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Oklahoma Record Fish

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Bass, Hybrid Black

Angler: Dru Kinslow

Weight: 8 lbs 5.60 ozs

Length: 22 3/4 inches

Girth: 16 1/2 inches

Date:

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:

Location: Kiamichi River

Bass, Largemouth

Angler: Dale Miller

Weight: 14 lbs 13.70 ozs

Length: 26 1/8 inches

Girth: 23 inches

Date:

Location: Cedar Lake

Bass, Smallmouth

Angler: Ryan Wasser

Weight: 8 lbs 7.00 ozs

Length: 23 1/8 inches

Girth: 18 inches

Date:

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:

Location: Pittsburg Co. Pond

Bass, Striped

Angler: Louis Parker

Weight: 47 lbs 8.00 ozs

Length: 48 inches

Girth: 30 inches

Date:

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:

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:

Location: Verdigris River

Bowfin

Angler: Thomas Joner

Weight: 11 lbs 2.00 ozs

Length: 29 inches

Girth: 17 inches

Date:

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:

Location: Greenleaf

Buffalo, Black

Angler: Jeff D. Olinger

Weight: 42 lbs 8.00 ozs

Length: 42 1/4 inches

Girth: 29 inches

Date:

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:

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:

Location: Jackson Co. Pond

Bullhead, Yellow

Angler: Nathan Williams

Weight: 2 lbs 5.00 ozs

Length: 16 inches

Girth: 10 5/8 inches

Date:

Location: Okfuskee Co. Pond

Carp, Bighead

Angler: Bryan Lee Baker

Weight: 118 lbs 10.00 ozs

Length: 58.75 inches

Girth: 43 inches

Date:

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:

Location: Grady Co. Pond

Carp, Grass

Angler: Jereme Budgick

Weight: 68 lbs 15.20 ozs

Length: 49 inches

Girth: 34 inches

Date:

Location: Chelsea City Lake

Carpsucker, River

Angler: Jarrett Sinclair

Weight: 8 lbs 11.00 ozs

Length: 25 1/4 inches

Girth: 18 inches

Date:

Location: Canton

Catfish, Blue

Angler: Billy Nabors

Weight: 98 lbs

Length: 54 1/2 inches

Girth: 39 1/2 inches

Date:

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:

Location: Taft

Catfish, Flathead

Angler: Richard Williams

Weight: 78 lbs 8.00 ozs

Length: 51 inches

Girth: 36 1/2 inches

Date:

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:

Location: Ottawa Co. Pond

Crappie, White

Angler: Frank Robinson

Weight: 4 lbs 15.00 ozs

Length: 19 inches

Girth: 16 1/4 inches

Date:

Location: Kingfisher Co. Pond

Drum, Freshwater

Angler: Harold Phillips

Weight: 38 lbs

Length: 41 3/4 inches

Girth: 28 3/4 inches

Date:

Location: Tenkiller

Eel, American

Angler: Dolores Munsell

Weight: 5 lbs 7.00 ozs

Length: 39 1/2 inches

Girth: 9 7/8 inches

Date:

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:

Location: Texoma

Gar, Longnose

Angler: Howard Zummer

Weight: 43 lbs 8.00 ozs

Length: 64 1/2 inches

Girth: 23 1/2 inches

Date:

Location: Eufaula

Gar, Shortnose

Angler: Mark D. Benson

Weight: 7 lbs

Length: 33 1/2 inches

Girth: 11 1/2 inches

Date:

Location: Atoka Reservoir

Gar, Spotted

Angler: Charlie Conway

Weight: 10 lbs 8.96 ozs

Length: 37.7 inches

Girth: 13.125 inches

Date:

Location: Texoma

Golden Shiner

Angler: Orlando Cheadle

Weight: 0 lbs 5.28 ozs

Length: 9.4 inches

Girth: 5.625 inches

Date:

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:

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:

Location: Lower Canadian River

Paddlefish

Angler: Grant Rader

Weight: 164 lbs

Length: 81 3/4 inches

Girth: 43 inches

Date:

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:

Location: Mt. Fork River

Pickerel, Grass

Angler: Barry Bryant

Weight: 0 lbs 7.00 ozs

Length: 13 inches

Girth: 5 1/8 inches

Date:

Location: Beaver Creek

Pike, Northern

Angler: Raymond Fernandez

Weight: 36 lbs 8.00 ozs

Length: 44 inches

Girth: -- inches

Date:

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:

Location: Lower Illinois River PFHA

Sauger

Angler: Chet Munds

Weight: 5 lbs 5.00 ozs

Length: 23 inches

Girth: 14 inches

Date:

Location: Robert S. Kerr

Saugeye

Angler: Curt Wilkerson

Weight: 10 lbs

Length: 28 1/4 inches

Girth: 19 inches

Date:

Location: Fort Cobb Reservoir

Shad, Gizzard

Angler: Rusty Dye

Weight: 3 lbs 7.00 ozs

Length: 19.25 inches

Girth: 14 inches

Date:

Location: Little Beaver

Sturgeon, Shovelnose

Angler: Tommy Jenkins

Weight: 1 lbs 10.00 ozs

Length: 24 3/8 inches

Girth: 8 inches

Date:

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:

Location: Kay Co. Pond

Sunfish, Green

Angler: Eddie Shulanberger

Weight: 2 lbs 7.00 ozs

Length: 13 inches

Girth: 14 1/4 inches

Date:

Location: Pontotoc Co. Pond

Sunfish, Hybrid

Angler: Dixie Lee

Weight: 2 lbs 5.68 ozs

Length: 12 1/4 inches

Girth: 14 inches

Date:

Location: Craig Co. Pond

Sunfish, Redear

Angler: Cord Smith

Weight: 2 lbs 5.60 ozs

Length: 13.5 inches

Girth: 13 inches

Date:

Location: Strong City, Pond

Trout, Brown

Angler: Jason Archie

Weight: 17 lbs 4.64 ozs

Length: 32 3/4 inches

Girth: 20 inches

Date:

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:

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:

Location: Robert S. Kerr

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:

Location: Greenleaf

Buffalo, Black

Angler: Chester Penn

Method: Trotline

Weight: 57 lbs 12.00 ozs

Length: 43 1/2 inches

Girth: 31 inches

Date:

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:

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:

Location: Broken Bow Lake

Carp, Grass

Angler: Brandon Taber

Method: Bow & Arrow

Weight: 77 lbs

Length: 53 inches

Girth: 36 1/4 inches

Date:

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:

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:

Location: Konawa

Catfish, Blue

Angler: Dan Grider

Method: Jugline

Weight: 118 lbs 8.00 ozs

Length: 57 inches

Girth: 41 3/4 inches

Date:

Location: Texoma

Catfish, Flathead

Angler: C. Clubb

Method: Trotline

Weight: 106 lbs

Length: 60 inches

Girth: 39 1/2 inches

Date:

Location: Wister Lake

Drum, Freshwater

Angler: John Starks

Method: Trotline

Weight: 47 lbs

Length: 41 inches

Girth: 33 inches

Date:

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:

Location: Webbers Falls

Gar, Shortnose

Angler: Dalton Grooms

Method: Bow & Arrow

Weight: 12 lbs 10.00 ozs

Length: 41 inches

Girth: 15 inches

Date:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

Location: Arkansas River

How to Certify a State Record

  1. Fish must be caught on rod and line and must be hooked and played by only one person. (Except for unrestricted division, which recognizes fish species taken by legal means other than rod and reel such as bow and arrow, gig, spear, trotline, jugline, limbline, etc. These records must tie or exceed the weight of the existing rod and reel record.)
  2. Fish must be caught in accordance with Oklahoma fishing regulations.
  3. No fish caught from any hatchery or com­mer­cial put-and-take lake is eligible.
  4. 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 from tip of the snout to the end of the tail, with fish laid flat on a ruler, mouth closed and 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 Wildlife Department, must witness the weighing and measuring of the fish and sign the af­fi­da­vit.
  5. The fish may be frozen, but must be in a thawed, natural, live-weight condition when approved by a Wildlife Department biologist or tech­ni­cian. Preserve the fish until you receive an official letter of verification from the director of the Wildlife Department.
  6. 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 Wildlife Department.
  7. The Wildlife 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.
  8. With the exception of grass carp, no restricted exotic species will be eligible for state record fish recognition.