Michigan Fishing Records

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

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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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