The N.C Wildlife Resources Commission's Inland Fisheries Division keeps a list of the largest common freshwater fish caught by hook and line in the state's waters. Below is a list of current records and information on how to apply for a new state record.
Apply for a North Carolina State Freshwater Fishing Record
If you catch a trophy fish that doesn't qualify for a state record, your catch can be recognized through the Commission's North Carolina Angler Recognition Program.
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Rock Bass
1 lb, 14 oz
Smallmouth Bass
10 lbs, 2 oz
Zoom Finesse
Worm
Brown Bullhead
4 lbs
Greenfield Lake
New Hanover County
Channel Catfish
27 lbs, 7 oz
Flathead Catfish
78 lbs, 14 oz
White Catfish
13 lbs
Yellow Perch 2 lbs, 9 oz
Indiantown Creek
Redfin Pickerel 2 lbs, 4 oz
Gallberry Swamp
Hickory Shad 4 lbs, 1 ounce
Pitchkettle Creek
Green Sunfish 1 lb, 15 oz
Private Pond
Flier
1 lb, 5 oz
Pumpkinseed
1 lb, 6 oz
Redbreast
2 lb, 1 ounce
Redear (shellcracker)
4 lbs, 15 oz
Spotted Sunfish
7 oz
Big Swamp
Robeson County
Warmouth
1 lb, 13 oz
McLeods Pond
RIchmond County
Brook Trout 7 lbs, 7 oz
Raven Fork River
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Brown Trout 24 lbs, 10 oz.
04/17/1998
Black Crappie 4 lbs, 15 oz
Asheboro City Lake #4
Carp 48 lbs
03/11/1986
Freshwater Drum 23 lbs, 8 oz
Grass Carp 68 lbs, 12 oz
Summerlins Pond
Leland
Kokanee Salmon 4 lbs, 1 ounce
Longnose Gar 25 lbs
Intracoastal Waterway near Coinjock
Muskellunge 41 lbs, 8 oz
Lake Adger
Northern Pike 11 lbs, 13 oz