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Freshwater Fish State Record Program Rules
Species
Weight
Angler
Location
Date
Photo
Bass, Hybrid
25 lb, 8 oz
David Hobby
Lake Chatuge
May 1, 1995
Bass, Largemouth
22 lb, 4 oz
George Perry
Montgomery Lake
June 2, 1932
Photo not available (as nice as it may have been to see!).
After more than 90 years, this legendary catch is STILL a Georgia State Record and tied as the World Record. It has long been the topic of articles, debates and even books. More information on the largemouth bass record.
Bass, Redeye
3 lb, 7 oz
Steve Williams
Lake Hartwell
April 17, 2004
Bass, Rock
1 lb, 0 oz
Jeffrey Forester
South Chickamauga Creek
April 6, 2024
Bass, Shoal (TIE)
8 lb, 5 oz
Joseph Matthew McWhorter
Chattahoochee River
December 23, 2021
Bass, Shoal (TIE)
8 lb, 5 oz
Clark Wheeler
Flint River
April 16, 2022
Bass, Smallmouth
7 lb, 2 oz
Jack Hall
Lake Chatuge
March 28, 1973
Bass, Spotted
8 lb, 2 oz
Wayne Holland
Lake Burton
February 23, 2005
Bass, Striped (TIE)
63 lb
Kelly A. Ward
Oconee River
May 30, 1967
Bass, Striped (TIE)
63 lb
Terry McConnell
Lake Richard B. Russell
April 3, 2009
Bass, Suwannee
3 lb, 9 oz
Laverne Norton
Ochlocknee River
October 6, 1984
Bass, White
5 lb, 1 oz
J.M. Hobbins
Lake Lanier
June 16, 1971
Bowfin
16 lb, 3 oz
Jimmy Tucker
Suwannee River
June 21, 2014
Bullhead, Brown
5 lb, 8 oz
James W. Andrews
O.F. Veal Pond
May 22, 1978
Bullhead, Yellow
4 lb, 15 oz
Glenn Settles
Ogeechee River
October 12, 2003
Catfish, Blue
110 lb, 6 oz
Tim Trone
Chattahoochee River
October 17, 2020
Catfish, Channel
44 lb, 12 oz
Bobby M. Smithwick
Altamaha River
May 18, 1972
Catfish, Flathead (TIE)
83 lb
Carl Sawyer
Altamaha River
June 22, 2006
Catfish, Flathead (TIE)
83 lb
Jim Dieveney
Altamaha River
July 11, 2010
Catfish, White
8 lb, 10 oz
James D. Sanders
Savannah River
June 10, 1996
Common Carp
35 lb, 12 oz
Rev. Donald Clark
Lake Jackson
1972
Crappie, Black (TIE)
4 lb, 4 oz
Shirley Lavender
Acree's Lake
June 1, 1971
Crappie, Black (TIE)
4 lb, 4 oz
Steve Cheek
Lake Spivey
March 1975
Crappie, White
5 lb
Theresa Kemp
Bibb County pond
April 10, 1984
Gar, Longnose
31 lb, 2 oz
Rachel Harrison
Coosa River
March 19, 2022
Muskellunge
38 lb
Rube Golden
Lake Blue Ridge
June 1957
Perch, Yellow (TIE)
2 lb, 9 oz
Thomas Lewis
Savannah River
February 27, 2013
Perch, Yellow (TIE)
2 lb, 9 oz
Emerson Mulhall
Lake Burton
February 18, 2024
Pickerel, Chain
9 lb, 6 oz
Baxley McQuaig, Jr.
Homerville
February 1961
Pickerel, Redfin
2 lb, 10 oz
Gene Brantley
Lewis Pond
July 7, 1982
Pike, Northern
18 lb, 2 oz
Keith Gragg
Lake Rabun
June 27, 1982
Sauger
4 lb, 3 oz
Stuart Bowers
Clarks Hill Lake
April 5, 1986
Shad, American
8 lb, 3 oz
Henry Baxley
Savannah River
April 5, 1986
Shad, Hickory
2 lb, 10 oz
Timmy Woods
Ogeechee River
February 20, 2022
Sunfish, Bluegill
3 lb, 5 oz
P.F. Gumm
Shamrock Lake
July 3, 1977
Sunfish, Flier
1 lb, 4 oz
Curt Brooks
Lowndes County pond
February 26, 1996
Sunfish, Green
1 lb, 7 oz
Jeff Sumner
Private pond
February 25, 2006
Sunfish, Redbreast
1 lb, 12 oz
Lester Roberts
Satilla River
May 7, 2022
Sunfish, Redear
4 lb, 2 oz
Pat Lawrence
Richmond County pond
June 6, 1995
Apologies to the angler - the photographer (unknown) chose not to include him in the picture).
Sunfish, Shadow Bass
0 lb, 10 oz
Kristen Brown
Flint River
June 1, 2016
Sunfish, Spotted
0 lb, 12 oz
Jamie Boyett
Ogeechee River
June 15, 2024
Sunfish, Warmouth
2 lb
Carlton Robbins
Private pond
May 4, 1974
Trout, Brook
5 lb, 10 oz
Russell Braden
Waters Creek
March 29, 1986
Trout, Brown
20 lb, 14 oz
N/A
Chattahoochee River
July 27, 2014
Trout, Rainbow
17 lb, 8 oz
Mark Cochran
Soque River, Habersham County
May 7, 2004
Walleye
14 lb, 2 oz
Wes Carlton
Lake Rabun
February 19, 2016
