Brown Trout Fishing Records

All Tackle World Record

Weight
(lbs)
LocationDateAngler
44.3125Ohau Canal,
Twizel, New Zealand
Oct-27-2020Seumas Petrie

Line Class Men’s World Records

Line Class
(lbs)
Weight
(lbs)
LocationDateAngler
220.75White River,
Arkansas, USA
Sep-19-1987Carl Jones
440.25Little Red River,
Arkansas, USA
May-09-1992Howard Collins
628.5Niagara River,
Niagara Falls, Canada
Nov-16-1996Glenn Taggart
834.375Lake Ontario,
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Sep-09-1994Richard Matisiak
1242.0625Ohau Canal,
New Zealand
Mar-08-2013Otwin Kandolf
1637.4375Lake Storsjon,
Lappland, Sweden
Oct-16-1991Kurt Stenlund
2030.5Platt Bay,
Lake Michigan, USA
Apr-18-1994Tim Kammer
3026.625Lake Shikotsu,
Hokkaido, Japan
Aug-08-2020Ray Yamao
5041.5Lake Michigan,
Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Jul-16-2010Roger Hellen

Line Class Women’s World Records

Line Class
(lbs)
Weight
(lbs)
LocationDateAngler
22.625Whakamaru Dam,
New Zealand
Nov-04-2014Sue Tindale
43.0625Lake Argyle,
New Zealand
Oct-31-2014Sue Tindale
66.5Lake Ontario,
Rochester, New York, USA
Apr-12-2015Emily Prisco
811.3125June Lake,
California, USA
Apr-30-2021Marsha June Bock

Tippet Class Men’s World Records (Fly Tackle)

Tippet Class
(lbs)
Weight
(lbs)
LocationDateAngler
217.00Big Cedar Creek,
Virginia, USA
May-28-2017Curtis Lee Fleming
4 (tie) 19.00Rio Grande,
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Jan-29-1993Robert Valtz
4 (tie)19.00Sandy Creek,
Hamlin, New York, USA
Nov-08-2021Jeff Thorp
627.625Lake Taneycomo,
Branson, Missouri, USA
Oct-03-2005Rick Osborn
828.00Rio Grande,
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Mar-09-1996Charlie Blaquier
1235.125Rio Grande,
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Mar-01-1998Mark Gates, Jr.
1630.00Rio Grande River,
Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
Mar-03-2019J. Galt Allee
2036.375Obervellach Moll River,
Austria
Jul-02-2007Hans-Peter Schaar

Tippet Class Women’s World Records (Fly Tackle)

Tippet Class
(lbs)
Weight
(lbs)
LocationDateAngler
2 2.00Gunnison River,
Colorado, USA
Aug-07-2016Meredith J. McCord
45.5South Holston River Lodge,
Tennessee, USA
Sep-30-2015Roberta G. Arostegui
611.625Lake Thingvallavtn,
Iceland
May-12-2018Meredith J. McCord
89.5Sandy Creek,
New York, USA
Nov-13-2016Kandy Weader
1230.00Rio Grande River,
Argentina
Mar-29-2017Christine Ren Fielding
169.4375Lake Thingvallavtn,
Iceland
May-19-2018Meredith J. McCord

Junior World Records (Ages 11-16)

Weight
(lbs)
LocationDateAngler
11.625Skerstadfjord, NorwayJun-28-2005Sandra Marquard
26.625Lake Shikotsu,
Hokkaido, Japan
Aug-08-2020Ray Yamao

Smallfry World Records (Age 10 and Under)

Weight
(lbs)
LocationDateAngler
5.5Lake Ontario,
New York, USA
Jun-01-2002Ms. Shelly Paden
26.375Lake Michigan,
Wisconsin, USA
Mar-30-2005Brenn W. Stapleton

All Tackle Length World Record

Length
(cm)
LocationDateAngler
97 cmMilwaukee Harbor,
Wisconsin, USA
Dec-16-2011Eric Haataja

Fly Tackle Length World Recod

Length
(cm)
LocationDateAngler
65 cmSouth Holston River,
Tennessee, USA
Sep-22-2022Christy McReynolds
65 cmBoone,
North Carolina, USA
Oct-20-2022Roberta G. Arostegui

State Records

StateWeight
(lbs)
LocationDateAngler
Wisconsin41.5Lake MichiganJul-16-2010NA
Michigan41.45Manistee River2009Thomas Healy
Missouri40.375Lake TaneycomoSep-04-2019Bill Babler
Arkansas40.25Little Red RiverMay-09-1992Howard Collins
Illinios36.7187Lake MichiganJun-22-1997NA
Utah33.625Flaming Gorge Reservoir1977Robert Bringhurst
Montana32.42Marias RiverMar-03-2021Robbie Dockter
North Dakota31.6875Missouri RiverFeb-01-2005Timmy Johansen
Colorado 30.5Roaring Judy Ponds1988Alan Schneider
Indiana29.3Lake Michigan2006Glen Duesing
Tennessee28.75Clinch RiverAug-30-1988Greg Ensor
Oregon28.3125Paulina Lake2002Ronald Lane
Nevada27.3125Cave LakeDec-09-1984Dennis Mangum
Idaho27.31Ashton ReservoirNov-06-2007Wes Case
California26.5Twin LakesApr-30-1987Danny Stearman
Wyoming25.8125Flaming Gorge ReservoirMay-27-1982George Rose
North Carolina24.625Nantahala RiverMar-17-1998Robert Lee Dyer
South Dakota24.5Canyon LakeDec-09-1990Wilfred H. Huether
Maine23.5Square PondMar-06-1996Robert Hodsdon
Vermont22.1563Sherman ReservoirAug-10-1990Barry Bouker
Washington22.00Sullivan LakeMay-22-1965R. L. Henry
New Jersey21.375Round Valley Reservoir1995Lenny Saccente
Kentucky21.00Cumberland RiverApr-30-2000Thomas Malone
Georgia20.875Chattahoochee RiverJul-27-2014Chad Doughty
Pennsylvania20.5625Lake Erie2020Robert J. Ferraro
New Mexico20.25Rio ChamaJul-09-1946C.T. Colgrove
Nebraska20.0625Snake RiverJul-26-1973Denny Doolittle
Massachusetts 19.625Wachusett Reservoir1966Dana Deblois
Connecticut 19.00West Hill Pond2014James M. Lucas II
Virginia18.6875Smith RiverJun-22-1979NA
Maryland18.2Potomac RiverAug-03-2001Gary Kuhn​
South Carolina17.5937Lake Jocassee1987Larry Edwards
Oklahoma17.2906Mountain Fork RiverApr-10-2005Jason Archie
Arizona17.00Colorado RiverMay-01-1971Chuck Holland
Minnesota16.75Lake SuperiorJune-23-1989NA
New Hampshire16.375Connecticut RiverJul-04-1975Ken Reed, Jr.
West Virginia16.00South Branch1968Paul Barker
Iowa15.38North Prairie LakeJun-01-1995Gerold Lewis
Ohio14.675Lake ErieJul-14-2012Robert D Cammpbell
Rhode Island7.5625Wallum LakeApr-2000R. Groleau
Texas7.12Guadalupe RiverFeb-7-1986Jeff Delong
Kansas4.62Kanopolis Reservoir Mar-28-2018Walter Sharp