South Dakota State Fishing Records
Species | Weight | Location | Angler | Date |
American Eel | 5 lbs 3 oz | Missouri River | Velma Weverstad | 6/29/1969 |
Bigmouth Buffalo | 51 lbs 9 oz | Mitchell Lake | Reg Young | 4/24/1993 |
Black Bullhead | 4 lbs 5 oz | Lake Poinsett | Adam Arendsee | 5/31/2009 |
Black Crappie | 3 lbs 8 oz | SDSU pond | Benjamin Wight | 5/27/2004 |
Blue Catfish | 99 lbs 4 oz | Big Sioux River | Steve Lemmon | 7/21/2012 |
Blue Sucker | 12 lbs 7 oz | Ft. Randall Tailrace | Larry Peters | 4/28/1988 |
Bluegill Sunfish | 3 lbs 4 oz | Stock Dam | Scott Sanner | 5/24/1980 |
Brook Trout | 11 lbs 3 oz | Deerfield Lake | Ryan Rempfer | 1/1/2007 |
Brown Bullhead | 3 lbs 11 oz | Big Stone Lake | Mike Piechowski | 6/13/1993 |
Brown Trout | 24 lbs 8 oz | Canyon Lake | Wilfred H. Huether | 12/9/1990 |
Burbot | 12 lbs 3 oz | Lake Sharpe | Norman Sheldon | 4/3/1974 |
Channel Catfish | 55 lbs 0 oz | James River | Roy Groves | 5/18/1949 |
Chinook (King) Salmon | 23 lbs 14 oz | Lake Oahe | Keith West | 8/16/2003 |
Cisco | 4 lbs 3 oz | Lake Oahe | Lee Delo | 7/28/1999 |
Coho Salmon | 3 lbs 5 oz | Missouri River - Oahe Tailwaters | Barbara Poaches | 2/18/1974 |
Common Carp | 37 lbs 7 oz | Waubay Lake | Stephen Wood | 4/21/2012 |
Creek Chub | 0 lbs 9.7 oz | Big Sioux River | Sharon Peterson | 4/7/1998 |
Cutthroat Trout | 6 lbs 5 oz | Rapid Creek | Dick Rossum | 9/24/1989 |
Flathead Catfish | 60 lbs 8 oz | James River | Roger Adam | 6/2/2004 |
Flathead Chub | 0 lbs 1.85 oz | Keya Paha River | Nick Backlund | 7/2/1993 |
Freshwater Drum | 36 lbs 8 oz | Missouri River | Alvin D. Williams | 9/25/1971 |
Gizzard Shad | 4 lbs 6 oz | Lake Sharpe | Slim Rutschke | 10/8/1992 |
Golden Shiner | 0 lbs 4 oz | private pond | Vicki Raths | 5/27/1985 |
Goldeye | 3 lbs 13 oz | Missouri River - Lake Oahe Tailrace | Gary Heuer | 8/9/1987 |
Green Sunfish | 1 lbs 5 oz | Minnehaha Co. Stock Pond | Alex Meland | 5/7/2005 |
Kokanee Salmon | 2 lbs 11 oz | Pactola Reservoir | Russ Backus | 8/2/1974 |
Lake Sturgeon | 40 lbs 0 oz | Missouri River | Daniel Bouza | 3/13/1990 |
Lake Trout | 28 lbs 5 oz | Pactola Reservoir | Steve Matheny | 5/17/2009 |
Largemouth Bass | 9 lbs 3 oz | gravel pit | Richard Viereck | 11/14/1999 |
Longnose Gar | 16 lbs 12 oz | Missouri River | Curt Larseon | 4/6/1996 |
Mooneye | 1 lbs 7 oz | Missouri River - Lake Oahe Tailwaters | Roe Gifford | 6/16/1967 |
Muskellunge | 40 lbs 0 oz | Amsden Dam | Daniel B. Krueger | 4/16/1991 |
Northern Pike | 36 lbs 3 oz | Lake Oahe | Jeff Case | 4/3/1993 |
OrangeSpotted Sunfish | 0 lbs 0.55 oz | Big Sioux River | Rebecca Zirbel | 6/23/1999 |
Paddlefish | 120 lbs 12 oz | Missouri River - Ft. Randall Dam Tailwaters | Don Gregg | 4/19/1979 |
Pallid Sturgeon | 28 lbs 8 oz | Lake Sharpe | Donald Chambers | 5/26/1971 |
Pumpkinseed Sunfish | 0 lbs 12 oz | Lake Carthage | Pat McCart | 5/28/1970 |
Rainbow Smelt | 0 lbs 4 oz | Lake Oahe - Oahe Stilling basin | Roger Pederson | 1/22/1984 |
Rainbow Trout | 19 lbs 4 oz | Missouri River - Oahe Tailwaters | Rom Moore | 7/4/1980 |
Red Shiner | 0 lbs 0.045 oz | Big Sioux River | W. Alan Wentz | 7/17/1976 |
River Carpsucker | 7 lbs 15 oz | Lake Sharpe | Paulette H. Gun | 5/15/1999 |
River Herring | 1 lbs 5 oz | Missouri River | E. Jansevigs Sr. | 8/20/1988 |
Rock Bass | 2 lbs 0 oz | Lewis & Clark Lake | Joe A. Kippes | 7/14/1990 |
Sand Shiner | 0 lbs 0.124 oz | Big Sioux River | W. Alan Wentz | 7/17/1976 |
Sauger | 7 lbs 7 oz | Missouri River - Oahe Tailwaters | Harvey Holzworth | 5/3/1960 |
Shiner | 0 lbs 1 oz | Little Minnesota River | Mike Stapleton | 5/31/1980 |
Shorthead Redhorse | 3 lbs 11 oz | Missouri River - Oahe Tailwaters | Phil Laumeyer | 5/22/1997 |
Shortnose Gar | 5 lbs 10 oz | Ft. Randall Tailrace | Leo Hopkins Jr. | 4/25/1998 |
Shovelnose Sturgeon | 6 lbs 10 oz | Lake Sharpe | Don McMullen | 5/8/1987 |
Smallmouth Bass | 6 lbs 9 oz | Lake Poinsett | Darin Laue | 4/27/2008 |
Smallmouth Buffalo | 30 lbs 0 oz | Missouri River | Bill Lynch | 1/14/1986 |
Splake | 10 lbs 13 oz | Deerfield Lake | Dennis Larive | 4/22/2005 |
Stone Catfish | 0 lbs 5.28 oz | Big Sioux River | Duane Stanley | 5/20/1980 |
Tiger Muskellunge | 37 lbs 7 oz | Lake Sharpe-Stilling Basin | Jason Besmer | 5/30/2003 |
Tiger Trout | 1 lbs 2 oz | Center Lake | Tom Reeve | 4/24/2012 |
Walleye | 15 lbs 3 oz | Lake Sharpe | George Heyde | 4/7/1979 |
White Bass | 4 lbs 12 oz | North Rush Lake | Steve Kennedy | 4/12/2011 |
White Crappie | 3 lbs 9 oz | private pond | Gary Ernst | 4/28/1974 |
White Sucker | 9 lbs 5 oz | Rush Lake | Domanic Heim | 4/11/2012 |
Whitefish | 7 lbs 9 oz | Missouri River - Oahe Tailwaters | Clinton Woody | 5/31/1988 |
Yellow Bullhead | 2 lbs 11 oz | Big Stone Lake | Robert Adams | 5/24/1980 |
Yellow Perch | 2 lbs 12 oz | Bitter Lake | Dave Engels | 2/28/2004 |