Georgia State Record Freshwater Fishes (Updated February 8, 2021)

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Georgia State Record Freshwater Fishes (updated February 8, 2021) Bass, Hybrid Bowfin Gar, Longnose Flier 25 lb, 8 oz 16 lb, 3 oz 30 lb, 13 oz 1 lb, 4 oz David C. Hobby Jimmy Tucker Gerald Kennedy Curt Brooks Lake Chatuge Suwannee River Lake Lanier Lowndes County pond May 1, 1995 June 21, 2014 September 4, 2013 February 26, 1996 Bass, Largemouth Bullhead, Brown Muskellunge Sunfish, Green 22 lb, 4 oz 5 lb, 8 oz 38 lb 1 lb, 7 oz George Perry James W. Andrews Rube Golden Jeff Sumner Montgomery Lake O.F. Veal Pond Lake Blue Ridge Private pond June 2, 1932 May 22, 1978 June 1957 February 25, 2006 Bass, Redeye Bullhead, Yellow Perch, Yellow Sunfish, Redbreast 3 lb, 7 oz 4 lb, 15 oz 2 lb, 9 oz 1 lb, 11 oz Steve Williams Glenn Settles Thomas Lewis Emory Walden Lake Hartwell Ogeechee River Savannah River Coweta County pond April 17, 2004 October 12, 2003 Feb. 27, 2013 April 16, 1998 Bass, Shadow Catfish, Blue Pickerel, Chain Sunfish, Redear 0 lb, 10 oz 110 lb, 6 oz 9 lb, 6 oz 4 lb, 2 oz Kristen Brown Tim Trone Baxley McQuaig, Jr. Pat Lawrence Flint River Chattahoochee River Homerville Richmond County pond June 1, 2016 October 17, 2020 February 1961 June 6, 1995 Bass, Shoal Catfish, Channel Pickerel, Redfin Sunfish, Spotted 8 lb, 3 oz 44 lb, 12 oz 2 lb, 10 oz 11 oz David Hubbard Bobby M. Smithwick Gene Brantley Jacob Hornaday Flint River Altamaha River Lewis Pond Sumter County pond October 23, 1977 May 18, 1972 July 7, 1982 April, 28, 2019 Bass, Smallmouth Catfish, Flathead *Tie Pike, Northern Sunfish, Warmouth 7 lb, 2 oz 83 lb 18 lb, 2 oz 2 lb Jack Hall Carl Sawyer/Jim Dieveney Keith Gragg Carlton Robbins Lake Chatuge Altamaha River/same Lake Rabun Private pond March 28, 1973 June 22, 2006/July 11, 2010 June 27, 1982 May 4, 1974 Bass, Spotted Catfish, White Sauger Trout, Brook 8 lb, 2 oz 8 lb, 10 oz 4 lb, 3 oz 5 lb, 10 oz Wayne Holland James D. Sanders Stuart Bowers Russell Braden Lake Burton Savannah River Clarks Hill Lake Waters Creek February 23, 2005 June 10, 1996 April 5, 1986 March 29, 1986 Bass, Striped *Tie Common Carp Shad, American Trout, Brown 63 lb 35 lb, 12 oz 8 lb, 3 oz 20 lb, 14 oz Kelly A.Ward/Terry Reverend Donald Clark Henry Baxley Chad Doughty McConnell Lake Jackson Savannah River Chattahoochee River Oconee River/Lake Richard B. 1972 April 5, 1986 July 27, 2014 Russell May 30, 1967/April 3, 2009 Crappie, Black *Tie Shad, Hickory Trout, Rainbow 4 lb, 4 oz 2 lb, 3 oz 17 lb, 8 oz Bass, Suwannee Shirley Lavender/Steve Cheek Christian B. Jones Mark Cochran 3 lb, 9 oz Acrees Lake/Lake Spivey Ogeechee River Soque River Laverne Norton June 1, 1971/March 1975 February 7, 2021 May 7, 2004 Ochlocknee River October 6, 1984 Crappie, White Sunfish, Bluegill Walleye 5 lb 3 lb, 5 oz 14 lb, 2 oz Bass, White Theresa Kemp P.F. Gumm Wes Carlton 5 lb, 1 oz Bibb County pond Shamrock Lake Lake Rabun J.M. Hobbins April 10, 1984 July 3, 1977 February 19, 2016 Lake Lanier June 16, 1971 .

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