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Arkansas State Fishing Records
| Species | Weight | Location | Date | State Record Holder |
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| Bass, Hybrid Striped* | 27 lbs., 5 oz. | Greers Ferry Lake | 04/24/1997 | Jerald C. Shaum, Shirley, AR |
| Bass, Largemouth | 16 lbs., 8 oz. | Mallard Lake | 03/02/1976 | Aaron Mardis, Memphis, TN |
| Bass, Ozark | 1 lb., 1 oz. | Norfork Lake | 05/12/2014 | Dan Biery, Clinton, AR |
| Bass, Rock | 1 lb., 8 oz. | Norfork Lake (Clear Creek) | 08/02/1982 | Jerry Heard, Everton, AR |
| Bass, Shadow* | 1 lb., 12 oz. | Spring River | 07/05/1999 | James E. Baker, W. Monroe, LA |
| Bass, Smallmouth | 7 lbs., 5 oz. | Bull Shoals Lake | 04/01/1969 | Acie Dickerson, Lakeview, AR |
| Bass, Spotted | 7 lbs., 15 oz. | Bull Shoals Lake | 03/26/1983 | Mike Heilich, St. Louis, MO |
| Bass, Striped | 64 lbs., 8 oz. | Beaver Lake Tailwater | 04/28/2000 | Jeff Fletcher, Golden, MO |
| Bass, White | 5 lbs., 6 oz. | Mississippi River | 10/27/2005 | Bill Nelson, Memphis, TN |
| Bass, Yellow | 2 lbs., 4 oz. | Lake Ouachita | 01/26/2022 | Craig Viscardis, Hot Springs, AR |
| Bluegill | 3 lbs., 4 oz. | Fulton County | 08/07/1998 | Albert Sharp, Elizabeth, AR |
| Bowfin | 17 lbs., 5 oz. | Desha County | 02/21/1977 | Doug Smith, McGehee, AR |
| Buffalo, Bigmouth | 50 lbs., 0 oz. | Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir | 09/10/2007 | Tony Worm, Conway, AR |
| Buffalo, Black | 92 lbs., 8 oz. | Lake Maumelle | 02/26/2001 | Kenny DeLuca, Paron, AR |
| Buffalo, Smallmouth | 68 lbs., 8 oz. | Lake Hamilton | 05/15/1984 | Jerry Dolezal, Berwyn, IL |
| Bullhead, Black | 4 lbs., 12 oz. | Point Remove Creek | 04/11/1986 | Janet Story, Morrilton, AR |
| Bullhead, Brown | 3 lbs., 3 oz. | Upper White Oak Lake | 04/02/2013 | Christopher "JJ" Holeman, Camden, AR |
| Bullhead, Yellow | 2 lbs., 7 oz. | Private lake | 09/21/2014 | Jackie R. Mullins, Texarkana, AR |
| Catfish, Blue | 116 lbs., 12 oz. | Mississippi River | 08/03/2001 | Charles Ashley Jr., Marion, AR |
| Catfish, Channel | 38 lbs., 0 oz. | Lake Ouachita | 06/03/1989 | Joe Holleman, Waldron, AR |
| Catfish, Flathead | 80 lbs., 0 oz. | Arkansas River | 10/28/1989 | Wesley White, Hartford, AR |
| Eel, American | 5 lbs., 4 oz. | Spring River | 07/12/2015 | Cory Beeson, Jonesboro, AR |
| Crappie, Black | 5 lbs., 0 oz. | Lake Wilhelmina | 06/06/2011 | Donivan Echols, Mena, AR |
| Crappie, White | 4 lbs., 7 oz. | Mingo Creek | 04/12/1993 | Shelby D. Cooper, Bald Knob, AR |
| Drum, Freshwater | 45 lbs., 7 oz. | Lake Wilson | 07/11/2004 | Chuck Piker, Hamburg, AR |
| Eel, American | 5 lbs., 4.4 oz. | Spring River | 07/15/2015 | Cory Beeson, Jonesboro, AR |
| Flier | 0 lbs., 14 oz. | Saline River | 07/10/1985 | Harvey Jones, Warren, AR |
| Gar, Alligator | 215 lbs., 0 oz. | Arkansas River | 07/31/1964 | Alvin Bonds, Clarksville, AR |
| Gar, Longnose | 35 lbs., 12 oz. | Taylor Old River Lake | 06/28/2005 | Tommy Cantrell, Dumas, AR |
| Gar, Shortnose | 5 lbs., 13 oz. | Lake Dardanelle | 09/23/2011 | Thomas Kremers, Clarksville,AR |
| Gar, Spotted | 7 lbs., 15 oz. | Little Red River | 03/29/2018 | Tim Welch, Bono, AR |
| Goldeye | 2 lbs., 3 oz. | State Line Outlet Ditch | 04/02/2021 | Jamie Wilhoite, Manila, AR |
| Herring, Skipjack | 2 lbs., 10 oz. | Lake Dardanelle | 01/03/2004 | Jeremy Whitcomb, Little Rock, AR |
| Mooneye | 0 lbs., 10 oz. | Current River | 07/23/2022 | Shawn Clark, Poplar Bluff, MO |
| Muskie, Tiger | 23 lbs., 12 oz. | Spring River | 06/27/1995 | Randy Wyatt, Thayer, MO |
| Paddlefish | 118 lbs., 9 oz. | Beaver Lake | 08/27/2020 | James C. Johnson, North Oaks, MN |
| Pickerel, Chain | 7 lbs., 10 oz. | Little Red River | 01/06/1979 | Abe Vogel, Heber Springs, AR |
| Pike, Northern | 16 lbs., 1 oz. | DeGray Lake | 12/27/1973 | Dick Cooley, Arkadelphia, AR |
| Redhorse, Golden | 1 lb., 2 oz. | Spring River | 05/27/2011 | D. Victor Waits, Holts Summit, MO |
| Redhorse, River | 8 lbs., 2 oz. | Spring River | 04/18/2006 | D. Victor Waits, Holts Summit, MO |
| Redhorse, Silver | 6 lbs., 9 oz. | Eleven Point River | 12/12/2020 | Russell "Rusty" Gibson, Marmaduke, AR |
| Sauger | 6 lbs., 12 oz. | Arkansas River | 12/15/1976 | Claude Eubanks, Fort Smith, AR |
| Saugeye | 9 lbs., 0 oz. | Lake Frierson | 01/30/2012 | Chris Owen, Alicia, AR |
| Shad, Alabama | 2 lbs., 13 oz. | Ouachita River | 04/04/1997 | Monte Pascoe, Hot Springs, AR |
| Shad, Gizzard | 2 lbs., 14 oz. | White River | 05/09/1992 | Charles Jordan, Mountain View, AR |
| Sturgeon, Shovelnose | 5 lbs., 0 oz. | Spring River | 10/10/2008 | D. Victor Waits, Holts Summit, MO |
| Sucker, Northern Hog | 1 lb., 6 oz. | Eleven Point River | 04/10/2021 | Rusty Gibson, Marmaduke, AR |
| Sucker, Spotted | 1 lb., 15 oz. | Caney Creek | 01/28/2015 | Steve Lankford, Conway, AR |
| Sunfish, Green | 1 lb., 11 oz. | pond, Dierks | 04/12/1976 | Keith McCullough, Dierks, AR |
| Sunfish, Longear | 1 lb., 2 oz. | Table Rock Lake | 04/22/1991 | Carl Bohannan, Eureka Springs, AR |
| Sunfish, Redear | 2 lbs., 14 oz. | Bois d'Arc Lake | 05/04/1985 | Glenda Tatom, Stamps, AR |
| Trout, Brook | 5 lbs., 0 oz. | North Fork River | 06/03/2002 | Billy J. Meeks, Wylie, TX |
| Trout, Brown* | 40 lbs., 4 oz. | Little Red River | 05/09/1992 | Howard "Rip" Collins, Heber Springs, AR |
| Trout, Cutthroat | 10 lbs., 2 oz. | White River | 09/29/2018 | Mike Bowers, Abilene, KS |
| Trout, Lake | 11 lbs., 5 oz. | Greers Ferry Lake | 12/15/1997 | Clark Stevenson, Greenbrier, AR |
| Trout, Rainbow | 19 lbs., 1 oz. | White River | 03/14/1981 | Jim Miller, Memphis, TN |
| Walleye* | 22 lbs., 11 oz. | Greers Ferry Lake | 03/12/1982 | Al Nelson, Higden, AR |
| Warmouth | 1 lb., 8 oz. | Black Dog Bayou | 05/28/1998 | Michael Curtis, Pine Bluff, AR |
* World Record. Note: The brown trout is the 4-pound-line-class world record; the walleye is the 12-pound-line-class world record.
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