STATE RECORD FISH
Pennsylvania State-Record Fish Rules and ApplicationBiggest Fish Caught in Pennsylvania
Bass, Largemouth (Micropterus salmoides) Donald Shade, Waynesboro, PA11 lb. 3 oz.Birch Run Reservoir, Adams Co.1983
Bass, Rock (Ambloplites rupestris) David L. Weber, Lake City, PA3 lb. 2 oz.Elk Creek, Erie Co.1971
Bass, Smallmouth (Micropterus dolomieui) Robert T. Steelman, Havertown, PA8 lb. 8 oz.Scotts Run Lake, Berks Co.1997Image
Bass, Striped – Inland (Morone saxatilis) Robert Price, Huntingdon, PA53 lb. 12 oz.Raystown Lake, Huntingdon Co.1994Image
Bass, Striped – Marine (Morone saxatilis) Donald J. Clark, Boothwyn, PA53 lb. 13 oz.Delaware River, Delaware Co. 1989Image
Bass, White (Morone chrysops)Robert H. Hornstrom, Meadville, PA4 lb. 0 oz.Conneaut Lake, Crawford Co.2002Image
Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) Tom Twincheck, Blairsville, PA2 lb. 9 oz.Keystone Lake, Armstrong Co.1983
Carp, Common (Cyprinus carpio) George Brown, Saltillo, PA52 lb.Juniata River, Huntingdon Co.1962
Catfish, Bullhead (Ameiurus spp.) Ian C. Radler, Palmerton, PA4 lb. 10 oz.Beltzville Lake, Carbon Co.2011 Image
Catfish, Channel (Ictalurus punctatus) Austin E. Roth III, Bowmanstown, PA35 lb. 3 oz.Lehigh Canal, Northampton Co.1991
Catfish, Flathead (Pylodictis olivaris) Michael Wherley, Fayetteville, PA66 lb. 6 oz.Lake Aldred, Lancaster County2024 Image – Press Release
Crappie – White crappie (Pomoxis annularis) or Black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) Richard A. Pino, Covington, PA4 lb. 3 oz.Hammond Lake, Tioga Co.2000 Image
Drum, Freshwater [Sheepshead] (Aplodinotus grunniens) Tim Rogers, Finleyville, PA19 lb. 14 oz.Monongahela River, Washington Co.1994
Muskellunge (Esox masquinongy) Lewis Walker, Jr., Meadville, PA54 lb. 3 oz.Conneaut Lake, Crawford Co.1924 Image
Perch, White (Morone americana) James Clark, Philadelphia, PA1 lb. 12 oz.Delaware River, Delaware Co.2008 Image
Perch, Yellow (Perca flavescens) Kirk Rudzinski, Erie, PA 3 lb. 0 oz. Lake Erie, Erie Co. 2021Image
Pickerel, Chain (Esox niger) Dave Wilson, Honesdale, PA8 lb. 15 oz.Long Pond, Wayne Co.2002 Image
Pike, Northern (Esox lucius) Carl Stoltz, Bradford, PA35 lb.Allegheny Reservoir, McKean Co.2003 Image
Salmon, Atlantic – Landlocked Lake (Salmo salar)Brian Keller, Altoona, PA17 lb. 2 oz.Raystown Lake, Huntingdon Co.2001 Image
Salmon, Chinook (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) Gregory Lasko, Erie, PA28 lb. 15 oz.Lake Erie, Erie Co.1990
Salmon, Coho (Oncorhynchus kisutch) Jack Scheirer, McMurry, PA15 lb. 5 oz.Lake Erie, Erie Co.1985
Salmon, Pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) David A. Rabatin4 lb. 8 oz.Elk Creek, Erie Co.1995 Image
Sauger (Sander canadensis) Tim Waltz, Williamsport, PA4 lb.Susquehanna River, Lycoming Co.2001 Image
Shad, American (Alosa sapidissima) Anthony Mecca, Peckville, PA9 lb. 9 oz.Delaware River, Pike Co.1986
Suckers (Family Catostomidae) Raymond C. Szalewicz, Titusville, PA12 lb. 14 oz.Allegheny River, Forest Co.2003 Image
Trout, Brook (Salvelinus fontinalis)Vonada Ranck, Watsontown, PA7 lb.Fishing Creek, Clinton Co.1996
Trout, Brown (Salmo trutta) Robert J. Ferraro, Erie, PA20 lb. 9 oz.Lake Erie, Erie Co.2020Image
Trout, Golden Rainbow (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Eli Borger, Palmerton, PA 13 lb. 8 oz.Mahoning Creek, Schuylkill Co.2008Image
Trout, Lake (Salvelinus namaycush)Keith Miller, Cranberry, PA31 lb. 13 oz.Lake Erie, Erie Co.2019Image
Trout, Rainbow (Oncorhynchus mykiss) Dennis L. Clouse, Bethlehem, PA15 lb. 6 oz.Jordan Creek, Lehigh Co.1986
Trout, Steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss)Corey T. Brown, Osterburg, PA20 lb. 3 oz.Walnut Creek, Erie Co.2001Image
Walleye (Sander vitreus)Richard E. Nicholson, Connellsville, PA18 lb. 1 oz.Youghiogheny River, Fayette Co.2021Image
