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Minnesota
Here are all the known fishing records for the State of Minnesota
Species Weight Length Location Angler County Date
American Eel 6 lbs 9 oz 36″ Saint Croix River – Stillwater Matthew R. Brown Washington 8/8/1997
Atlantic Salmon 12 lbs 13 oz 35.5″ Baptism River Matt Bauer Lake 10/12/1991
Bigmouth Buffalo 41 lbs 11 oz 38.5″ Mississippi River Robert Koplin Goodhue 3/7/1991
Black Buffalo 20 lbs 0.5 oz 34.2″ Minnesota River Kevin Tauer Nicollet 6/26/1997
Black Bullhead 3 lbs 13.12 oz 17.17″ Reno Lake Keith Hvezda Pope 6/8/1997
Black Crappie 5 lbs 0 oz 21″ Vermillion River Tom Christenson Dakota 1940
Blue Catfish 52 lbs 8 oz 48″ Minnesota River Steven J. Ness Lac qui Parle 5/22/2002
Blue Sucker 14 lbs 3 oz 30.4″ Mississippi River – near Alma Bruce Edwards Wabasha 2/28/1987
Bluegill Sunfish 2 lbs 13 oz Alice Lake Bob Parker Hubbard 1948
Bowfin 10 lbs 15 oz 32″ Mary Lake Jack B. Chesney Douglas 7/15/1983
Bowfin 10 lbs 15 oz 31″ French Lake Joe Engelmeyer Rice 8/26/1992
Brook Trout 6 lbs 5.6 oz 24″ Pigeon River Charles A. Pederson Cook 9/2/2000
Brown Bullhead 7 lbs 1 oz 24.4″ Shallow Lake William Meyer Itasca 5/21/1974
Brown Trout 16 lbs 12 oz 31.4″ Lake Superior W. Landis Bullock St. Louis 6/23/1989
Burbot 19 lbs 3 oz 36.25″ Lake of the Woods – Baudette John Galles Lake of the Woods 2/17/2001
Carp 55 lbs 5 oz 42″ Clearwater Lake Frank Ledwein Wright 7/10/1952
Channel Catfish 38 lbs 0 oz 44″ Mississippi River Terrence Fussy Hennepin 1/10/1975
Chinook (King) Salmon 33 lbs 4 oz 44.75″ Poplar River Dave Anderson Cook 9/23/1989
Chinook (King) Salmon 33 lbs 4 oz 42.25″ Lake Superior Jeffrey Gulbranson St. Louis 10/12/1989
Coho Salmon 10 lbs 6.5 oz 27.3″ Lake Superior – near Baptism River Louis Rhode Lake 11/7/1970
Flathead Catfish 70 lbs 0 oz Saint Croix River John L. Robert Washington 1970
Freshwater Drum 35 lbs 3.2 oz 36″ Mississippi River – near Winona Richard L. Rolbiecki Winona 10/5/1999
Golden Redhorse 2 lbs 13.28 oz 19″ Otter Tail River – near Fergus Falls Andrew Bakken Otter Tail 7/13/1997
Goldeye 2 lbs 13.1 oz 20.1″ Root River – near Hokah Jamie Borowiak Houston 6/10/2001
Greater Redhorse 11 lbs 13 oz 29″ Upper South Long Lake Mitch Kunde Crow Wing 5/18/1995
Green Sunfish 1 lbs 2.7 oz 11.4″ Scheuble Lake Richard R. Kunze Carver 1/9/1984
Hybrid Sunfish 1 lbs 12 oz 11.5″ Middle Fork Zumbro River Daniel Ahlquist Olmsted 7/9/1994
Kokanee Salmon 2 lbs 15 oz 20″ Caribou Lake Lars Kindem Itasca 8/6/1971
Lake Sturgeon 94 lbs 4 oz 70″ Kettle River Kim Bengston Pine 9/5/1994
Lake Trout 43 lbs 8 oz Lake Superior – near Hovland G. H. Nelson Cook 5/30/1955
Lake Whitefish 12 lbs 4.5 oz 28.5″ Leech Lake – near Walker Darryl L. Peterson Cass 3/21/1999
Largemouth Bass 8 lbs 12.75 oz 13.5″ Tetonka Lake Joseph Johanns Le Sueur 10/22/1994
Longnose Gar 16 lbs 12 oz 53″ Saint Croix River – Prescott Doug Fullerton Washington 2/4/1982
Longnose Sucker 3 lbs 2 oz 19″ Rainy River Joel Anderson Koochiching 4/11/1986
Menominee (Round) Whitefish 2 lbs 7.5 oz 21″ Lake Superior Jon Kettunen Cook 4/27/1987
Mooneye 1 lbs 15 oz 16.5″ Minnesota River Scott Neudecker Redwood 6/18/1980
Muskellunge 54 lbs 0 oz 56″ Lake Winnibigoshish Art Lyons Itasca 1957
Northern Hogsucker 1 lbs 15 oz 14.25″ Sunrise River – near Sunrise Brian Humble Chisago 8/16/1982
Northern Pike 45 lbs 12 oz Basswood Lake J. V. Schanken Lake 5/16/2002
Pink (Humpback) Salmon 4 lbs 8 oz 23.5″ Cascade River Eugene E. Troyna Cook 9/9/1989
Pumpkinseed Sunfish 1 lbs 5.6 oz 10.1″ Leech Lake John Svihel Cass 6/6/1999
Quillback Rockfish 6 lbs 14.4 oz 23″ Mississippi River James Loude Ramsey 4/6/1991
Rainbow Trout 15 lbs 7 oz 33″ Kings Landing Clifford Lovold St. Louis 9/11/1970
River Carpsucker 3 lbs 15 oz 19.5″ Mississippi River Stephen Cook Ramsey 3/9/1991
River Redhorse 10 lbs 3 oz 29″ Kettle River – near Hinckley Brent LaPierre Pine 5/11/1996
Rock Bass 2 lbs 0 oz 13.5″ Lake Osakis Paul Kern Todd 5/10/1998
Sauger 6 lbs 2.75 oz 23.88″ Mississippi River – near Red Wing Don Kizer Goodhue 5/23/1988
Sauger Hybrid Walleye 9 lbs 13.4 oz 27″ Mississippi River – near Red Wing Ron Goodmanson Goodhue 3/20/1999
Shorthead Redhorse 7 lbs 15 oz 27″ Rum River – near Ramsey Robert G. Litke Anoka 8/5/1983
Shortnose Gar 4 lbs 9.6 oz 34.6″ Mississippi River Matthew Ocel Hennepin 7/22/1984
Shovelnose Sturgeon 5 lbs 5 oz 34″ Mississippi River Joe Yankovec Goodhue 4/13/1998
Silver Redhorse 8 lbs 4 oz 28″ Sauk River – near New Munich Jack Brickweg Stearns 4/28/2002
Smallmouth Bass 8 lbs 0 oz West Battle Lake John Creighton Otter Tail 1948
Smallmouth Buffalo 13 lbs 4 oz 28″ Mississippi River Stephen Cook Ramsey 11/11/1993
Splake 13 lbs 5.44 oz 33.5″ Larson Lake Michael Birdsall Itasca 2/11/2001
Tiger Muskellunge 34 lbs 12 oz 51″ Lake Elmo Josh Stevenson Washington 7/7/1999
Tiger Trout 2 lbs 9.12 oz 20″ Mill Creek Chris Nelson Olmsted 8/7/1999
Tullibee 5 lbs 11.8 oz 20.45″ Little Long Lake Terry J. Gfeller St. Louis 4/16/2002
Walleye 17 lbs 8 oz 35.8″ Seagull River Leroy Chiovitte Cook 5/13/1979
White Bass 4 lbs 0 oz 18″ Saint Croix River – by NSP plant Dan Dickhausen Washington 2/12/1972
White Bass 4 lbs 0 oz 18″ Genoa fishing barge Richard Zehrt Houston 5/14/1974
White Crappie 3 lbs 15 oz 18″ Constance Lake Michael J. Woodward Wright 7/28/2002
White Sucker 9 lbs 1 oz 24.25″ Big Fish Lake Thomas Waibel Stearns 5/1/1983
Yellow Bullhead 3 lbs 10.5 oz 17.875″ Lake Osakis Dick Ellingsworth Todd 8/5/2002
Yellow Perch 3 lbs 4 oz Lake Plantaganette Merle Johnson Hubbard 1945
