Freshwater Fish Records
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 an 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 dialing 1-334-242-3471).
- Application form must be notarized.
Species |
Weight |
Date |
Location |
Angler/Hometown |
Bass, Largemouth |
16 lbs., 8 oz. |
11/3/87 |
Mountain View Lake, Shelby Co. |
Thomas "T.M." Burgin / Birmingham |
Bass, Redeye (b) |
3 lbs., 2 oz. |
3/8/00 |
Choccolocco Creek |
William Terry Johnson / Oxford |
Bass, Rock |
1 lb., 6 oz. |
5/6/95 |
Paint Rock River |
James R. Stewart / Scottsboro |
Bass, Shoal |
6 lbs., 11 oz. |
2/25/96 |
Halawakee Creek |
Darrell Trawick / Salem |
Bass, Smallmouth (c) |
10 lbs., 8 oz. |
10/8/50 |
Wheeler Dam Tailwater |
Owen F. Smith / Fairfield |
Bass, Spotted (b) |
8 lbs., 15 oz. |
3/18/78 |
Lewis Smith Reservoir |
Phillip C. Terry / Decatur |
Bass, Striped (a) |
69 lbs., 9 oz. |
2/28/13 |
Bankhead Reservoir |
James Bramlett / Dora |
Bass, Striped Hybrid |
25 lbs., 15 oz. |
9/13/96 |
Sipsey Fork, Warrior River |
E. H. Hodges / Chelsea |
Bass, White |
4 lbs., 9 oz. |
2/14/87 |
Warrior River |
Ben DeMott / Bessemer |
Bass, Yellow (a) |
2 lbs., 8 oz. |
4/12/00 |
Guntersville Reservoir, Jackson Co. |
Dennis M. Woebbeking / Pisgah |
Bowfin |
18 lbs., 6 oz. |
7/31/05 |
Lake Tuscaloosa |
Nelson Ray Sansing / Sawyerville |
Buffalo |
57 lbs., 0 oz. |
4/13/90 |
Guntersville Reservoir |
Ralph B. Lowery / Albertville |
Bullhead (Brown) |
5 lbs., 8 oz. |
5/11/22 |
Private Pond, Butler Co. |
Nekko Cantrell / Georgiana |
Carp |
35 lbs., 0 oz. |
4/19/80 |
Bear Creek, Colbert Co. |
Darrin Jackson / Double Springs |
Carp, Grass (White Amur) |
73 lbs., 0 oz. |
4/10/12 |
Guntersville Reservoir |
Bradley D. Bridges, Sr. / Bryant |
Catfish, Blue |
120 lbs., 4 oz. |
3/9/12 |
Holt Reservoir |
John Paul Nichols / Northport |
Catfish, Channel |
40 lbs., 0 oz. |
6/17/67 |
Inland Lake |
Donald R. Cox / Oneonta |
Catfish, Flathead |
80 lbs., 0 oz. |
6/22/86 |
Alabama River, Selma |
Rick Conner / Selma |
Catfish, White |
10 lbs., 5 oz. |
4/3/81 |
Chambers Co. Public Fishing Lake |
Roy T. Britton / Opelika |
Crappie, Black (tie) |
4 lbs., 5 oz. |
3/27/07 |
Ft. Payne Reservoir |
Shelley Meadows / Mentone |
4 lbs., 5 oz. |
6/2/97 |
Private Pond, Jefferson Co. |
William D. Webb / Birmingham |
|
4 lbs., 4 oz. |
3/18/84 |
Paint Creek |
Sherril Harris / Sylacauga |
|
Crappie, White (tie) |
4 lbs., 9 oz. |
5/8/00 |
Lake Martin, Tallapoosa Co. |
Jeremy S. White / Alexander City |
4 lbs., 8 oz. |
4/4/74 |
Guntersville Reservoir |
Jack Grant / Altoona |
|
Drum, Freshwater (b) |
41 lbs., 8 oz. |
7/24/49 |
Wilson Reservoir |
Wilson Brock / Birmingham |
Eel, American |
5 lbs., 8 oz. |
5/11/89 |
Lake Shechi, Chilton Co. |
Todd A. Groover / Montevallo |
Gar, Alligator |
162 lbs., 0 oz. |
11/24/22 |
Spanish River |
Michael Keith Dees / Fruitdale |
Gar, Longnose |
32 lbs., 14 oz. |
4/18/85 |
Jordan Reservoir |
Gary Smyth / Pelham |
Gar, Spotted |
8 lbs., 12 oz. |
8/26/87 |
Cotaco Creek |
Winston Baker / Alexander City |
Herring, Skipjack |
3 lbs., 4 oz. |
5/2/12 |
Mulberry Fork |
Bobby Lee Davis / Bessemer |
Muskellunge |
19 lbs., 8 oz. |
12/31/72 |
Wilson Dam Tailwater |
Steve Leatherwood / Haleyville |
Paddlefish |
52 lbs., 12 oz. |
3/18/82 |
Wilson Dam Tailwater |
Susan Holland / Muscle Shoals |
Perch, Yellow |
2 lbs., 2 oz. |
3/7/15 |
Yates Reservoir |
Gary Lee Grove, Jr. / Opelika |
Pickerel, Chain |
6 lbs., 6 oz. |
6/24/76 |
Dyas Creek, Baldwin Co. |
Michael P. Ryan / Bay Minette |
Pickerel, Redfin (tie) |
14 oz. |
9/4/17 |
Baggett Creek / Washington Co. |
Henry Merrit / Deer Park |
13 oz. |
7/7/14 |
Armstrong Creek / Washington Co. |
Frank Lambert Dickey / Chatom |
|
Redhorse, Silver (a) |
14 lbs., 14 oz. |
4/24/95 |
Wilson Dam Tailwater |
Chris Stephenson / Birmingham |
Sauger |
5 lbs., 2 oz. |
3/5/72 |
Wilson Dam Tailwater |
William F. Huntley / Athens |
Sunfish, Bluegill (a) |
4 lbs., 12 oz. |
4/9/50 |
Ketona Lake, Birmingham |
T. S. Hudson / Birmingham |
Sunfish, Green |
1 lb., 9 oz. |
8/10/05 |
McLamore Pond, Walker County |
Caleb Miller / Parrish |
Sunfish, Longear |
8 oz. |
5/12/90 |
Yellow River |
Jerry Jones / Ozark |
Sunfish, Redbreast |
1 lb., 4 oz. |
6/12/10 |
Choctawhatchee River |
Archie Russ / Brantley |
Sunfish, Redear (b) |
4 lbs., 4 oz. |
5/5/62 |
Chattahoochee State Park |
Jeff Lashley / Gordon |
Trout, Rainbow |
9 lbs., 1 oz. |
4/22/06 |
Mud Creek, Tannehill State Park |
Otha G. Hamm / Alexandria |
Walleye |
10 lbs., 14 oz. |
6/24/80 |
Weiss Reservoir |
Julia Hurley / Cedar Bluff |
Warmouth |
1 lb., 12 oz. |
4/25/86 |
Farm Pond |
Jimmy A. Barfield / Dothan |