Georgia Fishing Records
Have you caught a big trophy fish in Georgia lately? Looking to beat the current fishing record for a striper from Lake Lanier? How about a trophy billfish from some Georgia offshore fishing spot? We have the most recent Georgia fishing records for freshwater and saltwater fish species.
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Georgia Freshwater Fishing Records |
| Species |
Weight |
Location |
Angler |
County |
Date |
| Black Crappie |
4 lbs
4 oz |
Acrees Lake |
Shirley Lavender |
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6/1/1971 |
| Black Crappie |
4 lbs
4 oz |
Lake Spivey |
Steve Cheek |
|
3/1/1975 |
| Blue Catfish |
62 lbs
0 oz |
Clarks Hill Reservoir |
Ralph Barbee Jr. |
|
9/12/1979 |
| Bluegill Sunfish |
3 lbs
5 oz |
Shamrock Lake |
P. F. Gumm |
|
7/3/1977 |
| Bowfin |
16 lbs
0 oz |
Foster State Park |
Charles Conley |
|
5/25/1976 |
| Brook Trout |
5 lbs
10 oz |
Waters Creek |
Russell Braden |
|
3/29/1986 |
| Brown Bullhead |
5 lbs
8 oz |
private pond |
James Andrews |
|
5/22/1978 |
| Brown Trout |
18 lbs
6 oz |
Chattahoochee River |
Charles E. Ford |
|
11/12/2001 |
| Carp |
35 lbs
12 oz |
Lake Jackson |
Donald Clark |
|
1972 |
| Chain Pickerel |
9 lbs 6 oz |
Homerville |
Baxley McQuaig Jr. |
|
2/1/1961 |
| Channel Catfish |
44 lbs
12 oz |
Altamaha River |
Bobby Smithwick |
|
5/18/1972 |
| Flathead Catfish |
67 lbs
8 oz |
Altamaha River |
Gene Middleton |
|
5/24/2000 |
| Flier Sunfish |
1 lbs 4 oz |
private pond |
Curt Brooks |
Lowndes |
2/26/1996 |
| Green Sunfish |
1 lbs 1 oz |
private pond |
Kevin Bryant |
Gordon |
5/17/1998 |
| Hickory Shad |
1 lbs
15 oz |
Ogeechee River |
Mark Bowers |
|
4/2/1995 |
| Hybrid Bass |
25 lbs
8 oz |
Lake Chatuge |
David Hobby |
|
5/1/1995 |
| Largemouth Bass |
22 lbs
4 oz |
Montgomery Lake |
George Perry |
|
6/2/1932 |
| Longnose Gar |
28 lbs
6 oz |
Flint River |
Richard Johnson |
|
1/28/1995 |
| Muskellunge |
38 lbs
2 oz |
Blue Ridge Lake |
Rube Golden |
|
6/1/1957 |
| Northern Pike |
18 lbs
2 oz |
Lake Rabun |
Keith Gragg |
|
6/27/1982 |
| Rainbow Trout |
15 lbs
0 oz |
private pond |
E. B. Watkins |
White |
4/18/1985 |
| Redbreast Sunfish |
1 lbs
11 oz |
private pond |
Emory Walden |
Coweta |
4/16/1998 |
| Redear Sunfish |
4 lbs 2 oz |
private pond |
Pat Larence |
Richmond |
6/6/1995 |
| Redeye Bass |
3 lbs 5 oz |
Lake Hartwell |
James Vaughn |
|
2/27/1999 |
| Redfin Pickerel |
2 lbs
10 oz |
Lewis Pond |
Gene Brantley |
|
7/7/1982 |
| Sauger |
4 lbs 3 oz |
Clarks Hill Reservoir |
Stuart Bowers |
|
4/5/1986 |
| Shad |
8 lbs 3 oz |
Savannah River |
Henry Baxley |
|
4/5/1986 |
| Shoal Bass |
8 lbs 3 oz |
Flint River |
David Hubbard |
|
10/23/1977 |
| Smallmouth Bass |
7 lbs 2 oz |
Lake Chatuge |
Jack Hall |
|
3/28/1973 |
| Spotted Bass |
8 lbs
0.5 oz |
Lanier Lake |
Patrick Bankston |
|
5/20/1985 |
| Striped Bass |
63 lbs
0 oz |
Oconee River |
Kelly Ward |
|
5/30/1967 |
| Suwanee Bass |
3 lbs 9 oz |
Ochlocknee River |
Laverne Norton |
|
10/6/1984 |
| Walleye |
11 lbs
6 oz |
Richard B. Russell Lake |
Neal Watson |
|
9/11/1995 |
| Warmouth |
2 lbs 0 oz |
private pond |
Carlton Robbins |
|
5/4/1974 |
| White Bass |
5 lbs 1 oz |
Lanier Lake |
J. M. Hobbins |
|
6/16/1971 |
| White Catfish |
8 lbs
10 oz |
Savannah River |
James Sanders |
|
6/10/1996 |
| White Crappie |
5 lbs 0 oz |
private pond |
Theresa Kemp |
Bibb |
4/10/1984 |
| Yellow Perch |
2 lbs 8 oz |
Lake Burton |
Charles Poole |
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2/23/1980 |
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