South Carolina State Fishing Records
| Species | Weight | Length | Location | Angler | Date |
| African Pompano | 44 lbs 3 oz | Hilton Head Island | C. T. Babcock III | 2011 | |
| Albacore Tuna | 37 lbs 4 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | W. Crump | 1976 | |
| Amberjack | 123 lbs 0 oz | Isle of Palms | J. Beauford | 2010 | |
| American Shad | 7 lbs 0 oz | Santee River | Sylvester Casselman | 1985 | |
| Atlantic Bonito | 7 lbs 11 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Little River | Charles Adams | 1993 | |
| Atlantic Spadefish | 14 lbs 2 oz | Beaufort | S. Nickleson | 2005 | |
| Bigeye Thresher Shark | 406 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Edisto Island | J. H. Mixson | 1978 | |
| Black Crappie | 5 lbs 0 oz | Lake Moultrie | P.E. Foust | 1957 | |
| Black Drum | 89 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Port Royal | W. P. Buquet | 1978 | |
| Black Sea Bass | 8 lbs 3 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Fripp Inlet | Larry L. Hudson | 1995 | |
| Blackfin Tuna | 40 lbs 6.4 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | Mark Hartley | May-05 | |
| Blacktip Shark | 163 lbs 14 oz | Hilton Head | D. Rowe | 2009 | |
| Blue Catfish | 109 lbs 4 oz | Tailrace Canal | George A. Lijewski | 1991 | |
| Blue Marlin | 881 lbs 13 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | W.C. Taylor | 2005 | |
| Bluefin Tuna | 396 lbs 14 oz | Hilton Head Island | J. S. Middleton III | 2006 | |
| Bluefish | 21 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | J.A. Curtis | 1975 | |
| Bluegill Sunfish | 3 lbs 4 oz | N/A | J.P. Hegler | 1973 | |
| Blueline Tilefish | 14 lbs 6 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Murrells Inlet | O. Cockerham | 1982 | |
| Bowfin | 21 lbs 8 oz | Forest Lake | Robert Harmon | 1980 | |
| Brook Trout | 4 lbs 10 oz | Chattooga River | Wes Coker | 2010 | |
| Brown Trout | 17 lbs 9.5 oz | Lake Jocassee | Larry Edwards | 1987 | |
| Bull Shark | 477 lbs 12 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Stono Inlet | C. R. Faust | 1985 | |
| Bullhead | 6 lbs 6.3 oz | Broad River | George Eleazer | 2009 | |
| Chain Pickerel | 6 lbs 4 oz | Lake Marion | Randall Spell | 1981 | |
| Channel Catfish | 58 lbs 0 oz | Lake Moultrie | W.H. Whaley | 1964 | |
| Cobia | 92 lbs 10 oz | Hilton Head Island | R. Maroudas | 2009 | |
| Croaker | 4 lbs 9 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | C. I. Frasier | 1979 | |
| Dolphin | 77 lbs 8 oz | Seabrook Island | R. Riggs | 2008 | |
| Dusky Shark | 466 lbs 12 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | M. Almond | 1981 | |
| Flathead Catfish | 79 lbs 4 oz | 51" | Santee Cooper | Jessica Preston | 5/11/2001 |
| Flier Sunfish | 1 lbs 4 oz | Hemingway | Steve Bryant | 1977 | |
| Florida Pompano | 8 lbs 12 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | C. Mullinax Sr. | 1975 | |
| Gag Grouper | 48 lbs 8 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | R. L. Price | 1997 | |
| Gray Triggerfish | 13 lbs 9 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Murrells Inlet | Jim Hilton | 1989 | |
| Great Barracuda | 65 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Georgetown | Henry Shelor | 1948 | |
| Hammerhead Shark | 588 lbs 3 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | Byron Bass | 1989 | |
| Hogfish | 21 lbs 15 oz | Charleston | W. Covington | 2011 | |
| Houndfish | 9 lbs 4 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Murrells Inlet | W. Kirby | 1974 | |
| Hybrid Bass | 20 lbs 6 oz | Savannah River | Danny Wood | 1978 | |
| Jack Crevalle | 40 lbs 1 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | J. Benich | 1993 | |
| Jolthead Porgy | 18 lbs 4 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | J. Currie | 1984 | |
| King Mackerel | 2 lbs 10 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Pawleys Island | C. Micheau | 1968 | |
| King Mackerel | 62 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | J. Brownlee III | 1976 | |
| Ladyfish | 5 lbs 14 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | B. Raver | 1994 | |
| Largemouth Bass | 16 lbs 2 oz | Lake Marion | P.H. Flanagan | 1949 | |
| Largemouth Bass | 16 lbs 2 oz | private pond | Mason Cummings | 1993 | |
| Lemon Shark | 380 lbs 0 oz | Hilton Head | S. Liesen | 2010 | |
| Little Tunny | 29 lbs 7 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | C. Edwards Jr. | 1975 | |
| Longbill Spearfish | 53 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Mt. Pleasant | H. L. Johnson Jr. | 1986 | |
| Mako Shark | 391 lbs 15 oz | Charleston | P. Ford | 2002 | |
| Margate Grunt | 18 lbs 8 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Murrells Inlet | J. L. Flowers | 1971 | |
| Muskellunge | 22 lbs 8 oz | 42" | Broad River | Zavier Jefferies | 2004 |
| Pumpkinseed Sunfish | 2 lbs 4 oz | North Saluda River | Scott Hart | 1997 | |
| Queen Triggerfish | 9 lbs 7 oz | Georgetown | J. H. Woodberry | 2011 | |
| Rainbow Runner | 14 lbs 14 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Georgetown | W. D. Harder | 1985 | |
| Rainbow Trout | 11 lbs 5 oz | Lake Jocassee | Scott Coggins | 1993 | |
| Red Drum | 75 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Murrells Inlet | A. J. Taylor | 1965 | |
| Red Grouper | 31 lbs 0 oz | Little River | M. K. Jenkins | 2008 | |
| Red Porgy | 10 lbs 8 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Murrells Inlet | J. F. Duffer | 1985 | |
| Red Snapper | 37 lbs 8 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Little River | K. Henry | 1964 | |
| Redbreast Sunfish | 2 lbs 0 oz | Lumber River | D.R. Turner | 1975 | |
| Redear Sunfish | 5 lbs 7 oz | Diversion Canal | Amos Gay | 1998 | |
| Redeye Bass | 5 lbs 2.5 oz | Lake Jocassee | Randy Dickson | 2001 | |
| Redfin Pickerel | 1 lbs 8.8 oz | Bluff Lake | Albert Johnson | 1983 | |
| Sailfish | 75 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Georgetown | G. A. Reid | 1968 | |
| Sand Tiger Shark | 350 lbs 2 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | Mark Thawley | 1993 | |
| Sandbar (brown) Shark | 199 lbs 4 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | T. McGuiness | 1984 | |
| Sauger | 4 lbs 7 oz | Lake Thurmond | Broadus Moody | 1985 | |
| Scamp Grouper | 26 lbs 15 oz | Port Royal | R. Holmquist | 2011 | |
| Sheepshead | 16 lbs 6 oz | Mt. Pleasant | J. Widener | 2008 | |
| Silky Shark | 248 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | R. Keenan | 1981 | |
| Skipjack Tuna | 25 lbs 14 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | D. L. Stubbs | 1986 | |
| Smallmouth Bass | 9 lbs 7 oz | Lake Jocassee | Terry Dodson | 2001 | |
| Snowy Grouper | 30 lbs 3 oz | Charleston | C. Donald | 2011 | |
| Southern Flounder | 17 lbs 6 oz | Atlantic Ocean - South Santee | L. C. Floyd | 1974 | |
| Spanish Mackerel | 11 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Myrtle Beach | W. Deas Jr. | 1983 | |
| Speckled Hind Grouper | 45 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Little River | H. R. Murray | 1973 | |
| Spinner Shark | 159 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | Jerry Short | 1998 | |
| Spot | 1 lbs 1 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | J. Stehmeyer | 1967 | |
| Spotted Bass | 8 lbs 2 oz | Lake Jocassee | James Couch | 1996 | |
| Spotted Sea Trout | 11 lbs 13 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Murrells Inlet | A. Pendergrass | 1976 | |
| Striped Bass | 63 lbs | Lake Russell | Terry McConnell | 2/3/2009 | |
| Summer Flounder | 3 lbs 8 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Murrells Inlet | J. Wallace | 1982 | |
| Swordfish | 500 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Georgetown | B. H. Peace III | 1978 | |
| Tarpon | 154 lbs 10 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Hilton Head | S. B. Kiser | 1987 | |
| Tiger Shark | 1780 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Cherry Grove | W. Maxwell | 1964 | |
| Tripletail | 33 lbs 8 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Hilton Head | Jackie Johnson | 2005 | |
| Vermilion Snapper | 6 lbs 10 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | D. H. Long | 1975 | |
| Wahoo | 130 lbs 5 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Murrells Inlet | J. Moore | 1998 | |
| Walleye | 10 lbs 0 oz | Richard B. Russell Lake | Robert Huskins | 1994 | |
| Warmouth | 2 lbs 2.5 oz | N/A | W. Singletary | 1973 | |
| Warsaw Grouper | 310 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Murrells Inlet | C. D. Pratt | 1976 | |
| Weakfish | 11 lbs 13 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Parris Island | J. M. Coppinger Jr. | 1981 | |
| White Bass | 5 lbs 4.8 oz | Broad River | Johnny Gilliam | 1997 | |
| White Catfish | 9 lbs 15 oz | Lake Murray | Jim Schwietert | 1986 | |
| White Crappie | 5 lbs 1 oz | Lake Murray | Mrs. H.P. Owens | 1949 | |
| White Marlin | 108 lbs 0 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | D. C. Critz Jr. | 1981 | |
| White Perch | 1 lbs 15.2 oz | Lake Wylie | Rodger W. Taylor | 2007 | |
| Yellow Perch | 3 lbs 4 oz | Lake Keowee | D. Scarborough | 1979 | |
| Yellowfin Tuna | 241 lbs 12 oz | Atlantic Ocean - Charleston | T. C. Lewis | 1979 | |