Arkansas State Fishing Records

SpeciesWeightLocationDateAngler
Bass, Hybrid Striped27 lbs., 5 oz.Greers Ferry Lake04/24/1997Jerald C. Shaum
Bass, Largemouth16 lbs., 8 oz.Mallard Lake03/02/1976Aaron Mardis
Bass, Ozark1 lb., 1 oz.Norfork Lake05/12/2014Dan Biery
Bass, Rock1 lb., 8 oz.Norfork Lake08/02/1982Jerry Heard
Bass, Shadow1 lb., 12 oz.Spring River07/05/1999James E. Baker
Bass, Smallmouth7 lbs., 5 oz.Bull Shoals Lake04/01/1969Acie Dickerson
Bass, Spotted7 lbs., 15 oz.Bull Shoals Lake03/26/1983Mike Heilich
Bass, Striped64 lbs., 8 oz.Beaver Lake Tailwater04/28/2000Jeff Fletcher
Bass, White5 lbs., 6 oz.Mississippi River10/27/2005Bill Nelson
Bass, Yellow2 lbs., 4 oz.Lake Ouachita01/26/2022Craig Viscardis
Bluegill3 lbs., 4 oz.Fulton County08/07/1998Albert Sharp
Bowfin17 lbs., 5 oz.Desha County02/21/1977Doug Smith
Buffalo, Bigmouth50 lbs.Craig D. Campbell Lake
Conway Reservoir
09/10/2007Tony Worm
Buffalo, Black92 lbs., 8 oz.Lake Maumelle02/26/2001Kenny DeLuca
Buffalo, Smallmouth68 lbs., 8 oz.Lake Hamilton05/15/1984Jerry Dolezal
Bullhead, Black4 lbs., 12 oz.Point Remove Creek04/11/1986Janet Story
Bullhead, Brown3 lbs., 3 oz.Upper White Oak Lake04/02/2013Christopher “JJ” Holeman
Bullhead, Yellow2 lbs., 7 oz.Private lake09/21/2014Jackie R. Mullins
Catfish, Blue116 lbs., 12 oz.Mississippi River08/03/2001Charles Ashley Jr.
Catfish, Channel38 lbs., 0 oz.Lake Ouachita06/03/1989Joe Holleman
Catfish, Flathead80 lbs., 0 oz.Arkansas River10/28/1989Wesley White
Crappie, Black5 lbs., 0 oz.Lake Wilhelmina06/06/2011Donivan Echols
Crappie, White4 lbs., 7 oz.Mingo Creek04/12/1993Shelby D. Cooper
Drum, Freshwater45 lbs., 7 oz.Lake Wilson07/11/2004Chuck Piker
Eel, American5 lbs., 4.4 oz.Spring River07/12/2015Cory Beeson
Flier14 oz.Saline River07/10/1985Harvey Jones
Gar, Alligator215 lbs., 0 oz.Arkansas River07/31/1964Alvin Bonds
Gar, Longnose35 lbs., 12 oz.Taylor Old River Lake06/28/2005Tommy Cantrell
Gar, Shortnose5 lbs., 13 oz.Lake Dardanelle09/23/2011Thomas Kremers
Gar, Spotted7 lbs., 15 oz.Little Red River03/29/2018Tim Welch
Goldeye2 lbs., 3 oz.State Line Outlet Ditch04/02/2021Jamie Wilhoite
Herring, Skipjack2 lbs., 10 oz.Lake Dardanelle01/03/2004Jeremy Whitcomb
Mooneye0 lbs., 11 oz.Current River08/27/2022Shawn Clark
Muskie, Tiger23 lbs., 12 oz.Spring River06/27/1995Randy Wyatt
Paddlefish118 lbs., 9 oz.Beaver Lake08/27/2020James C. Johnson
Pickerel, Chain7 lbs., 10 oz.Little Red River01/06/1979Abe Vogel
Pike, Northern16 lbs., 1 oz.DeGray Lake12/27/1973Dick Cooley
Redhorse, Golden1 lb., 2 oz.Spring River05/27/2011D. Victor Waits
Redhorse, River9 lbs., 3 oz.Osage Creek12/20/2022Levi Wright
Redhorse, Silver6lbs, 9ozEleven Point River12/12/2020Rusty Gibson
Sauger6 lbs., 12 oz.Arkansas River12/15/1976Claude Eubanks
Saugeye9 lbs., 0 oz.Lake Frierson01/30/2012Chris Owen
Shad, Alabama2 lbs., 13 oz.Ouachita River04/04/1997Monte Pascoe
Shad, Gizzard2 lbs., 14 oz.White River05/09/1992Charles Jordan
Sturgeon, Shovelnose5 lbs., 0 oz.Spring River10/10/2008D. Victor Waits
Sucker, Northern Hog1 lb., 2 oz.Spring River05/27/2011D. Victor Waits
Sucker, Spotted1 lb., 15 oz.Caney Creek01/28/2015Steve Lankford
Sunfish, Green1 lb., 11 oz.Farm Pond04/12/1976Keith McCullough
Sunfish, Longear1 lb., 2 oz.Table Rock Lake04/22/1991Carl Bohannan
Sunfish, Redear2 lbs., 14 oz.Bois d’Arc Lake05/04/1985Glenda Tatom
Tilapia3 lbs., 14 oz.Private Pond10/14/2015Mike Kierre
Trout, Brook5 lbs., 0 oz.North Fork River06/03/2002Billy J. Meeks
Trout, Brown40 lbs., 4 oz.Little Red River05/09/1992Howard “Rip” Collins
Trout, Cutthroat10 lbs., 2 oz.White River09/29/2018Mike Bowers
Trout, Lake11 lbs., 5 oz.Greers Ferry Lake12/15/1997Clark Stevenson
Trout, Rainbow19 lbs., 1 oz.White River03/14/1981Jim Miller
Walleye22 lbs., 11 oz.Greers Ferry Lake03/12/1982Al Nelson
Warmouth1 lb., 8 oz.Black Dog Bayou05/28/1998Michael Curtis

Non- Hook and Line Records

SpeciesWeightLocationDateAngler
Buffalo, Bigmouth56 lbs., 4 oz.Calion Lake04/03/2000Benny Alexander
Buffalo, Black105 lbs., 0 oz.Harris Brake Lake03/14/1994Kenneth Harvey
Buffalo, Smallmouth74 lbs., 0 oz.Millwood Lake04/15/2007Zane Barrett
Bullhead, Yellow4 lbs., 9 oz.Blue Bayou05/22/2005Joshua Rosenbaum
Carpsucker, Highfin1 lbs., 12 oz.Arkansas River06/19/2017Jimmy Ruple
Carpsucker, Quillback6 lbs., 9 oz.Beaver Lake04/19/2019Caleb Broeker
Carpsucker, River3 lbs., 2 oz.Arkansas River06/19/2017Jimmy Ruple
Catfish, Flathead85 lbs., 6 oz.Blackfish Lake06/10/2019Preston Gracey
Eel, American5 lbs., 5 oz.Bull Shoals Lake06/24/2018Wilson Bowling
Gar, Longnose54 lbs., 0 oz.Arkansas River08/04/2011Torry Cook
Gar, Shortnose11 lbs., 12 oz.Cypress Bayou11/02/2016Bryson Harpole
Gar, Spotted12 lbs., 5 oz.Craig D. Campbell Lake
Conway Reservoir
03/18/2017Jerrime Tucker
Goldeye2 lb., 12 oz.Cache River03/22/2020Tommy Medler
Mullet, Striped5 lb., 6 oz.Morgan Point Bendway Lake03/27/2020Samuel Yarberry
Redhorse, River9 lbs. 0 oz.Lake Ouachita03/17/2013Asher Kight
Shad, Gizzard3 lbs. 7 oz.DeGray Lake06/15/2013Ross Wooldridge
Sucker, Spotted4 lbs., 6 oz.Big Hill Creek03/19/2018Ransum Mullens