Montana State Fishing Records

SpeciesWeightLengthLocationAnglerDate
Arctic Grayling3 lbs20"Washtub LakeGlenn Owens6/28/2003
Bigmouth Buffalo57 lbs 12 oz40.7"Nelson ReservoirCraig D. Grassel6/4/1994
Black Bullhead2 lbs 9.6 oz14.37"Flathead RiverBirrell6/2/2009
Black Crappie3 lbs 2.08 oz16.7"Tongue River ReservoirAl Elser1973
Blue Sucker11 lbs 7.36 oz29.75"Yellowstone River - Miles CityDoug Askin10/7/1989
Bluegill Sunfish2 lbs 10.24 oz11"Petersons Stock DamBrent Fladmo6/3/1983
Brook Trout9 lbs 0.96 ozLower Two Medicine LakeJohn R. Cook1940
Brown Trout29 lbs 0 ozWade LakeE.H. Peck Bacon1966
Burbot17 lbs 1.28 oz39"Missouri River - Wolf PointJeff E. Iwen4/18/1989
Carp40 lbs 3.2 oz38"Nelson ReservoirJared S. Albus5/24/1998
Channel Catfish37 lbs 9.6 oz37.6"Castle Rock LakeJessey Perry5/8/2009
Chinook (King) Salmon31 lbs 2.08 oz38"Fort Peck ReservoirCarl L. Niles10/2/1991
Cisco1 lbs 12 oz17.25"Fort Peck Reservoir - below powerhouseCurt Zimmerman5/19/1991
Coho Salmon4 lbs 14.08 oz25.5"Fort Peck Reservoir - face of damIrven F. Stohl5/29/1973
Cutthroat Trout16 lbs 0 ozRed Eagle LakeWilliam D. Sands1955
Dolly Varden Trout25 lbs 10.08 oz37"N/AJames Hyer1916
Flathead Chub0 lbs 9.44 oz11.2"Thornton PondDouglas Jordan4/29/2001
Freshwater Drum21 lbs29.5"Fort Peck- Ghost CouleeMatt Washut5/3/2003
Golden Trout5 lbs 6.88 oz23.5"Cave LakeMike Malixi7/16/2000
Goldeye3 lbs 2.88 ozNelson ReservoirDon Nevrivy7/4/2000
Green Sunfish0 lbs 13.44 oz9.0"Castle Rock LakeBette Schmieding5/25/2009
Hybrid Trout30 lbs 4 oz35.75"Ashley LakePat Kelley5/16/1982
Kokanee Salmon7 lbs 8 oz26.8"Hauser LakeJohn Bomar9/23/2003
Lake Trout42 lbs 7 oz42.5"Flathead LakeRuth Barber6/23/2004
Lake Whitefish10 lbs 7.36 oz27"Flathead LakeSwan T. McDonald V8/26/2006
Largemouth Bass8 lbs 12.8 oz22.5"Noxon Rapids ReservoirDarin Williams5/2/2009
Largescale Sucker6 lbs 2.56 oz23.1"Woodland PondKevin Fraley6/27/2008
Longnose Sucker3 lbs 4.32 ozMarias River - LomaRay Quigley5/8/1988
Mottled Sculpin0 lbs 0.8 ozBelt CreekBrad Sullivan7/30/2001
Mountain Sucker0 lbs 1.6 oz6.2"Beaver Creek ReservoirRobert Garwood4/23/2001
Mountain Whitefish5 lbs 1.76 oz23"Hauser ReservoirWalt Goodman10/10/2007
Northern Pike37 lbs 8 ozTongue River ReservoirLance Moyer1972
Northern Squawfish7 lbs 14.08 oz27.125"Noxon Rapids ReservoirDarrel Torgrimson5/28/1991
Paddlefish142 lbs 8 oz77"Missouri River - near Kipp ParkLarry Branstetter5/20/1973
Pallid Sturgeon60 lbs 0 ozYellowstone River - near SidneyGene Sattler5/13/1979
Peamouth Chub1 lbs 8.32 oz16 1/8"Clark Fork RiverMike Jensen7/29/2007
Pumpkinseed Sunfish0 lbs 15.36 ozUpper Thompson LakeNathan Bache7/30/2006
Pygmy Whitefish0 lbs 5.76 oz9.84"Little Bitterroot LakeRichard Geldrich2/13/2010
Rainbow Trout33 lbs 1.6 oz38.62"Kootenai River - David Thompson BridgeJack G. Housel Jr.8/11/1997
Redside Shiner0 lbs 1.6 oz6.5"Lost LakeJosh Ahles8/21/2001
River Carpsucker6 lbs 15.2 oz24"Fort Peck ReservoirBrady Miller8/15/2008
Rock Bass0 lbs 13.12 oz9.88"Lower Crazy Head Springs ReservoirLance Dennis5/14/2010
Sauger8 lbs 12.8 oz28.2"Fort Peck ReservoirGene Moore12/12/1994
Saugeye15 lbs 10.56 ozFort Peck Reservoir - Squaw CreekMyron Kibler1/11/1995
Shorthead Redhorse4 lbs 10.88 oz20.25"Marias River - near LomaRay Quigley4/14/1985
Shortnose Gar7 lbs 2 oz34"Fort Peck Dredge CutsRon Gulbertson12/22/2003
Shovelnose Sturgeon14 lbs 2 oz39.75"Missouri RiverChad Buck5/21/2010
Smallmouth Bass6 lbs 6.4 oz21.25"Flathead RiverKen Riska4/16/2000
Smallmouth Bass6 lbs 6. oz21"Fort Peck ReservoirMike Otten7/30/2002
Smallmouth Buffalo38 lbs 0 oz38"Nelson ReservoirBrady Miller4/28/2007
Stone Catfish0 lbs 8.64 oz10"Milk RiverDale Bjerga6/16/1996
Tiger Muskellunge31 lbs 4.8 oz49"Deadman's Basin ReservoirDan Weil7/6/2011
Tiger Trout4 lbs 0.64 oz20.6"Bear LakeJoe Sobczak2/9/1997
Utah Chub1 lbs 12.96 ozCanyon Ferry ReservoirEugene Bastian2/5/1992
Walleye17 lbs 12 oz35"Tiber ReservoirRobert Bob Hart11/18/2007
White Bass2 lbs 12.8 oz17"Missouri River - south of BainvilleVernon Pacovsky10/13/2007
White Crappie3 lbs 10.88 oz18.5"Tongue RiverGene Bassett5/10/1996
White Sturgeon96 lbs 0 ozKootenai RiverHerb Stout1968
White Sucker5 lbs 5.28 oz21.625"Nelson ReservoirFred Perry2/10/1983
Yellow Bullhead1 lbs 0.32 oz11.6"Yellowstone RiverSamuel Shelton6/14/2012
Yellow Perch2 lbs 6.24 oz14.375"Ashley LakeJosh Emmert2/19/2006
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