Arizona State Fish
Records
Updated September 13, 2011
Inland Waters
-- Hook and Line
As reported
to and verified by the Arizona Game and Fish
Department |
| Species
Name |
Size,
Location, Angler, and Date |
|
| Bass,
Largemouth |
16
lb. 7.68 oz 28.0 in., Canyon Lake
Randall E. White, Mesa 4/22/97 |
|
| Bass,
Rock |
0
lb. 12.96 oz. 10.25 in., Upper Verde
River
Eric Woolsey, Cottonwood 4/6/06 |
|
| Bass,
Smallmouth |
7
lb. 0.96 oz. 22.75 in., Roosevelt Lake
Dennis K. Barnhill, Mesa 3/18/88 |
|
| Bass,
Striped |
29
lb. 13.76 oz. 45.25 in., Lake Pleasant
Bob Liddington, Phoenix 7/13/10 |
|
| Bass,
White |
4
lb. 11.7 oz. 19.5 in., Upper Lake Pleasant
David Amburgey, Peoria 4/72 |
|
| Bass,
Yellow |
1
lb. 15.8 oz. 11.25 in., Upper Lake Mary
Glenn D. Davis III, Flagstaff 5/19/95
|
|
| Bluegill |
3
lb. 15.68 oz. 15.75 in., Goldwater Lake
Christopher Ray Mapes, Prescott Valley
5/2/04 |
|
| Buffalo,
Bigmouth |
36
lb. 6.0 oz. 38.5 in., Roosevelt Lake
Leon Stewart, Payson 3/14/95 |
|
| Buffalo,
Black |
35
lb. 6.72 oz. 40.5 in., Canyon Lake
David Hoenshell, Mesa 5/24/95 |
|
| Bullhead,
Black |
2
lb. 6.1 oz. 16.5 in., Parker Canyon
Lake
Mikki St. George, Sierra Vista 9/9/02 |
|
| Bullhead,
Yellow |
4
lb. 8.1 oz. 17.75 in., Mormon Lake
Patricia Simmon, Phoenix 7/15/89 |
|
| Carp |
37
lb. 0.0 oz. 40.0 in., Bartlett Lake
Jonathan Gardner, Phoenix 8/8/87 |
|
| Catfish,
Channel |
32
lb. 4.0 oz. 38.75 in., Parker Canyon
Lake
Chuck Berndt, Sierra Vista 4/24/87 |
|
| Catfish,
Flathead |
71
lb. 10.24 oz., 53 in., San Carlos Lake
Adrian Manzanedo, Florence 01/05/03 |
|
| Crappie,
Black |
4
lb. 10.0 oz. --in., San Carlos Lake
John Shadrick, Mammoth 1959 |
|
| Crappie,
White |
3
lb. 5.28 oz. 16.75 in., Lake Pleasant
Robert Schnell, Glendale 2/22/82 |
|
| Grayling,
Arctic |
1
lb. 9.76 oz. 14.65 in., Lee Valley Lake
Glenn D. Davis III, Flagstaff 7/10/95
|
|
| Northern
Pike |
32
lb. 5.6 oz. 49 in., Ashurst Lake
Ronald Needs, Flagstaff 11/5/04 |
|
| Roundtail
Chub* |
3
lb. 14.9 oz. 18.5 in., Lower Salt River
Richard L. Walton, Chandler 3/3/84 |
| Striped Mullet |
5
lb. 2.24 oz. 23.75 in., Fortuna Pond
Robert Bayles, Yuma 4/24/04 |
|
| Sucker,
Desert** |
2
lb. 10.75 oz. 18.0 in., Verde River
Edith Toney, Mesa 9/20/92 |
|
| Sucker,
Sonora |
5
lb. 6.4 oz. 20.25. in., Evelyn Hallman Lake
Jay Nochta, Phoenix 12/1/96 |
|
| Sunfish,
Green |
1
lb. 9 oz. 11.0 in., Parker Canyon Lake
Paul Bennett, Sierra Vista 7/27/96 |
|
| Sunfish,
Hybrid* |
2
lb. 2.22 oz. 12.5 in., Patagonia Lake
Mikey Alan Porter, Tucson 6/5/98 |
|
| Sunfish,
Redear |
3
lb. 9.0 oz. 14.5 in., Goldwater Lake
Jay Adkins, Prescott 8/12/93 |
|
| Tilapia |
7
lb. 8.8 oz. 20.0 in., Saguaro Lake
Tim Alan Schoenecker, Gilbert 3/31/02 |
|
| Trout,
Apache** |
5
lb. 15.5 oz. 24.0 in., Hurricane Lake***
Lyle Hemphill, Lakeside 6/10/93 |
|
| Trout,
Brook |
4
lb. 15.2 oz. 20.5 in., Sunrise Lake***
Marshall Gregg, Whiteriver 10/20/95
|
|
| Trout,
Brown |
22
lb. 14.5 oz. 36.0 in., Reservation Lake***
Bryce Sisson, Prescott 8/6/99 |
|
| Trout,
Cutthroat |
6
lb. 5.0 oz. 22.3 in., Luna Lake
Eric James Walter, Tucson 10/76 |
| Trout,
Gila |
3
lb. 5.6 oz. 19.25 in., Frye Mesa Reservoir
Robert Woods, Flagstaff 2/28/11 |
|
| Trout,
Rainbow |
15
lb. 9.12 oz. 32.5 in., Willow Springs
Lake
Harold Wright, Sun City 9/29/06 |
|
| Walleye |
16
lb. 1.76 oz. 31 in., Show Low Lake
Gregg Munck, Show Low 11/18/02 |
|
| White
Amur (Trip.) |
47
lb. 1.6 oz. 46.5 in., Encanto Park Lake
Kevin A. Baylor Jr., Phoenix 7/12/02
|
|
| Yellow
Perch |
1
lb. 10.0 oz. 13.5 in., Stoneman Lake
Art Ellico, Kingman 3/21/84 |
|
 |
| Inland Waters --
Catch and Release + |
| Bass,
Largemouth |
28
in. Lake Pleasant
Bill Wilson, Glendale 3/12/05 |
|
| Bass,
Smallmouth |
23 in., Roosevelt Lake
Ginger Wright, Tonto Basin 6/18/06 |
|
| Bass,
Striped |
29
in., Lake Pleasant
Bill Larson, Phoenix 11/9/06 |
|
| Bass,
White |
18
in. Lake Pleasant
Bradley Garraway, Phoenix 3/24/05 |
|
| Bass,
Yellow |
13
in. Roosevelt Lake
Tom Simpson, Pahrump, NV 12/10/08 |
|
| Bluegill |
13
in., Mohawk Wellton Canal
Bob A. Dippery Sr., Apache Junction 04/15/11 |
|
| Buffalo,
Black |
41 in. Apache Lake
Bill Groseclose, Apache Junction 4/23/03 |
|
| Carp |
37 in., McKellops Lake
Mack Hollen Jr., Phoenix 5/6/06 |
|
| Catfish,
Channel |
32
in. Fool Hollow Lake
Justin William Glen Hulbert, Show Low 4/10/09 |
|
| Catfish,
Flathead |
53
in., Roosevelt Lake
Andrew Srejic, Avondale 9/23/06 |
|
| Crappie,
Black |
16
in., Apache Lake
Ron Robinson, Alta Vista, IA 4/6/98 |
| Crappie,
White |
13 in., Lake
Pleasant
Mary Moore, Glendale 01/31/06 |
|
| Northern
Pike |
34
in., Long Lake
Mark A. Halter, Cottonwood 6/27/09 |
| Roundtail Chub |
16 in., Verde River Dave Wagner, Dewey 09/13/11 |
| Sucker, Sonora |
22
in., Lower Salt River
Brian Weisheim, Scottsdale 12/18/09 |
|
| Sunfish,
Hybrid |
10
in. Papago Ponds #2
Mack Hollen Jr., Phoenix 6/19/04 |
|
| Sunfish,
Redear |
11
in. Papago Ponds #2
Warren Hollen, Phoenix 7/3/04 |
|
| Tilapia |
18
in. Tempe Town Lake
Brandon Williams, Scottsdale 4/29/09 |
|
| Trout,
Apache |
27
in., Silver Creek
Tim McGough, Scottsdale 10/2/09 |
|
| Trout,
Brook |
13
in. Crescent Lake
Brian Weisheim, Scottsdale 5/19/09 |
|
| Trout,
Brown |
23
in. Black River
Benjamin A. Payne, Tucson 6/23/07 |
| Trout,
Cutthroat |
17
in. Big Lake
Brian Weisheim, Scottsdale 4/28/09 |
| Trout,
Gila |
15
in. Frye Mesa Reservoir
David Griffith, Thatcher 3/14/11 |
|
| Trout,
Rainbow |
32
in. Silver Creek
Ben Sandall, Flagstaff 1/30/10 |
|
| Walleye |
33
in. Fool Hollow Lake
Gregg Munck, Show Low 6/27/04 |
|
| White
Amur (Trip.) |
47
in., Encanto Park Lake
Denny Noel, Phoenix 10/18/06 |
|
|
| Inland Waters --
Non-Hook and Line |
| Buffalo,
Bigmouth (archery) |
39
lb. 8.0 oz. 41.5 in. Saguaro Lake
Michael T. Young, Mesa 3/28/90 |
|
| Buffalo,
Black (archery) |
47
lb. 2.56 oz. 45 in. Apache Lake
Bryan Darnell, Dewey 3/19/05 |
|
| Buffalo,
Smallmouth (archery) |
38
lb. 8.0 oz. 36 in. Canyon Lake
David Heater, Chandler 6/10/97 |
|
| Carp
(archery) |
38
lb. 3.84 oz. 39 in., Saguaro Lake
Ronald
Nuss Jr., Gilbert 4/24/08 |
|
| Striped Mullet
(archery) |
9
lb. 1.6 oz. 27.25 in., Yuma Salinity Canal
Daniel S. Day, Yuma 5/2/04 |
|
| Sonora
Sucker (archery) |
4
lb. 15.52 oz. 23.5 in. Lower Salt River
Ronald Nuss, Jr., Mesa 4/28/97 |
|
| Tilapia
(archery) |
7
lb. 15 oz. 20.25 in., Saguaro Lake
Michael T. Young, Mesa 4/26/04 |
|
|
| Colorado River Waters
-- Hook and Line |
| Bass,
Largemouth |
16
lb. 14.0 oz. 28.25 in. Colorado River,
Yuma
Dale Uden, Yuma 3/8/96 |
|
| Bass,
Smallmouth |
5
lb. 10.08 oz. 21.25 in. Lake Havasu
Justin Kerr, Lake Havasu City 11/8/11 |
|
| Bass,
Striped** |
67
lb. 1.0 oz. 47.5 in. CO River, Willow
Beach
Jeff Smith, Henderson, NV 8/15/97 |
|
| Bass,
White |
5
lb. 5.0 oz. 19.6 in. Imperial Reservoir
Norman Mize, Chula Vista, CA 3/72 |
|
| Bluegill |
3
lb. 10.4 oz. 15.25 in.
CO River, Laughlin Lake
Michael Tahash, Laughlin, NV 9/14/10 |
|
| Bullhead,
Yellow |
2
lb. 8.8 oz. 15.5 in. Colo. R. near Bullhead
City
Douglas R. Pinotti, Mesa 3/24/86 |
|
| Carp |
42
lb. 0.0 oz. 43.0 in. Lake Havasu
Gary Ramsfield, L. Havasu City 3/79 |
|
| Catfish,
Channel |
35
lb. 4.0 oz. 38.0 in. Topock Marsh
Wando L. Tull, Barstow, CA 1952 |
|
| Catfish,
Flathead |
74
lb. 0.0 oz. 51.5 in. CO River - Laguna
Dam
Walter Wilson, Bard, CA 5/11/98 |
|
| Crappie,
Black |
2 lb. 12.0
oz. 16.0 in. Havasu Sprgs, Lk Havasu
Julia Grammer, Makanda, IL 3/11/96 |
|
| Pacific
Tenpounder |
12.6
oz. 15.75 in. Near Pilot Knob
Charles Reel, Jr., Yuma 6/13/81 |
| Striped Mullet |
9
lb. 8.0 oz. 25.5 in. Colo/Gila River
confluence
Buddy E. Fike, Glendale 3/76 |
|
| Sucker,
Razorback*þ |
9
lb. 13.0 oz. 29.0 in. Co. River, Lake
Havasu
Freeman Summers, Lk Havasu City 1/23/78 |
|
| Sunfish,
Green |
1
lb. 5.28 oz. 11.5 in. Lake Havasu
Jose Orozco, Poston 7/16/97 |
|
| Sunfish,
Hybrid* |
3
lb. 1.28 oz. 16.0 in. Colorado River,
Parker
Rob Woodford, Bullhead City 10/12/00
|
|
| Sunfish,
Redear |
5
lb. 8.8 oz. 16.75 in. Lake Havasu
Robert Lawler, Lake Havasu City 5/2/11
|
|
| Tilapia |
6
lb. 2.72 oz. 19 in. Colorado River,
Parker
A. Clark Wellard, Pocatello, ID 1/27/06 |
|
| Trout,
Brook |
5
lb. 4.0 oz. 19.0 in. Lee's Ferry
Moe Beck, Glendale 3/6/82 |
|
| Trout,
Brown |
17
lb. 0.0 oz. 32.0 in. Last Chance Bay,
Powell
Chuck Holland, Phoenix 5/1/71 |
|
| Trout,
Cutthroat |
9
lb. 8.0 oz. 30.5 in. South of Davis
Dam
Jeff Vincent, Mohave Mesa 8/79 |
|
| Trout,
Rainbow |
21
lb. 5.5 oz. --in., Willow Beach
John Reid, Las Vegas, NV 9/66 |
|
| Walleye |
8
lb. 1.0 oz. 29.0 in. Lake Powell
Bud Clifford, Phoenix 5/77 |
|
| Warmouth |
0 lb. 12.0
oz. 10.0 in. Senator Lake
Patrick Ferguson, Yuma 3/74 |
|
|
Colorado
River Waters -- Catch and Release + |
| Bass,
Largemouth |
28
in. Lower Colorado River
David Percell, Bullhead City 2/17/04
|
| Bass,
Smallmouth |
22 in. Lake
Havasu
Jeffrey Dean, Lake Havasu City 2/12/05
|
| Bass,
Striped |
45 in. Colorado River, Bullhead City
Kenan Guleryuz, Bullhead City 10/4/10 |
| Carp |
48 in. Lake
Mohave
Gary Sweet, Bullhead City 10/20/07 |
| Trout,
Rainbow |
22 in. Colorado River, Bullhead City
Kenan Guleryuz, Bullhead City 11/5/10 |
| Warmouth |
10 in., Colorado
River, Imperial Dam
Barbara Harp, Mackay, ID 3/26/06 |
| White
Amur (Trip.) |
44 in. Colorado River, Yuma
Richard Halliwill, Nutrioso 4/9/09 |
|
|
Colorado
River Waters -- Non-Hook and Line |
| Carp
(archery) |
23
lb. 4.0 oz. 37.5 in. CO Riv., (Imperial
Dam)
Gil Blum, Wittmann 2/4/95 |
|
| Striped Mullet
(archery) |
3
lb. 13.0 oz. 21.0 in. Colorado River,
Yuma
Dell Owens, Phoenix 5/19/91 |
|
| Tilapia
(archery) |
7
lb. 11.0 oz. 19.38 in. CO Riv, (Imperial
Dam)
Kenny Marler, Yuma 9/21/96 |
|
|
NOTE: Records are
based upon weight recorded on state-certified
(legal for trade) scales and two witnesses
to the weighing. Record fish must be available
for inspection by Department personnel. New
record fish must outweigh the standing record
for the species by at least one full ounce.
Fish taken from private waters that are closed
to public access are not eligible for record
status.
+ Based on length only and rounded down to
nearest inch. New entries must exceed existing
entry by at least 1 inch.
* Larger than current all-tackle world record
listed by the International Game Fish Assn.
and the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall
of Fame.
** World record for all tackle as verified
by the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of
Fame.
*** Fort Apache Indian Reservation.
þ Species now protected, may not be
taken. |
Arizona Fish Entry Form with Rules [PDF 75kb]
(page 42 of the 2011-12 Fishing Regulations) |
Arizona Fish Weighing Scale Locations [PDF 69kb]
(page 43 of the 2011-12 Fishing Regulations) |
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