North Dakota Record Fish

Taken while Recreational Fishing

**North Dakota Record Fish**
Method of take is by hook and line unless
marked with ** which indicates bow (archery).
Game Fish
Species	Weight	Length	Water	Location	Date	Name	Address
Bass, Largemouth	8 lbs 7oz	22 "	Nelson Lk.	-	02/11/1983	Leon Rixen	Minot
Bass, Smallmouth	6 lbs 13 oz	19 "	Lk. Darling	-	04/14/2007	Bruce Elberg	Burlington
Bass, White	4 lbs 8 oz	18 "	Devils Lk.	-	06/09/2000	Jordan Neve	Albert Lea, MN
Bluegill	2 lbs 12 oz	-	Strawberry Lk.	-	10/17/1963	Budd Hystad	Velva
Burbot (Ling)	18 lbs 4 oz	41 "	Knife R.	-	06/04/1984	Orland Kruckenberg	Hazen
Catfish, Channel	42 lbs 1 oz	40 "	Moon Lk.	-	07/25/2009	Tina Willis	Fargo
Crappie	3 lbs 4 oz	-	Lk. Oahe	-	02/07/1998	Don Newcomb	Mandan
Muskellunge, Pure	46 lbs 8 oz	54 "	GDU Canal Lks.	New Johns Lk.	07/03/2007	Cory Bosch	Mandan
Muskellunge, Tiger	40 lbs	45 "	Gravel Lk.	-	06/26/1975	Marvin Lee	Rolette
Paddlefish	130 lb	74 "	Upper Missouri R.	Confluence Area	05/02/2010	Alex Mergen	Rapid City, SD
Perch, Yellow	2 lbs 15 oz	15 "	Devils Lk.	-	03/28/1982	Kyle Smith	Carrington
Pike, Northern	37 lbs 8 oz	48 "	Lk. Sakakawea	-	06/21/1968	Melvin Slind	Roseglen
Salmon, Chinook	31 lbs 2 oz	41 "	Missouri R.	Garrison Dam Tailrace	06/10/1986	Thomas Schwartz	Beulah
Sauger	8 lbs 12 oz	28 "	Lk. Sakakawea	-	10/06/1971	Mike Fischer	Chaseley
Saugeye	11 lbs 12 oz	29 "	Lk. Sakakawea	-	09/06/1984	David Groth	Williston
Trout, Brown	31 lbs 11 oz	36 "	Missouri R.	Garrison Dam Tailrace	02/01/2005	Timmy Johansen	Beulah
Trout, Cutthroat	10 lbs 1 oz	25 "	Missouri R.	Garrison Dam Tailrace	08/04/2003	Chris Vernon	Bismarck
Trout, Lk.	14 lbs 4oz	31 "	Missouri R.	Garrison Dam Tailrace	07/13/1982	Allen Leier	Bismarck
Trout, Rainbow	21 lbs 4 oz	32 "	Missouri R.	Garrison Dam Tailrace	03/26/1998	Wade Weltz	Anamoose
Walleye	15 lbs 12 oz	-	Wood Lk.	-	01/01/1959	Blair Chapman	Minnewaukan
Nongame Fish
Buffalo, Bigmouth	54 lbs	42 "	Heart Butte Res	-	06/19/2011	Keith Huschka	Dickinson
Bullhead, Black	4 lbs 1 oz	17 "	Devils Lk.	-	05/26/1988	Riley Zavada	Wolford
Cisco	2 lbs 8 oz	18 "	Missouri R.	Garrison Dam Tailrace	10/01/2000	Tylor\Scott Jr Borup	Pick City
Carp, Common	31 lbs	-	Sheyenne R.	-	05/16/2003	Austin Loberg	Thompson
Drum, Freshwater	26 lbs 2 oz	37 "	Lk. Sakakawea	Bear Den Bay	07/20/1988	Larry Harris	Sidney, MT
Goldeye	3 lbs 13 oz	20 "	GDU Canal Lks.	New Johns Lk.	05/30/1998	Craig Unser	Mandan
Whitefish, Lk.	8 lbs 11 oz	27 "	Missouri R.	Garrison Dam Tailrace	03/29/1984	Bill Mitzel	Bismarck

North Dakota State Record Fish Requirements

All recognized fish must be harvested by legal methods for Recreational Fishing and come from North Dakota waters that are open for public fishing.
All new state record fish must be weighed on a scale used commercially and subject to certification by the North Dakota Public Service Commission.
a. All weights must be rounded to the nearest ounce.
The fish must be visually verified by an employee of the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
Angler must thoroughly complete and submit to the Department a ‘whopper’ card application or a hand-written or typed note with all similar information. Download Whopper Card application.
A recognizable photo of the fish must be furnished to the Department.
A fin sample may be required/collected for some species for genetic analysis.

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