Record fish caught in Wyoming

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October 21, 2022
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Record fish caught in Wyoming

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 Wyoming 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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Arctic Grayling

- Weight: 2 lbs 5.76 oz
- Length: 19.625"
- Location: Meadow Lake
- Record set by Robert Doak in 1983
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Black Bullhead

- Weight: 2 lbs 14.4 oz
- Length: 15.25"
- Location: Ten Sleep Pond
- Record set by Brian Rygwalski in 1987
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Black Crappie

- Weight: 2 lbs 5.44 oz
- Length: 15"
- Location: Boysen Reservoir
- Record set by Edward Hausauer in 1997
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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 7.5 oz
- Length: 10.3"
- Location: Lake View North Pond
- Record set by Brad Artery in 1988
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Brook Trout

- Weight: 9 lbs 11 oz
- Length: 24.5"
- Location: Green River Lakes
- Record set by Max Long in 1976
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Brown Trout

- Weight: 25 lbs 13 oz
- Length: 34.25"
- Location: Flaming Gorge Reservoir
- Record set by George Rose in 1982
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Carp

- Weight: 32 lbs 09 oz
- Length: 36"
- Location: Flaming Gorge Reservoir
- Record set by Joey Lye in 2004
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Channel Catfish

- Weight: 27 lbs
- Length: 38"
- Location: Flaming Gorge Reservoir
- Record set by Don Ackerman in 2005
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Cutthroat Trout

- Weight: 15 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 32"
- Location: Native Lake
- Record set by Alan Dow in 1959
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Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 22 lbs
- Length: 34"
- Location: North Platte River
- Record set by Dallas Stanton in 2004
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Freshwater Drum

- Weight: 11 lbs 14 oz
- Length: 26"
- Location: Glendo Reservoir
- Record set by Rich Detry in 1993
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Golden Trout

- Weight: 11 lbs 4 oz
- Length: 28"
- Location: Cook Lake
- Record set by C.S. Reed in 1948
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Goldeye

- Weight: 1 lbs 5.12 oz
- Length: 16.75"
- Location: Powder River
- Record set by Jim Williams in 1996
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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 0 lbs 8.66 oz
- Length: 8.3"
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Keith M. Reau Jr. in 1997
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Kokanee Salmon

- Weight: 6 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 24.75"
- Location: Flaming Gorge Reservoir
- Record set by Paul Ekx in 2009
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Lake Trout

- Weight: 50 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 46"
- Location: Jackson Lake
- Record set by Doris Budge in 1983
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Lake Trout

- Weight: 50 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 48"
- Location: Flaming Gorge Reservoir
- Record set by Randy Calkins in 1995
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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 7 lbs 14 oz
- Length: 21.5"
- Location: private pond
- Record set by Dustin Shorma in 1992
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Ling Cod

- Weight: 19 lbs 4 oz
- Length: 44"
- Location: Pilot Butte Reservoir
- Record set by K.E. Mooreland in 1965
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Longnose Sucker

- Weight: 2 lbs 3.04 oz
- Length: 18.1"
- Location: Little Goose Creek
- Record set by Darrell Meineke in 1998
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Northern Pike

- Weight: 27 lbs 4 oz
- Length: 47"
- Location: Keyhole Reservoir
- Record set by Robert K. Hockett in 2005
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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 23 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 35.5"
- Location: Burnt Lake
- Record set by Frank Favazzo in 1969
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River Carpsucker

- Weight: 6 lbs 2.4 oz
- Length: 22"
- Location: Boysen Reservoir
- Record set by Danny Kurttila in 1997
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Rock Bass

- Weight: 1 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 12.5"
- Location: Sheridan County Pond
- Record set by Randy Reece in 2007
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Sauger

- Weight: 7 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 26.5"
- Location: Boysen Reservoir
- Record set by Tom Durst in 2007
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Shovelnose Sturgeon

- Weight: 7 lbs 9.6 oz
- Length: 36"
- Location: Powder River
- Record set by Allen Gorzalka in 1993
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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 5 lbs .94 oz
- Length: 21"
- Location: Flaming Gorge Reservoir
- Record set by Bubba O'Neil in 2003
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Splake

- Weight: 13 lbs 9.6 oz
- Length: 29.6"
- Location: North Crow Reservoir
- Record set by Shawn Vanwey in 2011
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Tiger Muskellunge

- Weight: 29 lbs 5.92 oz
- Length: 49"
- Location: Grayrocks Reservoir
- Record set by Frank Rubrecht in 1992
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Walleye

- Weight: 17 lbs 6.72 oz
- Length: 34"
- Location: Boysen Reservoir
- Record set by Stan Seivewright in 1991
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White Crappie

- Weight: 2 lbs 0 oz
- Length: 13.5"
- Location: Glendo Reservoir
- Record set by Terry Young in 2009
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White Sucker

- Weight: 4 lbs 6.4 oz
- Length: 21"
- Location: Bighorn River
- Record set by Tom Hunt in 2011
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Whitefish

- Weight: 4 lbs 4 oz
- Length: 21"
- Location: Snake River
- Record set by Dennis Jennings in 1977
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Yellow Perch

- Weight: 2 lbs 3.2 oz
- Length: 16"
- Location: Mayland Pond
- Record set by Mike Miller in 1991

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