Tennessee Fish Records

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Tennessee's Record Fish as of
December 1, 2001


(*world record)

Common NameWeight Date Caught Location
Largemouth
Bass
14 lbs. 8 oz. 10/17/54 Sugar Creek
Smallmouth
Bass*
11 lbs. 15 oz. 7/9/55 Dale Hollow Reservoir
Spotted Bass 5 lbs. 8 oz. 2/4/89 Center Hill Reservoir
Redeye 1 lb. 14.5 oz. 8/18/91 Parksville Reservoir
Striped Bass
(rockfish)
65 lbs. 6 oz. 5/1/00 Cordell Hull Reservoir
White Bass 5 lbs. 2 oz. 4/22/89 Parksville Reservoir
Cherokee Bass
(Hybrid)
23 lbs. 3 oz. 4/17/98 Stones River
Yellow Bass 2 lbs. 9 oz. 2/27/98 Duck River (near Waverly)
Black Crappie 4 lbs. 4 oz. 3/23/85 Brown's Creek Lake
White Crappie 5 lbs. 1 oz. 4/20/68 Garner Brown's Pond - Dickson Co.
Walleye* 25 lbs. 0 oz. 8/3/60 Old Hickory Reservoir
Sauger 7 lbs. 6 oz. 2/19/73 Kentucky Reservoir (Pickwick tailwater)
Saugeye 10 lbs. 12 oz. 7/18/98 Melton Hill Reservoir
Yellow Perch 1 lb. 15 oz. 12/6/92 Hiwassee River
Yellow Perch 1 lb. 15 oz. 8/25/96 Melton Hill Reservoir
Northern Pike 24 lbs. 7.5 oz. 3/28/95 South Holston Reservoir
Muskellunge 42 lbs. 8 oz. 4/27/83 Norris Reservoir
Chain
Pickerel
7 lbs. 7 oz. 2/2/91 Kentucky Reservoir
Bluegill 3 lbs. 0 oz. 12/19/87 Farm Pond- Bledsoe Co.
Bluegill 3 lbs. 0 oz. 6/27/77 Fall Creek Falls Creek
Pumpkinseed 5 oz. 6/14/98 Dogwood Lake
Flier 8 oz. 6/8/01 Kentucky Reservoir
Orangespotted Sunfish 5.44 oz. 5/30/82 Nolichucky River
Redear
Sunfish
3 lbs. 5.5 oz. 9/1/79 Private Pond
Longear
Sunfish
12.75 oz. 5/15/85 Pond- Overton Co.
Green Sunfish 1 lb. 4 oz. 6/8/91 North Cross Creek
Redbreast
Sunfish
1 lb. 5 oz. 6/22/74 Holston River
Rock Bass 2 lbs. 8 oz. 1958 Stones River
Warmouth 1 lb. 12 oz. 5/26/84 Nolichucky River
Channel
Catfish
41 lbs. 0 oz. 7/30/82 Fall Creek Falls Lake
Flathead
Catfish
85 lbs. 15 oz. 7/25/93 Hiwassee River
Blue Catfish 112 lbs. 0 oz. 6/7/98 Lock C, Cumberland River
Black
Bullhead
3 lbs. 5.5 oz. 2/20/97 Emberton's Pond - Cannon Co.
Brown
Bullhead
2 lbs. 14 oz. 6/5/80 Chickamauga Reservoir
Yellow
Bullhead
4 lbs. 8 oz. 4/21/79 Chickamauga Reservoir
Brook Trout 3 lbs. 14 oz. 8/15/73 Hiwassee River
Brown Trout 28 lbs. 12 oz. 8/30/88 Clinch River
Cutthroat
Trout
6 oz. 6/1/69 Obey River (Dale Hollow tailwater)
Rainbow Trout 15 lbs. .25 oz. 6/18/94 Boone Reservoir
Ohrid Trout 14 lbs. 5 oz. 3/28/86 Watauga Reservoir
Lake Trout 20 lbs. .79 oz. 4/2/94 Watauga Reservoir
Bigmouth
Buffalo
52 lbs 2 oz. 4/6/01 Percy Priest Reservoir
Smallmouth
Buffalo
62 lbs. 4 oz. 4/28/01 Percy Priest Reservoir
Black Buffalo 55 lbs. 8 oz. 5/3/84 Cherokee Reservoir
Longnose Gar 23 lbs. 0 oz. 1963 Kentucky Reservoir (Pickwick tailwater)
Shortnose Gar 6 lbs. 6 oz. 6/15/01 Kentucky Reservoir
Spotted Gar 9 lbs. 4.8 oz. 6/27/99 Cross Creeks
Common Carp 42 lbs. 8 oz. 8/12/56 Boone Reservoir
Bighead Carp 47 lbs. 0 oz. 6/6/99 Nickajack Reservoir (Chickamauga tailwater)
Bighead Carp 47 lbs. 0 oz. 7/1/99 Guntersville Reservoir (Nickajack tailwater)
Israeli Carp 53 lbs. 0 oz. 5/21/97 Marrowbone Lake
Golden Shiner 15 oz. 3/26/99 Chickamauga Reservoir
Skipjack Herring* 3 lbs. 12 oz. 2/14/82 Watts Bar Reservoir
Drum 54 lbs. 8 oz. 4/20/72 Nickajack Reservoir
Paddlefish 75 lbs. 0 oz. 4/28/84 Center Hill Reservoir
Bowfin 15 lbs. 7 oz. 6/22/83 Reelfoot Lake
River Redhorse 11 lbs. .01 oz. 4/6/93 Duck River
Golden
Redhorse
2 lbs. 9 oz. 10/10/98 Elk River
Creek Chub 3 oz. 3/13/00 Roan Creek
Stoneroller (Hornyhead) 9.76 oz. 5/1/83 Hiwassee River
Goldeye 14 oz. 4/17/93 Cumberland River
Mooneye 14 oz. 4/12/90 Hiwassee River
Highfin
Carpsucker
1 lb. 9 oz. 2/28/80 Kentucky Reservoir (Pickwick tailwater)
White Amur 67 lbs. 0 oz. 4/13/99 Norris Reservoir

(*world record)

Norris Lake, Tennessee

Cherokee Lake, Tennessee

Douglas Lake, Tennessee

Watts Bar Lake, Tennessee

Fort Loudon Lake, Tennessee

Tellico Lake, Tennessee


Dale Hollow Lake, Tennessee

Center Hill Lake, Tennessee

Chickamauga Lake, Tennessee

Nickajack Lake, Tennessee

Melton Hill Lake, Tennessee

Percy Priest Lake, Tennessee

Kentucky Lake, TN and KY






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