Tennessee Fishing Records & Awards
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Tennessee State Fish Records
List updated as of April 14, 2022
Tennessee State Fish Records - List updated as of April 14, 2022
| 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 |
12.7 oz. |
Hiwassee River |
Wade Patterson |
March 21, 2022 |
| 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 |
120 lbs. 0 oz. |
Cherokee Reservoir |
Chad Collins |
April 14, 2022 |
| 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
Tennessee State Fish Records - List updated as of April 3, 2022
(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., 12oz. (i) |
Stones River (East Fork) |
Josh Melton |
April 3, 2022 |
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., 11 oz. (i)
|
Reelfoot Lake
|
Buckley Pepper
|
December 15, 2021
|
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
