State Fishing Records for Georgia
SPECIES | WEIGHT | ANGLER | LOCATION | DATE |
Bass, Hybrid | 25 lb. 8 oz. | David Hobby | Lake Chatuge | May 1995 |
Bass, Largemouth | 22 lb. 4 oz | George Perry | Montgomery Lake | June 1932 |
Bass, Redeye | 3 lb. 7 oz. | Steve Williams | Lake Hartwell | April 2004 |
Bass, Shoal | 8 lb. 3 oz. | David Hubbard | Flint River | Oct 1977 |
Bass, Smallmouth | 7 lb. 2 oz. | Jack Hall | Lake Chatuge | March 1973 |
Bass, Spotted | 8 lb. 2 oz. | Wayne Holland | Lake Burton | Feb 2005 |
Bass, Striped (tie) | 63 lb. | Kelly Ward | Oconee River | May 1967 |
Terry McConnell | Lake Richard B. Russell | April 2009 | ||
Bass, Suwanee | 3 lb. 9 oz. | Laverne Norton | Ochlocknee River | Oct 1984 |
Bass, White | 5 lb. 1 oz. | J.M. Hobbins | Lake Lanier | June 1971 |
Bowfin | 16 lb. 3 oz. | Jimmy Tucker | Suwannee River | June 2014 |
Bullhead, Brown | 5 lb. 8 oz. | James Andrews | O.F. Veal Pond | May 1978 |
Bullhead, Yellow | 4 lb. 15 oz. | Glenn Settles | Ogeechee River | Oct 2003 |
Carp, Common | 35 lb. 12 oz. | Rev. Donald Clark | Lake Jackson | 1972 |
Catfish, Blue | 93 lb. 0 oz. | Richard Barrett | Altamaha River | Oct 2017 |
Catfish, Channel | 44 lb. 12 oz. | Bobby Smithwick | Altamaha River | May 1972 |
Catfish, Flathead | 83 lb. | Carl Sawyer | Altamaha River | June 2006 |
Jim Dieveney | Altamaha River | July 2010 | ||
Catfish, White | 8 lb. 10 oz. | James Sanders | Savannah River | June 1996 |
Crappie, Black (tie) | 4 lb. 4 oz. | Shirley Lavender | Acree’s Lake | June 1971 |
Steve Cheek | Lake Spivey | March 1975 | ||
Crappie, White | 5 lb. | Theresa Kemp | Bibb Co. Pond | April 1984 |
Gar, Longnose | 30 lb. 13 oz. | Gerald Kennedy | Lake Lanier | Sept 2013 |
Muskellunge | 38 lb. | Rube Golden | Blue Ridge Lake | June 1957 |
Perch, Yellow | 2 lb. 9 oz. | Thomas Lewis | Savannah River | Feb 2013 |
Pickerel, Chain | 9 lb. 6 oz. | Baxley McQuaig Jr. | Homerville | Feb 1961 |
Pickerel, Redfin | 2 lb. 10 oz. | Gene Brantley | Lewis’ Pond | July 1982 |
Pike, Northern | 18 lb. 2 oz. | Keith Gragg | Lake Rabun | June 1982 |
Sauger | 4 lb. 3 oz. | Stuart Bowers | Clarks Hill Reservoir | April 1986 |
Shad, American | 8 lb. 3 oz. | Henry Baxley | Savannah River | April 1986 |
Shad, Hickory | 1 lb. 15 oz. | Mark Bowers | Ogeechee River | April 1995 |
Shadow Bass | 0 lb, 10 oz | Kristen Brown | Flint River | June 2016 |
Sunfish, Bluegill | 3 lb. 5 oz. | P.F. Gumm | Shamrock Lake | July 1977 |
Sunfish, Flier | 1 lb. 4 oz. | Curt Brooks | Lowndes Co. Pond | Feb 1996 |
Sunfish, Green | 1 lb. 7 oz. | Jeff Sumner | Private Pond | Feb 2006 |
Sunfish, Redbreast | 1 lb. 11 oz. | Emory Walden | Coweta Co. Pond | April 1998 |
Sunfish, Redear | 4 lb. 2 oz. | Pat Lawrence | Richmond Co. Pond | June 1995 |
Sunfish, Spotted | 10 oz. | Mike Markovcic | Brier Creek | Sept 2003 |
10 oz. | Ryan Kersey | Satilla River | June 2014 | |
Sunfish, Warmouth | 2 lb. | Carlton Robbins | Private Pond | May 1974 |
Trout, Brook | 5 lb. 10 oz. | Russell Braden | Waters Creek | March 1986 |
Trout, Brown | 20 lb. 14 oz. | Chad Doughty | Chattahoochee River | July 2014 |
Trout, Rainbow | 17 lb. 8 oz. | Mark Cochran | Soque River | May 2004 |
Walleye | 14 lb. 2 oz. | Wes Carlton | Lake Rabun | Feb 2016 |