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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 Oregon 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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Black Crappie

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Black Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 6.1 oz
- Location: Pond Corvallis
- Record set by John Doss in 1995
Bluegill Sunfish

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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 2 lbs 5.5 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Wayne Elmore in 1981
Brook Trout

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Brook Trout

- Weight: 9 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Deschutes River
- Record set by Burt Westbrook in 1980
Brown Trout

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Brown Trout

- Weight: 28 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Paulina Lake
- Record set by Ronald Lane in 2002
Bullhead

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Bullhead

- Weight: 3 lbs 7 oz
- Location: Henry Hagg Lake
- Record set by Bob Judkins in 2001
Channel Catfish

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Channel Catfish

- Weight: 36 lbs 8 oz
- Location: McKay Reservoir
- Record set by Boone Haddock in 1980
Chinook (King) Salmon

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Chinook (King) Salmon

- Weight: 83 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Umpqua River
- Record set by Ernie St. Claire in 1910
Chum Salmon

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Chum Salmon

- Weight: 23 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Kilchis River
- Record set by Roger Nelson in 1990
Cutthroat Trout

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Cutthroat Trout

- Weight: 6 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Siltcoos Lake
- Record set by Kay Schmidt in 1984
Flathead Catfish

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Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 42 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Snake River
- Record set by Joshua Kralicek in 1994
Golden Trout

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Golden Trout

- Weight: 7 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Eagle Cap Wilderness
- Record set by Douglas White in 1987
Green Sunfish

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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 0 lbs 11 oz
- Location: Umpqua River
- Record set by John Baker in 1991
Lake Trout

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Lake Trout

- Weight: 40 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Odell Lake
- Record set by H. V. Hannon in 1984
Largemouth Bass

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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 11 lbs 9.6 oz
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Randy Spaur in 1994
Rainbow Trout

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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 28 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Rogue River
- Record set by Mike McGonagle in 1982
Redear Sunfish

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Redear Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 15.5 oz
- Location: Reynolds Pond
- Record set by Terence Bice in 1992
Sacramento Perch

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Sacramento Perch

- Weight: 0 lbs 11.2 oz
- Location: Lost River
- Record set by Jonathan Cogley in 1998

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Shad

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Shad

- Weight: 5 lbs 13 oz
- Location: Columbia River
- Record set by Patricia Ann Young in 1994
Smallmouth Bass

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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 8 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Henry Hagg Lake
- Record set by Nick Rubeo in 2005
Steelhead Trout

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Steelhead Trout

- Weight: 35 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Columbia River
- Record set by Berdell Todd in 1970
Striped Bass

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Striped Bass

- Weight: 64 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Umpqua River
- Record set by Beryl Bliss in 1973
Warmouth

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Warmouth

- Weight: 1 lbs 14.2 oz
- Location: Columbia Slough
- Record set by Jess Newell in 1975
White Bass

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White Bass

- Weight: 18 lbs 8.32 oz
- Location: Ana Reservoir
- Record set by Justin Marks in 2002
White Catfish

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White Catfish

- Weight: 15 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Tualatin River
- Record set by Wayne Welch in 1989
White Crappie

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White Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Gerber Reservoir
- Record set by Jim Duckett in 1967
Yellow Perch

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Yellow Perch

- Weight: 2 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Brownsmead
- Record set by Ernie Affolter III in 1971

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