List of Wisconsin fishing records
This is a list of fishing records in the state of Wisconsin. All records are fish caught by use of hook and line and are handled by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. This list is up to date as of June 10, 2026.
| Species name | Weight | Length in inches | Date | Location | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alewife | 0 lbs. 3.2 oz. | 9 | 05/12/2023 | Lake Michigan | Milwaukee |
| Bass, Largemouth | 11 lbs. 3 oz. | not available | 10/12/1940 | Lake Ripley | Jefferson |
| Bass, Smallmouth | 9 lbs. 1 oz. | not available | 06/21/1950 | Indian Lake | Oneida |
| Bass, Rock | 2 lbs. 15 oz. | not available | 06/02/1990 | Shadow Lake | Waupaca |
| Bass, Hybrid Striped | 13 lbs. 14.2 oz. | 28.0 | 03/16/2002 | Columbia Lake | Columbia |
| Bass, Striped | 1 lbs. 9.3 oz. | 17.0 | 05/24/1996 | Fox River | Kenosha |
| Bass, White | 5 lbs. 3.8 oz. | 22.25 | 05/05/2019 | Mississippi River | Vernon |
| Bass, Yellow | 2 lbs. 13.8 oz. | 16.5 | 04/22/2025 | Lake Mendota | Dane |
| Blackstripe Topminnow | 0 lbs. 0.32 oz. | 2.4 | 08/01/2019 | Mukwonago River | Waukesha |
| Bluegill | 2 lbs. 9.8 oz. | 12.0 | 08/02/1995 | Green Bay | Brown |
| Bowfin | 13 lbs. 1 oz. | 31.6 | 07/19/1980 | Willow Flowage | Oneida |
| Buffalo, Bigmouth | 76 lbs. 8 oz. | 49.5 | 06/21/2013 | Petenwell Lake | Adams |
| Buffalo, Smallmouth | 20 lbs 0 oz. | 30.0 | 12/03/1999 | Milwaukee River | Washington |
| Bullhead, Black | 5 lbs. 8 oz. | 21.5 | 09/02/1989 | Big Falls Flowage | Rusk |
| Bullhead, Brown | 4 lbs. 2 oz. | 17.5 | 07/07/2006 | Little Green Lake | Green Lake |
| Bullhead, Yellow | 4 lbs. 5 oz. | 19.5 | 08/06/2021 | White Mound Park Lake | Sauk |
| Burbot | 18 lbs. 2oz. | 37.8 | 02/02/2002 | Lake Superior | Bayfield |
| Carp, Bighead | 67 lbs. 3.2 oz. | 49.5 | 04/29/2022 | Wisconsin River | Sauk |
| Carp, Common | 57 lbs. 2 oz. | not available | 08/28/1966 | Lake Wisconsin | Columbia |
| Carpsucker, Quillback | 13 lbs. 8.8 oz. | 24.75 | 04/23/2024 | Wolf River | Waupaca |
| Catfish, Channel | 44 lbs. 0 oz. | not available | 1962 | Wisconsin River | Columbia |
| Catfish, Flathead | 74 lbs. 5.1 oz. | 53.0 | 03/30/2001 | Mississippi River | Vernon |
| Chub, Creek | 0 lbs.12.0 oz. | 11.75 | 01/07/2018 | Amnicon Lake | Douglas |
| Chub, Hornyhead | 0 lbs. 7.3 oz. | 10.63 | 04/11/2024 | Little Platte River | Grant |
| Cisco | 4 lbs. 12.8 oz. | 22 | 03/28/2023 | Chain O' Lakes | Waupaca |
| Crappie, Black | 4 lbs. 8 oz. | 19.75 | 08/12/1967 | Gile Flowage | Iron |
| Crappie, White | 3 lb. 13.1 oz. | 16.5 | 05/04/2003 | Cranberry Marsh | Monroe |
| Darter, Johnny | 0 lb. 0.16 oz. | 2.5 | 08/29/2020 | Menomonee River | Waukesha |
| Drum, (Sheepshead) | 35 lbs. 4 oz. | 37.5 | 08/29/1992 | Mississippi River | Crawford |
| Eel, American | 3 lbs. 6 oz. | 38.25 | 07/09/1997 | Lake Superior | Ashland |
| Gar, Longnose | 21 lbs. 4 oz. | 52.5 | 06/14/1990 | Wisconsin River | Richland |
| Gar, Shortnose | 4 lbs. 5.4 oz | 31.75 | 08/22/2015 | Fox River | Outagamie |
| Goby, Round | 0 lb. 5.3 oz | 8.5 | 05/11/2008 | Lake Michigan | Manitowoc |
| Logperch | 0 lbs. 0.80 oz. | 4.8 | 09/09/2023 | Lake Winnebago | Fond du Lac |
| Minnow, Bluntnose | 0 lbs. 0.4 oz. | 2.7 | 08/01/2019 | Mukwonago River | Waukesha |
| Muskellunge | 69 lbs. 11 oz. | 63.5 | 10/20/1949 | Chippewa Flowage | Sawyer |
| Muskellunge, Tiger | 51 lbs. 3 oz. | 54.0 | 07/16/1919 | Lac Vieux Desert | Vilas |
| Northern Pike | 38 lbs. 0 oz. | not available | 08/06/1952 | Lake Puckaway | Green Lake |
| Perch, White | 1 lbs. 9.6 oz. | 13.75 | 11/01/2023 | Green Bay | Door |
| Perch, Yellow | 3 lbs. 4 oz. | not available | 1954 | Lake Winnebago | Winnebago |
| Pumpkinseed | 1 lb. 3.4 oz. | 11.125 | 05/31/2020 | Silver Lake | Washington |
| Redhorse, Golden | 5 lbs. 2.2 oz. | 24.0 | 04/21/2022 | Mississippi River | La Crosse |
| Redhorse, Greater | 10 lbs. 10.4 oz. | 28.75 | 05/16/2024 | Yellow River | Burnett |
| Redhorse, Shorthead | 4 lbs. 5.4 oz. | 22 | 09/17/2025 | Wisconsin River | Sauk |
| Redhorse, Silver | 11 lbs. 7 oz. | 29.25 | 05/29/1985 | Plum Creek | Vilas |
| Rudd, European | 1 lb. 3 oz. | 12.6 | 03/10/1991 | North Lake | Waukesha |
| Salmon, Atlantic | 23 lbs. 15 oz. | 37.0 | 07/18/1980 | Lake Michigan | Milwaukee |
| Salmon, Coho | 26 lbs. 1.9 oz. | 38.0 | 08/21/1999 | Lake Michigan | Milwaukee |
| Salmon, Chinook | 44 lbs. 15 oz. | 47.5 | 07/19/1994 | Lake Michigan | Door |
| Salmon, Kokanee | 2 lbs. 8.2 oz. | 19.5 | 09/01/2007 | Upper Bass Lake | Menominee |
| Salmon, Pink | 6 lbs. 1.9 oz. | 24.0 | 08/10/1999 | Lake Michigan | Kewaunee |
| Salmon, Pinook (chinook x pink) | 12 lbs. 7.4 oz. | 29.5 | 08/14/2022 | Lake Michigan | Kewaunee |
| Sauger | 6 lbs. 6.7 oz. | 23.25 | 03/19/2009 | Mississippi River | Pierce |
| Saugeye | 8 lbs. 14.7 oz. | 28.5 | 10/14/2009 | Wisconsin River | Columbia |
| Sculpin, Mottled | 0 lbs. 1.1 oz. | 5.25 | 09/12/2022 | Rush River | St. Croix |
| Sculpin, Slimy | 0 lbs. 0.8 oz. | 4.75 | 05/21/2016 | Kinnickinnic River | St. Croix |
| Shad, Gizzard | 4 lbs. 7 oz. | 21.5 | 02/10/1982 | Lake Michigan | Ozaukee |
| Shiner, Common | 0 lbs. 4.0 oz. | 8.0 | 04/23/2017 | Mukwonago River | Waukesha |
| Shiner, Golden | 0 lbs. 9.1 oz. | 10.25 | 03/09/2021 | Lake Mendota | Dane |
| Shiner, Spottail | 0 lbs. 0.80 oz. | 5.25 | 05/20/2024 | Sugar Creek | Door |
| Smelt, Rainbow | 0 lbs. 5.5 oz. | 11.5 | 02/03/2022 | Green Bay | Door |
| Stonecat | 0 lbs.5.4 oz. | 9.3 | 07/04/2017 | Prairie River | Lincoln |
| Sturgeon, Lake | 170 lbs. 10 oz. | 79.0 | 09/22/1979 | Yellow Lake | Burnett |
| Sturgeon, Shovelnose | 7 lbs. 13.1 oz. | 37.5 | 05/28/2017 | Mississippi River | Vernon |
| Sucker, Longnose | 4 lbs. 1 oz. | 21.75 | 04/12/2025 | Menominee River | Marinette |
| Sucker, Northern Hog | 1 lb. 13 oz. | 16.0 | 03/17/2004 | Fox River | Green Lake |
| Sucker, Spotted | 4 lbs. 10.2 oz. | 20.5 | 02/22/2018 | Lake Onalaska | La Crosse |
| Sucker, White | 6 lbs. 2 oz. | 23.1 | 08/27/1997 | Miller Flowage | Taylor |
| Sunfish, Green | 1 lb. 9 oz. | not available | 08/23/1967 | Wind Lake | Racine |
| Sunfish, Orangespotted | 0 lbs. 0.48 oz. | 3.25 | 06/15/2024 | Crawfish River | Dodge |
| Trout, Brook (inland) | 9 lbs. 15 oz. | not available | 09/02/1944 | Prairie River | Lincoln |
| Trout, Brook (outlying) | 10 lbs. 1 oz. | 24.5 | 06/08/1999 | Lake Michigan | Ozaukee |
| Trout, Brown (inland) | 18 lbs. 6 oz. | 34.3 | 05/07/1984 | Lake Geneva | Walworth |
| Trout, Brown (outlying) | 41 lbs. 8 oz. | 40.6 | 07/16/2010 | Lake Michigan | Racine |
| Trout, Lake (inland) | 35 lbs. 4 oz. | not available | 06/01/1957 | Big Green Lake | Green Lake |
| Trout, Lake (outlying) | 47 lbs. 0 oz. | not available | 09/09/1946 | Lake Superior | Bayfield |
| Trout, Rainbow (outlying) | 27 lbs. 2 oz. | 42.5 | 07/26/1997 | Lake Michigan | Kewaunee |
| Trout, Rainbow (inland) | 12 lbs. 3 oz. | 29.5 | 06/15/2006 | Elbow Lake | Marinette |
| Trout, Splake (Lk x Bk) | 17 lbs. 14.5 oz. | 32.0 | 07/06/2002 | Green Bay | Marinette |
| Trout, Tiger (Bk x Br, outlying) | 20 lbs. 13 oz. | 33.75 | 08/12/1978 | Lake Michigan | Sheboygan |
| Trout, Tiger (Bk x Br, inland) | 2 lb. 1 oz. | 16.0 | 04/09/2018 | Private pond | Racine |
| Walleye | 18 lbs. 0 oz. | not available | 09/16/1933 | High Lake | Vilas |
| Warmouth | 1 lb. 1 oz. | 10.50 | 05/26/2001 | Eagle Lake | Racine |
| Whitefish, Lake | 12 lbs. 6.4 oz. | 31.0 | 07/09/2013 | Lake Michigan | Sheboygan |
See also
[edit]- Door Peninsula § Waters
- Kewaunee County, Wisconsin § Fishing and boating
- Lake Winnebago § Fishing
- Hadland Fishing Camp
- National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame
- Manitou Camp
