Record fish caught in Wisconsin

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October 21, 2022
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Record fish caught in Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin 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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Bigmouth Buffalo

- Weight: 73 lbs 2 oz
- Length: 38"
- Location: Lake Koshkonong
- Record set by unknown in 2004
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Black Bullhead

- Weight: 5 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Big Falls Flowage
- Record set by unknown in 1989
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Black Crappie

- Weight: 4 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Gile Flowage
- Record set by unknown in 1967
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Bluegill Sunfish

- Weight: 2 lbs 9.8 oz
- Location: Lake Michigan
- Record set by Drew Robert Garsow in 1995
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Brook Trout

- Weight: 10 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Lake Michigan
- Record set by unknown in 1999
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Brown Bullhead

- Weight: 4 lbs 2 oz
- Length: 17.5"
- Location: Little Green Lake
- Record set by unknown in 2006
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Brown Trout

- Weight: 35 lbs 1.9 oz
- Location: Lake Michigan
- Record set by unknown in 1996
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Burbot

- Weight: 18 lbs 2 oz
- Length: 37.8"
- Location: Superior Lake
- Record set by unknown in 2002
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Carp

- Weight: 57 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Lake Wisconsin
- Record set by unknown in 1966
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Channel Catfish

- Weight: 44 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Wisconsin River
- Record set by unknown in 1962
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Chinook (King) Salmon

- Weight: 44 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Lake Michigan
- Record set by unknown in 1994
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Coho Salmon

- Weight: 26 lbs 1.9 oz
- Location: Lake Michigan
- Record set by unknown in 1999
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Drum

- Weight: 35 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Mississippi River
- Record set by unknown in 1992
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Flathead Catfish

- Weight: 74 lbs 5.1 oz
- Length: 53"
- Location: Mississippi River
- Record set by unknown in 2001
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Green Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 9 oz
- Location: Wind Lake
- Record set by unknown in 1967
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Hybrid Bass

- Weight: 13 lbs 14.2 oz
- Length: 28"
- Location: Columbia Lake
- Record set by unknown in 2002
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Lake Sturgeon

- Weight: 170 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Yellow Lake
- Record set by unknown in 1979
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Lake Trout

- Weight: 47 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Superior Lake
- Record set by unknown in 1946
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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 11 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Ripley Lake
- Record set by unknown in 1940
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Muskellunge

- Weight: 69 lbs 11 oz
- Location: Chippewa Flowage
- Record set by unknown in 1949
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Northern Pike

- Weight: 38 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Puckaway Lake
- Record set by unknown in 1952
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Pumpkinseed Sunfish

- Weight: 1 lbs 2 oz
- Length: 9.6"
- Location: Big Round Lake
- Record set by unknown in 2003
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Rainbow Trout

- Weight: 7 lbs 10 oz
- Length: 25"
- Location: Geneva Lake
- Record set by Mike Heckel in 2006
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Rock Bass

- Weight: 2 lbs 15 oz
- Location: Shadow Lake
- Record set by unknown in 1990
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Sauger

- Weight: 6 lbs 6.7 oz
- Length: 23.25"
- Location: Mississippi River
- Record set by unknown in 2009
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Shovelnose Sturgeon

- Weight: 7 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Mississippi River
- Record set by unknown in 1998
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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 9 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Indian Lake
- Record set by unknown in 1950
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Splake

- Weight: 14 lbs 7.7 oz
- Length: 32"
- Location: Lake Michigan
- Record set by unknown in 2001
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Striped Bass

- Weight: 13 lbs 8.3 oz
- Location: Columbia Lake
- Record set by unknown in 1998
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Tiger Muskellunge

- Weight: 51 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Lake Vieux Desert
- Record set by unknown in 2001
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Walleye

- Weight: 18 lbs 0 oz
- Location: High Lake
- Record set by unknown in 1933
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Warmouth

- Weight: 1 lbs 1 oz
- Length: 10.5"
- Location: Eagle Lake
- Record set by unknown in 2001
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White Bass

- Weight: 4 lbs 6 oz
- Location: Okauchee Lake
- Record set by unknown in 1977
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White Crappie

- Weight: 3 lbs 13.1 oz
- Length: 16.5"
- Location: Cranberry Marsh
- Record set by unknown in 2003
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White Perch

- Weight: 1 lbs 0.8 oz
- Length: 12.5"
- Location: Lake Michigan - Sturgeon Bay
- Record set by unknown in 2002
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Yellow Bullhead

- Weight: 3 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Nelson Lake
- Record set by unknown in 1983
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Yellow Perch

- Weight: 3 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Lake Winnebago
- Record set by unknown in 1952

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