Washington State Fishing Records

SpeciesWeightLocationDateAngler
Largemouth Bass12.53 lbsLake BosworthAug 8, 2016Bill Evans
Smallmouth Bass8.75 lbsColumbia RiverApr 23, 1966Ray Wonacott
Common Carp49.50 lbsMoses LakeJun 17, 2006Duane Fisher
Black Bullhead1.81 lbsLake CassidySep 4, 2020Cleon Conrad
Blue Catfish17.75 lbsColumbia RiverJul 9, 1975Rangle Hawthorne
Brown Bullhead11.04 lbsUnnamed lakeJun 3, 2000Justin E. Andrews
Channel Catfish37.70 lbsLake TerrellAug 20, 2019Cole Abshere
Flathead Catfish22.80 lbsSnake RiverJun 28, 1981C. L. McCary
White Catfish19.85 lbsWalla Walla RiverApr 17, 2002Donald W. Huffman
Yellow Bullhead2.06 lbsPotholes ReservoirSep 8, 2013Monica Beckley
Burbot17.37 lbsBead LakeApr 24, 2004Mike Campbell
Black Crappie4.50 lbsLake WashingtonMay 1,1956John W. Smart
White Crappie2.80 lbsBurbank SloughJun 21, 1988Don J. Benson
Northern Pikeminnow7.92 lbsSnake RiverMay 15,2008Pamela A. Ramsden
Peamouth1.12 lbsColumbia RiverJun 29, 2008Tanya Merrill
Tench6.27 lbsSprague LakeJun 8, 2004George J. Schmidt
Yellow Perch2.75 lbsSnelson’s SloughJun 22, 1969Larry Benthien
Northern Pike34.06 lbsLong LakeApr 9, 2004Bryan McMannis
Tiger Muskie37.88 lbsCurlew LakeJul 26, 2014David Hickman
Atlantic Salmon, resident8.96 lbsGoat LakeSep 13, 1992Gregory Lepping
Atlantic Salmon, sea-run14.38 lbsGreen RiverSep 22, 1999Ron Howard
Brown Trout22.00 lbsSullivan LakeMay 22,1965R. L. Henry
Bull Trout22.50 lbsTieton RiverApr 23, 1961Louis Schott
Chinook Salmon68.26 lbsElochoman RiverOct 5, 1992Mark Salmon
Chum Salmon25.97 lbsSatsop RiverOct 19, 1997Johnny Wilson
Coho Salmon25.27 lbsQuinault RiverNov 11, 2001Brad Wilson
Cutthroat Trout, Coastal, resident12.00 lbsLake CrescentJul 1, 1961W. Welsh
Cutthroat Trout, Coastal, sea-run6.00 lbsCarr InletMay 1,1943Bud Johnson
Cutthroat Trout, Lahontan18.04 lbsOmak LakeJul 1, 1993Dan Beardslee
Cutthroat Trout, Westslope4.71 lbsAbernathy LakeOct 8, 2006Angus Kerr
Dolly Varden10.94 lbsWhitechuck RiverAug 5, 1999Leroy Thompson
Eastern Brook Trout9.00 lbsWobbly LakeMay 7,1998George G. Weekes
Golden Trout4.17 lbsGunn LakeOct 2, 2020Arthur Jackson
Kokanee6.25 lbsLake RooseveltJun 26, 2003Clarence F. Rief
Lake Trout (Mackinaw)35.63 lbsLake ChelanFeb 4, 2013Phil Colyar
Pink Salmon15.40 lbsStillaguamish RiverOct 11, 2007Adam Stewart
Rainbow Trout, Beardslee16.31 lbsLake CrescentSep 7, 1989Richard L. Bates
Rainbow Trout, resident29.60 lbsRufus Woods LakeNov 11, 2002Norm Butler
Sockeye Salmon10.63 lbsLake WashingtonJul 20, 1982Gary Krasselt
Steelhead, summer-run35.06 lbsSnake RiverNov 23, 1973Gilbert Pierson
Steelhead, winter-run32.75 lbsEF Lewis RiverApr 14, 1980Gene Maygra
Tiger Trout27.42 lbs27.428/7/2022Cathy Clegg
American Shad3.85 lbsColumbia RiverJun 21, 2005Tom Magnuson
Bridgelip Sucker3.06 lbsPalmer LakeMay 27,1999John E. Moore
Largescale Sucker7.87 lbsLake Rufus WoodsJan 20, 2019Tom Cossalter
Bluegill2.33 lbsTampico Park PondJun 10, 1984Ron Hinote
Green Sunfish0.79 lbsBailey LakeMay 29,1994Mickey Hough
Pumpkinseed1.09 lbsLake TerrellJul 2, 2007Barbie Hathawayn
Rock Bass1.38 lbsSteilacoom LakeJun 26, 1981William Jackson
Warmouth0.53 lbsSilver LakeMay 27,1996Linda Hatlelid
Walleye20.32 lbsLake WallulaFeb 28, 2014John Grubenhoff
Lake Whitefish7.50 lbsCox LakeFeb 19, 2021Jacob White
Mountain Whitefish5.13 lbsColumbia RiverNov 30, 1983Steven Becken