Tennessee State Fishing Records

SpeciesWeightLocationDateAngler
Coosa (Redeye) Bass1 lb. 15 oz.Parksville Reservoir8/18/1991Harry E. Parker
Smallmouth Bass11 lbs. 15 oz.Dale Hollow Reservoir7/9/1955D. L. Hayes
Largemouth Bass15 lbs. 3 oz.Chickamauga Reservoir2/13/2015Gabe Keen
Spotted Bass6 lbs. 1 oz.Chickamauga Reservoir2/22/2011Chris Coleman
Alabama Bass7 lbs. 0 oz.Parksville Reservoir3/10/2014Shane McKee
Striped Bass (Rockfish)65 lbs. 6 ozCordell Hull Reservoir5/1/2000Ralph H. Dallas
Cherokee Bass (Hybrid)23 lbs. 3 oz.Stones River4/17/1998Ray Pelfrey
White Bass5 lbs. 10 oz.Mississippi River9/29/2003Bill Nelson
Yellow Bass2 lbs. 9 oz.Duck River 2/27/1998John T. Chappell
Brook Trout4 lbs. 12 oz.Caney Fork River4/1/2016Saŝa Krezić
Brown Trout28 lbs. 12 oz.Clinch River8/30/1988Greg Ensor
Cutthroat Trout2 lbs. 8 oz.South Fork Holston River10/20/2022Daniel Scalf
Rainbow Trout18 lbs. 8 oz.Pond (Polk County)6/17/2016John H. Morgan III
Ohrid Trout14 lbs. 5 oz.Watauga Reservoir3/28/1986Richard Lynn Carter
Lake Trout22 lbs. 2 oz.Watauga Reservoir7/3/2008Jack Forbes
Black Crappie5 lbs. 7 oz.Private Pond – (Loudon County)5/15/2018Lionel Ferguson
White Crappie5 lbs. 1 oz.Garner Brown’s Pond 4/20/1968Bill Allen
Yellow Perch2 lbs. 5 oz.Ocoee #3 Lake3/26/2019Jeremy Gary Lorenz
Sauger7 lbs. 6 oz.Kentucky Reservoir 2/19/1973Rayford D. Voss
Saugeye10 lbs. 12 oz.Melton Hill Reservoir7/18/1998Chris Vittetoe
Walleye25 lbs.Old Hickory Reservoir8/3/1960Mabry Harper
Northern Pike24 lbs. 8 oz.South Holston Reservoir3/28/1995Frank Childers
Muskellunge43 lbs. 14 oz.Melton Hill Reservoir3/2/2017Steven Paul
Chain Pickerel7 lbs. 7 oz.Kentucky Reservoir2/2/1991Burke Williams
Bluegill (tie)3 lbs.Farm Pond, Bledsoe Co.12/19/1987Brad Pendergrass
Bluegill (tie)3 lbs.Fall Creek 6/27/1977Thelma Grissom
Pumpkinseed Sunfish5 oz.Dogwood Lake6/14/1998Lynn Middleton
Green Sunfish1 lb. 4 oz.North Cross Creek6/8/1991Dwight M. Lehman
Longear Sunfish13 oz.Pond, Overton Co.5/15/1985Kay Forsberg
Redbreast Sunfish1 lb. 5 oz.Holston River6/22/1974R. W. Gillespie
Redear Sunfish3 lbs. 6 oz.Private Pond9/1/1979Annelise S. Houston
Rock Bass2 lbs. 8 oz.Stones River1958Bill Sanford
Warmouth1 lb. 12 oz.Nolichucky River5/26/1984Frank E. Garrett
Flier8 oz.Kentucky Reservoir6/8/2001Craig Ellis
Orangespotted Sunfish5 oz.Nolichucky River5/30/1982Donald Daryl Fox
Channel Catfish41 lbs.Fall Creek Falls Lake7/30/1982Clint Walters, Jr.
Blue Catfish118 lbs.Barkley Reservoir9/24/2022Micka Burkhart
Flathead Catfish85 lbs. 15 oz.Hiwassee River7/25/1993Larry Kaylor
Black Bullhead3 lbs. 6 oz.Emberton’s Pond, Cannon Co.2/20/1997Hunter Chance Gaither
Brown Bullhead3 lbs. 15 oz.Whiteville Lake10/25/2014Gary Dean Arthur
Yellow Bullhead4 lbs. 8 oz.Chickamauga Reservoir4/21/1979Jessie R. Johnson
Bighead Carp90 lbs. 0 oz.Guntersville Reservoir6/2/2005Jeffery J. Rorex
Common Carp53 lbs. 0 oz.Marrowbone Lake5/21/1997John R. Pepper, Jr.
Goldfish3 lb. 5 ozDouglas Reservoir3/10/2016Chase Rich
Silver Carp37 lbs. 0.4 ozOld Hickory Reservoir5/8/2021Brian Townsend
White Amur Carp (Grass)70 lbs. 0 oz.Guntersville Reservoir6/4/2005Chad A. Killian
Bigmouth Buffalo62 lbs. 0 oz.J. Percy Priest Reservoir4/1/2010Jeff Wilkins
Black Buffalo58 lbs. 0 oz.Nickajack Reservoir5/20/2013Steve Coursey
Smallmouth Buffalo62 lbs. 7 oz.Percy Priest Reservoir4/28/2001Jerry W. Young
Longnose Gar38 lbs. 3 oz.Barkley Reservoir4/19/2002Mathew A. Norton
Shortnose Gar7 lbs. 3 oz.Cross Creeks (Barkley Res.)6/13/2014Stephanie Flood
Spotted Gar10 lbs. 10 oz.Cross Creeks (Barkley Res.)4/28/2014Keith Edward Bartley
Black Redhorse3 lbs. 1 oz.South Holston River2/16/2009Roy Hawk
Golden Redhorse2 lbs. 15.5 oz.South Holston River3/28/2008W. Powell Partridge, Sr.
River Redhorse11 lbs. 10 oz.Pigeon River5/2/2009David. H. Ray
Smallmouth Redhorse1 lb. 10 oz.French Broad River7/27/2013Larry Hamilton
Silver Redhorse4 lbs. 10.4 oz.Holston River3/8/2020Emma Nolen
American Eel8 lbs. 14 oz.Old Hickory Reservoir7/27/2019Jason Wilson
Atlantic Needlefish1.6 ozPickwick Dam Tailwater9/30/2008J. Wesley Neal
Bowfin15 lbs. 7 oz.Reelfoot Lake6/22/1983Charles Aaron
Paddlefish120 lbs. 0 oz.Cherokee Reservoir4/14/2022Chad Collins
Creek Chub8 oz.West Blackburn Fork Creek6/21/2017Jake Wear
Central Stoneroller 10 oz.Hiwassee River5/1/1983Roy S. King
Golden Shiner1 lbs. .05 oz.Kentucky Lake4/13/2016Joseph Wayne Dennie
Gizzard Shad3 lbs. 3 oz.Holston River12/13/2008Preston H. Taylor III
Skipjack Herring4 lbs. 3 ozWatts Bar Reservoir2/17/2015Marc A. Cooper II
Goldeye14 oz.Cumberland River4/17/1993Harold A. Sanders
Mooneye1 lb. 4 oz.Hiwassee River5/5/2005Steve D. Moss
River Carpsucker1 lb. 9 ozPickwick Reservoir2/28/1980Dr. Jim Youmans
Quillback Carpsucker6 lbs. 5 oz.South Holston Reservoir2/10/2019Daniel Taylor
Spotted Sucker3 lbs. 3 oz.Chickamauga Reservoir3/9/2008Greg M. Henry
White Sucker1 lb. 10 oz.Little War Creek 4/26/2007Jim Habera
Northern Hogsucker2 lbs. 9 oz.South Holsten River2/16/2009Roy Hawk
Freshwater Drum54 lbs. 8 oz.Nickajack Reservoir4/20/1972Benny Hull
Tilapia (Nile)7 lbs. 6.6 oz.Old Hickory Reservoir11/27/2017Gary L. Phelps