Texas State Fishing Records

SpeciesWeightLocationDateAngler
Bass, Alabama5.98Alan Henry1/9/2016Timothy J. Helmstetler
Bass, Guadalupe3.71Colorado River2/1/2014Bryan Townsend
Bass, Guadalupe X Smallmouth4.69San Marcos River4/27/1999Lance Wester
Bass, Guadalupe x Spotted3.06Lady Bird Lake2/17/2007Robbie Burrow
Bass, Hybrid Striped19.66Ray Hubbard6/20/1984John Haney
Bass, Largemouth18.18Lake Fork1/24/1992Barry StClair
Bass, Largemouth x Smallmouth11.07O. H. IvieFeb 22, 2022Brady Stanford
Bass, Largemouth x Spotted4.69Houston CountyMar 14, 2021David Daniel
Bass, Rock1.13San Marcos River3/5/2013Andrew H. Bland
Bass, Smallmouth7.93Meredith3/13/1998Timothy Teague
Bass, Spotted5.56Lake O’ the Pines3/13/1966Turner Keith
Bass, Spotted x smallmouth6.42Ray Roberts3/2/2019Casey Bowsher
Bass, Striped53Brazos River5/27/1999Ron Venerable
Bass, White5.56Colorado River3/31/1977David Cordill
Bass, White x Yellow4.75Lake Fork3/12/2005Curtis Campbell
Bass, Yellow3.46Sabine River3/12/2009Butch Koehler
Bowfin17.65Lake Fork2/21/1993Brenda Walsh
Buffalo, Bigmouth58.75Sam Rayburn1/29/1994Allen Chesney
Buffalo, Black34.88Texoma5/19/2004Ricky Stephenson
Buffalo, Smallmouth82.22Athens6/13/1993Randy Collins
Bullhead, Black5.15Brazos River3/18/2007Larry Feland
Bullhead, Yellow3.2Lake Fork3/22/1997Herschell Spears
Carp, Bighead90Kirby7/22/2000Timothy Conner
Carp, Common44.25Lady Bird LakeMar 28, 2021Kevin Olivier
Carp, Grass53.5Toledo Bend8/2/2006Tontie Pennock
Carpsucker, River5.1Denton CreekJun 20, 2021John Paul Hays
Catfish, Blue121.5Texoma1/16/2004Cody Mullennix
Catfish, Channel36.5Pedernales River3/7/1965Mrs. Joe Cockrell
Catfish, Flathead98.5Palestine12/2/1998James Laster
Catfish, Redtail1.48Cal Young Park Lake7/27/2002Douglas Powell Sr
Catfish, Suckermouth3.45Guadalupe River7/12/2011Andrew Cumberland
Cichlid, Rio Grande2.02Dunlap9/2/2011Chuck Dewey
Corvina, Orangemouth16.31Calaveras11/16/1991Earl L. Tenpenny
Crappie, Black3.92Lake Fork3/27/2003George Ward
Crappie, White4.56Navarro Mills2/14/1968G. G. Wooderson
Drum, Black36.63Nueces River11/17/2009Filip Spencer
Drum, Freshwater44Conroe5/22/2011Jesse Ashley
Drum, Red36.83Fairfield5/22/2001Billy Tyus
Eel, American6.45Lady Bird Lake9/5/2001Bryan Swofford
Flounder, Southern11.35Brazoria Reservoir10/16/1987Glenn Comiskey
Gar, Alligator279Rio Grande1/1/1951Bill Valverde
Gar, Hybrid70.22Trinity River6/27/2018Shelton Shoemake
Gar, Longnose20West Fork Trinity River4/1/2016Brian Blakely
Gar, Shortnose13.56Lavon8/4/2010Jack Moldenhauer
Gar, Spotted7.66Junemann Bayou4/25/2017Colton Carner
Goldeye2.31Texoma5/28/1996Mandy Richmond
Goldfish8.8Richland College Upper
(Dallas)
10/9/2020Finley Miller
Herring, Skipjack0.55Trinity River7/23/2010Danny Eddins
Mullet, Striped2.2Brazos River4/20/2008Kim Hunter
Mullet, White1.16Brays Bayou7/11/1998Mark Marmon
Oscar1.21Greenbelt8/29/1998Marion Eudey
Pacu, Red-bellied8.95San Marcos River3/14/2006Joni Frazier
Perch, Nile12.06Victor Braunig2/1/1980Mike Saldivar
Perch, Yellow1.04Meredith5/3/1996Melvin Vick
Pickerel, Chain4.75Pat Mayse2/18/1996Robert Finch
Pickerel, Redfin0.66Toledo Bend2/10/2009Bill Ritzell
Pike, Northern18.28Lady Bird Lake8/29/1981Mike Sharpe
Redhorse, Gray4.75Lady Bird Lake5/3/2014Scott Ferguson
Saugeye7.78Kirby1/26/1998Robert Quintanilla
Seatrout, Spotted8.31Nueces River11/17/2009Filip Spencer
Shad, Gizzard2.67Lady Bird Lake4/12/1997J. Darryl Freeman
Shiner, Golden0.52Placid7/10/1996Brian Rankin
Sleeper, Bigmouth2.42Nueces River5/21/2005Dwight Sykora
Spotted Seatrout X Corvina20.8Victor Braunig4/25/1992Phillip Mann
Sucker, Spotted1.41Catfish Creek7/2/2002Billy Autery
Sunfish, Bluegill2.02Lampasas River11/21/1999Gibbs Milliken
Sunfish, Green1.3Burke-Crenshaw Lake4/19/2005Billy Oldigs
Sunfish, Hybrid Green1.13Private Lake6/5/2019Jamie Meaux
Sunfish, Longear0.84San Marcos River7/6/2009John Brownlee
Sunfish, Other Hybrid1.73Bardwell4/29/2004Scott Pekrul
Sunfish, Redbreast1.75Wheeler Branch Reservoir5/31/2020Cher Coen
Sunfish, Redear2.99Lady Bird Lake4/1/1997John Runnels
Sunfish, Warmouth1.3Lady Bird Lake7/19/1991Ralph Manns
Tarpon10.12Victor Braunig8/6/1986Paul Willette
Tiger Muskellunge9.06Nocona5/27/1979Mike Gaines
Tilapia, Blue7.75Houston1/31/2010Michael Sample
Tilapia, Hybrid4.15Squaw Creek9/28/2017Barry Osborn
Trout, Brook0.67Guadalupe River2/19/1984Bryan Hendricks
Trout, Brown7.12Guadalupe River2/7/1986Jeff Delong
Trout, Rainbow8.92Nueces River1/13/2010Timothy Boehm
Walleye11.88Meredith2/26/1990Hank McWilliams Jr.