Pennsylvania State Records

Think you have caught the biggest lunker? Check the state records for species below. Residents and non-residents can apply.

Bass, Largemouth - Donald Shade from Waynesboro, PA > 11 lb. 3 oz. > Birch Run Reservoir > 1983

Bass, Rock - David L. Weber from Lake City, PA > 3 lb. 2 oz. > Elk Creek > 1971

Bass, Smallmouth - Robert T. Steelman from Havertown, PA > 8 lb. 8 oz. > Scotts Run Lake > 1997

Bass, Striped - Landlocked Lake - Robert Price from Huntingdon, PA > 53 lb. 12 oz. > Raystown Lake > 1994

Bass, Striped - Marine - Donald J. Clark from Boothwyn, PA > 53 lb. 13 oz. > Delaware River > 1989

Bass, White - Robert H. Hornstrom from Meadville, PA > 3 lb. 15.7 oz. > Conneaut Lake > 2002

Bluegill - Tom Twincheck from Blairsville, PA > 2 lb. 9 oz. > Keystone Lake > 1983

Carp - George Brown from Saltillo, PA > 52 lb. > Juniata River > 1962

Catfish, Bullhead - Eddie Lasorda from Exton, PA > 4 lb. 4 oz. > Marsh Creek > 1983

Catfish, Channel - Austin E. Roth III from Bowmanstown, PA > 35 lb. 2.5 oz. > Lehigh Canal > 1991

Catfish, Flathead - Seymore Albramovitz from Pittsburgh, PA > 43 lb. 9 oz. > Allegheny River > 1985

Crappie - Richard A. Pino from Covington, PA > 4 lb. 2.88 oz. > Hammond Lake > 2000

Drum, Freshwater - Tim Rogers from Finleyville, PA > 19 lb. 14 oz. > Monongahela River > 1994

Muskellunge - Lewis Walker, Jr. from Meadville, PA > 54 lb. 3 oz. > Conneaut Lake > 1924

Perch, White - Kevin Nelson Strunk from Bangor, PA > 1 lb. 7 oz. > Minsi Lake > 1991

Perch, Yellow - Keith Meck from Macungie, PA > 2 lb. 9 oz. > Beltzville Lake > 2000

Pickerel, Chain - Dave Wilson from Honesdale, PA > 8 lb. 14.8 oz > Long Pond > 2002

Pike, Northern - Carl Stoltz from Bradford, PA > 35 lb. > Allegheny Reservoir > 2003

Salmon, Atlantic - Landlocked Lake - Brian Keller from Altoona, PA > 17 lb. 2 oz. > Raystown Lake > 2001

Salmon, Chinook - Gregory Lasko from Erie, PA > 28 lb. 15 oz. > Lake Erie > 1990

Salmon, Coho - Jack Scheirer from McMurry, PA > 15 lb. 5 oz. > Lake Erie > 1985

Salmon, Pink - David A. Rabatin > 4 lb. 8 oz. > Elk Creek > 1995

Sauger - Tim Waltz from Williamsport, PA > 4 lb. > Susquehanna River > 2001

Shad, American White - Anthony Mecca from Peckville, PA > 9 lb. 9 oz. > Delaware River > 1986

Sucker - Raymond C. Szalewicz from Titusville, PA > 12 lb. 14.4 oz. > Allegheny River > 2003

Trout, Brook - Vonada Ranck from Watsontown, PA > 7 lb. > Fishing Creek > 1996

Trout, Brown - Fazle Buljubasic from Erie, PA > 19 lb. 10 oz. > Walnut Creek > 2000

Trout, Lake - Tom Illar, Jr from Apollo, PA > 27 lb. 13 oz. > Lake Erie > 1996

Trout, Palomino - R. W. Hafer from Greensburg, PA > 11 lb. 10 oz. > Lake Erie > 1986

Trout, Rainbow - Dennis L. Clouse from Bethlehem, PA > 15 lb. 6.25 oz. > Jordan Creek > 1986

Trout, Steelhead - Corey T. Brown from Osterburg, PA > 20 lb. 3 oz. > Walnut Creek > 2001

Walleye - Mike Holly from Bradford, PA > 17 lb. 9 oz. > Allegheny Reservoir > 1980

Tips for Weighing and Measuring Fish

If you are practicing catch and release, be sure to handle the fish with care. Never hold the fish through the gills or get near its eyes.
If you think you have a state record fish on your line, make sure you have someone to witness it and use a certified scale.
For record fish, photographs should be in color and taken with a side view of the fish.
When returning a fish to the water, gently place it back into the water. Don't ever toss a fish.
The protective slime on the outside of a fish should be protected when planning on releasing it. Avoid excess handling.
Consider a boga grip. It's easy to subdue it, measure it, and then release it.
A quick way to measure the length of a fish is to use your rod. Know where certain measurements are from the butt of the rod up.