| Name of fish | Weight | Caught by | Location | Date |
Ancient Fish |
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| Bowfin | 12 lbs. | Mary Jo Purdy Madisonville, KY | Strip Mine Lake,Muhlenberg Co. | 06/19/85 |
| Long-nosed Gar | 40 lbs. | Kelsie Travis, Jr.Paducah, KY |
Ohio River | 08/08/56 |
| Paddlefish (Spoonbill) | 82 lbs. | Standley Shelton Lexington, KY | Parrish Lakes, Scott County | 06/12/82 |
| Sturgeon | 36 lbs. 8 ozs. | Barney Frazier Corbin, KY |
Lake Cumberland | 10/03/54 |
Bass, Black |
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| Kentucky Bass | 7 lbs. 10 ozs. | A.E. Sellers Louisville, KY |
Nelson County | 06/13/70 |
| Largemouth Bass | 13 lbs. 10.4 ozs. | Dale Wilson London, KY |
Wood Creek Lake | 04/14/84 |
| Smallmouth Bass | open for applications | |||
Bass, Temperate |
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| Striped Bass(Rockfish) | 58 lbs. 4 ozs. | Roger Foster Somerset, KY |
Beaver Creek, Lake Cumberland | 12/11/85 |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | 20 lbs. 8 ozs. | Mark Wilson Louisville, KY |
Barren River Tailwaters |
04/27/91 |
| White Bass | 5 lbs. | Lorne Eli Dawson Springs, KY Tie with B.B. Hardin Mt. Eden, KY |
Kentucky Lake Herrington Lake | 07/11/43 06/03/57 |
| Yellow Bass | 1 lb. 1 oz. | DeWayne West Hopkinsville, KY | Little River,Lake Barkley | 03/10/91 |
Carp/Sucker |
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| Big Head Carp | 25 lbs. | Doug Anderson Bremen, KY | Green River | 07/07/96 |
| Blue Sucker | 4 lbs. 8 ozs. | Lanny Owens Lockport, KY | Kentucky River | 06/20/95 |
| Buffalo (Smallmouth) | 47 lbs. 12 ozs. | Don Richards Reynolds Station, KY |
Rough River, Long Lick Creek |
04/30/94 |
| Common Carp | 54 lbs. 14 ozs. | Ricky Vance Paris, KY |
South Fork, Liking River |
03/13/71 |
Catfish |
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| Blue Catfish | 100 lbs. | J.E. Copeland Benton, KY |
Tennessee River, Kentucky Lake Tailwaters |
08/21/70 |
| Bullhead Catfish | 5 lbs. 3 ozs. | Harry Case Paris, Ky |
Guist Creek Lake | 10/18/92 |
| Channel Catfish | 28.3 lbs. | Hope Tinsley Ft. Worth, TX |
Farm Pond, Hickman County |
05/29/94 |
| Flathead Catfish | 97 lbs. | Esker Carroll | Green River | 06/06/56 |
Drum |
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| Freshwater Drum | 38 lbs. | Larry Cardwell Morgantown, KY | Green River | 06/05/80 |
Herring |
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| Skipjack Herring | 2 lbs. 4 ozs. | Jim Strader Anchorage, KY |
Cumberland River | 02/27/92 |
Perch |
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| Sauger | 7 lbs. 7 ozs. | Rastie Andrew Jamestown, KY | Lake Cumberland | 04/28/83 |
| Walleye | 21 lbs. 8 ozs. | Abe Black Shaker Heights, OH |
Lake Cumberland | 10/01/58 |
| Yellow Perch | 0.47 lb. | Theresa Mazzoli Louisville, KY |
Blood River, Kentucky Lake |
05/30/96 |
Pike |
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| Chain Pickerel | 5 lbs. 6 ozs. | Tommy Thompson Bardwell, KY | Forked Lake, Carlisle County |
07/08/83 |
| Grass Pickerel | .63 lbs. | Gerald Gallagher Louisville, KY |
Wilson Creek, Bullitt County |
07/17/89 |
| Muskellunge | 43 lbs. | Porter Hash Edmonton, KY |
Dale Hollow Lake | 03/13/78 |
| Northern Pike | 9 lbs. 8 ozs. | Howard F. Renfro Madisonville, KY |
Strip Mine Lake, Muhlenberg Co. |
10/15/81 |
| Tiger Muskie (Muskellunge Hybrid) | 13 lbs. 12 ozs. | James Mollet Auxier, KY |
Dewey Lake | 05/05/81 |
Sunfish |
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| Bluegill | 4 lbs. 3 ozs. | Phil Conyers Madisonville, KY |
Strip Mine Lake, Hopkins County |
08/05/80 |
| Crappie (White or black) |
4 lbs. 3 ozs. | David Crowe Madisonville, KY | Lake Peewee, Hopkins County |
04/16/69 |
| Green Sunfish | 1 lb. 2 ozs. | John Meriwether Henderson, KY | Farm Pond, Ballard County |
07/31/82 |
| Longear Sunfish | 13.28 ozs. | Anthony Lynch Salyersville, KY | Strip Mine Pond, Magoffin County |
06/23/94 |
| Redear Sunfish (Shellcracker) | 3 lbs. 1 oz. | Betty Truax Finchville, KY |
Farm Pond, Shelby County |
05/24/82 |
| Rock Bass | 1 lbs. 10 ozs. | H.S. White Cadiz, KY |
Casey Creek, Trigg County |
05/26/75 |
| Warmouth | 1 lb. 4 ozs. | Marty Riehemann Ft. Thomas, KY | Farm Pond, Boone County |
06/03/90 |
Trout |
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| Brook Trout | 1 lb. 5 ozs. | R. James Augustus Louisville, KY |
Martins Fork | 08/21/82 |
| Brown Trout | 18 lbs. 8 ozs. | Randy Gibson Bakerton, KY |
Cumberland River, Lake Cumberland Tailwaters | 06/11/88 |
| Lake Trout | 5 lbs. 5 ozs. | John McDonogh Jeffersontown, KY | Cumberland River | 04/04/83 |
| Rainbow Trout | 14 lbs. 6 ozs. | Jim Mattingly Somerset, KY |
Cumberland River, Lake Cumberland Tailwaters | 09/10/72 |
*World record fish- All tackle