North Dakota State Fishing Records
Fresh Water
| Species | Weight | Length | Location | Angler | Date |
| Bluegill Sunfish | 2 lbs 12 oz | Strawberry Lake | B. Hystad | 1963 | |
| Brown Trout | 31 lbs 11 oz | Garrison Tailrace | Tim Johansen | 2/1/2005 | |
| Buffalo | 54 lbs 0 oz | 42" | Heart Butte Tailrace | Keith Huschka | 6/19/2011 |
| Bullhead | 4 lbs 1 oz | Devils lake | Riley Zavada | 1988 | |
| Carp | 26 lbs 15 oz | Red River | Paul Haugen | 1995 | |
| Channel Catfish | 42 lbs 1 oz | 40 "" | Moon Lake | Tina Willis | 7/25/2009 |
| Chinook (King) Salmon | 31 lbs 2 oz | Garrison Tailrace | Tom Schwartz | 1986 | |
| Cisco | 2 lbs 8 oz | Lake Sakakawea | Scott Borup Jr. | 2000 | |
| Crappie | 3 lbs 4 oz | Lake Oahe | Don Newcomb | 1998 | |
| Cutthroat Trout | 7 lbs 7 oz | Garrison Tailrace | Rod Sabot | 2001 | |
| Drum | 26 lbs 2 oz | Lake Sakakawea | Larry Harris | 1988 | |
| Flathead Catfish | 29 lbs 6 oz | Heart River | Kenneth Klein | 1985 | |
| Goldeye | 3 lbs 13 oz | New Johns Lake | Craig Unser | 1998 | |
| Lake Trout | 16 lbs 6 oz | 33" | Garrison Dam Tailrace | Royce (Pete) Johnston | 3/6/2012 |
| Largemouth Bass | 8 lbs 7.5 oz | Nelson Lake | Leon Rixen | 1983 | |
| Ling Cod | 18 lbs 4 oz | Knife River | O. Kruckenberg | 1984 | |
| Muskellunge | 46 lbs 8 oz | 54 "" | GDU Canal Lakes | Cory Bosch | 7/3/2007 |
| Northern Pike | 37 lbs 8 oz | Lake Sakakawea | M. Slind | 1968 | |
| Paddlefish | 130 lbs 0 oz | 74" | Upper Missouri River | Alex Mergen | 5/2/2010 |
| Rainbow Trout | 21 lbs 4 oz | Garrison Tailrace | Wade Weltz | 1998 | |
| Sauger | 8 lbs 12 oz | Lake Sakakawea | M. Fischer | 1971 | |
| Saugeye | 11 lbs 12 oz | Lake Sakakawea | David Groth | 1984 | |
| Smallmouth Bass | 6 lbs 13 oz | 19 "" | Lake Darling | Bruce Elberg | 4/14/2007 |
| Striped Bass | 20 lbs 12 oz | Devils lake | Stephen Renault | 1993 | |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 40 lbs 0 oz | Gravel Lake | Marvin Lee | 1975 | |
| Walleye | 15 lbs 12 oz | Wood Lake | B. Chapman | 1959 | |
| White Bass | 4 lbs 10 oz | 19" | Devils lake | Charlie Vang | 6/10/2012 |
| Whitefish | 8 lbs 11 oz | Garrison Tailrace | Bill Mitzel | 1984 | |
| Yellow Perch | 2 lbs 15 oz | Devils lake | Kyle Smith | 1982 |