Arkansas State Fishing Records
Rod and Reel Records
These fish were caught by rod and reel.
| Species | Weight | Location | Date | State Record Holder |
| Bass, Hybrid Striped* | 27 lbs., 5 oz. | Greers Ferry Lake | 4/24/1997 | Jerald C. Shaum, Shirley, Ark. |
| Bass, Largemouth | 16 lbs., 8 oz. | Mallard Lake | 3/2/1976 | Aaron Mardis, Memphis, Tenn. |
| Bass, Ozark* | 1 lb., 1 oz. | Norfork Lake | 5/12/2014 | Dan Biery, Clinton, Ark. |
| Bass, Rock | 1 lb., 8 oz. | Norfork Lake | 8/2/1982 | Jerry Heard, Everton, Ark. |
| Bass, Shadow* | 1 lb., 12 oz. | Spring River | 7/5/1999 | James E. Baker, W. Monroe, La. |
| Bass, Smallmouth | 7 lbs., 5 oz. | Bull Shoals Lake | 4/1/1969 | Acie Dickerson, Lakeview, Ark. |
| Bass, Spotted | 7 lbs., 15 oz. | Bull Shoals Lake | 3/26/1983 | Mike Heilich, St. Louis, Mo. |
| Bass, Striped | 64 lbs., 8 oz. | Beaver Lake Tailwater | 4/28/2000 | Jeff Fletcher, Golden, Mo. |
| Bass, White | 5 lbs., 6 oz. | Mississippi River | 10/27/2005 | Bill Nelson, Memphis, Tenn. |
| Bass, Yellow | 2 lbs., 2 oz. | Gillham Lake | 4/26/2009 | Tony Dinger, De Queen, Ark. |
| Bluegill | 3 lbs., 4 oz. | Fulton County | 8/7/1998 | Albert Sharp, Elizabeth, Ark. |
| Bowfin | 17 lbs., 5 oz. | Desha County | 2/21/1977 | Doug Smith, McGehee, Ark. |
| Buffalo, Bigmouth | 50 lbs., 0 oz. | Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir | 9/10/2007 | Tony Worm, Conway, Ark. |
| Buffalo, Black | 92 lbs., 8 oz. | Lake Maumelle | 2/26/2001 | Kenny DeLuca, Paron, Ark. |
| Buffalo, Smallmouth | 68 lbs., 8 oz. | Lake Hamilton | 5/15/1984 | Jerry Dolezal, Berwyn, Ill. |
| Bullhead, Black | 4 lbs., 12 oz. | Point Remove Creek | 4/11/1986 | Janet Story, Morrilton, Ark. |
| Bullhead, Brown | 3 lbs., 3 oz. | Upper White Oak Lake | 4/2/2013 | Christopher "JJ" Holeman, Camden, Ark. |
| Bullhead, Yellow | 2 lbs., 7 oz. | Private lake | 9/21/2014 | Jackie R. Mullins, Texarkana, Ark. |
| Catfish, Blue | 116 lbs., 12 oz. | Mississippi River | 8/3/2001 | Charles Ashley Jr., Marion, Ark. |
| Catfish, Channel | 38 lbs., 0 oz. | Lake Ouachita | 6/3/1989 | Joe Holleman, Waldron, Ark. |
| Catfish, Flathead | 80 lbs., 0 oz. | Arkansas River | 10/28/1989 | Wesley White, Hartford, Ark. |
| Crappie, Black | 5 lbs., 0 oz. | Lake Wilhelmina | 6/6/2011 | Donivan Echols, Mena, Ark. |
| Crappie, White | 4 lbs., 7 oz. | Mingo Creek | 4/12/1993 | Shelby D. Cooper, Bald Knob, Ark. |
| Drum, Freshwater | 45 lbs., 7 oz. | Lake Wilson | 7/11/2004 | Chuck Piker, Hamburg, Ark. |
| Eel, American | 5 lbs., 4.4 oz. | Spring River | 7/15/2015 | Cory Beeson, Jonesboro, Ark. |
| Flier | 0 lbs., 14 oz. | Saline River | 7/10/1985 | Harvey Jones, Warren, Ark. |
| Gar, Alligator | 215 lbs., 0 oz. | Arkansas River | 7/31/1964 | Alvin Bonds, Clarksville, Ark. |
| Gar, Longnose | 35 lbs., 12 oz. | Taylor Old River Lake | 6/28/2005 | Tommy Cantrell, Dumas, Ark. |
| Gar, Shortnose | 5 lbs., 13 oz. | Lake Dardanelle | 9/23/2012 | Thomas Kremers, Clarksville, Ark. |
| Gar, Spotted | 7 lbs., 15 oz. | Little Red River | 3/29/2018 | Tim Welch, Bono, Ark. |
| Goldeye | 1 lbs., 10 oz. | Current River | 7/30/2017 | Jacob Berger, Paragould, Ark. |
| Herring, Skipjack | 2 lbs., 10 oz. | Lake Dardanelle | 1/3/2004 | Jeremy Whitcomb, Little Rock, Ark. |
| Muskie, Tiger | 23 lbs., 12 oz. | Spring River | 6/27/1995 | Randy Wyatt, Thayer, Mo. |
| Paddlefish | 105 lbs., 0 oz. | Beaver Lake | 3/2/2015 | Jessie Wilkes, Springdale, Ark. |
| Pickerel, Chain | 7 lbs., 10 oz. | Little Red River | 1/6/1979 | Abe Vogel, Heber Springs, Ark. |
| Pike, Northern | 16 lbs., 1 oz. | DeGray Lake | 12/27/1973 | Dick Cooley, Arkadelphia, Ark. |
| Redhorse, Golden | 1 lb., 2 oz. | Spring River | 5/27/2011 | D. Victor Waits, Holts Summit, Mo |
| Redhorse, River | 8 lbs., 2 oz. | Spring River | 4/18/2006 | D. Victor Waits, Holts Summit, Mo. |
| Sauger | 6 lbs., 12 oz. | Arkansas River | 12/15/1976 | Claude Eubanks, Fort Smith, Ark. |
| Saugeye | 9 lbs., 0 oz. | Lake Frierson | 1/30/2012 | Chris Owen, Alicia, Ark. |
| Shad, Alabama | 2 lbs., 13 oz. | Ouachita River | 4/4/1997 | Monte Pascoe, Hot Springs, Ark. |
| Shad, Gizzard | 2 lbs., 14 oz. | White River | 5/9/1992 | Charles Jordan, Mountain View, Ark. |
| Sturgeon, Shovelnose | 5 lbs., 0 oz. | Spring River | 10/10/2008 | D. Victor Waits, Holts Summit, Mo. |
| Sucker, Northern Hog | 1 lb., 2 oz. | Spring River | 5/27/2011 | D. Victor Waits, Holts Summit, Mo. |
| Sucker, Spotted | 1 lb., 15 oz. | Caney Creek | 1/28/2015 | Steve Lankford, Conway, Ark. |
| Sunfish, Green | 1 lb., 11 oz. | pond, Dierks | 4/12/1976 | Keith McCullough, Dierks, Ark. |
| Sunfish, Longear | 1 lb., 2 oz. | Table Rock Lake | 4/22/1991 | Carl Bohannan, Eureka Springs, Ark. |
| Sunfish, Redear | 2 lbs., 14 oz. | Bois d'Arc Lake | 5/4/1985 | Glenda Tatom, Stamps, Ark. |
| Trout, Brook | 5 lbs., 0 oz. | North Fork River | 6/3/2002 | Billy J. Meeks, Wylie, Texas |
| Trout, Brown* | 40 lbs., 4 oz. | Little Red River | 5/9/1992 | Howard "Rip" Collins, Heber Springs, Ark. |
| Trout, Cutthroat | 10 lbs., 2 oz. | White River | 9/29/2018 | Mike Bowers, Abilene, Kans. |
| Trout, Lake | 11 lbs., 5 oz. | Greers Ferry Lake | 12/15/1997 | Clark Stevenson, Greenbrier, Ark. |
| Trout, Rainbow | 19 lbs., 1 oz. | White River | 3/14/1981 | Jim Miller, Memphis, Tenn. |
| Walleye* | 22 lbs., 11 oz. | Greers Ferry Lake | 3/12/1982 | Al Nelson, Higden, Ark. |
| Warmouth | 1 lb., 8 oz. | Black Dog Bayou | 5/28/1998 | Michael Curtis, Pine Bluff, Ark. |
Unrestricted Tackle Record
These fish were caught by legal means other than rod and reel.
| Species | Weight | Location | Date | State Record Holder |
| Buffalo, Bigmouth | 56 lbs., 4 oz. | Calion Lake | 4/3/2000 | Benny Alexander, El Dorado, Ark. |
| Buffalo, Black | 105 lbs., 0 oz. | Harris Brake Lake | 3/14/1994 | Kenneth Harvey, Perryville, Ark. |
| Buffalo, Smallmouth | 74 lbs., 0 oz. | Millwood Lake | 4/15/2007 | Zane Barrett, Murfreesboro, Ark. |
| Bullhead, Yellow | 4 lbs., 9 oz. | Blue Bayou | 5/22/2005 | Joshua Rosenbaum, Nashville, Ark. |
| Carpsucker, Highfin | 1 lbs., 12 oz. | Arkansas River | 6/19/2017 | Jimmy Ruple, Greenbrier, Ark. |
| Carpsucker, Quillback | 3 lbs., 3 oz. | Arkansas River | 8/8/2016 | Ross Martin, Cabot, Ark. |
| Carpsucker, River | 3 lbs., 2 oz. | Arkansas River | 6/19/2017 | Jimmy Ruple, Greenbrier, Ark. |
| Gar, Longnose | 54 lbs., 0 oz. | Arkansas River | 8/4/2011 | Torry Cook, Warren, Ark. |
| Gar, Shortnose | 11 lbs., 12 oz. | Cypress Bayou | 11/2/2016 | Bryson Harpole, Ward, Ark. |
| Gar, Spotted | 12 lbs., 5 oz. | Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir | 3/18/2017 | Jerrime Tucker, Conway, Ark. |
| Redhorse, River | 9 lbs. 0 oz. | Lake Ouachita | 3/17/2013 | Asher Kight, Hot Springs, Ark. |
| Shad, Gizzard | 3 lbs. 7 oz. | DeGray Lake | 6/15/2013 | Ross Wooldridge, Malvern, Ark. |
| Sucker, Spotted | 4 lbs., 6 oz. | Big Hill Creek | 3/19/2018 | Ransum Mullens, Camden, Ark. |