Tennessee Fishing Records
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Black Bass |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
| Coosae (Redeye) |
1 lbs. 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 |
14 lbs. 8 oz. |
Sugar Creek (Lawrence County) |
James "Logue" Barnett |
October 17, 1954 |
| Spotted |
5 lbs. 8 oz. |
Center Hill Reservoir |
Gary Martin |
February 4, 1989 |
True Bass |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
| Striped Bass (Rockfish) |
65 lbs. 6 oz |
Cordell Hull Reservoir |
Ralph H. Dallas |
May 1, 2000 |
| White |
5 lbs. 10 oz. |
Mississippi River |
Bill Nelson |
September 29, 2003 |
| Cherokee (Hybrid) |
23 lbs. 3 oz. |
Stones River |
Ray Pelfrey |
April 17, 1998 |
| Yellow |
2 lbs. 9 oz. |
Duck River (near Waverly, TN) |
John T. Chappell |
February 27, 1998 |
Trout |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
| Brook |
3 lbs. 14 oz. |
Hiwassee River |
Jerry Wills |
August 15, 1973 |
| 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 |
16 lbs. 15 oz. |
Ft. Patrick Henry Reservoir |
Ronnie Rowland |
September 6, 2002 |
| Ohrid |
14 lbs. 5 oz. |
Watauga Reservoir |
Richard Lynn Carter |
March 28, 1986 |
| Lake |
20 lbs. 1 oz. |
Watauga Reservoir |
Eddy Southerland |
April 2, 1994 |
Crappie |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
| Black |
4 lbs. 4 oz. |
Brown's Creek Lake |
Clyde Freeman |
March 23, 1985 |
| White |
5 lbs. 1 oz. |
Garner's Brown Pond (Dickson County) |
Bill Allen |
April 20, 1968 |
Perch |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
| Yellow |
1 lb. 15 oz. |
Hiwassee River |
Danny Casson |
December 6, 1992 |
| Yellow |
1 lb. 15 oz. |
Melton Hill |
David C. Lyons |
August 25, 1996 |
| 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 |
Pike |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
| Northern |
24 lbs. 8 oz. |
South Holston Reservoir |
Frank Childers |
March 28, 1995 |
| Muskellunge |
42 lbs. 8 oz. |
Norris Reservoir |
Kyle F. Edwards |
April 27, 1983 |
| Chain Pickerel |
7 lbs. 7 oz. |
Kentucky Reservoir |
Burke Williams |
February 2, 1991 |
| Grass (Redfin) Pickerel |
No Entry |
Sunfish |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
| Bluegill |
3 lbs. |
Farm Pond, Bledsoe Co. |
Brad Pendergrass |
December 19, 1987 |
| Bluegill |
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 |
Catfish |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
| Channel |
41 lbs. |
Fall Creek Falls Lake |
Clint Walters, Jr. |
July 30, 1982 |
| Flathead |
85 lbs. 15 oz. |
Hiwassee River |
Larry Kaylor |
July 25, 1993 |
| Blue |
112 lbs. |
Lock C, Cumberland River |
Robert E. Lewis |
June 7, 1998 |
| Brown Bullhead |
2 lbs. 14 oz. |
Chickamauga Reservoir |
John Thomas Hammond |
June 5, 1980 |
| Black Bullhead |
3 lbs. 6 oz. |
Emberton's Pond, Cannon Co. |
Hunter Chance Gaither |
February 20, 1997 |
| Yellow Bullhead |
4 lbs. 8 oz. |
Chickamauga Reservoir |
Jessie R. Johnson |
April 21, 1979 |
Buffalo |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
| Bigmouth |
52 lbs. 2 oz. |
Percy Priest Reservoir |
Greg Megibben |
April 6, 2001 |
| Smallmouth |
62 lbs. 7 oz. |
Percy Priest Reservoir |
Jerry W. Young |
April 28, 2001 |
| Black |
55 lbs. 8 oz. |
Cherokee Reservoir |
Ed H. McLain |
May 3, 1984 |
Gar |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
| Longnose |
38 lbs. 3 oz. |
Barkley Reservoir |
Mathew A. Norton |
April 19, 2002 |
| Shortnose |
6 lbs. 6 oz. |
Kentucky Reservoir |
Kay Lynn Butterfield |
June 15, 2001 |
| Spotted |
9 lbs. 5 oz. |
Cross Creeks |
Victor Robinson |
June 27, 1999 |
| Alligator Gar |
No Entry |
Other Species |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
| Golden Shiner |
15 oz. |
Chickamauga Reservoir |
Dave Littlejohn |
March 26, 1999 |
| Skipjack Herring* |
3 lbs. 12 oz. |
Watts Bar Reservoir |
Paul D. Goddard |
February 14, 1982 |
| Common Carp |
42 lbs. 8 oz. |
Boone Reservoir |
Al Moore |
August 12, 1956 |
| Bighead Carp* |
73 lbs. 8 oz. |
Reelfoot Lake |
Michael C. Hicks |
May, 7, 2003 |
| Israeli Carp |
53 lbs. |
Marrowbone Lake |
John R. Pepper, Jr. |
May 21, 1997 |
| Freshwater Drum |
54 lbs. 8 oz. |
Nickajack Reservoir |
Benny Hull |
April 20, 1972 |
| Paddlefish |
75 lbs. |
Center Hill Reservoir |
Shane S. Henry |
April 28, 1984 |
| Bowfin |
15 lbs. 7 oz. |
Reelfoot Lake |
Charles Aaron |
June 22, 1983 |
| River Redhorse |
11 lbs. |
Duck River |
Cliff Crowell |
April 6, 1993 |
| Golden Redhorse |
2 lbs. 9 oz. |
Elk River |
K. Daniel Boone |
October 10, 1998 |
| Silver Redhorse |
3 lbs. 7 oz. |
Nolichucky River |
James E. Moore |
March 15, 2002 |
| Creek Chub |
3 oz. |
Roan Creek |
Danny Kurtilla |
March 13, 2000 |
| Creek Chub |
3 oz. |
White Oak Creek |
Thomas R. Gould |
July 23, 2003 |
| Central Stoneroller (Hornyhead) |
10 oz. |
Hiwassee River |
Roy S. King |
May 1, 1983 |
| White Sucker |
1 lb. 7 oz. |
Nolichucky River |
Max Moore Jr. |
March 15, 2002 |
| Goldeye |
14 oz. |
Cumberland River |
Harold A. Sanders |
April 17, 1993 |
| Mooneye |
14 oz. |
Hiwassee River |
Alan S. Cantrell |
April 12, 1990 |
| Highfin Carpsucker |
1 lb. 9 oz. |
Kentucky Reservoir |
Jim Youmans |
February 28, 1980 |
| White Amur |
67 lbs. |
Norris Reservoir |
Billy Greenlee |
April 13, 1999 |
Methods Other Than Rod and Reel:
(a) trotline, (b) limbline, (c) jug, (d) slat basket, (e) grabbling, (f) grab hooks, (g) snatch hooks, (h) tubbing, (i) archery, (j) speargun, (k) dipping, (l) commercial gear
All Species - Non-Sportfishing Methods |
Species |
Weight |
Gear |
Location |
Caught By |
Date Caught |
| Bigmouth Buffalo |
45 lbs |
(i) |
Nickajack Reservoir |
Jerry M. Harris |
June 20, 2000 |
| Smallmouth Buffalo |
64 lbs |
(i) |
Kentucky Reservoir |
Evan Mercer
Bobby Hensley
Carl Hensley |
March 8, 2003 |
| Black Buffalo |
80 lbs. |
(a) |
Robco Lake (Shelby Co.) |
Hiluard J. Deloach |
April 1, 1980 |
| Bighead Carp |
81 lbs. |
(g) |
Cheatham Reservoir |
William R. Chapman |
February 21, 2003 |
| Bowfin |
21 lbs. 12 oz. |
(i) |
Cedar Creek |
Pat Johns |
June 3, 1997 |
| Common Carp |
52 lbs. 14 oz. |
(i) |
Nickajack Reservoir |
Allen Kimsey |
July 24, 2002 |
| Redhorse |
6 lbs. 11 oz. |
(g) |
Duck River |
Eugene D. Crowell |
April 11, 1983 |
| Paddlefish |
120 lbs. |
(g) |
Center Hill Reservoir (Bluehole) |
John T. Johnson |
March 23, 1982 |
| Flathead Catfish |
92 lbs. |
(l) |
Mississippi River |
Kenneth A. Childress,
Jackie W. Stafford,
Jerry L. Stafford |
November 30, 2000 |
| Blue Catfish |
130 lbs. |
(l) |
Ft. Loudoun Reservoir |
J. G. Garland,
Bill Norman,
Richard Reagan |
December 18, 1976 |
| Black Bullhead Catfish |
3 lbs. 14 oz. |
(k) |
Lakeland Trout Farm |
David Tait |
June 18, 1982 |
| Longnose Gar |
23 lbs. 6 oz. |
(i) |
Tennessee River (Mouth of Cedar Creek) |
Daniel Bledsoe |
May 27, 1998 |
| White Amur |
78 lbs. |
(i) |
Tennessee River (Nickajack Reservoir) |
Allen Kimsey |
May 19, 2001 |
| Shortnose Gar |
8 lbs. 4 oz. |
(i) |
Chickamauga Reservoir |
Scott Simmons |
April 15, 1984 |
| Spotted Gar |
9 lbs. 14 oz. |
(i) |
Tennessee River (Nickajack Reservoir) |
Allen Kimsey |
May 18, 2001 |
| Freshwater Drum |
25 lbs. 7 oz. |
(i) |
Tennessee River (Nickajack Reservoir) |
Allen Kimsey |
April 23, 2002 |
| River Herring |
1 lb. 6 oz. |
(l) |
Cypress Creek |
Mike Tolley |
May 6, 1984 |
Central Stoneroller
Horneyhead |
5 oz. |
(g) |
Doe River |
Rex Timbs |
November 6, 1997 |
| Spotted Sucker |
2 lbs. 10 oz. |
(i) |
Kentucky Lake - Standing Rock Creek Embayment |
Christopher Todd |
July 26, 1996 |
| Northern Hogsucker |
1 lb. 10 oz. |
(i) |
Kentucky Lake - Standing Rock Creek |
Dale E. Brooks |
August 6, 1996 |
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