SPECIES |
WEIGHT |
CAUGHT BY |
LOCATION |
DATE |
Ancient Fish |
Bowfin |
15.08 lbs. |
Norman Moran Lexington, KY |
Green River |
05/31/1999 |
Longnose Gar |
40 lbs. |
Kelsie Travis, Jr. Paducah, KY |
Ohio River |
08/08/1956 |
Paddlefish (Spoonbill) |
106 lbs. |
William Chumbler Calvert City, KY |
Ohio River |
03/23/2004 |
Spotted Gar |
4 lbs., 7 ozs. |
Jonathan Huether Mt. Washington, KY |
Kentucky Lake |
07/20/2014 |
Sturgeon |
36 lbs., 8 ozs. |
Barney Frazier Corbin, KY |
Lake Cumberland |
10/03/1954 |
Bass, Black |
Coosa Bass |
1.21 lbs. |
Seth Goodin Smith, KY |
Martin’s Fork, Cumberland River |
05/25/2013 |
Kentucky Bass (Spotted Bass) |
7 lbs., 10 ozs. |
A.E. Sellers Louisville, KY |
Nelson County |
06/13/1970 |
Largemouth Bass |
14 lbs., 9.5 ozs. |
Mark Ward Evarts, KY |
Highsplint Lake |
04/19/2019 |
Smallmouth Bass |
11 lbs., 15 ozs.* |
David L. Hayes Leitchfield, KY |
Dale Hollow Lake |
07/09/1955 |
Bass, Temperate |
Striped Bass (Rockfish) |
58 lbs., 4 ozs. |
Roger Foster, Somerset, KY |
Beaver Creek Lake Cumberland |
12/11/1985 |
Hybrid Striped Bass |
20 lbs., 8 ozs |
Mark Wilson Louisville, KY |
Barren River Lake Tailwaters |
04/27/1991 |
White Bass |
5 lbs. (TIE) |
Lorne Eli Dawson Springs, KY |
Kentucky Lake |
07/11/43 |
B.B. Hardin Mt. Eden, KY |
Herrington Lake |
06/03/1957 |
Yellow Bass |
1 lb., 6.4 ozs. |
William Hinton Central City, KY |
Cumberland River Lake Barkley Tailwaters |
03/19/2009 |
Carp/Sucker |
Bighead Carp |
64 lbs. |
Drew Fulmer Florence, KY |
Jonathan Creek Kentucky Lake |
07/19/2010 |
Creek Chub |
0.59 lbs. |
Joshua Scott Louisville, KY |
Otter Creek Hardin County |
03/26/2006 |
Blue Sucker |
8.34 lbs. |
Stacy L. Boik Evansville, IN |
Ohio River |
11/22/2009 |
Northern Hog Sucker |
1 lbs., 12 ozs. |
Larry Salchli Stanton, KY |
Slate Creek Bath County |
04/07/2005 |
Buffalo (Smallmouth) |
55 lbs. |
Clinton Roby Waddy, KY |
Kentucky Lake |
03/23/2000 |
Common Carp |
54 lbs., 14 ozs. |
Ricky Vance Paris, KY |
South Fork Licking River |
03/13/1971 |
Golden Redhorse |
4 lbs., 5 ozs. |
Leif Meadows Stanton, KY |
Red River |
04/22/1998 |
Grass Carp |
58 lbs., 8ozs. |
Robert Marsh Erlanger, KY |
Forest Lawn Lake, Kenton County |
06/17/2009 |
River Redhorse |
9 lbs., 1 oz. |
Denny Hatfield. London, KY |
Rockcastle River, Laurel County |
09/20/2003 |
Silver Redhorse |
5 lbs., 6 ozs. |
Justin Collins London, KY |
Rockcastle River, Laurel County |
04/17/2010 |
White Sucker |
1.63 lbs. |
Larry S. Salachi Stanton, KY |
Slate Creek, Montgomery County |
03/19/1998 |
Silver Carp |
13 lbs., 5 ozs. |
Dustin Fitzgerald
Gilbertsville, KY
|
Cumberland River |
02/21/2017 |
Bluntnose Minnow |
0.01 lbs. |
Andy Pelphrey Stambaugh, KY |
Hood Creek, Lawrence County |
06/17/2008 |
Golden Shiner |
0.31 lbs. |
Brent Pierick O’Fallon, MO
|
Kentucky Lake |
06/24/2014 |
Spottail Shiner |
0.01 lbs. |
Andy Pelphrey Stambaugh, KY
|
Paintsville Lake |
06/21/2013 |
Striped Shiner |
0.16 lbs. |
Joseph Johnson Louisville, KY |
Beargrass Creek, Jefferson County |
04/01/2019 |
Blacknose Dace |
0.008 lbs. |
Andy Pelphrey Stambaugh, KY |
Hood Creek, Lawrence County |
06/21/2008 |
Catfish |
Blue Catfish |
106.9 lbs. |
Glynn Grogan Arlington, KY |
Ohio River |
10/20/2018 |
Bullhead Catfish |
5 lbs., 8 ozs. |
Randy Kirk Maysville, KY |
Private Pond, Mason County |
07/06/2013 |
Channel Catfish |
32 lbs. |
Kyle Estep South Point, Ohio |
Ohio River, Boyd County |
05/26/2004 |
Flathead Catfish |
97 lbs. |
Esker Carroll |
Green River |
06/06/1956 |
White Catfish |
5.27 lbs. |
Ethen Vest Frankfort, KY |
Guist Creek Lake |
10/11/2016 |
Drum |
Freshwater Drum |
38 lbs. |
Larry Cardwell Morgantown, KY |
Green River |
06/05/1980 |
Herring |
Skipjack Herring |
3.10 lbs. |
Joey Dixon Elizabethtown, KY |
Ohio River, Cannelton Tailwater |
04/14/2006 |
Gizzard Shad |
4.08 lbs. |
Carl Rowe |
Ohio River, Greenup L & D |
05/24/2009 |
Mooneye |
Goldeye |
2 lbs, .64 ozs. |
Mark Smith Lexington, KY |
Kentucky River |
04/21/2001 |
Mooneye |
10 ozs. |
Samir Bajric Bowling Green, KY |
Barren River |
08/23/2019 |
Perch |
Sauger |
7 lbs., 7 ozs. |
Rastie Andrew Jamestown, KY |
Cumberland River, Lake Cumberland Tailwaters |
04/28/1983 |
Saugeye |
8 lbs., 8.8 ozs. |
Clay Smith Lexington, KY |
Cumberland River tailwater, Russell County |
05/21/2019 |
Walleye |
21 lbs., 8 ozs. |
Abe Black Shaker Heights, OH |
Lake Cumberland |
10/01/1958 |
Logperch |
0.08 lbs. |
Marietta Strange Louisville, KY |
Lake Barkley |
11/04/2013 |
Yellow Perch |
1 lb., 7 ozs. |
Klint Thaxton Ashland, IL |
Cozy Cove Lodge, Kentucky Lake |
03/12/2010 |
Pike |
Chain Pickerel |
5 lbs., 6 ozs. |
Tommy Thompson Bardwell, KY |
Forked Lake, Carlisle County |
07/08/1983 |
Grass Pickerel |
0.63 lbs. |
Gerald Gallagher Louisville, KY |
Wilson Creek, Bullitt County |
07/17/1989 |
Muskellunge |
47 lbs. |
Sarah K. Terry Mt. Sterling, KY |
Cave Run Lake |
11/02/2008 |
Northern Pike |
10.53 lbs. |
Derek Cowden Corbin, KY |
Laurel River Lake |
10/29/2006 |
Tiger Muskie (Muskellunge Hybrid) |
19 lbs., 9 ozs. |
Wayne Joslin Winchester, KY |
Private Lake, Clark County |
04/25/2007 |
Sunfish |
Bluegill |
4 lbs., 3 ozs. |
Phil Conyers Madisonville, KY |
Strip mine lake Hopkins County |
08/05/1980 |
Crappie (White or Black) |
4 lbs., 14 ozs. |
Penny Hopper Crofton, KY |
Watershed Lake Christian County |
05/08/2005 |
Green Sunfish |
1 lb., 9.44 ozs. |
David Gibson Hawesville, KY |
Farm Pond, Hancock County |
05/20/2013 |
Longear Sunfish |
13.28 ozs. |
Anthony Lynch Salyersville, KY |
Strip mine pond Magoffin County |
06/23/1994 |
Redbreast Sunfish |
0.88 lbs. |
Tim King Stearns, KY |
Marsh Creek McCreary County |
09/01/1997 |
Redear Sunfish (Shellcracker) |
3 lbs., 1 oz. |
Betty Truax Finchville, KY |
Farm Pond Shelby County |
05/24/1982 |
Rock Bass |
1 lb., 10 ozs. |
H.S. White Cadiz, KY |
Casey Creek Trigg County |
05/26/1975 |
Warmouth |
1 lb., 6.2 ozs. |
Jon Hoover Louisville, KY |
Private Pond Jefferson County |
07/21/2003 |
Trout |
Brook Trout |
3.65 lbs. |
Wyatt Hoefer Louisville, KY |
Cumberland River, Lake Cumberland Tailwaters |
03/15/2015 |
Brown Trout |
21 lbs. |
Thomas Malone Crofton, KY |
Cumberland River, Lake Cumberland Tailwaters |
04/30/2000 |
Lake Trout |
5 lbs., 5 ozs. |
John McDonogh Jeffersontown, KY |
Cumberland River, Lake Cumberland Tailwaters |
04/04/1983 |
Rainbow Trout |
14 lbs., 6 ozs. |
Jim Mattingly Somerset, KY |
Cumberland River, Lake Cumberland Tailwaters |
09/10/1972 |
*World Record - all tackle Note: No listing for a species means no record currently exists for that species. |