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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 Michigan 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.

American Eel

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American Eel

- Weight: 7 lbs 7.04 oz
- Length: 43"
- Location: Saint Clair Lake
- Record set by Chad Markham in 1990
Atlantic Salmon

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Atlantic Salmon

- Weight: 32 lbs 9.92 oz
- Length: 41"
- Location: Lake Michigan
- Record set by Elaine Bender in 1981
Black Buffalo

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Black Buffalo

- Weight: 33 lbs
- Length: 36.5"
- Location: Grand River
- Record set by BRADLEY JAMES NIETERING in 2004
Black Bullhead

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Black Bullhead

- Weight: 3 lbs 7.04 oz
- Length: 17"
- Location: Magician Lake
- Record set by Louie Keller in 1999
Black Crappie

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Black Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 1.92 oz
- Location: Lincoln Lake
- Record set by Frank Lee in 1947
Bluegill Sunfish

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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 2 lbs 12 oz
- Length: 13.75"
- Location: Vaughn Lake
- Record set by Gary Saylor in 1983
Bowfin

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Bowfin

- Weight: 14 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 35"
- Location: Little Crooked Lake
- Record set by Michael Miller in 1981
Brook Trout

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Brook Trout

- Weight: 9 lbs 8 oz
- Length: 28.1"
- Location: Clear Lake
- Record set by Dennis Nevins in 1996
Brown Bullhead

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Brown Bullhead

- Weight: 3 lbs 9.92 oz
- Length: 17.5"
- Location: Coldbrook Lake
- Record set by Michael Kent in 1989
Brown Trout

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Brown Trout

- Weight: 41 lbs 7.2 oz
- Length: 43.75"
- Location: Manistee River
- Record set by Thomas Martin Healy in 2009
Burbot

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Burbot

- Weight: 18 lbs 4 oz
- Length: 40"
- Location: Saint Marys River Munuscong Bay
- Record set by Thomas Courtemanche in 1980
Carp

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Carp

- Weight: 61 lbs 8 oz
- Length: 47.5"
- Location: Big Wolf Lake
- Record set by Dale France in 1974
Channel Catfish

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Channel Catfish

- Weight: 40 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 41.5"
- Location: Houghton Lake
- Record set by Richard French in 1964
Channel Catfish

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Channel Catfish

- Weight: 40 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Houghton Lake
- Record set by Dick Latarski in 1960
Chinook (King) Salmon

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Chinook (King) Salmon

- Weight: 46 lbs 0.96 oz
- Length: 43.5"
- Location: Grand River
- Record set by Ray Essex in 1978
Coho Salmon

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Coho Salmon

- Weight: 30 lbs 8.96 oz
- Length: 40"
- Location: Platte River
- Record set by Paul Lewandowski in 1976
Flathead Catfish

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Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 49 lbs 12.96 oz
- Length: 45.7"
- Location: Maple River
- Record set by Rodney James Akey in 2012
Freshwater Drum

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Freshwater Drum

- Weight: 26 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 37.5"
- Location: Muskegon Lake
- Record set by James Black in 1973
Gizzard Shad

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Gizzard Shad

- Weight: 4 lbs 1.92 oz
- Length: 21"
- Location: Saint Clair Lake
- Record set by Gary Bielecki in 1996
Green Sunfish

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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 8.48 oz
- Length: 10"
- Location: Kirkwood Lake
- Record set by Julius R. Drotos in 1990
Hybrid Bass

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Hybrid Bass

- Weight: 10 lbs 12 oz
- Length: 27.5"
- Location: Kalamazoo River
- Record set by Jeff Van Broklin in 1996
Hybrid Sunfish

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Hybrid Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 7.04 oz
- Length: 11.25"
- Location: Arbutus Lake
- Record set by James Manville in 1988
Hybrid Sunfish

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Hybrid Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 7.04 oz
- Length: 11.75"
- Location: Doans Lake
- Record set by Lloyd T. Jarman Jr. in 1991
Kokanee Salmon

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Kokanee Salmon

- Weight: 1 lbs 15.04 oz
- Length: 18"
- Location: Clinton River
- Record set by John Reiland in 1978
Lake Sturgeon

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Lake Sturgeon

- Weight: 193 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 87"
- Location: Mullett Lake
- Record set by Joe Maka Jr. in 1974
Lake Trout

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Lake Trout

- Weight: 61 lbs 8 oz
- Length: 49"
- Location: Lake Superior
- Record set by Lucas Lanczy in 1997
Lake Whitefish

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Lake Whitefish

- Weight: 14 lbs 4.48 oz
- Length: 31.75"
- Location: Lake Superior
- Record set by Robert J. Majurin Jr. in 1993
Largemouth Bass

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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 11 lbs 15.04 oz
- Length: 27"
- Location: Big Pine Island Lake
- Record set by William Maloney in 1934
Largemouth Bass

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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 11 lbs 15.04 oz
- Length: 26"
- Location: Bamfield Dam
- Record set by Jack Rorex in 1959
Longnose Gar

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Longnose Gar

- Weight: 18 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 53"
- Location: Williamsville Lake
- Record set by Dennis Promo in 1995
Longnose Sucker

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Longnose Sucker

- Weight: 6 lbs 14.08 oz
- Length: 22.5"
- Location: Saint Joseph River
- Record set by David Rose in 1986
Mooneye

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Mooneye

- Weight: 1 lbs 11.04 oz
- Length: 14.38"
- Location: Saint Clair Lake Goose Bay
- Record set by Robert J. Commire in 1995
Muskellunge

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Muskellunge

- Weight: 50 lbs 8 oz
- Length: 56.13"
- Location: Torch Lake
- Record set by Kyle Eric Anderson in 2009
Northern Pike

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Northern Pike

- Weight: 39 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 51.5"
- Location: Dodge Lake
- Record set by Larry Clough in 1961
Pink (Humpback) Salmon

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Pink (Humpback) Salmon

- Weight: 8 lbs 8.96 oz
- Length: 28"
- Location: Carp River
- Record set by Ron Karasek in 1987
Pumpkinseed Sunfish

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Pumpkinseed Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs
- Length: 11.00"
- Location: BAW BEESE LAKE
- Record set by ROBERT WILLIAM HOUSER in 2004
Rainbow Trout

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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 26 lbs 8 oz
- Length: 39.5"
- Location: Lake Michigan
- Record set by Mark Johnson in 1975
Redear Sunfish

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Redear Sunfish

- Weight: 2 lbs 5.76 oz
- Length: 12.60"
- Location: Lyon Lake
- Record set by Herbert Lee Fox in 2010
Rock Bass

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Rock Bass

- Weight: 3 lbs 9.92 oz
- Length: 20"
- Location: Holoway Reservoir
- Record set by Edward Arnold in 1965
Sauger

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Sauger

- Weight: 6 lbs 8.96 oz
- Length: 25.5"
- Location: Torch Lake
- Record set by Gary Frederick in 1976
Smallmouth Bass

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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 9 lbs 4 oz
- Length: 27.25"
- Location: Long Lake
- Record set by W.F. Shoemaker in 1906
Splake

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Splake

- Weight: 17 lbs
- Length: 34.5"
- Location: Lake Michigan Big Bay Du Noc
- Record set by JOHN A BROCKWAY in 2004
Tiger Muskellunge

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Tiger Muskellunge

- Weight: 51 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 54"
- Location: Lac Vieux Desert
- Record set by John Knobla in 1919
Tiger Trout

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Tiger Trout

- Weight: 9 lbs 4 oz
- Length: 26.6"
- Location: North Branch Manistee River
- Record set by Francis Putnam in 1975
Walleye

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Walleye

- Weight: 17 lbs 3.04 oz
- Length: 35"
- Location: Pine River
- Record set by Ray Fadely in 1951
Warmouth

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Warmouth

- Weight: 1 lbs 6.08 oz
- Length: 11"
- Location: Great Bear Lake
- Record set by Michael Berg in unknown year
White Bass

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White Bass

- Weight: 6 lbs 11.84 oz
- Length: 21.9"
- Location: Huron Lake
- Record set by David Kraushaar in 1989
White Crappie

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White Crappie

- Weight: 3 lbs 6.24 oz
- Length: 19.5"
- Location: Stony Creek Metro Park
- Record set by Terrance Poirier in 2000
White Perch

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White Perch

- Weight: 1 lbs
- Length: 13.25"
- Location: LAKE HURON
- Record set by KYLE PATRICK RYAN in 2002
White Sucker

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White Sucker

- Weight: 7 lbs 3.04 oz
- Length: 28"
- Location: Au Sable River
- Record set by Matt Frampton in 1982
Yellow Bullhead

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Yellow Bullhead

- Weight: 3 lbs 6 oz
- Length: 16.8"
- Location: Lake Sixteen
- Record set by Gary Charles Fox in 2003
Yellow Perch

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Yellow Perch

- Weight: 3 lbs 12 oz
- Length: 21"
- Location: Independence Lake
- Record set by George Slutter in 1947

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