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How to Be CoNsiDeReD foR a
state ReCoRD fisH
The following criteria must be
followed when applying for a state
record certificate:
1) The fish must be weighed on certified
scales.
2) Two witnesses, one of which must be
the scale operator/owner, must sign the
application certifying they have observed
the declared weight.
3) It is the responsibility of the angler to contact
a TWRA Fisheries Biologist for positive
identification of the fish. The fish should be
frozen until positively identified.
4) Only two hybrid classifications, the
Cherokee Bass (striped bass x white bass)
and the saugeye (walleye x sauger), will be
considered for a state record certificate.
5) The completed application must
be forwarded to the TWRA Fisheries
Management Division within 30 days of the
catch in order to be considered for a state
record certificate.
are You a BaSS
tournament
anGLer?
Μ What is the average size bass weighed
in for tournaments?
Μ How many hours does it take
tournament anglers to catch a 5 pound
bass?
Μ What lake in Tennessee has the highest
bass catch rate for tournament anglers?
Μ How many bass does the average
tournament angler catch?
If you would like to know the answers to
these questions and more, have your bass
club join the TWRA B.I.T.E. program!
state reCOrd fIsh
BITE Program
Tennessee Wildlife
Resources Agency
Fisheries
Management Division
P.O. Box 40747
Nashville, TN 37204
(615) 781‑6577
781
or
www.tnwildlife.org
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teNNessee aNgliNg ReCoRDs as of November 28, 2007
Class a - sport fishing Methods
CoMMoN NaMe weigHt loCatioN aNgleR Date
Coosa (Redeye) Bass 1 lb. 15 oz. Parksville Reservoir Harry E. Parker August 18, 1991
smallmouth* 11 lbs. 15 oz. Dale Hollow Reservoir D. L. Hayes July 9, 1955
largemouth 14 lbs. 8 oz. Sugar Creek (Lawrence Co.) James “Logue” Barnett October 17, 1954
spotted 5 lbs. 8 oz. Center Hill Reservoir Gary Martin February 4, 1989
striped Bass (rockfish) 65 lbs. 6 oz. Cordell Hull Reservoir Ralph H. Dallas May 1, 2000
Cherokee (Hybrid) 23 lbs. 3 oz. Stones River Ray Pelfrey April 17, 1998
white 5 lbs. 10 oz. Mississippi River Bill Nelson
September 29,
2003
Yellow* 2 lbs. 9 oz. Duck River (near Waverly,TN) John T. Chappell February 27, 1998
Brook 3 lbs. 14 oz. Hiwassee River Jerry Wills August 15, 1973
Brown 28 lbs. 12 oz. Clinch River Greg Ensor August 30, 1988
Cutthroat
(Dale Hollow tailwater)
6 oz. Obey River Philip Neyman June 1, 1969
Rainbow 16 lbs. 15 oz. Ft. Patrick Henry Reservoir Ronnie Rowland September 6, 2002
ohrid* 14 lbs. 5 oz. Watauga Reservoir Richard Lynn Carter March 28, 1986
lake 20 lbs. 1 oz. Watauga Reservoir Eddy Southerland April 2, 1994
Black 4 lbs. 4 oz. Brown’s Creek Lake Clyde Freeman March 23, 1985
white 5 lbs. 1 oz.
Garner Brown’s Pond, Dickson
County
Bill Allen April 20, 1968
Yellow (tie) 1 lb. 15 oz. Hiwassee River Danny Casson Dec. 6, 1992
1 lb. 15 oz. Melton Hill David C. Lyons August 25, 1996
sauger 7 lbs. 6 oz.
Kentucky Reservoir (Pickwick
tailwater)
Rayford D. Voss February 19, 1973
saugeye 10 lbs. 12 oz. Melton Hill Reservoir Chris Vittetoe July 18, 1998
walleye* 25 lbs. Old Hickory Reservoir Mabry Harper August 3, 1960
Northern 24 lbs. 8 oz. South Holston Reservoir Frank Childers March 28, 1995
Muskellunge 42 lbs. 8 oz. Norris Reservoir Kyle F. Edwards April 27, 1983
Chain Pickerel 7 lbs. 7 oz. Kentucky Reservoir Burke Williams February 2, 1991
grass (Redfin) Pickerel No Entry
Bluegill (tie) 3 lbs. Farm Pond, Bledsoe Co. Brad Pendergrass December 19, 1987
3 lbs. Fall Creek Falls Creek Thelma Grissom June 27, 1977
Pumpkinseed 5 oz. Dogwood Lake Lynn Middleton June 14, 1998
green l lb. 4 oz. North Cross Creek Dwight M. Lehman June 8, 1991
longear 13 oz. Pond, Overton Co. Kay Forsberg May 15, 1985
Redbreast 1 lb. 5 oz. Holston River R. W. Gillespie June 22, 1974
Redear 3 lbs. 6 oz. Private Pond Annelise S. Houston September 1, 1979
Rock Bass 2 lbs. 8 oz. Stones River Bill Sanford 1958
warmouth 1 lb. 12 oz. Nolichucky River Frank E. Garrett May 26, 1984
flier 8 oz. Kentucky Reservoir Craig Ellis June 8, 2001
orangespotted 5 oz. Nolichucky River Donald Daryl Fox May 30, 1982
Channel 41 lbs. Fall Creek Falls Lake Clint Walters, Jr. July 30, 1982
Blue 112 lbs. Lock C, Cumberland River Robert E. Lewis June 7, 1998
flathead 85 lbs. 15 oz. Hiwassee River Larry Kaylor July 25, 1993
Black Bullhead 3 lbs. 6 oz. Emberton’s Pond, Cannon Co. Hunter Chance Gaither February 20, 1997
Brown Bullhead 2 lbs. 14 oz. Chickamauga Reservoir John Thomas Hammond June 5, 1980
Yellow Bullhead 4 lbs. 8 oz. Chickamauga Reservoir Jessie R. Johnson April 21, 1979
Bighead* 90 lbs. 0 oz. Guntersville Reservoir Jeffrey J. Rorex June 2, 2005
Common 53 lbs. Marrowbone Lake John R. Pepper, Jr. May 21, 1997
goldfish No Entry
silver No Entry
grass 70 lbs.
Guntersville Reservoir (Nickajack
tailwater)
Chad A. Killian June 4, 2005
Bigmouth 52 lbs. 2 oz. Percy Priest Reservoir Greg Megibben April 6, 2001
Black 55 lbs. 8 oz. Cherokee Reservoir Ed H. McLain May 3, 1984
smallmouth 62 lbs. 7 oz. Percy Priest Reservoir Jerry W. young April 28, 2001
longnose 38 lbs. 3 oz. Barkley Reservoir Mathew A. Norton April 19, 2002
shortnose 6 lbs. 6 oz. Kentucky Reservoir Kay Lynn Butterfield June 15, 2001
spotted 9 lbs. 5 oz. Cross Creeks Victor Robinson June 27, 1999
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