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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 Pennsylvania 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 Shad

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American Shad

- Weight: 9 lbs 9 oz
- Location: Delaware River
- Record set by Anthony Mecca in 1986
Atlantic Salmon

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Atlantic Salmon

- Weight: 17 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Raystown Lake
- Record set by Brian Keller in 2001
Bluegill Sunfish

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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 2 lbs 9 oz
- Location: Keystone Lake
- Record set by Tom Twincheck in 1983
Brook Trout

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Brook Trout

- Weight: 7 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Fishing Creek
- Record set by Vonada Ranck in 1996
Bullhead

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Bullhead

- Weight: 4 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Beltzville Lake
- Record set by Ian C. Radle in 2011
Carp

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Carp

- Weight: 52 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Juniata River
- Record set by George Brown in 1962
Chain Pickerel

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Chain Pickerel

- Weight: 8 lbs 14.8 oz
- Location: Long Pond
- Record set by Dave Wilson in 2002
Channel Catfish

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Channel Catfish

- Weight: 35 lbs 2.5 oz
- Location: Lehigh Canal
- Record set by Austin E. Roth III in 1991
Chinook (King) Salmon

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Chinook (King) Salmon

- Weight: 28 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Lake Erie
- Record set by Gregory Lasko in 1990

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Coho Salmon

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Coho Salmon

- Weight: 15 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Lake Erie
- Record set by Jack Scheirer in 1985
Crappie

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Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 2.88 oz
- Location: Hammond Lake
- Record set by Richard A. Pino in 2000
Flathead Catfish

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Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 48 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Blue Marsh Spillway
- Record set by James R. Shabrach, Jr. in 2007
Freshwater Drum

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Freshwater Drum

- Weight: 19 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Monongahela River
- Record set by Tim Rogers in 1994
Largemouth Bass

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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 11 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Birch Run Reservoir
- Record set by Donald Shade in 1983
Muskellunge

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Muskellunge

- Weight: 54 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Conneaut Lake
- Record set by Lewis Walker Jr. in 1924
Northern Pike

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Northern Pike

- Weight: 35 lbs
- Location: Allegheny Reservoir
- Record set by Carl Stoltz in 2003
Pink (Humpback) Salmon

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Pink (Humpback) Salmon

- Weight: 4 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Elk Creek
- Record set by David A. Rabatin in 1995
Rock Bass

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Rock Bass

- Weight: 3 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Elk Creek
- Record set by David L. Weber in 1971
Sauger

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Sauger

- Weight: 4 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Susquehanna River
- Record set by Tim Waltz in 2001
Smallmouth Bass

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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 8 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Scotts Run Lake
- Record set by Robert T. Steelman in 1997
Striped Bass

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Striped Bass

- Weight: 53 lbs 13 oz
- Location: Delaware River
- Record set by Donald J. Clark in 1989
Walleye

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Walleye

- Weight: 17 lbs 9 oz
- Location: Allegheny River
- Record set by Mike Holly in 1980
White Bass

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White Bass

- Weight: 3 lbs 14 oz
- Location: Conneaut Lake
- Record set by David F. Hornstein in 1996
White Perch

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White Perch

- Weight: 1 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Delaware River
- Record set by James Clark in 2008
Yellow Perch

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Yellow Perch

- Weight: 2 lbs 11 oz
- Location: Presque Isle Bay
- Record set by Jeffrey Matts in 2010

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