Current Minimum Weights
Sportfishing Awards & Records
|
Species |
Adult |
Youth |
|
Broodstock salmon |
10 lbs. 0 ozs. |
5 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
Brook trout |
2 lbs. 0 ozs. |
1 lb. 0 ozs. |
|
Brown trout |
4 lbs. 0 ozs. |
2 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
Bullhead |
2 lbs. 0 ozs. |
1 lb. 0 ozs. |
|
Carp |
15 lbs. 0 ozs. |
10 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
Chain pickerel |
4 lbs. 8 ozs. |
3 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
Channel catfish |
6 lbs. 0 ozs. |
5 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
Crappie |
1 lb. 8 ozs. |
1 lb. 0 ozs. |
|
Lake trout |
7 lbs. 0 ozs. |
5 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
Landlocked salmon (1) |
4 lbs. 0 ozs. |
3 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
Largemouth bass |
7 lbs. 0 ozs. |
4 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
Northern pike |
15 lbs. 0 ozs. |
10 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
Rainbow trout |
3 lbs. 0 ozs. |
2 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
Shad |
5 lbs. 0 ozs. |
3 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
Smallmouth bass |
4 lbs. 8 ozs. |
3 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
Sunfish (2) |
0 lbs. 12 ozs. |
0 lbs. 8 ozs. |
|
Tiger muskie |
10 lbs. 0 ozs. |
7 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
Tiger trout |
2 lbs. 0 ozs. |
1 lb. 0 ozs. |
|
Walleye |
4 lbs. 0 ozs. |
2 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
White catfish |
4 lbs. 0 ozs. |
2 lbs. 0 ozs. |
|
White perch |
1 lb. 8 ozs. |
1 lb. 0 ozs. |
|
Yellow perch |
1 lb. 8 ozs. |
1 lb. 0 ozs. |
- Landlocked Salmon are recognized only from Quabbin and Wachusett Reservoirs.
- Sunfish category includes bluegills, pumpkinseeds, redbreast sunfish, green and rock bass.
Massachusetts Freshwater Sportfishing Records
|
Species |
Weight |
Water |
Year |
|
American shad |
11 lbs. 4 ozs. |
Connecticut River |
1986 |
|
Broodstock salmon |
22 lbs. 15 ozs. |
Lake Mattawa, Orange |
1997 |
|
Brook trout |
10 lbs. 0 ozs. |
Ashfield Lake, Ashfield |
2008 |
|
Brown trout |
19 lbs. 10 ozs. |
Wachusett Reservoir |
1966 |
|
Bullhead |
6 lbs. 4 ozs. |
Forest Lake, Methuen |
2008 |
|
Carp |
44 lbs. 2 ozs. |
Connecticut River |
1993 |
|
Chain pickerel |
9 lbs. 5 ozs. |
Laurel Lake, Lee |
1954 |
|
Channel catfish |
26 lbs. 8 ozs. |
Ashfield Lake, Ashfield |
1989 |
|
Crappie |
4 lbs. 10 ozs. |
Jake’s Pond, Plymouth |
1980 |
|
Lake trout |
24 lbs. 0 ozs. |
Wachusett Reservoir |
2004 |
|
Landlocked salmon |
10 lbs. 2 ozs. |
Wachusett Reservoir |
1985 |
|
Largemouth bass |
15 lbs. 8 ozs. |
Sampson Pond, Carver |
1975 |
|
Northern pike |
35 lbs. 0 ozs. |
South Pond, Brookfield |
1988 |
|
Rainbow trout |
13 lbs. 13 ozs. |
Wachusett Reservoir |
1999 |
|
Smallmouth bass |
8 lbs. 2 ozs. |
Wachusett Reservoir |
1991 |
|
Sunfish |
2 lbs. 1 ozs. |
South Athol Pond, Athol |
1982 |
|
Tiger muskellunge |
27 lbs. 0 ozs. |
Lake Pontoosuc, Pittsfield |
2001 |
|
Tiger trout |
9 lbs. 7 ozs. |
Peter’s Pond, Sandwich |
2004 |
|
Walleye |
11 lbs. 0 ozs. |
Quabbin Reservoir |
1973 |
|
White catfish |
9 lbs. 3 ozs. |
Baddacook Pond, Groton |
1987 |
|
White perch |
3 lbs. 5 ozs. |
Wachusett Reservoir |
1994 |
|
Yellow perch |
2 lbs. 12 ozs. |
South Watuppa Pond, Fall River |
1979 |
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