Tennessee Fishing Records & Awards
New TN State Record
Tennessee State Fish Records
List updated as of May 8, 2021
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
|---|
| Coosa (Redeye) |
1 lb. 15 oz. |
Parksville Reservoir |
Harry E. Parker |
August 18, 1991 |
| Smallmouth* |
11 lbs. 15 oz. |
Dale Hollow Reservoir |
D. L. Hayes |
July 9, 1955 |
| Largemouth |
15 lbs. 3 oz. |
Chickamauga Reservoir |
Gabe Keen |
February 13, 2015 |
| Spotted |
6 lbs. 1 oz. |
Chickamauga Reservoir |
Chris Coleman |
February 22, 2011 |
| Alabama |
7 lbs. 0 oz. |
Parksville Reservoir |
Shane McKee |
March 10, 2014 |
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
|---|
| Striped Bass (Rockfish) |
65 lbs. 6 oz |
Cordell Hull Reservoir |
Ralph H. Dallas |
May 1, 2000 |
| Cherokee (Hybrid) |
23 lbs. 3 oz. |
Stones River |
Ray Pelfrey |
April 17, 1998 |
| White |
5 lbs. 10 oz. |
Mississippi River |
Bill Nelson |
September 29, 2003 |
| Yellow* |
2 lbs. 9 oz. |
Duck River (near Waverly, TN) |
John T. Chappell |
February 27, 1998 |
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
|---|
| Brook |
4 lbs. 12 oz. |
Caney Fork River |
Saŝa Krezić |
April 1, 2016 |
| Brown |
28 lbs. 12 oz. |
Clinch River |
Greg Ensor |
August 30, 1988 |
| Cutthroat |
6 oz. |
Obey River (Dale Hollow Tailwater) |
Philip Neyman |
June 1, 1969 |
| Rainbow |
18 lbs. 8 oz. |
Pond (Polk County) |
John H. Morgan III |
June 17, 2016 |
| Ohrid* |
14 lbs. 5 oz. |
Watauga Reservoir |
Richard Lynn Carter |
March 28, 1986 |
| Lake |
22 lbs. 2 oz. |
Watauga Reservoir |
Jack Forbes |
July 3, 2008 |
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
|---|
| Black* |
5 lbs. 7 oz. |
Private Pond - (Loudon County) |
Lionel Ferguson |
May 15, 2018 |
| White |
5 lbs. 1 oz. |
Garner Brown's Pond (Dickson County) |
Bill Allen |
April 20, 1968
|
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
|---|
| Yellow |
2 lbs. 5 oz. |
Ocoee #3 Lake |
Jeremy Gary Lorenz |
March 26, 2019 |
| Sauger |
7 lbs. 6 oz. |
Kentucky Reservoir (Pickwick tailwater) |
Rayford D. Voss |
February 19, 1973 |
| Saugeye |
10 lbs. 12 oz. |
Melton Hill Reservoir |
Chris Vittetoe |
July 18, 1998 |
| Walleye* |
25 lbs. |
Old Hickory Reservoir |
Mabry Harper |
August 3, 1960 |
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
|---|
| Northern |
24 lbs. 8 oz. |
South Holston Reservoir |
Frank Childers |
March 28, 1995 |
| Muskellunge |
43 lbs. 14 oz. |
Melton Hill Reservoir |
Steven Paul |
March 2, 2017 |
| Chain Pickerel |
7 lbs. 7 oz. |
Kentucky Reservoir |
Burke Williams |
February 2, 1991 |
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
|---|
| Bluegill (tie) |
3 lbs. |
Farm Pond, Bledsoe Co. |
Brad Pendergrass |
December 19, 1987 |
| Bluegill (tie) |
3 lbs. |
Fall Creek Falls Creek |
Thelma Grissom |
June 27, 1977 |
| Pumpkinseed |
5 oz. |
Dogwood Lake |
Lynn Middleton |
June 14, 1998 |
| Green |
1 lb. 4 oz. |
North Cross Creek |
Dwight M. Lehman |
June 8, 1991 |
| Longear |
13 oz. |
Pond, Overton Co. |
Kay Forsberg |
May 15, 1985 |
| Redbreast |
1 lb. 5 oz. |
Holston River |
R. W. Gillespie |
June 22, 1974 |
| Redear |
3 lbs. 6 oz. |
Private Pond |
Annelise S. Houston |
September 1, 1979 |
| Rock Bass |
2 lbs. 8 oz. |
Stones River |
Bill Sanford |
1958 |
| Warmouth |
1 lb. 12 oz. |
Nolichucky River |
Frank E. Garrett |
May 26, 1984 |
| Flier |
8 oz. |
Kentucky Reservoir |
Craig Ellis |
June 8, 2001 |
| Orangespotted |
5 oz. |
Nolichucky River |
Donald Daryl Fox |
May 30, 1982 |
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
|---|
| Channel |
41 lbs. |
Fall Creek Falls Lake |
Clint Walters, Jr. |
July 30, 1982 |
| Blue |
112 lbs. |
Lock C, Cumberland River |
Robert E. Lewis |
June 7, 1998 |
| Flathead |
85 lbs. 15 oz. |
Hiwassee River |
Larry Kaylor |
July 25, 1993 |
| Black Bullhead |
3 lbs. 6 oz. |
Emberton's Pond, Cannon Co. |
Hunter Chance Gaither |
February 20, 1997 |
| Brown Bullhead |
3 lbs. 15 oz. |
Whiteville Lake |
Gary Dean Arthur |
October 25, 2014 |
| Yellow Bullhead |
4 lbs. 8 oz. |
Chickamauga Reservoir |
Jessie R. Johnson |
April 21, 1979 |
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
|---|
| Bighead* |
90 lbs. 0 oz. |
Guntersville Reservoir |
Jeffery J. Rorex |
June 2, 2005 |
| Common |
53 lbs. 0 oz. |
Marrowbone Lake |
John R. Pepper, Jr. |
May 21, 1997 |
| Goldfish |
3 lb. 5 oz |
Douglas Reservoir |
Chase Rich |
March 10, 2016 |
| Silver |
37 lbs. 0.4 oz |
Old Hickory Reservoir |
Brian Townsend |
May 8, 2021 |
| White Amur (Grass) |
70 lbs. 0 oz. |
Guntersville Reservoir (Nickajack tailwater) |
Chad A. Killian |
June 4, 2005 |
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
|---|
| Bigmouth |
62 lbs. 0 oz. |
J. Percy Priest Reservoir |
Jeff Wilkins |
April 1, 2010 |
| Black |
58 lbs. 0 oz. |
Nickajack Reservoir |
Steve Coursey |
May 20, 2013 |
| Smallmouth |
62 lbs. 7 oz. |
Percy Priest Reservoir |
Jerry W. Young |
April 28, 2001 |
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
|---|
| Longnose |
38 lbs. 3 oz. |
Barkley Reservoir |
Mathew A. Norton |
April 19, 2002 |
| Shortnose |
7 lbs. 3 oz. |
Cross Creeks (Barkley Res.) |
Stephanie Flood |
June 13, 2014 |
| Spotted |
10 lbs. 10 oz. |
Cross Creeks (Barkley Res.) |
Keith Edward Bartley |
April 28, 2014 |
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
|---|
| Black |
3 lbs. 1 oz. |
South Holston River |
Roy Hawk |
February 16, 2009 |
| Golden |
2 lbs. 15.5 oz. |
South Holston River |
W. Powell Partridge, Sr. |
March 28, 2008 |
| River |
11 lbs. 10 oz. |
Pigeon River |
David. H. Ray |
May 2, 2009 |
| Smallmouth |
1 lb. 10 oz. |
French Broad River |
Larry Hamilton |
July 27, 2013 |
| Silver |
4 lbs. 10.4 oz. |
Holston River |
Emma Nolen |
March 8, 2020 |
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
|---|
| American Eel |
8 lbs. 14 oz. |
Old Hickory Reservoir |
Jason Wilson |
July 27, 2019 |
| Atlantic Needlefish |
1.6 oz |
Pickwick Dam Tailwater |
J. Wesley Neal |
September 30, 2008 |
| Bowfin |
15 lbs. 7 oz. |
Reelfoot Lake |
Charles Aaron |
June 22, 1983 |
| Paddlefish |
109 lbs. 0 oz. |
Cherokee Reservoir |
Leonard Jech |
April 13, 2021 |
| Creek Chub |
8 oz. |
West Blackburn Fork Creek |
Jake Wear |
June 21, 2017 |
| Central Stoneroller (Hornyhead) |
10 oz. |
Hiwassee River |
Roy S. King |
May 1, 1983 |
| Golden Shiner |
1 lbs. .05 oz. |
Kentucky Lake |
Joseph Wayne Dennie |
April 13, 2016 |
| Gizzard Shad |
3 lbs. 3 oz. |
Holston River |
Preston H. Taylor III |
December 13, 2008 |
| Skipjack Herring* |
4 lbs. 3 oz |
Watts Bar Reservoir |
Marc A. Cooper II |
February 17, 2015 |
| Goldeye |
14 oz. |
Cumberland River |
Harold A. Sanders |
April 17, 1993 |
| Mooneye |
1 lb. 4 oz. |
Hiwassee River |
Steve D. Moss |
May 5, 2005 |
| River Carpsucker |
1 lb. 9 oz |
Pickwick Reservoir |
Dr. Jim Youmans |
February 28, 1980 |
| Quillback Carpsucker |
6 lbs. 5 oz. |
South Holston Reservoir |
Daniel Taylor |
February 10, 2019 |
| Spotted Sucker* |
3 lbs. 3 oz. |
Chickamauga Reservoir |
Greg M. Henry |
March 9, 2008 |
| White Sucker |
1 lb. 10 oz. |
Little War Creek (Hancock Co.) |
Jim Habera |
April 26, 2007 |
| Northern Hogsucker |
2 lbs. 9 oz. |
South Holsten River |
Roy Hawk |
February 16, 2009 |
| Freshwater Drum* |
54 lbs. 8 oz. |
Nickajack Reservoir |
Benny Hull |
April 20, 1972 |
| Tilapia (Nile) |
7 lbs. 6.6 oz. |
Old Hickory Reservoir |
Gary L. Phelps |
November 27, 2017 |
(*) indicates a world record
(a) trotline, (b) limbline, (c) jug, (d) slat basket, (e) gigging (f) grabbling, (g) grab hooks, (h) snagging, (i) archery, (j) speargun, (k) commercial gear.
COMMON NAME
|
WEIGHT/(method)
|
LOCATION
|
ANGLER
|
DATE
|
BUFFALO
|
Bigmouth Buffalo
|
59 lbs., 7 oz. (i)
|
J. Percy Priest Reservoir
|
Brett J. Dennison
|
May 2, 2013
|
Smallmouth Buffalo
|
68 lbs., 8 oz. (i)
|
Kentucky Reservoir
|
Reece Bledsoe
Jonathon Bledsoe
|
April 6, 2013
|
Black Buffalo
|
80 lbs. (a)
|
Robco Lake (Shelby Co.)
|
Hiluard J. DeLoach
|
April 1, 1980
|
CARP
|
Bighead Carp
|
95 lbs. (k)
|
Kentucky Reservoir (Eagle Creek)
|
Billy Roberson
|
September 3, 2014
|
| Black Carp |
22 lbs. (k) |
Kentucky Reservoir - Camden Bottoms |
Billy Roberson |
February 5, 2019 |
Silver Carp
|
36 lbs., 14oz. (i)
|
Cheatham Reservoir
|
Connor Edwards
|
March 14, 2014
|
Common Carp
|
52 lbs., 14 oz.(i)
|
Nickajack Reservoir
|
Allen Kimsey
|
June 24, 2002
|
Goldfish
|
3 lbs., 12 oz. (i) |
Nolichucky River |
Justin Wolbert |
April 28, 2021 |
White Amur (Grass)
|
78 lbs. (i)
|
Nickajack Reservoir
|
Allen Kimsey
|
May 19, 2001
|
REDHORSE
|
River Redhorse
|
15 lbs.,4 oz. (h)
|
Wolf River (Pickett Co.)
|
Billy Joe Johnson
|
May 6, 2018
|
Black Redhorse
|
3 lbs., 10 oz. (a) |
Chilhowee Reservoir |
Lewis Winters |
October 26, 2007 |
Silver Redhorse
|
4 lbs., 14 oz.(i)
|
W. Prong Little Pigeon River
|
Greg Bull
|
January 28, 2015
|
| Smallmouth Redhorse |
1 lb., 3oz. (i) |
W. Prong Little Pigeon River |
Greg Bull |
February 26, 2017 |
CATFISH
|
Flathead Catfish
|
92 lbs. (k)
|
Mississippi River
|
Kenneth A. Childres
Jackie W. Stafford
Jerry L. Stafford
|
November 30, 2000
|
Channel Catfish
|
18 lbs., 0oz. (k)
18 lbs., 0oz. (b)
|
Kentucky Reservoir
Tims Ford Reservoir
|
Billy Roberson
Josh Burch
|
March 3, 2016
July 13, 2016
|
Blue Catfish
|
130 lbs. (k)
|
Ft. Loudoun Reservoir
|
J.C. Garland
Bill Norman
Richard Reagan
|
December 18, 1976
|
BULLHEAD
|
Black Bullhead
|
3 lbs., 14 oz. (*)
|
Lakeland Trout Farm
|
David Taft
|
June 18, 1982
|
Brown Bullhead
|
3 lbs., 4 oz. (c)
|
Whiteville Lake
|
Gary Dean Arthur
|
October 25, 2014
|
Yellow Bullhead
|
0 lbs., 9 oz. (c)
|
Beaver Creek (Knoxville)
|
Dan Pluff
|
September 17, 2013
|
GAR
|
Longnose Gar
|
45 lbs., 8 oz. (i)
|
Kentucky Reservoir
|
Kirk Wood
Alex Bailey
|
October 7, 2015
|
Shortnose Gar
|
8 lbs., 4 oz. (i)
|
Chickamauga Reservoir
|
Scott Simmons
|
April 15, 1984
|
Spotted Gar
|
12 lbs., 0 oz. (i)
|
Reelfoot Lake
|
Jim Ulerick
|
April 15, 1984
|
| Other |
American Eel
|
4 lb., .20 oz.(a)
|
Kentucky Reservoir (Duck River)
|
Evan Mercer
|
June 9, 2018
|
Bowfin
|
11 lbs., 0 oz. (i)
|
Reelfoot Lake
|
John Burton
|
April 17, 2018
|
Central Stoneroller
|
5 oz. (h)
|
Doe River
|
Rex Tims
|
November 6, 1997
|
Creek Chub
|
.10 oz. (*)
|
West Fork Drake Creek
|
Jake Andrew Bradford Wade
|
February 9, 2018
|
Freshwater Drum
|
29 lbs., 1 oz. (i)
|
Kentucky Reservoir
|
Andrew Pruitt
|
March 25, 2017
|
Golden Shiner
|
11 oz. (i)
|
Kentucky Reservoir
|
Billy Roberson
|
January 19, 2016
|
Quillback Carpsucker
|
6 lbs., 5 oz. (i)
|
Boone Reservoir
|
Danny Tipton
|
May 15, 2020 |
River Carpsucker
|
8 lbs., 1 oz. (i)
|
Cordell Hull Reservoir
|
Brandon Nixon
|
May 2, 2020
|
Gizzard Shad
|
2 lbs., 14 oz. (k)
|
Kentucky Reservoir
|
Billy Roberson
|
April 18, 2013
|
Skipjack Herring
|
2 lbs., 15 oz. (k)
|
Duck River
|
Billy Roberson
|
December 14, 2015
|
Paddlefish
|
120 lbs. (h)
|
Center Hill Res. (Bluehole)
|
John T. Johnson
|
March 23, 1982
|
Spotted Sucker
|
2 lbs., 15 oz. (k)
|
Chickamauga Reservoir
|
Heath Jordan
|
January 29, 2021
|
Northern Hogsucker
|
1 lb., 10 oz.(i)
|
Ky. Res.-Standing Rock Creek
|
Dale E. Brook
|
Aug 9, 1996
|
Tilapia (Nile)
|
9 lbs., 8 oz. (i)
|
Old Hickory Reservoir
|
Steve Creekmore
|
December 2, 2017
|
| *Method (dipping) no longer recognized |
|
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Photographs of State Record Fish
