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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 Colorado 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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American Eel

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American Eel

- Weight: 3 lbs 1 oz
- Length: 35.25"
- Location: Flagler Reservoir
- Record set by unknown in 1996
Arctic Char

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Arctic Char

- Weight: 3 lbs 12 oz
- Length: 20.5"
- Location: Dillon Reservoir
- Record set by Marshall Brenner in 1994
Arctic Grayling

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Arctic Grayling

- Weight: 1 lbs 10 oz
- Length: 17.25"
- Location: Big Creek Lake
- Record set by Derik Drinnen in 2002
Black Crappie

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Black Crappie

- Weight: 3 lbs 4 oz
- Length: 17"
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Clint Couch in 1990
Blue Catfish

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Blue Catfish

- Weight: 20 lbs 1 oz
- Length: 32.75"
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Joe Poss in 1976

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Bluegill Sunfish

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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 2 lbs 4 oz
- Length: 11.5"
- Location: Hollenbeck Reservoir
- Record set by Nicholas Toczek in 1988
Brook Trout

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Brook Trout

- Weight: 7 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Upper Cataract Lake
- Record set by George Knorr in 1947
Brown Trout

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Brown Trout

- Weight: 30 lbs 8 oz
- Length: 36.4"
- Location: Roaring Judy Ponds
- Record set by Alan Schneider in 1988
Bullhead

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Bullhead

- Weight: 5 lbs 1 oz
- Length: 23"
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Uldene Kuretich in 1993
Channel Catfish

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Channel Catfish

- Weight: 43 lbs 6 oz
- Length: 40.5"
- Location: Aurora Reservoir
- Record set by Jessica Walton in 2010
Chinook (King) Salmon

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Chinook (King) Salmon

- Weight: 11 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 28.5"
- Location: Williams Fork Reservoir
- Record set by Helen Eaton in 1989
Cutthroat Trout

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Cutthroat Trout

- Weight: 16 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Twin Lakes
- Record set by George Hranchak in 1964
Freshwater Drum

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Freshwater Drum

- Weight: 17 lbs 3 oz
- Length: 32"
- Location: Lonetree Reservoir
- Record set by Faye Lancamp in 1978
Grass Carp

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Grass Carp

- Weight: 51 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 42"
- Location: Prospect Park Lake
- Record set by Cody Moreland in 2010
Green Sunfish

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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 5 oz
- Length: 11.6"
- Location: not available
- Record set by Joshua Robinson in 2001
Hybrid Sunfish

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Hybrid Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 8.5 oz
- Length: 10.75"
- Location: not available
- Record set by Jeff Robinson in 1986
Kokanee Salmon

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Kokanee Salmon

- Weight: 6 lbs 13 oz
- Length: 27.5"
- Location: Spinney Mountain Reservoir
- Record set by Will Arduino in 1986
Largemouth Bass

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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 11 lbs 6 oz
- Length: 22.5"
- Location: Echo Canyon Reservoir
- Record set by Jarrett Edwards in 1997
Northern Pike

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Northern Pike

- Weight: 30 lbs 11 oz
- Length: 46.5"
- Location: Stagecoach Reservoir
- Record set by Tim Bone in 2006
Rainbow Trout

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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 19 lbs 10 oz
- Length: 34"
- Location: Morrow Point Reservoir
- Record set by Lee Cox in 2003
Rock Bass

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Rock Bass

- Weight: 1 lbs 1.25 oz
- Length: 10.6"
- Location: Ramah Reservoir
- Record set by Timothy Fisk in 1979
Sacramento Perch

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Sacramento Perch

- Weight: 1 lbs 14 oz
- Length: 13.25"
- Location: Banner Lakes
- Record set by Dana Wilfong in 1974

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Sauger

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Sauger

- Weight: 3 lbs 6 oz
- Length: 21.5"
- Location: Horseshoe Reservoir
- Record set by Jeff Riddle in 2011
Saugeye

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Saugeye

- Weight: 10 lbs 14 oz
- Length: 28.5"
- Location: John Martin Reservoir
- Record set by Rocklyn Beise in 2001
Smallmouth Bass

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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 6 lbs 11 oz
- Length: 21.5"
- Location: Aurora Reservoir
- Record set by Raymond Ong in 2011
Splake

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Splake

- Weight: 18 lbs 15 oz
- Length: 32"
- Location: Island Lake
- Record set by Robin Perkins in 1976
Striped Bass

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Striped Bass

- Weight: 15 lbs 11 oz
- Length: 34.25"
- Location: CF&I Reservoir #2
- Record set by Manuel Aguilar in 2009
Tiger Muskellunge

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Tiger Muskellunge

- Weight: 40 lbs 2 oz
- Length: 53"
- Location: Quincy Reservoir
- Record set by Jason Potter in 1994
Tiger Trout

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Tiger Trout

- Weight: 4 lbs 6 oz
- Length: 21.5"
- Location: not available
- Record set by Ben Kraft in 2000
Walleye

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Walleye

- Weight: 18 lbs 13 oz
- Length: 34"
- Location: Standley Lake
- Record set by Scott Regan in 1997
White Crappie

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White Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 3.75 oz
- Length: 17"
- Location: Northglenn Lake
- Record set by Daryel Thompson in 1975
Whitefish

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Whitefish

- Weight: 5 lbs 2 oz
- Length: 18.75"
- Location: Roaring Fork River
- Record set by Richard Sals in 1982
Wiper (Whiterock) Bass

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Wiper (Whiterock) Bass

- Weight: 26 lbs 15 oz
- Length: 37.50"
- Location: Pueblo Reservoir
- Record set by Kevin Treanor in 2004
Yellow Perch

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Yellow Perch

- Weight: 2 lbs 9 oz
- Length: 13.63 "
- Location: Seaman Reservoir
- Record set by Justin Allbrandt in 2007

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