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North Dakota Record Sport Fish Caught

Game Fish

Species Weight Where When Angler Minimum Whopper Weight Minimum Catch & Release Club
Northern Pike 37 lbs. 8 oz. Lake Sakakawea  1968   Melvin Slind, Roseglen 20 lbs.  32 inches
Sauger 8 lbs. 12 oz. Lake Sakakawea 1971  Mike Fischer, Chaseley 4 lbs 20 inches
Saugeye            11 lbs. 12 oz. Lake Sakakawea 1984  David Groth, Williston 8 lbs. 25 inches
Smallmouth Bass             5 lbs. 15 oz. Spiritwood Lake 2003 Roger Haugen, Jamestown 3 lbs. 16 inches
Brown Trout 25 lbs. 4 oz. Garrison Tailrace 1987 Dean Malenius, Eveleth, MN 5 lbs.  21 inches
Lake Trout    14 lbs. 4 oz. Garrison Tailrace 1982  Allen Leier, Bismarck  5 lbs.  
Chinook Salmon      31 lbs. 2 oz. Garrison Tailrace 1986 Tom Schwartz, Beulah 12 lbs.  
Ling    18 lbs. 4 oz. Knife River  1984 O. Kruckenberg, Hazen  8 lbs. 28 inches
Walleye              15 lbs. 12 oz. Wood Lake 1959 Blair Chapman, Minnewaukan 8 lbs. 25 inches
Largemouth Bass  8 lbs. 7.5 oz. Nelson Lake 1983 Leon Rixen, Minot 5 lbs. 18 inches
Yellow Perch 2 lbs. 15 oz. Devils Lake 1982  Kyle Smith, Carrington  1.75 lbs. *  
White Bass 4 lbs. 8 oz.  Devils Lake  2000  Jordon Neve, St Albert Lea, MN 3 lbs.   
Muskellunge        46 lbs.  New Johns Lake 2003   Bill Wald, Washburn 20 lbs. 40 inches
Tiger Muskie 40 lbs. Gravel Lake  1975  Marvin Lee, Rolette 20 lbs. 40 inches 
Rainbow Trout       21 lbs. 4 oz. Garrison Tailrace 1998 Wade Weltz, Anamoose 5 lbs.    21 inches
Cutthroat Trout  10 lbs. 1 oz.  Garrison Tailrace 2003 Chris Vernon, Bismarck  5 lbs. 21 inches
Bluegill  2 lbs. 12 oz. Strawberry Lake 1963  B. Hystad, Velva  1.5 lbs.   
Crappie  3 lbs. 4 oz. Lake Oahe  1998  Don Newcomb, Mandan  1.5 lbs.   
Paddlefish 120 lbs. Missouri River  1993  Brian W Johnson, Williston  70 lbs.  
Channel Catfish  33 lbs. 4 oz. Red River  1991  Bruce Pannkuk, Minneapolis, MN 12 lbs.  

       Non-Game Fish                

Species Weight Where When Angler Minimum Whopper Weight Minimum Catch & Release Club
Drum  26 lbs. 2 oz.  Lake Sakakawea 1988 Larry Harris, Sidney, MT 6 lbs.  
Whitefish  8 lbs. 11 oz.  Garrison Tailrace 1984 Bill Mitzel, Bismarck  4 lbs.  
Cisco  2 lb. 8 oz.  Lake Sakakawea 2000 Scott Borup, Jr & Tyler Borup, Pick City    
Striped Bass  20 lbs 12 oz.  Devils Lake 1993 Stephen Renault, Grand Forks    
Bullhead  4 lbs. 1 oz. Devils Lake 1988 Riley Zavada (6 years), Wolford 2 lbs.  
Flathead Catfish  29 lbs. 6 oz. Heart River 1985 Kenneth Klein, Bismarck    
Buffalo 40 lbs. Lake Tschida  2002  Terry Opp, Mandan  15 lbs.  
 Carp  31 lbs. Sheyenne River 2003 August Loberg, Thompson 15 lbs.   
 Goldeye  3 lbs. 13 oz.  New Johns 1998 Craig Unser, Mandan 2 lbs.   

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