Fort Peck
Fishing



with Bernie Hildebrand


www.FortPeckGuide.com


Phone: (406) 234-6342  E-mail: Bernie@MidRivers.com

Montana fishing records

Compiled by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

  • Records as of Jan. 31, 2010
    Fish Length (inches) Weight Date Site Angler
    Artic Grayling
    20
    3.63 lbs.
    6/28/03
    Washtub Lake
    Glenn Owens
    Big Mouth Buffalo*
    40.7
    57.75 lbs.
    6/4/94
    Nelson Reservoir
    Craig D. Grassel
    Black Bullhead
    14.37
    2.60 lbs.
    6/2/09
    Smiley Slough
    Birrell
    Black Crappie
    16.7
    3.13 lbs.
    1973
    Tongue River Reservoir
    Al Elser
    Bluegill
    11
    2.64 lbs.
    6/3/83
    Peterson's Stock Dam
    Brent Fladmo
    Blue Sucker
    29.75
    11.46 lbs.
    10/7/89
    Yellowstone River Miles City
    Doug Askin
    Brook Trout  
    9.06 lbs.
    1940
    Lower Two Medicine Lake
     John R. Cook
    Brown Trout  
    29 lbs.
    1966
    Wade Lake
    E.H. Peck Bacon
    Bull Trout *
    37
    25.63 lbs.
    1916
      James Hyer
    Burbot *
    39
    17.08 lbs.
    4/18/89
    Missouri River Wolf Point
    Jeff Eugene Iwen
    Common Carp
    38
    40.2 lbs.
    5/24/98
    Nelson Reservoir
    Jared S. Albus
    Channel Catfish*
    37.6
    30.12 lbs.
    5/8/09
    Missouri River/
    Fred Robinson Bridge
    Jessey Perry
    Chinook Salmon 38 31.13 lbs. 10/2/91 Fort Peck Reservoir Face of Dam Carl L. Niles
    Cisco 17.2 1.75 lbs. 5/19/01 Below Fort Peck Powerhouse Curt Zimmerman
    Coho Salmon 25.5 4.88 lbs. 5/29/73 Fort Peck Reservoir Face of Dam Irven F. Stohl
    Common Carp 38 40.2 lbs. 5/24/98 Nelson Reservoir Jared S. Albus
    Cutthroat Trout*   16 lbs 1955 Red Eagle Lake Wm. D. Sands
    Emerald Shiner 3.43 0.01 lbs. 6/9/06 Park Grove Bridge Ike Braaten
    Flathead Chub * 11.2 0.59 lbs. 4/29/01 Thornton Pond Douglas Jordan
    Freshwater Drum * 29.5 21.59 lbs. 5/3/03 Fort Peck- Ghost Coulee Matt Washut
    Golden Trout 23.5 5.43 lbs. 7/16/00 Cave Lake Mike Malixi
    Goldeye *   3.18 lbs. 7/4/00 Nelson Reservoir Don Nevrivy
    Green Sunfish 9.0 0.84 lbs. 5/25/09 Hickson's Pond Bette Schmieding
    Kokanee Salmon 26.8 7.85 lbs  9/23/03  Hauser Lake John Bomar
    Lake Trout 42.5 42.69 lbs. 6/23/04 Flathead Lake Ruth Barber
    Lake Whitefish 27 10.46 lbs. 8/26/06 Flathead Lake Swan T. McDonald V
    Largemouth Bass 22.5 8.80 lbs. 5/2/09 Noxon Rapids Reservoir Darin Williams
    Largescale Sucker * 23.1 6.16 lbs. 6/27/08 Woodland Pond Kevin Fraley
    Longnose Sucker *   3.27 lbs. 5/8/88 Marias River Loma Ray Quigley
    Mottled Sculpin *   0.05 lbs. 7/30/01 Belt Creek Brad Sullivan
    Mountain Sucker * 6.2 1.60 oz. 4/23/01 Beaver Creek Reservoir Robert Garwood
    Mountain Whitefish * 23 5.11 lbs. 10/10/07 Hauser Reservoir Walt Goodman
    Northern Pike   37.5 lbs. 1972 Tongue River Reservoir Lance Moyer
    Northern Pikeminnow * 27.125 7.88 lbs. 5/28/91 Noxon Rapids Reservoir Darrel Torgrimson
    Paddlefish * 77 142.5 lbs. 5/20/73 Missouri River Near Kipp Park Larry Branstetter
    Pallid Sturgeon *   60 lbs. 5/13/79 Yellowstone River Near Sidney Gene Sattler
    Peamouth * 16 1/8 1.52 lbs. 7/29/07 Clark Fork River Mike Jensen
    Pumpkinseed   0.96 lbs. 7/30/06 Upper Thompson Lake Nathan Bache
    Pygmy Whitefish 9.84 0.36 lbs. 2/13/10 Little Bitterroot Lake Richard Geldrich
    Rainbow Trout 38.62 33.1 lbs. 8/11/97 Kootenai River David Thompson Bridge Jack G. Housel, Jr.
    Rainbow-Cutthroat Hybrid Trout 35.75 30.25 lbs. 5/16/82 Ashely Lake Pat Kelley
    Redside Shiner * 6.5 0.10 lbs. 8/21/01 Lost Lake Josh Ahles
    River Carpsucker * 24 6.95 lbs 8/15/08 Fort Peck Reservoir Brady Miller
    Rock Bass 8.6 0.57 lbs. 6/1/89 Tongue River Reservoir Don Holzheimer
    Sauger * 28.2 8.805 lbs. 12/12/94 Fort Peck Reservoir Gene Moore
    Saugeye   15.66 lbs. 1/11/95 Fort Peck Reservoir Squaw Creek Myron Kibler
    Shorthead Redhorse * 20.25 4.68 lbs. 4/14/85 Marias River Near Loma Ray Quigley
    Shortnose Gar * 34 7.02 lbs. 12/22/03 Fort Peck Dredge Cuts Ron Gulbertson
    Shovelnose Sturgeon * 39.5 13.72 lbs. 4/19/86 Missouri River Near Virgelle Sidney Storm
    Smallmouth Bass 21 6.66 lbs. 7/30/02 Fort Peck Reservoir Mike Otten
    Smallmouth Buffalo * 38 38 lbs. 4/28/07 Nelson Reservoir Brady Miller
    Stonecat * 10 0.54 lbs. 6/16/96 Milk River Dale Bjerga
    Tiger Muskellunge 46 28.87 lbs. 7/10/06 Deadman's Basin Reservoir Marty Storfa
    Tiger Trout 20.6 4.04 lbs. 2/9/97 Bear Lake Joe Sobczak
    Utah Chub   1.81 lbs. 2/5/92 Canyon Ferry Reservoir Eugene Bastian
    Walleye 35 17.75 lbs. 11/18/07 Tiber Reservoir Robert Bob Hart
    White Bass 17 2.8 lbs. 10/13/07 Missouri River South of Bainville Vernon Pacovsky
    White Crappie 18.5 3.68 lbs. 5/10/96 Tongue River Gene Bassett
    White Sturgeon *   96 lbs. 1968 Kootenai River Herb Stout
    White Sucker * 21.625 5.33 lbs. 2/10/83 Nelson Reservoir Fred Perry
    Yellow Bullhead 11.8 0.93 lbs. 5/24/98 Tongue River Reservoir Carl Radonski
    Yellow Perch 14.375 2.39 lbs. 2/19/06 Lower Stillwater Lake Josh Emmert



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