Michigan State Fishing Records

SpeciesWeight
(lbs.)
`LocationDateAngler
AMERICAN EEL7.44Lake St. Clair1990NA
ATLANTIC SALMON32.62Lake Michigan1981Elaine Bender
BLACK BUFFALO54.3Grand River2018Kyle Schutte
BLACK BULLHEAD3.44Magician Lake1999NA
BLACK CRAPPIE4.12Lincoln Lake1947Frank Lee
BLUEGILL2.75Vaughn Lake1983Gary Saylor
BOWFIN14Crooked Lake1981Michael Miller
BROOK TROUT9.5Clear Lake1996Dennis Nevins
BROWN TROUT41.45Manistee River2009Thomas Healy
BURBOT18.25St. Marys River -Munuscong Bay1980Tom Courtemanche
CHANNEL CATFISH40 (tie)Houghton Lake1964Richard French
CHANNEL CATFISH40 (tie)Houghton Lake1960Dick Latarski
CISCO6.36Lake Ottawa2017Michael Lemanski
COHO SALMON30.56Platte River1976NA
FLATHEAD CATFISH53.35St. Joseph River2022Lloyd Tanner
FRESHWATER DRUM28.61Muskegon Lake2015Mark C. Leep
GIZZARD SHAD4.12Lake St. Clair1996Gary Bielecki
GREEN SUNFISH1.53Kirkwood Lake1990Julius R. Drotos
HYBRID SUNFISH1.8Lake Anne2018Joel Heeringa
KOKANEE SALMON1.94Clinton River1978John L. Reiland
LAKE STURGEON193Mullett Lake1974Joe Maka Jr.
LAKE TROUT61.5Lake Superior1997Lucas Lanczy
LAKE WHITEFISH14.28Lake Superior1993Robert J. Majurin Jr.
LARGEMOUTH BASS11.94 (tie)Big Pine Island Lake1934Jack Rorex
LARGEMOUTH BASS11.94 (tieAlcona Dam Pond1959William J. Maloney
LONGNOSE GAR18Williamsville Lake1995Dennis Promo
LONGNOSE SUCKER6.88Saint Joseph River1986David W. Rose
MOONEYE1.69Lake St. Clair1995NA
MUSKELLUNGE Great Lakes58Lake Bellaire2012Joseph Seeberger
MUSKELLUNGE Northern49.75Thornapple Lake2000John K. Geml
NORTHERN HOG SUCKER2.54Saint Joseph River1994Malcolm Butler
PINK SALMON8.56Carp River1987Ron Karasek
PUMPKINSEED2.15Lake Nepessing2009Deaunti Kemp
QUILLBACK9.15Muskegon River2020Owen Seay
RAINBOW TROUT26.5Lake Michigan1975Mark Johnson
REDEAR SUNFISH2.36Lyon Lake2010Herbert Fox
REDHORSE12.89Muskegon River -Croton Pond1991Mike Polega
ROCK BASS3.62Holloway Reservoir1965Edward Arnold
ROUND WHITEFISH-MENOMINE4.06Lake Michigan1992Kenneth E. Bilski
SAUGER6.56Torch Lake1976Gary Frederick
SMALLMOUTH BASS9.98Indian River2016Robert Kraemer
SPLAKE17.5Lake Michigan – Big Bay De Noc2004John A. Brockway
TIGER MUSKY51.19Lac Vieux Desert1919Chuckie DuPont
WALLEYE17.19Pine River1951Ray Fadely
WARMOUTH1.38Great Bear Lake2001Michael Berg
WHITE BASS6.44Saginaw Bay1989David W. Kraushaar
WHITE BASS Hybrid10.75Kalamazoo River1996Jeffrey Van Brocklin
WHITE CRAPPIE3.39Stony Creek Lake2000Terrance Poirier
WHITE PERCH2Bear Lake2015Cindy Cordo
WHITE SUCKER7.19Au Sable River1982Matt J. Frampton
YELLOW BULLHEAD3.6Lake Sixteen2003Gary Charles Fox
YELLOW PERCH3.75Lake Independence1947George E. Slutter

Non- Hook and Line Records

SpeciesWeight
(lbs.)
LocationDateAnglerMethod
BIGMOUTH BUFFALO33Lake Erie2020Garrett RiceBowfishing
BROWN BULLHEAD3.77Alcona Dam Pond2014Michael J. KempBowfishing
CHINOOK SALMON46.06Grand River1978NASnagging
COMMON CARP61.5Wolf Lake1974Dale E. FranceSpear
NORTHERN PIKE39Dodge Lake1961Larry CloughSpear