Montana Fishing Records
Compiled by Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Records as of July 15, 2015
| Fish | Length (inches) | Weight | Date | Site | Angler |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arctic 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 | 32.56 | 11.56 lbs. | 5/14/14 | Milk River | Dean Armbrister |
| 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 |
| Channel Catfish* | 41.75 | 34.8 lbs. | 7/26/13 | Fort Peck Reservoir | Dan Davenport |
| Chinook Salmon | 38 | 31.13 lbs. | 10/2/91 | Fort Peck Reservoir Face of Dam | Carl L. Niles |
| Cisco | 18.2 | 2.08lbs. | 6/2/14 | Missouri River | Troy Holstein |
|
Coho Salmon |
25.5 | 4.88 lbs. | 5/9/73 | Fort Peck Reservoir Face of Dam |
Irven F. Stohl |
| Creek Chub | 11 | 0.52 | 5/12/13 | Harbaugh Reservoir | William Bibeau |
| 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 |
| Fathead Minnow | 2.7 | 0.01 | 5/30/14 | Dollar Lake | Chris Gustine |
| 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 Chub* | 3.9 | 0.02 lbs. | 8/22/10 | Teton River | Joe Hagengruber |
| 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 — See Rocky Mountain Sculpin | |||||
| 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 | 10.8 | 1.31lbs. | 4/26/14 | Lower Crazy Head Springs Reservoir | Karson Campbell |
| Rocky Mountain Sculpin * | 0.05 lbs. | 7/30/01 | Belt Creek | Brad Sullivan | |
| 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 * | 35 | 7.41 lbs. | 5/16/13 | Fort Peck Dredge Cuts | Brandon Hansard |
| Shovelnose Sturgeon * | 39.75 | 14.125 lbs. | 5/21/10 | Missouri River | Chad Buck |
| Smallmouth Bass | 22.5 | 6.7 lbs. | 8/30/13 | Fort Peck Reservoir | Melvin McDanold |
| Smallmouth Buffalo * | 38 | 38 lbs. | 4/28/07 | Nelson Reservoir | Brady Miller |
| Spottail Shiner | 3 | 0.02 lbs. | 8/14/10 | Tiber Reservoir | Joe Hagengruber |
| Stonecat * | 10 | 0.54 lbs. | 6/16/96 | Milk River | Dale Bjerga |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 50 | 38.75 lbs. | 9/2/11 | Deadman’s Basin Reservoir | Leo Cantin |
| 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 | 14.0 | 1.62 lbs. | 2/5/15 | Ninepipes Reservoir | Frank Tepp |
| Yellow Perch | 14.375 | 2.39 lbs. | 2/19/06 | Lower Stillwater Lake | Josh Emmert |