Freshwater Fish Records
Species |
Weight |
Angler |
Location |
Date |
RED indicates new record! |
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Bass, Hybrid |
25 lb. 8 oz. |
David Hobby |
Lake Chatuge |
May 1995 |
Bass, Largemouth |
22 lb. 4 oz |
George Perry |
Montgomery Lake |
June 1932 |
Bass, Redeye |
3 lb. 7 oz. |
Steve Williams |
Lake Hartwell |
April 2004 |
Bass, Shoal |
8 lb. 5 oz. |
Joseph Matthew McWhorter |
Chattahoochee River |
Dec 2021 |
Bass, Smallmouth |
7 lb. 2 oz. |
Jack Hall |
Lake Chatuge |
March 1973 |
Bass, Spotted |
8 lb. 2 oz. |
Wayne Holland |
Lake Burton |
Feb 2005 |
Bass, Striped (tie) |
63 lb. |
Kelly Ward |
Oconee River |
May 1967 |
Terry McConnell |
Lake Richard B. Russell |
April 2009 |
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Bass, Suwanee |
3 lb. 9 oz. |
Laverne Norton |
Ochlocknee River |
Oct 1984 |
Bass, White |
5 lb. 1 oz. |
J.M. Hobbins |
Lake Lanier |
June 1971 |
Bowfin |
16 lb. 3 oz. |
Jimmy Tucker |
Suwannee River |
June 2014 |
Bullhead, Brown |
5 lb. 8 oz. |
James Andrews |
O.F. Veal Pond |
May 1978 |
Bullhead, Yellow |
4 lb. 15 oz. |
Glenn Settles |
Ogeechee River |
Oct 2003 |
Carp, Common |
35 lb. 12 oz. |
Rev. Donald Clark |
Lake Jackson |
1972 |
Catfish, Blue |
110 lb. 6 oz. |
Tim Trone |
Chattahoochee River |
Oct 2020 |
Catfish, Channel |
44 lb. 12 oz. |
Bobby Smithwick |
Altamaha River |
May 1972 |
Catfish, Flathead |
83 lb. |
Carl Sawyer |
Altamaha River |
June 2006 |
Jim Dieveney |
Altamaha River |
July 2010 |
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Catfish, White |
8 lb. 10 oz. |
James Sanders |
Savannah River |
June 1996 |
Crappie, Black (tie) |
4 lb. 4 oz. |
Shirley Lavender |
Acree's Lake |
June 1971 |
Steve Cheek |
Lake Spivey |
March 1975 |
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Crappie, White |
5 lb. |
Theresa Kemp |
Bibb Co. Pond |
April 1984 |
Gar, Longnose |
30 lb. 13 oz. |
Gerald Kennedy |
Lake Lanier |
Sept 2013 |
Muskellunge |
38 lb. |
Rube Golden |
Blue Ridge Lake |
June 1957 |
Perch, Yellow |
2 lb. 9 oz. |
Thomas Lewis |
Savannah River |
Feb 2013 |
Pickerel, Chain |
9 lb. 6 oz. |
Baxley McQuaig Jr. |
Homerville |
Feb 1961 |
Pickerel, Redfin |
2 lb. 10 oz. |
Gene Brantley |
Lewis' Pond |
July 1982 |
Pike, Northern |
18 lb. 2 oz. |
Keith Gragg |
Lake Rabun |
June 1982 |
Sauger |
4 lb. 3 oz. |
Stuart Bowers |
Clarks Hill Reservoir |
April 1986 |
Shad, American |
8 lb. 3 oz. |
Henry Baxley |
Savannah River |
April 1986 |
Shad, Hickory |
2 lb. 3 oz. |
Christian Jones |
Ogeechee River |
February 2021 |
Shadow Bass |
0 lb, 10 oz |
Kristen Brown |
Flint River |
June 2016 |
Sunfish, Bluegill |
3 lb. 5 oz. |
P.F. Gumm |
Shamrock Lake |
July 1977 |
Sunfish, Flier |
1 lb. 4 oz. |
Curt Brooks |
Lowndes Co. Pond |
Feb 1996 |
Sunfish, Green |
1 lb. 7 oz. |
Jeff Sumner |
Private Pond |
Feb 2006 |
Sunfish, Redbreast |
1 lb. 11 oz. |
Emory Walden |
Coweta Co. Pond |
April 1998 |
Sunfish, Redear |
4 lb. 2 oz. |
Pat Lawrence |
Richmond Co. Pond |
June 1995 |
Sunfish, Spotted |
11 oz. |
Jacob Hornady |
Sumter Co. Pond |
April 2019 |
Sunfish, Warmouth |
2 lb. |
Carlton Robbins |
Private Pond |
May 1974 |
Trout, Brook |
5 lb. 10 oz. |
Russell Braden |
Waters Creek |
March 1986 |
Trout, Brown |
20 lb. 14 oz. |
Chad Doughty |
Chattahoochee River |
July 2014 |
Trout, Rainbow |
17 lb. 8 oz. |
Mark Cochran |
Soque River |
May 2004 |
Walleye |
14 lb. 2 oz. |
Wes Carlton |
Lake Rabun |
Feb 2016 |
Way To Go!
There’s a new lake record for channel catfish at Dodge County Public Fishing Area! Angler Thomas Muncher broke the previous lake record with this 13 lb. 7.5 oz. whiskerfish. His catch also qualified him for a 2021 Angler Award. Congratulations, Thomas on a great catch.
