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Tennessee Fishing Records

The following list is according to Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. * represents a World Record.

SPECIES SIZE LOCATION ANGLER DATE

BASS (BLACK)

Coosa

1 lb. 14.5 oz.

Parksville Lake

Harry E. Parker

Aug-18, 1991

Smallmouth*

11 lb.
5 oz.

Dale Hollow Reservoir

D. L. Hayes

July 9, 1955

Largemouth

14 lb.
8 oz.

Sugar Creek

Louge Barnett

Oct-17, 1954

Spotted

5 lb. 8 oz.

Center Hill Lake

Gary Martin

Feb-4, 1989

BASS (TRUE)

Striper (Rockfish)

63 lb. 12 oz.

Bull Run Steam Plant

William L. Marsh, Jr.

Feb-7, 1998

White

5 lb. 2 oz.

Parksville Lake

Hubert Parker

Apr-22, 1989

Cherokee (Hybrid)

23 lb. 3 oz.

Stones River

Ray Pelfrey

Apr-17, 1998

Yellow

2 lb. 9 oz.

Duck River (near Waverly)

John T. Chappell

Feb-27, 1998

BUFFALO

Bigmouth

46 lbs. 5 ozs.

Watts Bar Reservoir

Gene Daniels

Apr-9, 1982

Smallmouth

35 lbs. 4 ozs.

Chickamauga Creek

Mark E. Norris

Mar-9, 1986

Black

55 lbs. 8 ozs.

Cherokee Reservoir

Ed H. Mc.Lain

May-3, 1984

CATFISH

Channel

41 lbs.

Fall Creek Falls Lake

Clint Walters, Jr.

July-30, 1982

Flathead

85 lbs. 15 ozs.

Hiwassee River

Larry Kaylor

July-25, 1993

Blue

112 lbs.

Lock C, Cumberland River

Robrert E. Lewis

June-7, 1998

Brown Bullhead

2 lbs. 14 ozs.

Chickamauga Reservoir

John Thomas Hammond

June-5, 1980

Black Bullhead

3 lbs. 5.5 ozs.

Embertons Pond (Cannon County)

Hunter Chance Gaither

Feb-20, 1997

Yellow Bullhead

4 lbs. 8 ozs.

Chickamauga Reservoir

Jessie R. Johnson

Apr-21, 1979

CRAPPIE

Black

4 lbs. 4 oz.

Brown's Creek Lake

Clyde Freeman

Mar-23, 1985

White

5 lbs. 1 oz.

Garner Brown's pond

Clyde Freeman

Apr-20, 1968

GAR
Longnose

23 lbs.

Pickwick Tailwaters

Jimmy Gravett

1963

Shortnose

5 lbs. 12 ozs.

Watts Bar Lake

Dennis J. Odom

May-10, 1995

Spotted

4 lbs. .5 ozs.

Little Pigeon River

Tim A. Burke

July-10, 1995

PERCH

Yellow 2 lbs 2 oz Parksville Lake Jackie Kersey July, 2010
Sauger

7 lbs. 6 oz.

Pickwick Tailwaters

Rayford D. Voss

Feb-19, 1973

Saugeye

10 lbs. 12 oz.

Melton Hill

Chris Vittetoe

July-18, 1998

Walleye*

25 lbs

Old Hickory Reservoir

Mabery Harper

Aug-3, 1960

PIKE

Northern

24 lbs 7.5 ozs.

South Holston

Frank Childers

Mar-28, 1995

Muskellunge

42 lbs 8 ozs.

Norris Reservoir

Kyle F. Edwards

Apr-27, 1983

Chain Pickerel

7 lbs 7 ozs.

Kentucky Lake

Burke Williams

Feb-2, 1991

SUNFISH

Bluegill

3 lbs

Farm Pond

Brad Pendergrass

Dec-19, 1987

Bluegill

3 lbs

Fall Creek Falls Lake

Thelma Grissom

June-27, 1977

Pumpkinseed

5 ozs

Dogwood Lake

Lynn Middleton

June-14, 1998

Green

1 lb. 4 ozs

North Cross Creek

Dwight M. Lehman

June-8, 1991

Longear

12.75 ozs.

Pond, Overton County

Kay Fosberg

May-15, 1985

Redbreast

1 lb. 5 ozs.

Holston River

R. W. Gillespie

June-22, 1974

Redear

3 lb. 5.5 ozs.

Private Pond

Annelise S. Houston

Sept-1, 1979

Rock Bass

2 lb. 8 ozs.

Stones River

Bill Sanford

1958

Warmouth

1 lb. 12 ozs.

Nolichucky River

Frank E. Garrett

May-26, 1984

Round Flier

5.5 ozs.

Blair Lake

Hunter Henley

Mar-3, 1987

Orange Spotted

5.44 ozs.

Nolichucky River

Frank E. Garrett

May-26, 1984

TROUT

Brook

3 lb. 14 oz.

Hiwassee River

Jerry Wills

Aug-15, 1973

Brown

28 lb. 12 oz.

Clinch River

Greg Ensor

Aug-30, 1988

Cutthroat

6 oz.

Obey River, Below Dale Hollow Dam

Philip Neyman

June-1, 1969

Rainbow

15 lbs. .25 oz.

Boone Reservoir

Charles Bowles

June-18, 1994

Ohrid

14 lbs. .5 oz.

Watauga Reservoir

Richard Lynn Carter

Mar-28, 1986

Lake

20 lbs. .79 oz.

Watauga Reservoir

Eddie Southerland

Apr-2, 1994

OTHER

Golden Shiner

12 ozs.

Lake Taal

James Alex Bryant

July-7, 1996

River Herring

3 lbs. 12 ozs.

Watts Bar Reservoir

Paul D. Goddard

Feb-14, 1982

Common Carp

42 lbs. 8 ozs.

Boone Reservoir

Al Moore

Aug-12, 1956

Bighead Carp

44 lbs.

Below Pickwick Dam

Brent Daniel

Apr-22, 1998

Isralei Carp

53 lbs.

Below Pickwick Dam

Brent Daniel

Apr-22, 1998

Drum

54 lbs. 8 ozs.

Nick-a-Jack Reservoir

Benny Hull

Apr-20, 1972

Paddlefish

75 lbs.

Center Hill Reservoir

Shane S. Henery

Apr-28, 1984

Bowfin

15 lbs. 7 ozs.

Reelfoot Lake

Charles Aaron

June-22, 1983

Redhorse

11 lbs. .01 ozs.

Duck River

Cliff Crowell

Apr-6, 1993

Golden Redhorse

2 lbs. 9 ozs.

Elk River

K. Daniel Boone

Oct-10, 1998

Stoneroller

9.76 ozs.

Hiwassee River

Roy S. King

May-1, 1983

Goldeye

14 ozs.

Cumberland River

Harold A. Sanders

Apr-17, 1993

Mooneye

14 ozs.

Hiwassee River

Alan S. Cantrell

Apr-12, 1990

Northern Carpsucker 1 lb. 9 ozs Pickwick Tailwater Jim Youmans Feb-28, 1980
Quillback Carpsucker

2 lb. 8.96 ozs.

Melton Reservoir

Bill Davis

2009

White Amur

61 lb. 1 ozs.

Roach Pond

Ricky l. Haag

Mar-2, 1997


 

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