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Freshwater Fishing Records
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State Freshwater Records: Rod & Reel
Updated 10/18/2004
| Species |
Weight (lbs.) |
Length (in.) |
Date |
Water Body |
Angler |
Bait |
| Bass |
Guadalupe |
3.69 |
18.25 |
09/25/83 |
Travis |
Allen Christenson Jr |
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| Bass |
Hybrid Guadalupe |
4.69 |
20.39 |
04/27/99 |
San Marcos River |
Lance Wester |
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| Bass |
Hybrid Striped |
19.66 |
35.16 |
06/20/84 |
Ray Hubbard |
John Haney |
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| Bass |
Hybrid Yellow |
4.01 |
18 |
03/26/03 |
Fork |
Calvin Runyan |
minnow |
| Bass |
Largemouth |
18.18 |
25.5 |
01/24/92 |
Fork |
Barry StClair |
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| Bass |
Rock |
0.9 |
10.75 |
03/30/02 |
San Marcos River |
Nadia Guerra |
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| Bass |
Smallmouth |
7.93 |
23 |
03/13/98 |
Meredith |
Timothy Teague |
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| Bass |
Spotted |
5.56 |
21 |
03/13/66 |
Lake O' The Pines |
Turner Keith |
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| Bass |
Striped |
53 |
48 |
05/27/99 |
Brazos River |
Ron Venerable |
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| Bass |
White |
5.56 |
20.75 |
03/31/77 |
Colorado River |
David Cordill |
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| Bass |
Yellow |
1.44 |
13.875 |
04/04/02 |
Cedar Creek Lake |
Charlotte Maindelle |
3/4 oz blade bait |
| Bluegill |
|
1.81 |
11.5 |
06/12/93 |
Purtis Creek State Park |
James Sides |
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| Bowfin |
|
17.65 |
36.5 |
02/21/93 |
Fork |
Brenda Walsh |
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| Buffalo |
Bigmouth |
58.75 |
40.75 |
01/29/94 |
Sam Rayburn Reservoir |
Allen Chesney |
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| Buffalo |
Black |
34.875 |
39.5 |
05/19/04 |
Texoma |
Ricky Stephenson |
coho minnow |
| Buffalo |
Smallmouth |
82.22 |
43.5 |
06/13/93 |
Athens |
Randy Collins |
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| Bullhead |
Black |
4.02 |
18 |
06/10/84 |
Navarro Mills Lake |
Roy Calame |
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| Bullhead |
Yellow |
3.2 |
16.25 |
03/22/97 |
Fork |
Herschell Spears |
shrimp |
| Carp |
Bighead |
90 |
55.5 |
07/22/00 |
Kirby |
Timothy Conner |
cut carp |
| Carp |
Common |
34.63 |
39 |
06/16/01 |
Town Lake |
David Moore |
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| Carp |
Grass |
44 |
46 |
02/10/98 |
Bastrop Bayou |
Jack Singleton |
cut mullet |
| Carpsucker |
River |
2.1 |
16.25 |
06/18/96 |
Trinity River |
Del Sowders |
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| Catfish |
Blue |
121.5 |
58 |
01/16/04 |
Texoma |
Cody Mullenix |
shad |
| Catfish |
Channel |
36.5 |
38 |
03/07/65 |
Pedernales River |
Mrs Joe Cockrell |
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| Catfish |
Flathead |
98.5 |
53 |
12/02/98 |
Palestine |
James Laster |
minnow/crappie hook |
| Catfish |
Redtail |
1.48 |
14.76 |
07/27/02 |
Cal Young |
Douglas Powell Sr. |
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| Catfish |
Suckermouth |
1.11 |
17 |
07/03/00 |
San Antonio River |
Leon Muhlstein |
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| Cichlid |
Rio Grande |
1.37 |
11.25 |
09/20/96 |
Concho River |
Paul Mueller |
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| Corvina |
Hybrid |
20.8 |
35 |
04/25/92 |
Braunig Lake |
Phillip Mann |
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| Corvina |
Orangemouth |
16.31 |
36 |
11/16/91 |
Calaveras Lake |
Earl Tenpenny |
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| Crappie |
Black |
3.92 |
18.5 |
04/27/03 |
Fork |
George Ward |
minnow |
| Crappie |
White |
4.56 |
0 |
02/14/68 |
Navarro Mills Lake |
G G Wooderson |
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| Drum |
Freshwater |
34.7 |
32.25 |
03/30/95 |
Texoma |
Billy Walker |
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| Drum |
Red |
36.83 |
44 |
05/22/01 |
Fairfield Lake |
Billy Tyus |
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| Eel |
American |
6.45 |
42 |
09/05/01 |
Town Lake |
Bryan Swofford |
shrimp |
| Flounder |
Southern |
11.35 |
26 |
10/16/87 |
Brazoria Reservoir |
Glenn Comiskey |
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| Gar |
Alligator |
279 |
0 |
01/01/51 |
Rio Grande River |
Bill Valverde |
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| Gar |
Longnose |
50.31 |
0 |
01/01/54 |
Trinity River |
Townsend Miller |
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| Gar |
Shortnose |
3.9 |
30 |
06/03/95 |
Arrowhead |
Jody Brown |
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| Gar |
Spotted |
9.8 |
36.5 |
04/07/94 |
Mexia |
Rick Rivard |
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| Goldeye |
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2.31 |
17.5 |
05/28/96 |
Texoma |
Mandy Richmond |
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| Goldfish |
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5 |
15.5 |
05/16/94 |
Conroe |
Roy Bishoff |
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| Herring |
Skipjack |
0.3 |
9.5 |
07/01/03 |
Trinity River |
Thomas LaBurt |
minnow |
| Ladyfish |
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0.24 |
10.5 |
08/25/00 |
Trinity River |
Mark LaBurt |
minnow |
| Logperch |
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0.0105 |
3.5 |
03/16/02 |
Stillhouse Hollow Lake |
Robert Maindelle |
jigging spoon |
| Minnow |
Bullhead |
0.01 |
3.13 |
03/15/96 |
Whitney |
John Hardin |
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| Muskie |
Tiger |
9.06 |
32 |
05/27/79 |
Nocona |
Mike Gaines |
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| Oscar |
Olive |
1.21 |
11.75 |
08/29/98 |
Greenbelt Reservoir |
Marion Eudey |
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| Pacu |
Red-bellied |
8.82 |
23 |
07/20/02 |
Trinity River |
Carl LaRue |
crawfish |
| Perch |
Nile |
12.06 |
30.5 |
02/01/80 |
Braunig Lake |
Mike Saldivar |
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| Perch |
Yellow |
1.04 |
12.5 |
05/03/96 |
Meredith |
Melvin Vick |
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| Pickerel |
Chain |
4.75 |
23.75 |
02/18/96 |
Pat Mayse Lake |
Robert Finch |
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| Pickerel |
Grass |
0.44 |
13.75 |
03/04/95 |
Sam Rayburn Reservoir |
Pete Ellis |
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| Pike |
Northern |
18.28 |
41 |
08/29/81 |
Town Lake |
Mike Sharpe |
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| Redhorse |
Gray |
1.13 |
14.5 |
03/03/04 |
Guadalupe River |
Pamela Combs |
nightcrawler |
| Saugeye |
|
7.78 |
27 |
01/26/98 |
Kirby |
Robert Quintanilla |
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| Shad |
Gizzard |
2.67 |
18 |
04/12/97 |
Town Lake |
Darryl Freeman |
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| Shad |
Threadfin |
0.13 |
7.63 |
11/16/98 |
Richland Chambers |
Billy Autery |
critter gitter yellow |
| Shiner |
Blacktail |
0.045 |
4.5 |
06/28/02 |
Catfish Creek-Engeling WMA |
Travis Autery |
worm |
| Shiner |
Golden |
0.52 |
11 |
07/10/96 |
Placid |
Brian Rankin |
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| Silverside |
Inland |
0.02 |
4.25 |
06/05/94 |
Benbrook Lake |
Del Sowders |
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| Sleeper |
Bigmouth |
2.245 |
17.125 |
09/29/02 |
Rio Grande River |
Aaron Lohr |
spinner bait |
| Sucker |
Spotted |
0.73 |
11.5 |
05/13/94 |
Benbrook Lake |
Del Sowders |
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| Sunfish |
Green |
1.22 |
9.29 |
04/21/95 |
Tehuacana Creek |
Rickie Rivard |
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| Sunfish |
Hybrid |
1.73 |
12.5 |
04/29/04 |
Bardwell |
Scot Pekrul |
splittail spinner |
| Sunfish |
Longear |
0.48 |
7.5 |
06/01/98 |
Fork |
Tyler Russell |
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| Sunfish |
Orangespotted |
0.16 |
6 |
06/15/04 |
Fork |
Clifford Hilbert |
cricket |
| Sunfish |
Redbreast |
1.63 |
12 |
08/30/97 |
Comal River |
Alex Labowski |
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| Sunfish |
Redear |
2.99 |
14 |
04/01/97 |
Town Lake |
John Runnels |
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| Sunfish |
Spotted |
0.12 |
6.25 |
09/21/93 |
Onion Creek |
Artie Hebert |
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| Tarpon |
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10.12 |
37 |
08/06/86 |
Braunig Lake |
Paul Willette |
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| Tilapia |
Blue |
6.25 |
19 |
12/19/95 |
Gibbons Creek Reservoir |
Matthew Gross |
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| Tilapia |
Hybrid |
3.75 |
15 |
03/27/93 |
Gibbons Creek Reservoir |
Jim Butler |
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| Topminnow |
Blackstripe |
0.015 |
3.05 |
07/31/02 |
Water Works Lake |
Billy Autery |
live worm |
| Trout |
Brook |
0.67 |
12 |
02/19/84 |
Guadalupe River |
Bryan Hendricks |
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| Trout |
Brown |
7.12 |
24 |
02/07/86 |
Guadalupe River |
Jeff Delong |
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| Trout |
Rainbow |
8.24 |
24.5 |
09/28/01 |
Guadalupe River |
Joel Starling |
red wiggler |
| Walleye |
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11.88 |
31.75 |
02/26/90 |
Meredith |
Hank McWilliams Jr. |
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| Warmouth |
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1.3 |
10.5 |
07/19/91 |
Town Lake |
Ralph Manns Jr. |
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