#Fishing Records

A North Dakota fisherman tied the state’s paddlefish record after snagging a 131-pounder only two days into ND’s paddlefish season. Paddlefish are one of the most peculiar looking species of fish in North America and anglers chase after them all throughout America’s heartland but fishing for them

The Gem State has a fishing record for Westslope Cutthroat Trout after angler Daniel Whitesitt of Post Falls broke the existing catch-and-release record of 24-inches. It is extremely rare for Westslope Cutthroat Trout to grow over 20 inches. Anything close to that is a trophy fish to be sure. But

A 15-year-old girl in Ohio just worked her way into the state fishing record book when she landed a 101.11 pound blue catfish while fishing on the Ohio River. Jaylynn Parker was fishing with her dad and his friend on the Ohio River earlier this month when she caught the fish of a lifetime. Because

The state of Arkansas keeps two sets of state fishing records due to the unique methods of fishing in the Natural State. There are records for Rod and Reel and a second set of ‘Unrestricted Tackle Records’ that are fishing records for fish caught “caught by legal means other than rod and reel.”

A 9-year-old in Texas absolutely demolished the previous junior fishing record for this species, blue catfish. The previous record on this body of water in Texas was just 9 pounds and Jaxon Yoakum reeled in a 51.5 pound blue catfish for his new Texas fishing record. The fish was caught on while