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Procedures for the Certification of Alabama
State Record Freshwater Fish

Fish must be caught in Alabama waters by legal means.
Fish must be identified by Alabama Fisheries Section biologist or other certified fisheries biologist.
Fish must be weighed on certified scales.
Weighing must be witnessed by two people.
Application must be submitted on an official application form within three months of the catch. Request a form by calling
(334) 242-3471.
Application form must be notarized.

Species	Weight	Date	Location	Angler/Hometown
Bass, Largemouth	16 lbs, 8 oz	11/3/1987	Mtn. View Lake, Shelby Co.	Thomas (T.M.) Burgin/Birmingham
Bass, Redeye^b	3 lbs, 2 oz	3/8/2000	Choccolocco Creek	William Terry Johnson/Oxford
Bass, Rock	1 lb, 6 oz	5/6/1995	Paint Rock River	James R. Stewart/Scottsboro
Bass, Shoal (protected in AL; release when captured)	6 lbs, 11 oz	2/25/1996	Halawakee Creek	Darrell Trawick/Salem
Bass, Smallmouth^c	10 lbs, 8 oz	10/8/1950	Wheeler Dam Tailwater	Owen F. Smith/Fairfield
Bass, Spotted^b	8 lbs, 15 oz	3/18/1978	Lewis Smith Reservoir	Phillip C. Terry/Decatur
Bass, Striped	55 lbs	1955	Tallapoosa River	Charles Totty/Tallassee
Bass, Striped Hybrid	25 lbs, 15 oz	9/13/1996	Sipsey Fork (Warrior River)	E. H. Hodges/Chelsea
Bass, White	4 lbs, 9 oz	2/14/1987	Warrior River	Ben DeMott/Bessemer
Bass, Yellow^a	2 lbs, 8 oz	4/12/2000	Guntersville Reservoir	Dennis M. Woebbeking/Pisgah
Bowfin	18 lbs, 6 oz	7/31/2005	Lake Tuscaloosa	Nelson Ray Sansing/Sawyerville
Buffalo	57 lbs	4/13/1990	Guntersville Reservoir	Ralph B. Lowery/Albertville
Bullhead	3 lbs, 13 oz	4/8/1984	Private Pond/Montgomery Co.	Charles A. Lane/Montgomery
Carp	35 lbs	4/19/1980	Bear Creek, Colbert Co.	Darrin Jackson/Double Springs
Carp, Grass (White Amur)	70 lbs	4/12/1999	Lake Martin, Elmore Co.	Michael White, Jr./Eclectic
Catfish, Blue^b	111 lbs	7/5/1996	Wheeler Reservoir	William P. McKinley/Elkmont
Catfish, Channel	40 lbs	6/17/1967	Inland Lake	Donald R. Cox/Oneonta
Catfish, Flathead	80 lbs	6/22/1986	Alabama River, Selma	Rick Conner/Selma
Catfish, White	10 lbs, 5 oz	4/3/1981	Chambers Co. Public Fishing Lake	Roy T. Britton/Opelika
Crappie, Black (tie)	4 lbs, 5 oz	3/27/2007	Fort Payne Reservoir	Shelley Meadows/Mentone
	4 lbs, 5 oz	6/2/1997	Private Pond/Jefferson Co.	William D. Webb/Birmingham
	4 lbs, 4 oz	3/18/1984	Paint Creek	Sherril Harris/Sylacauga
Crappie, White (tie)	4 lbs, 9 oz	5/8/2000	Lake Martin, Tallapoosa County	Jeremy S. White/Alexander City
Crappie, White (tie)	4 lbs, 8 oz	4/4/1974	Guntersville Reservoir	Jack Grant/Altoona
Drum, Freshwater^b	41 lbs, 8 oz	7/24/1949	Wilson Reservoir	Wilson Brock/Birmingham
Eel, American	5 lbs, 8 oz	5/11/1989	Lake Shechi, Chilton Co.	Tod A. Groover/Montevallo
Gar, Alligator (tie)	151 lbs, 9 oz	8/13/2009	Tensaw River	Richard Johnson/Bay Minette
Gar, Alligator (tie)	151 lbs, 5 oz	8/13/2004	Tensaw River	Michael Houseknecht/Mobile
Gar, Longnose	32 lbs, 14 oz	4/18/1985	Jordan Reservoir	Gary Smyth/Pelham
Gar, Spotted	8 lbs, 12 oz	8/26/1987	Cotaco Creek	Winston Baker/Alexander City
Herring, Skipjack	3 lbs, 1 oz	12/31/2008	Wheeler Reservoir	Bruce Ekstrom/Huntsville
Muskellunge (no longer stocked)	19 lbs, 8 oz	12/31/1972	Wilson Dam Tailwater	Steve Leatherwood/Haleyville
Paddlefish (protected; release when captured)	52 lbs, 12 oz	3/18/1982	Wilson Dam Tailwater	Susan Holland/Muscle Shoals
Perch, Yellow	1 lb, 15 oz	2/26/2000	Wheeler Reservoir, Limestone Co.	Mathew K. Patterson/Decatur
Pickerel, Chain	6 lbs, 6 oz	6/24/1976	Dyas Creek, Baldwin Co.	Michael P. Ryan/Bay Minette
Pickerel, Redfin	0 lbs, 11 oz	8/24/2010	Armstrong Creek, Washington Co.	Frank Lambert Dickey/Chatom
Redhorse, Silver^a	14 lbs, 14 oz	4/24/1995	Wilson Dam Tailwater	Chris Stephenson/Birmingham
Sauger	5 lbs, 2 oz	3/5/1972	Wilson Dam Tailwater	William F. Huntley/Athens
Sunfish, Bluegill^a	4 lbs, 12 oz	4/9/1950	Ketona Lake, Birmingham	T.S. Hudson/Birmingham
Sunfish, Green	1 lb, 9 oz.	8/10/2005	McLamore Pond, Walker Co.	Caleb Miller/Parrish
Sunfish, Longear	8 oz	5/12/1990	Yellow River	Jerry Jones/Ozark
Sunfish, Redbreast	1 lb, 4 oz.	6/12/2010	Choctawhatchee River	Archie Russ/Brantley
Sunfish, Redear^b	4 lbs, 4 oz	5/5/1962	Chattahoochee State Park	Jeff Lashley/Gordon
Trout, Rainbow	9 lbs, 1 oz	4/22/2006	Mud Creek, Tannehill State Park	Otha G. Hamm/Alexandria
Walleye	10 lbs, 14 oz	6/24/1980	Weiss Reservoir	Julia Hurley/Cedar Bluff
Warmouth	1 lb, 12 oz	4/25/1986	Farm Pond	Jimmy A. Barfield/Dothan
a World Record b Previous World Record — Rod and Reel c Previous World Record — Any Method Revised on March 15, 2011. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, gender, natural origin, or disability in its hiring or employment practices nor in admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities.

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