Record fish caught in Maine

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 Maine 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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Atlantic Salmon

- Weight: 28 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Undisclosed
- Record set by Howard Clifford in 1980

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Black Crappie

- Weight: 3 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Sibley Pond
- Record set by Wayne S. Morey Sr. in 1986

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Brook Trout

- Weight: 9 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Mousam Lake
- Record set by Patrick Coan in 2010

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Brown Trout

- Weight: 23 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Square Pond
- Record set by Robert Hodson in 1996

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Chain Pickerel

- Weight: 6 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Androscoggin Lake
- Record set by Joseph Arsenault in 1992

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Fallfish

- Weight: 3 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Sibley Pond
- Record set by Wayne S. Morey in 1986

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Lake Trout

- Weight: 31 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Beech Hill Pond
- Record set by Hollis Grindle in 1958

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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 11 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Moose Pond
- Record set by Robert Kamp in 1968

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Muskellunge

- Weight: 31 lbs 11.04 oz
- Location: Glazier Lake
- Record set by Steve Thibodeau in 2009

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Northern Pike

- Weight: 31 lbs 2 oz
- Location: North Pond
- Record set by Lance Bolduc in 1998

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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 8 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Thompson Lake
- Record set by George Dyer in 1970

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Splake

- Weight: 10 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Mount Vernon
- Record set by Daniel R. Paquette in 1993

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White Perch

- Weight: 3 lbs 3.84 oz
- Location: Ellis Pond
- Record set by Daniel I Dolloff in 2009

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Whitefish

- Weight: 7 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Sebago Lake
- Record set by Neil Sullivan in 1958

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Yellow Perch

- Weight: 1 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Worthley Pond
- Record set by Chad Mostats in 1989