State Records

There are two divisions of state record fish. The Rod and Line Record Fish Division is for fish caught on rod and line and must be hooked and played by only one person and the fish must weigh more than the current record. The second division, the Unrestricted Record Fish Division, is for fish caught other than rod and line or played by more than one person.

Blank Oklahoma Record Fish Affidavit Form

Rules
Fish MUST be caught on rod and line and MUST be hooked and played by only one person. (Except for unrestricted division).
Fish MUST be caught in accordance with Oklahoma Fishing Regulations.
No fish caught from any hatchery or commercial put-and-take lake is eligible.
Accredited or certified weight scales MUST be used to weigh the fish. Accredited steel measuring tapes MUST be used to measure the fish. The fish should be measured over the side from tip of nose to tip of tail (tail lobes pressed together) giving length of fish in inches. Measure the girth of the fish in inches around its widest point. Three witnesses, one of which must be an employee of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife, must witness the weighing and measuring of the fish and sign the affidavit.
The fish MUST be preserved in a live-weight condition until approved by an Oklahoma Wildlife Fisheries biologist or technician, and an official letter of verification from the Director of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation has been received by the angler.
A clear photograph showing a close-up side view of the fish MUST accompany the completed fish affidavit form. All photographs become the property of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
The Department reserves the right to collect fish scale, tissue or spine samples to check fish identification and to refuse any questionable fish affidavit submitted. The affidavit must be submitted within 30 days of the date the fish is caught.
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In addition to rod and line records, an Unrestricted Division includes the heaviest of those species taken by other legal means (bow and arrow, gig, spear, trotline, jugline, bankline, etc.) TYING or EXCEEDING the weight of existing rod and line records.

Official Oklahoma Rod & Line Record Fish

Species/Angler	Measurements	Custom text
Bass, Hybrid Black Angler: Dru Kinslow	Weight: 8 lbs 5.60 ozs Length: 22 3/4 inches Girth: 16 1/2 inches	Date: 03/27/2006 Location: Veterans Lake
Bass, Hybrid Yellow Angler: George R. Edwards	Weight: 2 lbs 5.00 ozs Length: 15 3/4 inches Girth: 12 5/8 inches	Date: 03/26/1991 Location: Kiamichi River
Bass, Largemouth Angler: Dale Miller	Weight: 14 lbs 13.70 ozs Length: 26 1/8 inches Girth: 23 inches	Date: 03/13/2013 Location: Cedar Lake
Bass, Smallmouth Angler: Ryan Wasser	Weight: 8 lbs 7.00 ozs Length: 23 1/8 inches Girth: 18 inches	Date: 03/31/2012 Location: Lawtonka Lake
Bass, Spotted Angler: O.J. Stone	Weight: 8 lbs 2.00 ozs Length: 23 1/2 inches Girth: 17 1/2 inches	Date: 06/27/1958 Location: Pittsburg Co. Pond
Bass, Striped Angler: Louis Parker	Weight: 47 lbs 8.00 ozs Length: 48 inches Girth: 30 inches	Date: 06/10/1996 Location: Lower Illinois River PFHA
Bass, Striped Hybrid Angler: Paul Hollister	Weight: 23 lbs 3.68 ozs Length: 33 1/2 inches Girth: 16 1/2 inches	Date: 04/04/1997 Location: Altus-Lugert Reservoir
Bass, White Angler: R.R. Karch	Weight: 5 lbs 1.00 ozs Length: 18 1/2 inches Girth: 16 1/2 inches	Date: 04/01/1976 Location: Verdigris River
Bowfin Angler: Thomas Joner	Weight: 11 lbs 2.00 ozs Length: 29 inches Girth: 17 inches	Date: 02/27/1983 Location: Hugo Lake
Buffalo, Bigmouth Angler: Leroy Broaddrick	Weight: 59 lbs 15.00 ozs Length: 43 3/4 inches Girth: 33 1/2 inches	Date: 11/12/1988 Location: Greenleaf
Buffalo, Black Angler: Jeff D. Olinger	Weight: 42 lbs 8.00 ozs Length: 42 1/4 inches Girth: 29 inches	Date: 11/17/2013 Location: W.R. Holway/Chimney Rock
Buffalo, Smallmouth Angler: Hugh M. Newman	Weight: 66 lbs 3.00 ozs Length: 39 15/16 inches Girth: 38 11/32 inches	Date: 05/03/2019 Location: Broken Bow Lake
Bullhead, Black Angler: Gary Cole	Weight: 6 lbs 13.00 ozs Length: 18 5/8 inches Girth: 17 3/4 inches	Date: 05/24/1984 Location: Jackson Co. Pond
Bullhead, Yellow Angler: Nathan Williams	Weight: 2 lbs 5.00 ozs Length: 16 inches Girth: 10 5/8 inches	Date: 05/03/2014 Location: Okfuskee Co. Pond
Carp, Bighead Angler: Bryan Lee Baker	Weight: 118 lbs 10.00 ozs Length: 58.75 inches Girth: 43 inches	Date: 04/26/2025 Location: Neosho (Grand) River
Carp, Common Angler: Brandon Hughes	Weight: 39 lbs 10.40 ozs Length: 39 1/4 inches Girth: 30 3/4 inches	Date: 04/23/2002 Location: Grady Co. Pond
Carp, Grass Angler: Jereme Budgick	Weight: 68 lbs 15.20 ozs Length: 49 inches Girth: 34 inches	Date: 04/05/2008 Location: Chelsea City Lake
Carpsucker, River Angler: Jarrett Sinclair	Weight: 8 lbs 11.00 ozs Length: 25 1/4 inches Girth: 18 inches	Date: 03/18/2022 Location: Canton
Catfish, Blue Angler: Billy Nabors	Weight: 98 lbs Length: 54 1/2 inches Girth: 39 1/2 inches	Date: 11/11/2004 Location: Texoma
Catfish, Channel Angler: Gary Doak Jr.	Weight: 35 lbs 15.00 ozs Length: 39 1/4 inches Girth: 26 1/4 inches	Date: 09/11/2005 Location: Taft
Catfish, Flathead Angler: Richard Williams	Weight: 78 lbs 8.00 ozs Length: 51 inches Girth: 36 1/2 inches	Date: 05/11/2010 Location: El Reno Lake
Crappie, Black Angler: Rollie Williams	Weight: 4 lbs 10.00 ozs Length: 20 1/4 inches Girth: 17 3/4 inches	Date: 06/16/1974 Location: Ottawa Co. Pond
Crappie, White Angler: Frank Robinson	Weight: 4 lbs 15.00 ozs Length: 19 inches Girth: 16 1/4 inches	Date: 05/04/1991 Location: Kingfisher Co. Pond
Drum, Freshwater Angler: Harold Phillips	Weight: 38 lbs Length: 41 3/4 inches Girth: 28 3/4 inches	Date: 05/23/1976 Location: Tenkiller
Eel, American Angler: Dolores Munsell	Weight: 5 lbs 7.00 ozs Length: 39 1/2 inches Girth: 9 7/8 inches	Date: 06/03/1995 Location: Lower Illinois River PFHA
Gar, Alligator Angler: Paul Easley	Weight: 254 lbs 12.00 ozs Length: 97 3/4 inches Girth: 44 inches	Date: 04/23/2015 Location: Texoma
Gar, Longnose Angler: Howard Zummer	Weight: 43 lbs 8.00 ozs Length: 64 1/2 inches Girth: 23 1/2 inches	Date: 08/28/2012 Location: Eufaula
Gar, Shortnose Angler: Mark D. Benson	Weight: 7 lbs Length: 33 1/2 inches Girth: 11 1/2 inches	Date: 07/01/2017 Location: Atoka Reservoir
Gar, Spotted Angler: Charlie Conway	Weight: 10 lbs 8.96 ozs Length: 37.7 inches Girth: 13.125 inches	Date: 10/10/2025 Location: Texoma
Golden Shiner Angler: Orlando Cheadle	Weight: 0 lbs 5.28 ozs Length: 9.4 inches Girth: 5.625 inches	Date: 05/01/2022 Location: Grady Co. Pond
Goldeye Angler: James R. Smith	Weight: 2 lbs 8.00 ozs Length: 18 5/8 inches Girth: 10 3/4 inches	Date: 04/27/1996 Location: Arkansas River
Herring, Skipjack Angler: William E. Scott	Weight: 3 lbs 7.50 ozs Length: 20 3/8 inches Girth: 11 7/8 inches	Date: 05/01/2023 Location: Lower Canadian River
Paddlefish Angler: Grant Rader	Weight: 164 lbs Length: 81 3/4 inches Girth: 43 inches	Date: 06/22/2021 Location: Keystone Lake
Pickerel, Chain Angler: Eric Lowe	Weight: 2 lbs 10.00 ozs Length: 22 1/2 inches Girth: 9 1/2 inches	Date: 04/22/1982 Location: Mt. Fork River
Pickerel, Grass Angler: Barry Bryant	Weight: 0 lbs 7.00 ozs Length: 13 inches Girth: 5 1/8 inches	Date: 03/17/1995 Location: Beaver Creek
Pike, Northern Angler: Raymond Fernandez	Weight: 36 lbs 8.00 ozs Length: 44 inches Girth: -- inches	Date: 06/13/1976 Location: Carl Etling
Redhorse, River Angler: Willis Pippin	Weight: 8 lbs 5.50 ozs Length: 28 1/8 inches Girth: 17 7/8 inches	Date: 02/11/1977 Location: Lower Illinois River PFHA
Sauger Angler: Chet Munds	Weight: 5 lbs 5.00 ozs Length: 23 inches Girth: 14 inches	Date: 01/18/1981 Location: Robert S. Kerr
Saugeye Angler: Curt Wilkerson	Weight: 10 lbs Length: 28 1/4 inches Girth: 19 inches	Date: 02/24/2006 Location: Fort Cobb Reservoir
Shad, Gizzard Angler: Rusty Dye	Weight: 3 lbs 7.00 ozs Length: 19.25 inches Girth: 14 inches	Date: 04/20/2022 Location: Little Beaver
Sturgeon, Shovelnose Angler: Tommy Jenkins	Weight: 1 lbs 10.00 ozs Length: 24 3/8 inches Girth: 8 inches	Date: 05/07/1996 Location: Arkansas River
Sunfish, Bluegill Angler: Tom Shorter	Weight: 2 lbs 6.40 ozs Length: 12 3/4 inches Girth: 14 1/2 inches	Date: 05/08/1987 Location: Kay Co. Pond
Sunfish, Green Angler: Eddie Shulanberger	Weight: 2 lbs 7.00 ozs Length: 13 inches Girth: 14 1/4 inches	Date: 10/16/1972 Location: Pontotoc Co. Pond
Sunfish, Hybrid Angler: Dixie Lee	Weight: 2 lbs 5.68 ozs Length: 12 1/4 inches Girth: 14 inches	Date: 05/31/2021 Location: Craig Co. Pond
Sunfish, Redear Angler: Cord Smith	Weight: 2 lbs 5.60 ozs Length: 13.5 inches Girth: 13 inches	Date: 04/25/2023 Location: Strong City, Pond
Trout, Brown Angler: Jason Archie	Weight: 17 lbs 4.64 ozs Length: 32 3/4 inches Girth: 20 inches	Date: 04/10/2005 Location: Mt. Fork River
Trout, Rainbow Angler: Paul Glover	Weight: 11 lbs 4.32 ozs Length: 29 3/16 inches Girth: 16 9/16 inches	Date: 04/04/2015 Location: Lower Illinois River PFHA
Walleye Angler: Kerry Carter	Weight: 12 lbs 13.00 ozs Length: 30 3/8 inches Girth: 19 1/2 inches	Date: 05/08/2004 Location: Robert S. Kerr

Official Oklahoma Unrestricted Record Fish Division

Species, Angler & Method of Take	Measurements	When & Where
Buffalo, Bigmouth Angler: Boe Daniel Meehan Method: Bow & Arrow	Weight: 66 lbs 4.00 ozs Length: 46 1/2 inches Girth: 33 inches	Date:04/15/2020 Location: Greenleaf
Buffalo, Black Angler: Chester Penn Method: Trotline	Weight: 57 lbs 12.00 ozs Length: 43 1/2 inches Girth: 31 inches	Date:06/30/1984 Location: Tenkiller
Buffalo, Smallmouth Angler: Ricky Wayne Smith Method: Trotline	Weight: 50 lbs 4.00 ozs Length: 39 1/2 inches Girth: 33 1/2 inches	Date:05/20/2010 Location: Broken Bow Lake
Carp, Common Angler: Scotty Littles Method: Bow & Arrow	Weight: 48 lbs 13.00 ozs Length: 40 inches Girth: 32 inches	Date:05/16/2010 Location: Broken Bow Lake
Carp, Grass Angler: Brandon Taber Method: Bow & Arrow	Weight: 77 lbs Length: 53 inches Girth: 36 1/4 inches	Date:07/30/2002 Location: Arbuckle
Carp, Silver Angler: Stephen Banaszak Method: Bow & Arrow	Weight: 31 lbs 4.80 ozs Length: 40 3/8 inches Girth: 26 inches	Date:08/31/2023 Location: Red River
Carpsucker, River Angler: Jarrid Monroe Method: Bow & Arrow	Weight: 11 lbs 4.48 ozs Length: 23.39 inches Girth: 21.5 inches	Date:10/02/2021 Location: Konawa
Catfish, Blue Angler: Dan Grider Method: Jugline	Weight: 118 lbs 8.00 ozs Length: 57 inches Girth: 41 3/4 inches	Date:05/04/1988 Location: Texoma
Catfish, Flathead Angler: C. Clubb Method: Trotline	Weight: 106 lbs Length: 60 inches Girth: 39 1/2 inches	Date:04/05/1977 Location: Wister Lake
Drum, Freshwater Angler: John Starks Method: Trotline	Weight: 47 lbs Length: 41 inches Girth: 33 inches	Date:05/20/1966 Location: Neosho River
Eel, American Angler: Billy Davison Method: Trotline	Weight: 5 lbs 8.70 ozs Length: 40 inches Girth: 9 3/4 inches	Date:08/15/2002 Location: Webbers Falls
Gar, Shortnose Angler: Dalton Grooms Method: Bow & Arrow	Weight: 12 lbs 10.00 ozs Length: 41 inches Girth: 15 inches	Date:08/10/2022 Location: Fort Gibson
Gar, Spotted Angler: Tylor Lampkin Method: Bow & Arrow	Weight: 11 lbs 10.50 ozs Length: 40 1/16 inches Girth: 13 3/4 inches	Date:03/27/2020 Location: Arbuckle
Hogsucker, Northern Angler: T.J. Shearer Method: Bow & Arrow	Weight: 2 lbs 1.00 ozs Length: 16 1/4 inches Girth: 9 3/4 inches	Date:12/12/2023 Location: Illinois River
Redhorse, Black Angler: Brandon Taber Method: Bow & Arrow	Weight: 5 lbs 11.00 ozs Length: 25 3/4 inches Girth: 12 3/4 inches	Date:12/06/2009 Location: Illinois River
Redhorse, Golden Angler: Everett Noblin Method: Gigging	Weight: 8 lbs 12.00 ozs Length: 29 inches Girth: 16 1/4 inches	Date:03/16/2008 Location: Illinois River
Redhorse, River Angler: Carl Williams Method: Gigging	Weight: 10 lbs 9.00 ozs Length: 28 1/2 inches Girth: 15 inches	Date:03/17/2010 Location: Illinois River
Shad, Gizzard Angler: Andrew Roberts Method: Bow & Arrow	Weight: 2 lbs 11.00 ozs Length: 17 7/8 inches Girth: 13 1/4 inches	Date:04/18/2020 Location: Cache Creek
Spotted Sucker Angler: Noah Smith Method: Bow & Arrow	Weight: 2 lbs 12.80 ozs Length: 18 3/8 inches Girth: 10 3/8 inches	Date:04/10/2021 Location: Lawtonka Lake
Sturgeon, Shovelnose Angler: Paul R. Foreman Method: Throwline	Weight: 2 lbs 15.50 ozs Length: 29 inches Girth: 8 1/2 inches	Date:10/12/1997 Location: Arkansas River

No official state records exist for the following fish. Minimum weight to be considered is listed for each species:

Sunfish, Rockbass 1 lbs.
Bullhead, Brown 2lbs. 14 oz.
Sunfish, Warmouth 1 lbs.
Sunfish, Longear 1/2 lbs.

Fisheries Biologist by County

COUNTY	BIOLOGIST	Duty Station	Office #
Adair	Chris Whisenhunt	Porter	918-683-1031
Alfalfa	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Atoka	Cliff Sager	Caddo	580-924-4087
Beaver	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Beckham	Clayton Porter	Lawton	580-529-2795
Blaine	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Bryan	Cliff Sager	Caddo	580-924-4087
Caddo	Clayton Porter	Lawton	580-529-2795
Canadian	VACANT-contact Doug Z.	Norman	405-325-7288
Carter	Cliff Sager	Caddo	580-924-4087
Cherokee	Chris Whisenhunt	Porter	918-683-1031
Choctaw	David Bogner	Higgins	918-297-0150
Cimarron	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Cleveland	Alexandra Marshall	Norman	405-325-7288
Coal	Cliff Sager	Caddo	580-924-4087
Comanche	Clayton Porter	Lawton	580-529-2795
Cotton	Clayton Porter	Lawton	580-529-2795
Craig	Nate Hull	Miami	918-542-9422
Creek	Colby Gainer	Jenks	918-299-2334
Custer	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Delaware	Nate Hull	Miami	918-542-9422
Dewey	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Ellis	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Garfield	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Garvin	VACANT-contact Doug Z.	Norman	405-325-7288
Grady	Clayton Porter	Lawton	580-529-2795
Grant	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Greer	Clayton Porter	Lawton	580-529-2795
Harmon	Clayton Porter	Lawton	580-529-2795
Harper	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Haskell	Chris Whisenhunt	Porter	918-683-1031
Hughes	Michael Hollie	Holdenville	405-379-5408
Jackson	Clayton Porter	Lawton	580-529-2795
Jefferson	Clayton Porter	Lawton	580-529-2795
Johnston	Cliff Sager	Caddo	580-924-4087
Kay	Jeremy Duck	Ponca City	580-762-2248
Kingfisher	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Kiowa	Clayton Porter	Lawton	580-529-2795
Latimer	David Bogner	Higgins	918-297-0150
Leflore	David Bogner	Higgins	918-297-0150
Lincoln	Michael Hollie	Holdenville	405-379-5408
Logan	VACANT-contact Doug Z.	Norman	405-325-7288
Love	Cliff Sager	Caddo	580-924-4087
Major	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Marshall	Cliff Sager	Caddo	580-924-4087
Mayes	Nate Hull	Miami	918-542-9422
McClain	VACANT-contact Doug Z.	Norman	405-325-7288
McCurtain	David Bogner	Higgins	918-297-0150
McIntosh	Chris Whisenhunt	Porter	918-683-1031
Murray	Cliff Sager	Caddo	580-924-4087
Muskogee	Chris Whisenhunt	Porter	918-683-1031
Noble	Jeremy Duck	Ponca City	580-762-2248
Nowata	Colby Gainer	Jenks	918-299-2334
Okfuskee	Michael Hollie	Holdenville	405-379-5408
Oklahoma	VACANT-contact Doug Z.	Norman	405-325-7288
Okmulgee	Michael Hollie	Holdenville	405-379-5408
Osage	Jeremy Duck	Ponca City	580-762-2248
Ottawa	Nate Hull	Miami	918-542-9422
Pawnee	Jeremy Duck	Ponca City	580-762-2248
Payne	Jeremy Duck	Ponca City	580-762-2248
Pittsburg	David Bogner	Higgins	918-297-0150
Pontotoc	Cliff Sager	Caddo	580-924-4087
Pottawatomie	Michael Hollie	Holdenville	405-379-5408
Pushmataha	David Bogner	Higgins	918-297-0150
Roger Mills	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Rogers	Colby Gainer	Jenks	918-299-2334
Seminole	Michael Hollie	Holdenville	405-379-5408
Sequoyah	Chris Whisenhunt	Porter	918-683-1031
Stephens	Clayton Porter	Lawton	580-529-2795
Texas	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Tilman	Clayton Porter	Lawton	580-529-2795
Tulsa	Colby Gainer	Jenks	918-299-2334
Wagoner	Nate Hull	Miami	918-542-9422
Washington	Colby Gainer	Jenks	918-299-2334
Washita	Clayton Porter	Lawton	580-529-2795
Woods	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668
Woodward	Dalton Norris	Burlington	580-474-2668

Rules

Official Oklahoma Rod & Line Record Fish

Bass, Hybrid Black

Bass, Hybrid Yellow

Bass, Largemouth

Bass, Smallmouth

Bass, Spotted

Bass, Striped

Bass, Striped Hybrid

Bass, White

Bowfin

Buffalo, Bigmouth

Buffalo, Black

Buffalo, Smallmouth

Bullhead, Black

Bullhead, Yellow

Carp, Bighead

Carp, Common

Carp, Grass

Carpsucker, River

Catfish, Blue

Catfish, Channel

Catfish, Flathead

Crappie, Black

Crappie, White

Drum, Freshwater

Eel, American

Gar, Alligator

Gar, Longnose

Gar, Shortnose

Gar, Spotted

Golden Shiner

Goldeye

Herring, Skipjack

Paddlefish

Pickerel, Chain

Pickerel, Grass

Pike, Northern

Redhorse, River

Sauger

Saugeye

Shad, Gizzard

Sturgeon, Shovelnose

Sunfish, Bluegill

Sunfish, Green

Sunfish, Hybrid

Sunfish, Redear

Trout, Brown

Trout, Rainbow

Walleye