Big Mack
tiger muskellunge33 lbs 8 ozLake James4/3/88Gary Dean NanneyBuzzbait
northern pike11 lbs 13 ozLake James8/26/78Keith GilliamStorm Wiggle Wart
sauger5 lbs 15 ozNorman Lake 7/25/71David Shook Topwater Rapala
smallmouth buffalo88 lbs Lake Wylie 11/14/93Tony Crawford Pack bait
walleye13 lbs 8 ozLake Chatuge (Shooting Cr.) 8/16/86Lamar L. CoferOld faithful spoon

NC Freshwater Records

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