What are the biggest fish ever caught in Alabama? Here are angler records - AL.com

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Anglers the world over gather regularly for fishing derbies to see who can land the biggest catch. But record-breaking fish can be caught at anytime, weighed on an International Game Fish Association-certified scale at any number of tackle shops or marinas, and compared to the IGFA’s online records database. Sport-fishing enthusiasts can even have their own scales certified by the IGFA for a $40 fee.

Stacker compiled a list of record fish caught in Alabama using data from Land Big Fish. Fish pictured are not the actual record catch. Keep reading to see which bodies of water in your state hold some of the most massive fish around.

Alligator Gar

- Weight: 151 lbs 10 oz

- Location: Tensaw River

- Record set by Richard Johnson in 2009

American Eel

- Weight: 5 lbs 8 oz

- Location: Lake Shechi

- Record set by Tod A. Groover in 1989

Black Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 5 oz

- Location: Fort Payne Res

- Record set by Shelley Meadows in 2007

120 pound blue catfish caught in 2012. (Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources)

Blue Catfish

- Weight: 120 lbs 4 oz

- Location: Holt Reservoir

- Record set by John Paul in 2012

Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 4 lbs 12 oz

- Location: Ketona Lakes by Birmingham

- Record set by T.S. Hudson in 1950

Bowfin

- Weight: 18 lbs 6 oz

- Location: Lake Tuscaloosa

- Record set by Nelson Ray Sansing in 2005

Buffalo

- Weight: 57 lbs 0 oz

- Location: Guntersville Reservoir

- Record set by Ralph B. Lowery in 1990

Bullhead

- Weight: 3 lbs 13 oz

- Location: private pond

- Record set by Charles A. Lane in 1984

Carp

- Weight: 35 lbs 0 oz

- Location: Bear Creek

- Record set by Darrin Jackson in 1980

Chain Pickerel

- Weight: 6 lbs 5 oz

- Location: Dyas Creek

- Record set by Michael P. Ryan in 1976

Channel Catfish

- Weight: 40 lbs 0 oz

- Location: Inland Lake

- Record set by Donald R. Cox in 1967

Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 80 lbs 0 oz

- Location: Alabama River near Selma

- Record set by Rick Conner in 1986

Freshwater Drum

- Weight: 41 lbs 8 oz

- Location: Wilson Reservoir

- Record set by Wilson Brock in 1949

Grass Carp

- Weight: 73 lbs 0 oz

- Location: Guntersville Reservoir

- Record set by Bradley D. Bridges, Sr. in 2012

Green Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 9 oz

- Location: McLamore Pond

- Record set by Caleb Miller in 2005

Hybrid Bass

- Weight: 25 lbs 15 oz

- Location: Sipsey Fork

- Record set by E.H. Hodges in 1996

Longear Sunfish

- Weight: 0 lbs 8 oz

- Location: Yellow River

- Record set by Jerry Jones in 1990

Longnose Gar

- Weight: 32 lbs 14 oz

- Location: Jordan Reservoir

- Record set by Gary Smyth in 1985

Muskellunge

- Weight: 19 lbs 8 oz

- Location: Wilson Dam Tailwater

- Record set by Steve Leatherwood in 1972

Paddlefish

- Weight: 52 lbs 12 oz

- Location: Wilson Reservoir

- Record set by Susan Holland in 1982

Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 9 lbs 1 oz

- Location: Mud Creek

- Record set by Otha Hamm in 2006

Redbreast Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 4 oz

- Location: Choctawhatchee River

- Record set by Archie Russ in 2010

Redear Sunfish

- Weight: 4 lbs 4 oz

- Location: Chattahoochee State Park

- Record set by Jeff Lashley in 1962

Redeye Bass

- Weight: 3 lbs 2 oz

- Location: Choccolocco Creek

- Record set by Terry Johnson in 2000

Redfin Pickerel

- Weight: 0 lbs 11 oz

- Location: Armstrong Creek

- Record set by Frank Lambert in 2010

Rock Bass

- Weight: 1 lbs 6 oz

- Location: Paint Rock River

- Record set by James R. Stewart in 1995

Sauger

- Weight: 5 lbs 2 oz

- Location: Wilson Dam Tailwater

- Record set by William F. Huntley in 1972

Silver Redhorse

- Weight: 14 lbs 14 oz

- Location: Wilson Dam Tailwater

- Record set by Chris Stephenson in 1995

Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 10 lbs 8 oz

- Location: Wheeler Dam Tailwater

- Record set by Owen F. Smith in 1950

Spotted Bass

- Weight: 8 lbs 15 oz

- Location: Lewis Smith Reservoir

- Record set by Phillip C. Terry in 1978

Spotted Gar

- Weight: 8 lbs 12 oz

- Location: Cotaco Creek

- Record set by Winston Baker in 1987

Striped Bass

- Weight: 55 lbs 0 oz

- Location: Tallapoosa River

- Record set by Charles Totty in 1955

Walleye

- Weight: 10 lbs 14 oz

- Location: Weiss Reservoir

- Record set by Julia Hurley in 1980

Warmouth

- Weight: 1 lbs 12 oz

- Location: private pond

- Record set by Jimmy A. Barfield in 1986

White Bass

- Weight: 4 lbs 9 oz

- Location: Warrior River

- Record set by Ben DeMott in 1987

White Catfish

- Weight: 10 lbs 5 oz

- Location: not available

- Record set by Roy T. Britton in 1981

White Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 9 oz

- Location: Martin Lake

- Record set by Jeremy S. White in 2000

Yellow Bass

- Weight: 2 lbs 8 oz

- Location: Guntersville Reservoir

- Record set by Dennis M. Woebbeking in 2000

Yellow Perch

- Weight: 1 lbs 15 oz

- Location: Wheeler Reservoir

- Record set by Matthew K. Patterson in 2000

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