Michigan Fishing Records

Below is a list of the State fishing records for Michigan.

To view fishing records for another state, select a state from the list below.

Species Angler Weight Length Date Body Of Water County

American Eel Chad Markham 7 lbs 7 ozs 43" 1990 Lake St. Clair Macomb
Atlantic Salmon Elaine Bender 32 lbs 9 ozs 41" 1981 Lake Michigan Mason
Black Buffalo Anthony H. Starks 32 lbs 10 ozs 36" 2002 Grand River Ottawa
Black Bullhead Louie Keller 3 lbs 7 ozs 17" 1999 Magician Lake Cass
Black Crappie Frank Lee 4 lbs 1 ozs 1947 Lincoln Lake Kent
Bluegill Gary Saylor 2 lbs 12 ozs 13.75" 1983 Vaughn Lake Alcona
Bowfin Michael Miller 14 lbs 0 ozs 35" 1981 Little Crooked Lake Livingston
Brook Trout Dennis Nevins 9 lbs 8 ozs 28.1" 1996 Clear Lake Houghton
Brown Bullhead Michael Kent 3 lbs 9 ozs 17.5" 1989 Coldbrook Lake Kalamazoo
Brown Trout Robert Henderson 34 lbs 9 ozs 40" 1984 Arcadia Lake Manistee
Burbot Larry E. Curtis 0 lbs 2 ozs 40.5" 2000 Lake Michigan Chippewa
Carp Dale France 61 lbs 8 ozs 47.5" 1974 Wolf Lake Jackson
Channel Catfish Richard French 40 lbs 0 ozs 41.5" 1964 Marl Lake Roscommon
Channel Catfish Dick Latarski 40 lbs 0 ozs 1960 Houghton Lake Roscommon
Chinook Salmon Ray Essex 46 lbs 0 ozs 43.5" 1978 Grand River Kent
Cisco (lake Herring) Robert E. Rogers 5 lbs 6 ozs 25" 1992 E. Grand Trav. Bay Grand Traverse
Coho Salmon Paul Lewandowski 30 lbs 8 ozs 40" 1976 Platte River Benzie
Drum (Sheepshead) James Black 26 lbs 0 ozs 37.5" 1973 Muskegon Lake Muskegon
Flathead Caftish Elmer Rayner 47 lbs 8 ozs 44" 1943 Maple River Ionia
Gizzard Shad Gary Bielecki 4 lbs 1 ozs 21" 1996 Lake St. Clair St. Clair
Green Sunfish Julius R. ("Chip") Drotos 1 lbs 8 ozs 10" 1990 Kirkwood Lake Oakland
Kokanee (sockeye Salmon) John Reiland 1 lbs 15 ozs 18" 1978 Clinton River Oakland
Lake Sturgeon Joe Maka, Jr. 193 lbs 0 ozs 87" 1974 Mullett Lake Cheboygan
Lake Whitefish Robert J. Majurin, Jr. 14 lbs 4 ozs 31.75" 1993 Lake Superior Ontonagon
Largemouth Bass William Maloney 11 lbs 15 ozs 27" 1934 Big Pine Island Lake Kent
Largemouth Bass Jack Rorex 11 lbs 15 ozs 26" 1959 Bamfield Dam Oscoda
Longnose Gar Dennis Promo 18 lbs 0 ozs 53" 1995 Williamsville Lake Livingston
Longnose Sucker David Rose 6 lbs 14 ozs 22.5" 1986 St. Joseph River Berrien
Mooneye Robert J. Commire 1 lbs 11 ozs 14.38" 1995 Lake St.Clair/Goose Bay St. Clair
Muskellunge (Muskie) William Pivar 45 lbs 0 ozs 51.5" 1980 Thousand Island Lake Gogebic
Muskellunge (Muskie) Charles S. Edgecomb 48 lbs 0 ozs 1984 Skegemog Lake Kalkaska
Northern Pike Larry Clough 39 lbs 0 ozs 51.5" 1961 Dodge Lake Schoolcraft
Pink Salmon Ron Karasek 8 lbs 8 ozs 28" 1987 Carp River Mackinac
Pumpkinseed Robert Howard 1 lbs 5 ozs 9.5" 1993 Wabasis Lake Kent
Rainbow Trout Mark Johnson 26 lbs 8 ozs 39.5" 1975 Lake Michigan St. Joseph
Redear Sunfish Ellen Gillette 1 lbs 15 ozs 13.25" 1995 Coldwater Lake Branch
Rock Bass Edward Arnold 3 lbs 9 ozs 20" 1965 Holoway Reservoir Genesee
Sauger Gary Frederick 6 lbs 8 ozs 25.5" 1976 Torch Lake Houghton
Smallmouth Bass W. F. Shoemaker 9 lbs 4 ozs 27.25" 1906 Long Lake Cheboygan
Splake Theresa Lee 17 lbs 7 ozs 33.1" 2002 Lake Michigan Delta
Walleye Ray Fadely 17 lbs 3 ozs 35" 1951 Pine River Manistee
White Bass David Kraushaar 6 lbs 11 ozs 21.9" 1989 Lake Huron/Sag. Bay Arenac
White Bass Jeff Van Broklin 10 lbs 12 ozs 27.5" 1996 Kalamazoo River Allegan
White Crappie Terrance Poirier 3 lbs 6 ozs 19.5" 2000 Stoney Creek Metro Park Macomb
White Sucker Matt Frampton 7 lbs 3 ozs 28" 1982 AuSable River Iosco
Yellow Bullhead Gary Fox 3 lbs 9 ozs 16.5" 2003 Lake Sixteen Kent
Yellow Perch George E. Slutter 3 lbs 12 ozs 21" 1947 Independence Lake Marquette

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