Procedures For the Certification of Alabama State Record Freshwater Fish
- Fish must be caught in Alabama waters by legal means.
- Fish must be identified by a Fisheries Section biologist or other certified fisheries biologist.
- Fish must be weighed on certified scales. Weighing must be witnessed by two people.
- Application must be submitted on official application form.
- Application form must be notarized.
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SPECIES |
WEIGHT |
DATE |
LOCATION |
HOMETOWN |
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16 lbs 8 oz |
11/3/1987 |
Mtn. View Lake, Shelby Co |
Thomas (T. M.) Burgin, Birmingham |
|
|
Bass, Redeye (b) |
3 lbs 2 oz |
3/8/2000 |
Choccolocco Creek |
Terry Johnson, Oxford |
|
1 lb 6 oz |
5/6/1995 |
Paint Rock River |
James R. Stewart, Scottsboro |
|
|
6 lbs 11 oz |
2/25/1996 |
Halawakee Creek |
Darrell Trawick, Salem |
|
|
Bass, Smallmouth (c) |
l0 lbs 8 oz |
10/8/1950 |
Wheeler Dam tailwater |
Owen F. Smith, Fairfield |
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Bass, Spotted (b) |
8 lbs 15 oz |
3/18/1978 |
Smith Lake |
Phillip C. Terry, Decatur |
|
Bass,Striped |
69 lbs, 9 oz |
2/28/2013 |
Bankhead Reservoir |
|
|
25 lbs 15 oz |
9/13/1996 |
Sipsey Fork |
E. H. Hodges, Chelsea |
|
|
4 lbs 9 oz |
2/14/1987 |
Warrior River |
Ben DeMott, Bessemer |
|
|
Bass, Yellow (a) |
2 lb 8 oz |
4/12/2000 |
Guntersville Reservoir, Jackson Co. |
Dennis M. Woebbeking, Pisgah |
|
18 lbs |
7/31/2005 |
Lake Tuscaloosa |
Nelson Ray Sansing, Sawyerville |
|
|
57 lbs |
4/13/1990 |
Guntersville Reservoir |
Ralph B. Lowery, Albertville |
|
|
4 lbs 3 oz |
5/7/2019 |
Private Pond, Lee. Co. |
Collin Burney, Auburn |
|
|
35 lbs |
4/19/1980 |
Bear Creek, Colbert County |
Darrin Jackson, Double Springs |
|
|
73 lbs |
4/10/2012 |
Guntersville Reservoir |
Bradley D. Bridges, Sr., Bryant |
|
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Catfish, Blue (b) |
120 lbs 4 oz |
3/9/2012 |
Holt Reservoir |
|
|
40 lbs |
6/17/1967 |
Inland Lake |
Donald R. Cox, Oneonta |
|
|
80 lbs |
6/22/1986 |
Alabama River, Selma |
Rick Conner, Selma |
|
|
10 lbs 5 oz |
4/3/1981 |
Chambers Co. Public Lake |
Roy T. Britton, Opelika |
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Crappie, Black (tie) |
4 lbs 5 oz 4 lbs 5 oz |
3/27/2007 6/2/1997 |
Fort Payne Res. Jefferson Co. pond |
Shelley Meadows/Mentone |
|
4 lbs 9 oz |
5/8/2000 |
Lake Martin, Tallapoosa Co. |
Jeremy S. White, Alexander City |
|
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Drum, Freshwater (b) |
41 lbs 8 oz |
7/24/1949 |
Wilson Reservoir |
Wilson Brock, Birmingham |
|
5 lbs 8 oz |
5/11/1989 |
Lake Shechi, Chilton Co. |
Tod A. Groover, Montevallo |
|
|
151 lbs 9 oz |
8/13/2009 |
Tensaw River |
Richard Johnson, Bay Minette |
|
|
32 lbs 14oz |
4/18/1985 |
Jordan Reservoir |
Gary Smyth, Pelham |
|
|
8 lbs 12 oz |
8/26/1987 |
Cotaco Creek |
Winston Baker, Alex City |
|
|
3 lbs 5 oz |
3/18/2020 |
Wheeler Dam Tailwater |
Chris S. Fuller, Athens |
|
|
Muskellunge |
19 lbs 8 oz |
12/31/1972 |
Wilson Dam tailwater |
Steve Leatherwood, Haleyville |
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Paddlefish |
52 lbs 12 oz |
3/18/1982 |
Wilson Dam tailwater |
Susan Holland, Muscle Shoals |
|
2 lb 2 oz |
3/7/2015 |
Yates Reservoir |
Gary Lee Grove, Jr./Opelika |
|
|
6 lbs 6 oz |
6/24/1976 |
Dyas Creek, Baldwin County |
Michael P. Ryan, Bay Minette |
|
|
0 lbs 14 oz |
9/4/2017 |
Bassett Creek, Wash. Co. |
Henry Merritt, Deer Park |
|
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Redhorse, Silver (a) |
14 lbs 14 oz |
4/24/1995 |
Wilson Dam tailwater |
Chris Stephenson, B'ham |
|
5 lbs 2 oz |
3/5/1972 |
Wilson Dam tailwater |
William F. Huntley, Athens |
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4 lbs 12 oz |
4/9/1950 |
Ketona Lake, Birmingham |
T. S. Hudson, Birmingham |
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1 lbs 9 oz |
8/10/2005 |
McLamore Pond, Walker County |
Caleb Miller, Parrish |
|
|
8 oz |
5/12/1990 |
Yellow River |
Jerry Jones, Ozark |
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|
1 lb 4 oz |
6/12/2010 |
Choctawhatchee River |
Archie Russ, Brantley |
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Sunfish, Redear (b) |
4 lbs 4 oz |
5/5/1962 |
Chattahoochee Park |
Jeff Lashley, Gordon |
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9 lbs 1 oz |
4/22/2006 |
Mud Creek, Tannehill Historical State Park |
Otha Hamm, Alexandria |
|
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10 lbs 14 oz |
6/24/1980 |
Weiss Reservoir |
Julia Hurley, Cedar Bluff |
|
|
1 lb 12 oz |
4/25/1986 |
Farm Pond |
Jimmy A. Barfield, Dothan |
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(a) World Record, Rod And Reel/ (b) Previous World Record, Rod and Reel / (c) Previous World Record, Any Method |
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