Updated 06/26/2009Restricted TackleThese state-record fish were caught by rod and reel. They are listed by species with weight, location, date, angler and angler’s hometown. |
Species
|
Weight
|
Location
|
Date
|
Angler
|
Image
|
|
Bass, Hybrid Striped
|
27lb 5oz |
Greers Ferry Lake
(World Record) |
04/24/1997 |
Jerald C. Shaum,
Shirley, AR |
|
| Bass, Largemouth |
16lb 4oz |
Mallard Lake |
03/02/1976 |
Aaron Mardis,
Memphis, TN |
|
|
Bass, Ozark
|
1lb |
Bull Shoals Lake
(World Record) |
05/13/1997 |
Gary Nelson,
Oakland, AR |
|
| Bass, Rock |
1lb 8oz |
Lake Norfork |
08/02/1982 |
Jerry Heard,
Everton, AR |
|
| Bass,
Shadow |
1lb 13oz |
Spring River
(World Record) |
07/05/1999 |
James E. Baker,
West Monroe, LA |
|
|
Bass, Smallmouth
|
7lb 5oz |
Bull Shoals Lake |
04/01/1969 |
Acie Dickerson,
Lakeview, AR |
|
| Bass,
Spotted |
7lb 15oz |
Bull Shoals Lake |
03/26/1983 |
Mike Heilich,
St. Louis, MO |
|
| Bass,
Striped |
64lb 8oz |
Beaver Lake Tailwaters |
04/28/2000 |
Jeff Fletcher,
Golden, MO |
|
|
Bass, White
|
5lb 6 oz |
Mississippi River |
10/27/2005 |
Bill Nelson,
Memphis, TN |
|
| Bass,
Yellow (Tie) |
1lb 13oz |
Hargrove Reservoir,
Arkansas County |
07/29/1989 |
Bill Kennedy,
Little Rock, AR |
|
| Bass,
Yellow (Tie) |
1lb 13oz |
Old River - Scott |
02/10/1997 |
Floyd E. Norfleet,
Little Rock, AR |
|
|
Bluegill
|
3lb 4oz |
Fulton County Pond |
08/07/1998 |
Albert Sharp,
Elizabeth, AR |
|
| Bowfin |
17lb 5oz |
Desha County
|
02/21/1977 |
Doug Smith,
McGehee, AR |
|
|
Buffalo,
Bigmouth
|
50lb |
Lake Conway |
09/10/2007 |
Tony Worm
Conway, AR |
|
| Buffalo,
Black |
92lb 8oz |
Lake Maumelle |
02/26/2001 |
Kenny DeLuca,
Paron, AR |
|
|
Buffalo,
Smallmouth
|
68lb 8oz |
Lake Hamilton |
05/15/1984 |
Jerry Dolezal,
Berwyn, IL |
|
| Bullhead,
Black |
4lb 12oz |
Point Remove Creek |
04/11/1986 |
Janet Story,
Morrilton, AR |
|
|
Carp, Bighead
|
103lb 8oz |
Arkansas River |
05/14/2007 |
Josh Keelin
Oppelo, AR |
|
| Carp, Common |
53lb |
Lake Hamilton |
03/23/1985 |
Lynn Bradley,
Royal, AR |
|
|
Carp, Grass
|
80lb |
Lake Wedington |
06/24/2004 |
Nathan Taylor
Farmington, AR |
|
| Carp, Silver |
39lb 4oz |
Arkansas River |
05/11/1995 |
Ryan McKim,
Alexander, AR |
|
|
Catfish,
Blue
|
116lb 12oz |
Mississippi River,
West Memphis |
08/03/2001 |
Charles Ashley, Jr.,
Marion, AR |
|
| Catfish,
Channel |
38lb |
Lake Ouachita |
06/03/1989 |
Joe Holleman,
Waldron, AR |
|
|
Catfish,
Flathead
|
80lb |
Arkansas River |
10/28/1989 |
Wesley White,
Hartford, AR |
|
| Crappie,
Black |
4lb 9oz |
Oladale Lake |
03/29/1976 |
Danny Burfield,
Ola, AR |
|
|
Crappie,
White
|
4lb 7oz |
Mingo Creek |
04/12/1993 |
Shelby D. Cooper,
Bald Knob, AR |
|
| Drum,
Freshwater |
45lb 7 oz |
Lake Wilson |
07/11/2004 |
Chuck Piker,
Hamburg, AR |
|
|
Eel,
American
|
4lb 12oz |
Arkansas River |
05/26/2002 |
Gregg Armstrong,
Sheridan, AR |
|
| Flier |
14oz |
Saline River |
07/10/1985 |
Harvey Jones,
Warren, AR |
|
|
Gar,
Alligator
|
215lb |
Arkansas River |
07/31/1964 |
Alvin Bonds,
Clarksville, AR |
|
| Gar,
Longnose |
35lb 12oz |
Taylor Old River Lake |
06/28/2005 |
Tommy Cantrell,
Dumas, AR |
|
|
Gar,
Shortnose |
4lb 7oz |
Big Piney Creek |
05/24/2008 |
Lindsey Lewis,
Greenbrier, AR |
|
|
Gar,
Spotted
|
6lb 12oz |
Mellwood Old
River |
10/03/1997 |
Vernon Neal,
Jonesboro, AR |
|
| Goldeye |
11 ounces |
St. Francis River |
05/06/2007 |
Randy Lee King,
Forrest City, AR |
|
|
Herring,
Skipjack
|
2lb 10oz |
Lake Dardanelle |
01/03/2004 |
Jeremy Whitcomb,
Little Rock, AR |
|
| Muskie,
Tiger |
23lb 12oz |
Spring
River |
06/27/1995 |
Randy Wyatt,
Thayer, MO |
|
|
Pacu
|
7lb 1oz |
Lakewood Lake #1
North Little Rock |
07/22/1995 |
Gerald H. Kenedy
North Little Rock, AR |
|
| Paddlefish |
102lb 8oz |
Beaver Lake |
03/22/2007 |
Michael Curran
Rogers, AR |
|
| Perch, Yellow |
1lb 8 oz |
Bull Shoals Lake |
12/29/2006 |
Fred Richardson,
Protem, MO |
|
|
Pickerel,
Chain
|
7lb 10oz |
Little Red River |
01/06/1979 |
Abe Vogel,
Heber Springs,AR |
|
| Pike,
Northern |
16lb 1oz |
DeGray Lake |
12/27/1973 |
Dick Cooley,
Arkadelphia, AR |
|
| Redhorse,
River |
8lb 2oz |
Spring River |
04/18/2006 |
D. Victor Waits,
Holt Summit, MO |
|
|
Sauger
|
6lb 12oz |
Arkansas
River |
12/15/1976 |
Claude Eubanks,
Fort Smith, AR |
|
| Saugeye |
6lb 1oz |
Crown Lake |
02/05/1993 |
Cleveland Henderson,
Horseshoe Bend, AR |
|
|
Shad, Alabama
|
2lb 13oz |
Ouachita River |
04/04/1997 |
Monte Pascoe,
Hot Springs, AR |
|
| Shad, Gizzard |
2lb 14oz |
White River |
05/09/1992 |
Charles Jordan,
Mountain View, AR |
|
|
Sturgeon,
Shovelnose
|
5lb |
Spring River |
10/10/2008 |
D. VIctor Waits,
Holts Summit, MO |
|
| Sunfish,
Green |
1lb 11oz |
Pond, Dierks |
04/12/1976 |
Keith McCullough,
Dierks, AR |
|
|
Sunfish,
Longear
|
1lb 2oz |
Table Rock Lake |
04/22/1991 |
Carl Bohannan,
Eureka Springs, AR |
|
| Sunfish,
Redear |
2lb 14oz |
Bois d' Arc Lake |
05/04/1985 |
Glenda Tatom,
Stamps, AR |
|
|
Tilapia
|
3lb 7oz |
Lake Jewett |
10/09/2008 |
Dennis Show,
North Little Rock, AR |
|
| Trout,
Brook |
5lb |
North Fork River |
06/03/2002 |
Billy J. Meeks,
Wylie, TX |
|
|
Trout, Brown
|
40lb 4oz |
Little Red River
(World Record) |
05/09/1992 |
Howard "Rip" Collins,
Heber Springs, AR |
|
| Trout, Cutthroat |
9lb 9oz |
White River |
10/06/1985 |
Scott Rudolph,
Ozark, AR |
|
|
Trout, Lake
|
11lb 5oz |
Greers Ferry Lake |
12/15/1997 |
Clark Stevenson,
Greenbrier, AR |
|
| Trout, Rainbow |
19lb 1oz |
White River |
03/14/1981 |
Jim Miller,
Memphis, TN |
|
|
Walleye
|
22lb 11oz |
Greers Ferry Lake
(World Record) |
03/12/1982 |
Al Nelson,
Higden, AR |
|
| Warmouth |
1lb 8oz |
Black Dog Bayou |
05/28/1998 |
Michael Curtis,
Pine Bluff, AR |
|
Unrestricted Tackle
|
Species
|
Weight
|
Location
|
Date
|
Angler
|
Image
|
|
Buffalo,
Bigmouth
|
56lb 4oz |
Calion Lake |
04/30/2000 |
Benny Alexander,
El Dorado, AR
(Bow & Arrow) |
|
|
Buffalo,
Black
|
105lb |
Harris Brake Lake |
03/14/1994 |
Kenneth Harvey
Perryville, AR
(Bow & Arrow) |
|
| Buffalo,
Smallmouth |
74lb |
Millwood Lake |
04/15/2007 |
Zane Barrett,
Murfreesboro, AR |
|
| Bullhead,
Yellow |
4lb 9oz |
Blue Bayou |
05/22/2005 |
Joshua Rosenbaum
Nashville, AR |
|
| Carp,
Bighead |
70lb 8oz |
Crooked Creek
Arkansas County |
07/31/2008 |
Gregory Mitchell,
Roe, AR |
|
| Carp,
Silver |
51lb 5oz |
Arkansas River |
11/09/2008 |
Bobby and Noel Scott,
Little Rock, AR |
|
|
Gar, Alligator
|
240lb |
White River |
07/28/2004 |
John Stortz,
St. Charles, AR |
|
|
Gar, Longnose
|
36lb 5oz |
Ouachita River |
07/03/2000 |
Torry Cook,
Wilmar, AR |
|
|
Gar, Shortnose
|
6lb 12oz |
Lake Conway |
04/03/1998 |
Robert Perkins,
Conway, AR
(Bow & Arrow) |
|
|
Gar,
Spotted
|
11lb 12oz |
Lake Overcup |
04/09/2005 |
Joseph (Gene) Miller
Clinton, AR
(Bow & Arrow) |
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