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Tennessee Fish Records

The following list is according to Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency as of January 26, 1999. This table contains fish caught by method other than other than rod & Reel (Class B), (a) trotline, (b) limbline, (c) jug, (d) slat basket, (e) grabbing, (f) grab Hooks, (g) snatch hooks, (h) tubbing, (i) archery, (j) spear gun, (k) dipping, (l) Commercial gear. * represents a World Record.

SPECIES SIZE LOCATION ANGLER DATE CLASS
Bigmouth Buffalo

36 lbs. 8 ozs.

Chickamauga Lake

Robert Shelton, Jr.

July-11, 1998

B(i)

Smallmouth Buffalo

34 lbs.

Watts Bar Reservoir

Paul D. Goddard

Feb-14, 1982

B(i)

Black Buffalo

80 lbs.

Robco Lake
(Shelby County)

Hiluard J. DeLoach

Apr-1, 1980

B(a)

Bighead Carp

37 lbs. 8 ozs.

Cumberland Tailwaters (below dam)

Ronnie R. Hendricks

June-15, 1997

B(g)

Bowfin

21 lbs. 12 ozs.

Cedar Creek

Pat Johns

June-3, 1997

B(i)

Common Carp

34 lbs. 12 ozs.

Pond (D. Mayes)

Randy L. Carter

June-26, 1997

B(f)

Redhorse

6 lbs. 11 ozs.

Duck River

Eugene D. Crowell

Apr-11, 1983

B(g)

Paddlefish

120 lbs.

Center Hill Reservoir (Bluehole)

John T. Johnson

Mar-23, 1982

B(g)

Flathead Catfish

86 lbs.

Old Hickory Lake

Wayne Womack

Oct-10, 1991

B(a)

Blue Catfish

130 lbs.

Ft. Loudoun Reservoir

J. G. Garland,
Bill Norman,
Richard Reagan

Dec-18, 1976

B(l)

Black Bullhead Catfish

3 lbs. 14 ozs.

Lakeland Trout Farm

David Tait

June-18, 1982

B(k)

Long Nose Gar

23 lbs. 6 ozs.

Tennessee River
(mouth of Cedar Creek)

Daniel Bledsoe

May-27, 1998

B(i)

Short Nose Gar

8.23 lbs.

Chickamauga Reservoir

Scott Simmons

Apr-15, 1984

B(i)

Spotted Gar

10 lbs. 8 ozs.

Reelfoot Lake

Taylor Ricks and Nick Winston

2009

B(i)

White Amur

53 lbs. 4 ozs.

Tennessee River
(Nick-a-Jack Res.)

Jeff Jones

July-7, 1998

B(i)

Drum

20 lbs.

Center Hill Reservoir

James Martin Parker

May-25, 1983

B(g)

River Herring

1 lb. 6 ozs.

Cypress Creek

Mike Tolley

May-6, 1984

B(l)

Stoneroller

5 ozs.

Doe River

Rex Timbs

Nov-6, 1997

B(g)

Spotted Sucker

2 lbs. 10 ozs.

Kentucky Lake
(Standing Rock Creek)

Christopher Todd

July-26, 1996

B(i)

Northern Hogsucker

1 lb. 10 ozs.

Kentucky Lake
(Standing Rock Creek)

Dale E. Brooks

Aug-9, 1996

B(i)

Spotted Bass 5 lb 14 oz Parksville Lake Jack Paul Watson 12/31/08  
Gizzard Shad 3 lb 3 oz Holston River Preston Taylor III 12/13/08  
           
           
           

 

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