UPDATED: 02/15/2019. The following is a listing of the record size fish caught in Minnesota, by species. At this time, only those fish caught by hook and line are eligible for a Minnesota State record. Fish caught by bow and arrow, by net, or other means are not included in the State records. This list also does NOT include record fish from the “Catch and Release” program (this only involves muskellunge, lake sturgeon or flathead catfish).

Common name Lbs. Oz. Length Girth Place County When Caught
Bass, Largemouth 8 15 23½ 17½ Auburn Lake Carver 10/3/2005
Bass, Rock  Tie 2 0 13½ 12½ Lake Osakis Todd 5/10/1998
Bass, Rock  Tie 2 0 12½ 12? Lake Winnibigoshish Cass 8/30/2004
Bass, Smallmouth 8 0 Unknown Unknown West Battle Lake Otter Tail 1948
Bass, White 4 8 20 16 Vadnais Lake Ramsey 10/1/0/2016
Bowfin 12 9 31½ 18 Mississippi River Wabasha 9/14/2012
Buffalo, Bigmouth 41 11 38? 29½ Pool 4 Mississippi River Goodhue 5/7/1991
Buffalo, Black 20 0 34? 20 Minnesota River Nicollet 6/26/1997
Buffalo, Smallmouth 20 0 32 23¾ Big Sandy Aitkin 9/20/2003
Bullhead, Black 3 13 17? 14? Reno Lake Pope 6/8/1997
Bullhead, Brown 7 1 24? Unknown Shallow Lake Itasca 5/21/1974
Bullhead, Yellow 3 10 17? 11¾ Lake Osakis Todd 8/5/2002
Burbot (Eelpout) 19 10 33 23? Lake of the Woodsnear Baudette Lake of the Woods 12/19/2016
Carp, Common 55 5 42 31 Clearwater Lake Wright 7/10/1952
Carpsucker, Quillback 7 4 22? 18 Upper Red Lake Beltrami 8/9/2010
Carpsucker, River 4 6 21? 16 Minnesota River Carver 11/19/2012
Catfish, Channel 38 0 44 Unknown Mississippi River Hennepin 2/16/1975
Catfish, Flathead * 70 0 Unknown Unknown St. Croix River Washington 1970
Crappie, Black  5 0 21 Unknown Vermillion River Dakota 1940
Crappie, White 3 15 18 16 Lake Constance Wright 7/28/2002
Drum, Freshwater (Sheepshead) 35 3 36 31 Mississippi River near Winona Winona 10/5/1999
Eel, American 6 9 42 14 St. Croix River near Stillwater Washington 8/8/1997
Gar, Longnose 16 12 53 16½ St. Croix River near Prescott Washington 5/4/1982
Gar, Shortnose 5 4 31 11¾ Minnesota River Renville 4/17/2017
Hogsucker, Northern 1 15 14¼ 7? Sunrise River near Sunrise Chisago 8/16/1982
Mooneye 1 15 16½ Minnesota River Redwood 6/18/1980
Mooneye, Goldeye 2 13 20 11½ Root River near Hokah Houston 6/10/2001
Muskellunge * 54 0 56 27¾ Lake Winnibigoshish Itasca 1957
Muskellunge, Tiger * 34 12 51 22½ Lake Elmo Washington 7/7/1999
Perch, Yellow 3 4 Unknown Unknown Lake Plantagenet Hubbard 1945
Pike, Northern 45 12 Unknown Unknown Basswood Lake Lake  5/16/1929
Redhorse, Golden 4 7 21 12½ Root River   Fillmore 5/13/2017
Redhorse, Greater 12 11 28½ 18½ Sauk River Stearns 5/20/2005
Redhorse, River 12 10 28? 20 Kettle River Pine 5/20/2005
Redhorse, Shorthead 7 15 27 15 Rum River near Ramsey Anoka 8/5/1983
Redhorse, Silver 10 6 26¾ 17½ Rainy River Koochiching 4/28/2018
Salmon, Atlantic 12 13 35½ 16½ Baptism River Lake 10/12/1991
Salmon, Chinook – (King) Tie 33 4 44¾ 25¾ Poplar River Cook 9/23/1989
Salmon, Chinook – (King) Tie 33 4 42¼ 26? Lake Superior St. Louis 10/12/1989
Salmon, Coho 10 6 27? Unknown Lake Superior near Baptism River Lake 11/7/1970
Salmon, Kokanee 2 15 20 11½ Caribou Lake Itasca 8/6/1971
Salmon, Pink 4 8 23½ 13? Cascade River Cook  9/9/1989
Sauger 6 2 23? 15 Mississippi River near Red Wing (L&D No.3) Goodhue 5/23/1988
Saugeye, Walleye x Sauger Hybrid 9 13 27 17¾ Mississippi River near Red Wing Goodhue 3/20/1999
Sturgeon, Lake * 94 4 70 26½ Kettle River Pine 9/5/1994
Sturgeon, Shovelnose 6 7 33 13¾ Mississippi River near Red Wing   Goodhue 2/19/2012
Sucker, Blue 14 3 30? 20¼ Mississippi River near Alma Wabasha 2/28/1987
Sucker, Longnose 3 10 21 10¼ Brule River Cook 5/19/2005
Sucker, White 9 1 24¼ 16¼ Big Fish Lake Stearns 5/1/1983
Sunfish, Bluegill 2 13 Unknown Unknown Alice Lake Hubbard 1948
Sunfish, Green 1 4 10¼ 10? North Arbor Lake Hennepin 6/14/2005
Sunfish, Hybrid (Bluegill X Green Sunfish) 1 12 11½ 12 Middle Branch of the Zumbro River Olmsted 7/9/1994
Sunfish, Pumpkinseed 1 5 10 12? Leech Lake Cass 6/6/1999
Trout, Brook 6 5 24 14½ Pigeon River Cook 9/2/2000
Trout, Brown 16 12 31? 20½ Lake Superior St. Louis 6/23/1989
Trout, Lake 43 8 Unknown Unknown Lake Superior near Hovland Cook 5/30/1955
Trout, Rainbow (Steelhead) 16 6 33 19½ Devil Track River Cook 4/27/1980
Trout, Splake (Brook x Lake Trout Hybrid) 13 5 33½ 19 Larson Lake Itasca 2/11/2001
Trout, Tiger 2 9 20 9? Mill Creek Olmsted 8/7/1999
Tullibee (Cisco) 5 13 20¾ 16¾ Sybil Lake Otter Tail 3/9/2015
Walleye 17 8 35¾ 21¼ Seagull River at Saganaga Lake Cook 5/13/1979
Warmouth 0 9 8 Pool 6 Bartlet Lake Winona 12/23/2011
Whitefish, Lake 12 4 28½ 20 Leech Lake near Walker Cass 3/21/1999
Whitefish, Menominee (Round) 2 7 21 9 Lake Superior Cook 4/27/1987

Source: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources