North Carolina Freshwater Fishing Records
The
following tables contain the current fishing records for a variety
of freshwater species.
See
how to apply for a state fishing record!
For North Carolina saltwater records visit the NC Division of Marine Fisheries Web site.
BASS
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
Photo |
17 lbs 7 oz |
Lake
Chatuge |
3/15/96 |
Michael
R. Hogsed |
Rebel
Jointed Plug |
 |
|
2 lbs 11
oz |
Nash
County Fishing Creek |
4/27/94 |
Richard
Elijah Evans |
Spinnerbait |
 |
|
15 lbs 14
oz |
Farm
Pond, Union County |
3/29/91 |
William
H. Wofford |
Crankbait |
 |
|
1 lb 14
oz |
Deep
River, Carbonton |
4/29/98 |
Robert
W. Lytton |
Crappie
Jig |
 |
|
10 lbs 2
oz |
Hiwassee
Reservoir |
6/1/51 |
Archie
Lampkin |
Unknown |
- |
|
6 lbs 5 oz |
Lake
Norman |
12/26/03 |
Eric
M. Weir |
Zoom
Finesse Worm |
 |
|
54 lbs 2
oz |
Hiwassee
Reservoir |
6/7/91 |
Larry
KIeith Verner |
Minnow |
 |
|
5 lbs 14
oz |
Kerr
Reservoir |
3/15/86 |
Jim
King |
Bucktail |
 |
CATFISH
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
Photo |
89lbs |
Badin Lake |
11/25/06 |
Eric Fincher |
Shiner |
 |
|
18.5 lbs |
Neuse River |
8/15/2007 |
Wesley Trucks |
Cut eel |
 |
|
78 lbs |
Cape
Fear River |
9/17/05 |
Brian
Newberger |
Live
eel |
 |
|
13 lbs |
Lake
James |
5/21/90 |
Jerry
Wayne Bentley |
Night
crawler |
 |
|
3 lbs 12
oz |
Buck
Hall Creek, Duplin County |
4/26/97 |
Gregory
Dale Hughes |
Night
crawler |
 |
PERCH
Species
|
Weight
|
Location
|
Date
|
Angler
|
Lure/Bait
|
Photo
|
2 lbs 15
oz
|
Falls
of the Neuse Reservoir
|
12/16/01
|
Bob
G. Williams, Jr.
|
Strata
Spoon
|
 |
|
2 lbs 9 oz
|
Indiantown
Creek
|
2/8/90
|
Evelyn
G. Ethridge
|
Minnow
|
 |
PICKEREL
Species
|
Weight
|
Location
|
Date
|
Angler
|
Lure/Bait
|
Photo
|
8 lbs
|
Gaston
Reservoir
|
2/13/68
|
John
H. Leonard
|
Minnow
|
 |
|
redfin
pickerel
|
2 lbs 4
oz
|
Gallberry
Swamp
|
6/23/97
|
Edward
C. Davis
|
Minnow
|
 |
SHAD
Species
|
Weight
|
Location
|
Date
|
Angler
|
Lure/Bait
|
Photo
|
7 lbs 15
oz
|
Tar
River
|
4/10/74
|
R.S.
Proctor
|
Shad
dart
|
 |
|
4 lbs 1 oz |
Pitchkettle
Creek
|
2/22/04
|
Trey
Maroules
|
Spoon
|
 |
SUNFISH
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
Photo |
1 lb 6
oz |
Trent
River |
5/21/03 |
John
Koonce |
Eel |
 |
|
4 lbs 15
oz |
Edgecomb County |
5/19/08 |
Travis Jackson |
worm |
 |
|
4 lbs 5
oz |
Henderson
County |
7/27/67 |
Danny
Case |
Catawba
worm |
 |
|
flier |
1 lb 5
oz |
Private
pond |
3/17/90 |
Douglas
N. McCall |
Cricket |
 |
1 lb 2
oz |
Pond
at Butner-Falls of the Neuse Game Land |
5/5/06 |
John
Michael Deaton |
Live
red worm |
 |
|
1 lb12
oz |
Bladen
Co. Big Swamp |
5/29/83 |
Ronald
Stanley |
Beetle
spin |
- |
|
1 lb 13
oz |
Richmond
Co. McLeods Pond |
5/7/76 |
Emma
Sears |
Minnow |
- |
TROUT
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait
|
Photo |
7 lbs 7
oz |
Raven Fork River |
5/15/80 |
G.L. Marshall,
Jr. |
Rooster
tail
|
- |
|
24 lbs 10
oz |
Nantahala River |
4/17/98 |
Robert Lee Dyer |
#11
Rapala
|
- |
|
20 lbs 3
oz |
Horsepasture
River, Jackson Co. |
1/28/06 |
Leah Johnson |
Rapala
|
 |
OTHER
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
Photo |
17 lbs 15
oz |
Black River |
6/21/97 |
Gregory A. Demery,
Sr. |
Cut
bait bream |
 |
|
48 lbs |
Mecklenburg Co.
pond |
3/11/86 |
William
Houston, Jr. |
Unknown |
 |
|
4 lbs 15
oz |
Asheboro City
Lake #4 |
4/27/80 |
Dean Dixon |
Minnow |
||
3 lbs, 4 oz |
pond at the Waverly Swim Club in Charlotte. |
03/05/08 |
James G. (Greg) Brown |
bass minnow |
 |
|
freshwater
drum |
22 lbs |
Kerr Lake |
11/27/06 |
Daniel Stotts |
Minnow |
|
grass
carp |
68 lbs 12
oz |
Summerlins Pond,
Leland |
6/8/98 |
David W. Stowell |
Rebel
Pop R |
 |
kokanee salmon |
3.07 lbs |
Nantahala Lake |
8/27/07 |
Mark Swann |
Frisky Fish Spoon |
 |
longnose
gar |
19 lbs 10½ oz |
Rock Quarry Lakes |
6/29/06 |
Sebastian Lankiewicz |
Rapala crankbait |
|
41 lbs 8
oz |
Lake Adger |
1/23/01 |
Richard W. Dodd |
Big
Mack |
 |
|
tiger
muskellunge |
33 lbs 8
oz |
Lake James |
4/3/88 |
Gary Dean Nanney |
Buzzbait |
 |
northern
pike |
11 lbs 13
oz |
Lake James |
8/26/78 |
Keith Gilliam |
Storm
Wiggle Wart |
 |
sauger |
5 lbs 15
oz |
Norman Lake |
7/25/71 |
David Shook |
Topwater
Rapala |
 |
smallmouth
buffalo |
88 lbs |
Lake Wylie |
11/14/93 |
Tony Crawford |
Pack
bait |
 |
13 lbs 8
oz |
Lake Chatuge (Shooting
Cr.) |
8/16/86 |
Lamar L. Cofer |
Old
faithful spoon |
 |
