Record fish caught in Arkansas

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October 21, 2022
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Record fish caught in Arkansas

Anglers the world over gather regularly for fishing derbies to see who can land the biggest catch. But record-breaking fish can be caught at anytime, weighed on an International Game Fish Association-certified scale at any number of tackle shops or marinas, and compared to the IGFA's online records database. Sport-fishing enthusiasts can even have their own scales certified by the IGFA for a $40 fee.

Stacker compiled a list of record fish caught in Arkansas using data from Land Big Fish. Fish pictured are not the actual record catch. Keep reading to see which bodies of water in your state hold some of the most massive fish around.

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Alligator Gar

- Weight: 240 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 8'2""
- Location: White River
- Record set by John Stortz in 2004
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American Eel

- Weight: 4 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Arkansas River
- Record set by Gregg Armstrong in 2002
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Bighead Carp

- Weight: 70 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Crooked Creek
- Record set by Gregory Mitchell in 2008
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Bigmouth Buffalo

- Weight: 50 lbs
- Location: Lake Conway
- Record set by Tony Worm Conway in 2007
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Black Buffalo

- Weight: 92 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Lake Maumelle
- Record set by Kenny DeLuca in 2001
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Black Bullhead

- Weight: 4 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Point Remove Creek
- Record set by Janet Story in 1986
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Black Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 9 oz
- Location: Oladale Lake
- Record set by Danny Burfield in 1976
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Blue Catfish

- Weight: 116 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Mississippi River W. Memphis
- Record set by Charles Ashley Jr. in 2001
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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 3 lbs 4 oz
- Location: not available
- Record set by Albert Sharp in 1998
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Bowfin

- Weight: 17 lbs 5 oz
- Location: not available
- Record set by Doug Smith in 1977
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Brook Trout

- Weight: 5 lbs 0 oz
- Location: North Fork River
- Record set by Billy J. Meeks in 2002
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Brown Trout

- Weight: 40 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Little Red River
- Record set by Howard Rip Collins in 1992
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Carp

- Weight: 53 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Hamilton Lake
- Record set by Lynn Bradley in 1985
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Chain Pickerel

- Weight: 7 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Little Red River
- Record set by Ave Vogel in 1979
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Channel Catfish

- Weight: 38 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Lake Ouachita
- Record set by Joe Holleman in 1989
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Cutthroat Trout

- Weight: 9 lbs 9 oz
- Location: White River
- Record set by Scott Rudolph in 1985
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Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 80 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Arkansas River
- Record set by Wesley White in 1989
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Flier Sunfish

- Weight: 0 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Saline River
- Record set by Harvey Jones in 1985
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Freshwater Drum

- Weight: 45 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Lake Wilson Brake
- Record set by Chuck Piker in 2004
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Gizzard Shad

- Weight: 2 lbs 14 oz
- Location: White River
- Record set by Charles Jordan in 1992
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Grass Carp

- Weight: 65 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Horseshoe Lake
- Record set by Gary Brewer in 1995
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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 11 oz
- Location: Dierks Pond
- Record set by Keith McCullough in 1976
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Hybrid Bass

- Weight: 27 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Greers Ferry Lake
- Record set by Jerald C. Shaum in 1997
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Lake Trout

- Weight: 11 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Greers Ferry Lake
- Record set by Clark Stevenson in 1997
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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 16 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Mallard Lake
- Record set by Aaron Mardis in 1976
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Longear Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Table Rock Lake
- Record set by Carl Bohannan in 1991
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Longnose Gar

- Weight: 35 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Taylor Old River Lake
- Record set by Tommy Cantrell in 2005
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Northern Pike

- Weight: 16 lbs 1 oz
- Location: DeGray lake
- Record set by Dick Cooley in 1973
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Pacu

- Weight: 7 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Lakewood Lake #1
- Record set by Gerald H. Kennedy in 1995
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Paddlefish

- Weight: 102 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Beaver Lake
- Record set by Michael Curran Rogers in 2007
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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 19 lbs 1 oz
- Location: White River
- Record set by Jim Miller in 1981
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Redear Sunfish

- Weight: 2 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Lake Bois dArc
- Record set by Glenda Tatom in 1985
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Sauger

- Weight: 6 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Arkansas River
- Record set by Claude Eubanks in 1976
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Saugeye

- Weight: 6 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Crown Lake
- Record set by Cleveland Henderson in 1993
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Shovelnose Sturgeon

- Weight: 1 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Arkansas River
- Record set by Ricky Ozment in 2000
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Skipjack Herring

- Weight: 2 lbs 13 oz
- Location: Ouachita River
- Record set by Monte Pascoe in 1997
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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 7 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Bull Shoals Lake
- Record set by Acie Dickerson in 1969
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Smallmouth Buffalo

- Weight: 74 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Millwood Lake
- Record set by Zane Barrett in 2007
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Spotted Bass

- Weight: 7 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Bull Shoals Lake
- Record set by Mike Heilich in 1983
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Spotted Gar

- Weight: 6 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Mellwood Old River
- Record set by Vernon Neal in 1995
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Striped Bass

- Weight: 64 lbs 8 oz
- Location: White River
- Record set by Jeff Fletcher in 2000
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Tiger Muskellunge

- Weight: 23 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Spring River
- Record set by Randy Wyatt in 1995
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Tilapia

- Weight: 3 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Lake Jewett
- Record set by Sheila Easterly in 2008
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Walleye

- Weight: 22 lbs 11 oz
- Location: Greers Ferry Lake
- Record set by Al Nelson in 1982
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Warmouth

- Weight: 1 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Black Bayou
- Record set by Michael Curtis in 1998
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White Bass

- Weight: 5 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Bull Shoals Lake
- Record set by William Wilson in 1984
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White Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Big Mingo Creek
- Record set by Shelby D. Cooper in 1993
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Yellow Bass

- Weight: 2 lbs 2 oz
- Location: DeQueen
- Record set by Tony Dinger in 2009

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