I just received my latest World Sport Fishing  Newsletter which the editor Heinz Machacek has requested I share his great site with MFK members since 2007.                                                

He has updated his website and has many new records !!!!!!

So please go to his site and see the new records please

Heinz Machacek, research editor & fish historian

World Records Freshwater Fishing

editor@fishing-worldrecords.com

www.fishing-worldrecords.com 

 

PLEASE NOTE the information below are old records(as of 2007) and might not be accurate anymore.  

I hope you enjoy it and remember these are not necessarily the world records for a species of fish but were the records that he has accurately verified as being caught sport fishing often by Rod & Reel.  

Also they are not all TROPICAL FISH but they sure are MONSTERS.

If you know of larger fish caught please contact Heinz Machacek (His information and message is at the top and bottom of this article.

Potamotrygon brachyura is the second largest real freshwater ray after the Asian Himantura chaophraya.

Date: 30th March 2007

English name: Short-tailed River Stingray

Scientific name: Potamotrygon brachyura

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Date: 2nd July 2007

English name: Giant Siamese Carp

Scientific name: Catlocarpio siamensis

 

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Date: 22nd May 2007

English name: Common Carp

Scientific name: Cyprinus carpio

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Date: 12th January 2007

English name: -

Scientific name: Brachyplatystoma capapretum

It’s a new record for a new large catfish species in the Amazon River system. Brachyplatystoma capapretum was “discovered” in 2005! This means the scientists Lundberg and Akama described it as a new species. Before this, it was only considered as a colour variation of Brachyplatystoma filamentosum.

Wels Silurus glanis   S: 148,00 326 lb 5 oz Kardzhali Reservoir Bulgaria 19__
Jau Zungaro zungaro   S: 99,80 220 lb 0 oz Parana River system Argentina 1937
Giant Catfish Pangasianodon gigas   S: 110,00 242 lb 8 oz Bentjamin Lake Thailand 2001
Yellowtail Catfish Pangasius pangasius   Brahmaputra River system India 1996
Piraiba Brachyplatystoma filamentosum   S: 142,00 313 lb 1 oz Rio Xingu Brazil 1999
Giant Pangasius Pangasius sanitwongsei IGFA S: 29,50 65 lb 1 oz Bung Sam Lan Lake Thailand  2007
Kukumai Chrysichthys grandis   : Lake Tanganyika Zaire, Zambia, Tanzania, Burundi unknown
Barred Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum   S: 42,00 92 lb 10 oz Rio Parana Argentina 199_
Lake Biwa Catfish Silurus biwaensis IGFA S: 17,20 37 lb 15 oz Lake Biwa Japan 1997
Wallago Wallago attu   S: 21,00 46 lb 5 oz Khao Laem Reservoir Thailand 2001
Goonch Bagarius yarrelli   S:  approx. 60,00 approx. 132 lb  Ramganga River India 2002
Kokuni Chrysichthys cranchii   Zaire-Lualaba-River system Zaire unknown
Longwhiskered Catfish Sperata aor     Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma unknown
Giant River-Catfish Sperata seenghala     Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh unknown
Firewood Catfish Sorubimichthys planiceps   S: 12,60 27 lb 12 oz Amazon River system Ecuador 2005
Crocodile Catfish Bagarius suchus   Mekong River system Laos, Thailand unknown
Zebra Catfish Brachyplatystoma juruense   Orinoco River system, Amazon River system Venezuela, Brazil, Peru unknown
Silond Catfish Silonia silondia   Indus River, Ganges River Pakistan, India, Bangladesh unknown
Spotted Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma corruscans   S: 70,00 154 lb 5 oz Rio Parana Argentina 200_
Bayad Bagrus bajad   Senegal, Niger, Chad, Nile, Lake Turkana West-, East Africa unknown
Gilded Catfish Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii   S: 16,00 35 lb 4 oz Rio Aquarico Ecuador 2006
Striped Wallago Wallago leerii   S: 8,00 17 lb 10 oz Central Plain Thailand  2007
      S: tie 8,00 tie 17 lb 10 oz Khao Laem Reservoir Thailand  2002
Vundu Heterobranchus longifilis   S: 90,72 200 lb 0 oz Lake Nasser Egypt 1999
Bagrid Catfish Hemibagrus wyckioides   S: 10,20 22 lb 8 oz Central Plain Thailand  2007
Redtail Catfish Phractocephalus hemioliopterus IGFA S: 49,40 108 lb 15 oz Amazon River  Brazil 2006
? Hemibagrus microphthalmus     India, Laos, Burma unknown
Blue Catfish Ictalurus furcatus IGFA S: 56,25 124 lb 0 oz Mississippi River USA 2005
Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris IGFA S: 55,79 123 lb 0 oz Elk City Reservoir USA 1998
Sharptoothed Catfish Clarias gariepinus   S: 42,50 93 lb 11 oz Orange River South Africa 2000
    IGFA S:  tie 42,18 tie 93 lb 0 oz Orange River South Africa 2003
Krishna Mystus Hemibagrus maydelli   Krishna River system India unknown
Greek Catfish Silurus aristotelis   Acheloos River system Greece unknown
Giant Sea Catfish Arius gigas   S: 5,00 11 lb 0 oz   Gambia 1992
? Wallago micropogon   Mekong River system Thailand, Laos, Vietnam unknown
Rita Rita rita     Afghanistan to Burma unknown
Whale Catfish Cetopsis coecutiens   Amazon River system Brazil unknown
Holdens' Catfish Pseudodoras holdeni ?   Rio Apure Venezuela unknown
Semutundu Bagrus docmak   S:  46,00 101 lb 7 oz Murchison Falls, Victoria Nile Uganda 200_
Gillbacker Sea Catfish Hexanematichthys parkeri   Orinoco Delta to Amazon Delta Venezuela, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil unknown
? Chrysichthys laticeps   Zaire River system Zaire, Congo unknown
Mudfish Clarias anguillaris   Nile River, Chad River, Niger River North-, West Africa unknown
Sutchi Catfish Pangasius hypophthalmus   S: 24,00 52 lb 15 oz Srinakarin Reservoir Thailand  2001
Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus   S: 27,00 59 lb 8 oz Hubei Province China 2001
Pabdah Catfish Ompok pabda     Afghanistan to Burma unknown
Soldatov's Catfish Silurus soldatovi   Amur River system Russia, China unknown
Bubu Auchenoglanis occidentalis   Zaire River Zaire unknown
Laulao Catfish Brachyplatystoma vaillantii IGFA S: 39,60 87 lb 5 oz Rio Negro Brazil 1998
Kampoyo Bagrus meridionalis   Shire River, Lake Malawi Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania unknown
? Brachyplatystoma capapretum IGFA S: 32,66 72 lb 0 oz Rio Pasimoni Venezuela 2007
? Heterobranchus bidorsalis   Gambia River to Nile River Senegal to Sudan unknown
Tiger Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum IGFA S: 19,75 43 lb 9 oz Rio Teles Pires Brazil 2004

 

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Date: 8th September 2007

English name: Giant Pangasius

Scientific name: Pangasius sanitwongsei

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Date: 6th June 2007

English name: Rainbow Trout

Scientific name: Oncorhynchus mykiss

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Here are some large catches of 2007. 

 

Date: 2006

English name: Black Pacu

Scientific name: Colossoma macropomum

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Date: May 2006

English name: Huchen

Scientific name: Hucho hucho

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Date: 200_

English name: Barred Sorubim. Tiger Shovelnose

Scientific name: Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum

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Date: 1991

English name: Alligator Gar

Scientific name: Atractosteus spatula

 

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Date: fall 1995

English name: Dorado

Scientific name: Salminus brasiliensis

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Date: 21st October 2006

English name: Brook Trout

Scientific name: Salvelinus fontinalis

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Date: spring 2006

English name: Trout Cod

Scientific name: Maccullochella macquariensis

Method: Sportfishing with rod & reel

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We are sure, that some surprises are still waiting in natural history museums or other exhibitions around the world. For example this Beluga is the largest one with photo proof we found till now.

Date: 1999

English name: Beluga Sturgeon

Scientific name: Huso huso

Method: net (You didn't think they could catch it with a rod did you?)

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Date: 19th February 2007

English name: Piraiba

Scientific name: Brachyplatystoma filamentosum

Method: Sportfishing with rod & reel

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 Pirarucu

Scientific name: Arapaima gigas

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Date: July 2002

English name: Arctic Char

Scientific name: Salvelinus alpinus

These were only some highlights from the database and photogallery, so take a look at www.fishing-worldrecords.com !

 

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HERE ARE MORE FISH SOME OF WHICH MIGHT BE CONSIDERED AS BEING FOUND IN OUR HOBBY

Remember these are not necessarily the world records for a species of fish but are the records that have been accurately verified as being caught sport fishing often by Rod & Reel.  

CHARACINS
ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME IGFA   RECORD WEIGHT WATER COUNTRY YEAR  
  still valid     kilograms ~ lbs ozs        
                   
CHARACINS                
Giant Tigerfish Hydrocynus goliath   S: 58,00 127 lb 14 oz Lufubu River Zambia 19__
                 
Black Pacu Colossoma macropomum   S: 40,00 88 lb 3 oz fishing lake Tio Oscar Brazil 200_
Aymara Hoplias aimara   S: 15,00 33 lb 1 oz   French Guiana  2002
Dorado Salminus brasiliensis   S: 31,40 69 lb 4 oz Rio Bermejo Argentina 1971
Payara Hydrolycus scomberoides IGFA S: 17,80 39 lb 4 oz Uraima Falls, Rio Paragua Venezuela 1996
Tigerfish Hydrocynus vittatus IGFA S: 16,10 35 lb 8 oz Kariba Reservoir Zimbabwe 2001
Pirapitinga Piaractus brachypomus IGFA S: 19,96 44 lb 0 oz Ft. Lauderdale USA 2000
Giant Trahira Hoplias macrophthalmus IGFA S: 13,15 29 lb 0 oz Uraima Falls, Rio Paragua Venezuela 2001
? Hoplias lacerdae   S: 12,48 27 lb 8 oz   Brazil 200_
? Piaractus mesopotamicus IGFA S: 9,58 21 lb 2 oz Rio Parana Argentina 1993
Moonfish Citharinus latus   Senegal River to Lake Albert West-, East Africa unknown
Tigerfish Hydrocynus forskahlii     West-, Central-, East Africa unknown
? Brycon orbignyanus   S: 6,00 13 lb 4 oz Rio Parana Brazil 200_
? Distichodus antonii   Zaire River system Zaire unknown
? Citharinus macrolepis   Zaire River system Zaire, Congo unknown
? Citharidium ansorgii   Niger River system Nigeria unknown
Tigerfish Hydrocynus brevis   Gambia, Senegal, Volta, Niger, Chad, Nile Senegal to Sudan unknown
Curimbata Prochilodus lineatus   S: 7,20 15 lb 14 oz Rio de Contas Brazil 200_
Nkupe Distichodus mossambicus   S: 7,56 16 lb 11 oz Kariba Reservoir Zimbabwe 1993
Moonfish Citharinus citharus   Nile, Chad, Senegal, Lake Albert, Lake Turkana West-, East Africa unknown
? Boulengerella cuvieri IGFA S:  6,80 15 lb 0 oz Rio Teles Pires Brazil 2002
? Brycon falcatus IGFA S:  6,80 15 lb 0 oz Uraima Falls, Rio Paragua Venezuela 2005
? Leporinus elongatus   S: 6,75 14 lb 14 oz Sao Francisco River system, Parana River system Brazil 200_
Chessa Distichodus schenga   S: 6,35 14 lb 0 oz Kariba Reservoir Zimbabwe 1973
Grass-eater Distichodus rostratus   Gambia, Senegal, Volta, Niger, Chad, Nile Senegal to Sudan unknown
                 
? Distichodus niloticus   Chad River, Nile River, Lake Turkana Chad, Sudan, Kenya unknown
? Distichodus brevipinnis   Gambia, Senegal, Volta, Niger, Chad, Nile Senegal to Sudan unknown
? Leporinus obtusidens IGFA S: 3,62 8 lb 0 oz Rio Parana Argentina  2006
San Francisco Piranha Pygocentrus piraya IGFA S: 3,18 7 lb 0 oz Rio Autana Venezuela 1995
                 
Spotted Pike-Characin Boulengerella maculata IGFA S: 5,30 11 lb 11 oz Rio Xingu Brazil 2001

 
African Mottled Eel Anguilla bengalensis   S: 18,25 40 lb 4 oz Lake Mtirikwe Zimbabwe 1976
European Eel Anguilla anguilla   S: 7,00 15 lb 7 oz Orlik Reservoir Czech Republic 1987
American Eel Anguilla rostrata   S: 4,62 10 lb 3 oz Shetucket River USA 1993
African Longfin Eel Anguilla mossambica   S: 5,38 11 lb 14 oz Roodeplaat Reservoir South Africa 19__

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ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME IGFA   RECORD WEIGHT WATER COUNTRY YEAR  
  still valid     kilograms ~ lbs ozs        
                   
CARP-LIKE FISHES                
                 
Mangar Barbus esocinus   S: 63,50 140 lb 0 oz Tigris River Iraq 1915
Giant Siamese Carp Catlocarpio siamensis   S:  over 120,00 over 265 lb Bung Sam Lan Lake Thailand 2007
Golden Mahseer Tor putitora   S: 63,50 140 lb 0 oz Beas River India  1939
Rohu Labeo rohita   S: 25,00 55 lb 2 oz Srinakarin Reservoir Thailand 19__
                 
Catla Catla catla   S: 38,56 85 lb 0 oz Powai Lake India 19__
Black Carp Mylopharyngodon piceus   S: 72,50 159 lb 13 oz Stone Levee Reservoir, Anhui Province China 2004
Isok Barb Probarbus jullieni   S: 33,00 72 lb 12 oz Sungai Tembeling Malaysia 19__
Mussullah Mahseer Tor mussullah   S: 65,00 143 lb 5 oz Cauvery River India 19__
Bighead Carp Aristichthys nobilis   S: 69,10 152 lb 5 oz Poganyi Reservoir Hungary 2001
Thicklip Barb Probarbus labeamajor   Mekong River Thailand, Laos, Cambodia unknown
Wuchang Bream Megalobrama amblycephala   S: 5,90 13 lb 0 oz Zhejiang Province China 1997
Mahseer Tor tor     Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh  unknown
Largemouth Yellowfish Labeobarbus kimberleyensis   S: 22,20 48 lb 15 oz Vaal Reservoir South Africa 19__
Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella   S: 40,50 89 lb 5 oz Danube River Hungary 1993
Silver Carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix   S: 48,50 106 lb 15 oz Erlensee Germany 2004
? Luciocyprinus striolatus   Mekong River system China, Laos unknown
Black Buffalo Ictiobus niger   S: 41,96 92 lb 8 oz Lake Maumelle USA 2001
Colorado Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus lucius   S: 36,29 80 lb 0 oz Colorado River system USA  19__
Deccan Mahseer Tor khudree   S: 32,00 70 lb 9 oz Moshelli Halle India 1978
Rhinofish Barbus mariae   Tana River Kenya unknown
Smallmouth Buffalo Ictiobus bubalus   S: 39,92 88 lb 0 oz Lake Wylie USA 1993
Yellowcheek Elopichthys bambusa   S: 42,50 93 lb 11 oz Jiangxi Province China 2001
Common Carp Cyprinus carpio   S: 40,09 88 lb 6 oz Rainbow Lake France 2007
Bigmouth Buffalo Ictiobus cyprinellus   S: 33,14 73 lb 1 oz Lake Koshkonong USA 2004
Thai Mahseer Tor tambroides   S: 18,50 40 lb 13 oz Galas River Malaysia 200_
Jungha Mahseer Tor progeneius   Brahmaputra River system India unknown
? Aaptosyax grypus   Mekong River Thailand, Laos, Cambodia unknown
Red Canarese Barb Hypselobarbus thomassi   Western Ghats India unknown
Kuria Labeo Labeo gonius     Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Burma unknown
Sacramento Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus grandis IGFA S: 3,15 6 lb 15 oz Kaweah River USA 2002
Fringed-lipped Peninsula Carp Labeo fimbriatus   Krishna River system, Godavari River system India unknown
Calbasu Labeo calbasu   S: 8,00 17 lb 10 oz Powai Lake India 1995
Aral Barbel/Caspian Barbel Barbus brachycephalus   Volga River Russia unknown
Asp Aspius aspius   S: 10,54 23 lb 4 oz Lazberci tarozo Lake Hungary  1991
? Barbus petitjeani   Bafing River, Niger River Senegal, Guinea unknown
Curmuca Barb Hypselobarbus curmuca   Western Ghats India unknown
Iberian Barbel Barbus comizo   S: 16,50 36 lb 6 oz Rio Guadiana  Spain 19__
Ripon Barbel Barbus altianalis   S:  over 5,50 over 12 lb Nile River Egypt 2000
Barbel/Dnyepr Barbel Barbus barbus   S: 9,61 21 lb 3 oz River Ouse Great Britain 2006
Shuttle-like Carp Luciocyprinus langsoni   Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan provinces China unknown
Hampala Barb Hampala macrolepidota IGFA S: 6,50 14 lb 5 oz Temengor Reservoir Malaysia 2002
Smallscale Mud Carp Cirrhinus microlepis   S: 5,00 11 lb 0 oz Bung Sam Lan Lake Thailand 200_
Bulatmai Barbel Barbus capito   Kura River Azerbaijan unknown
Predatory Carp Culter erythropterus   S: 14,00 30 lb 14 oz Liaoning Province China 2000
Northern Pikeminnow Ptychocheilus oregonensis   S: 3,58 7 lb 14 oz Snake River USA 2004
Java Barb Barbonymus gonionotus   S: 13,00 28 lb 11 oz   Malaysia 19__
Mrigal Cirrhinus cirrhosus   S: 8,00 17 lb 10 oz Powai Lake India 19__
Carnatic Carp Barbodes carnaticus   S: 1,50 3 lb 5 oz Cauvery River India 1993
Common Iberian Barbel Barbus bocagei   Rio Tajo, Rio Duero, Rio Vouga, Rio Mondego Spain, Portugal unknown
Smallhead Barbel Barbus microcephalus   S:  over 9,50 over 21 lb Rio Guadiana Spain  19__
Ili Marinka Schizothorax pseudoaksaiensis   Lake Balkhash, Tarim River, Ili River Kazakhstan, China unknown
? Cosmochilus harmandi   Mekong River system Cambodia unknown
Common Bream Abramis brama   S: 9,00 19 lb 13 oz Karlsgarde Lake Danmark 198_
Mud Carp Cirrhinus molitorella   S: 11,25 24 lb 13 oz Guangdong Province China 2004
Copper Mahseer Neolissochilus hexagonolepis   S: 2,72 6 lb 0 oz Sungai Trengan Malaysia 1956
Valencian Barbel Barbus guiraonis   S: 10,89 24 lb 0 oz Rio Guadiana Spain 200_
                 
Silver Redhorse Moxostoma anisurum   S: 6,75 14 lb 14 oz Wilson Dam tailwater, Pickwick Lake USA 1995
Clanwilliam Yellowfish Labeobarbus capensis   S: 5,68 12 lb 8 oz Olifant's River South Africa 19__
Mongolian Redfin Chanodichthys mongolicus   Yangtze River, Ussuri River, Amur River, Lake Khanka China, Russia unknown
River Carp Tor douronensis     Malaysia unknown
Krishna Carp Hypselobarbus dobsoni   Western Ghats India unknown
Mad Barb Leptobarbus hoevenii IGFA S: 6,00 13 lb 4 oz Bung Sam Lan Lake Thailand   2002
Altai Osman Oreoleuciscus potanini   Lake Hyargas, Lake Durgun, Lake Uureg Mongolia unknown
Andalusian Barbel Barbus sclateri   S: 9,53 21 lb 0 oz Lake near Gibraltar Spain  19__
? Labeo nandina     India, Bangladesh, Burma unknown
Jungle Labeo Bangana behri   S: 10,00 22 lb 1 oz Srinakarin Reservoir Thailand 2000
Hardhead Mylopharodon conocephalus   Sacramento River, Russian River USA unknown
? Tor soro     Burma to Indonesia unknown
? Macrochirichthys macrochirus     Thailand to Indonesia unknown
Kolus Hypselobarbus kolus   Krishna River India unknown
? Aspius vorax   Tigris-Euphrates-River system Turkey, Syria, Iraq unknown
Brahmaputra Labeo Labeo dyocheilus   S:  approx. 5,00 approx. 11 lb    Thailand unknown
? Cyclocheilichthys enoplus   Khone Falls, Mekong River Cambodia unknown
? Labeo pangusia     Afghanistan to Bangladesh unknown
? Petroleuciscus kurui   Tigris River system Turkey unknown
Balkhash Marinka Schizothorax argentatus   Lake Balkhash, Lake Ala-kul, Ili River Kazakhstan unknown
Korhi Barb Hypselobarbus micropogon   S: 3,00 6 lb 10 oz Cauvery River   India 200_
Blue Sucker Cycleptus elongatus   S: 8,56 18 lb 14 oz Missouri River USA 1986
Ide Leuciscus idus   S: 5,50 12 lb 2 oz Lubans Lake Latvia 1989
Tench Tinca tinca   S: 7,34 16 lb 3 oz Lake in Herfordshire Great Britain 1992
European Chub Leuciscus cephalus   S: 6,30 13 lb 14 oz   Poland 1973
Black Shark Labeo chrysophekadion   S: 3,00 6 lb 10 oz Srinakarin Reservoir Thailand   200_
? Hypselobarbus pulchellus   Krishna River India unknown
? Barbus tropidolepis   Lake Tanganyika Zaire, Zambia, Tanzania, Burundi unknown
Smallmouth Yellowfish Labeobarbus aeneus   S: 7,84 17 lb 5 oz Kraaipoort South Africa 19__
River Redhorse Moxostoma carinatum   S: 5,73 12 lb 10 oz Kettle River USA 2005
Kutum Rutilus frisii   Kama River Russia 193_
? Rutilus meidingerii   S: 3,94 8 lb 11 oz Attersee Austria 1982
Sawfin Barbus serra   S: 3,04 6 lb 11 oz Olifant's River  South Africa 19__
Purple Labeo Labeo congoro   S: 4,31 9 lb 8 oz Zambezi River  Zimbabwe 1972
? Labeo pierrei   Mekong River system Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, China unknown
Smallscale Yellowfish Labeobarbus polylepis   S: 6,18 13 lb 10 oz Crocodile River South Africa 19__
Quillback Carpiodes cyprinus   S: 6,18 13 lb 10 oz Missouri River USA 2001
River Carpsucker Carpiodes carpio   S: 6,01 13 lb 4 oz Sandpit USA 1999
Graell's Barbel Barbus graellsii   S: 2,00 4 lb 7 oz Rio Segre Spain 1998
Largescale Yellowfish Labeobarbus marequensis   S: 5,75 12 lb 11 oz Crocodile River South Africa 19__
Italian Barbel Barbus plebejus   S: 5,00 11 lb 0 oz   Italy 2000
Lemon Barb Hypsibarbus wetmorei IGFA S: 1,40 3 lb 1 oz Srinakarin Reservoir Thailand 2002
Razorback Sucker Xyrauchen texanus   S: 4,45 9 lb 13 oz Colorado River USA  1978
Lost River Sucker Deltistes luxatus   Lost River system USA unknown
? Barbus megastoma   Lake Tana Ethiopia unknown
Nile Barbel Barbus bynni   Nile River system Egypt, Sudan unknown
? Barbus caudovittatus   Zaire River system Zaire, Congo, Tanzania unknown
Greater Redhorse Moxostoma valenciennesi   S: 5,77 12 lb 12 oz Sauk River USA 2005
Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum   S: 5,13 11 lb 5 oz Brunet River USA 1983
? Barbodes wynaadensis   11 lb 0 oz Cauvery River India unknown
? Labeo brunellii   11 lb 0 oz Margherita Lake Somalia unknown
African Carp Labeo coubie   11 lb 0 oz   West-, East Africa unknown
Copper Redhorse Moxostoma hubbsi   11 lb 0 oz St.Lawrence River system Canada unknown
Sonora Sucker Catostomus insignis   S: 2,45 5 lb 6 oz Canal Park Lake USA  1996
Kura Nase Chondrostoma cyri   Kura River system Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia unknown
? Labeo lineatus   Zaire River system, eastafrican Lakes Zaire, Congo, Tanzania unknown
Kalabans Sinilabeo dero     Pakistan to China unknown
? Barbus compiniei   Ogowe River system Gabon unknown
? Labeo macrostoma   Zaire River Zaire, Congo unknown
? Barbus nedgia   Lake Tana Ethiopia unknown
? Labeo erythropterus   Mekong River system Laos, Cambodia unknown
Golden Redhorse Moxostoma erythrurum IGFA S: 4,08 9 lb 0 oz Muskegon River USA 2001
Crucian Carp Carassius carassius   S: 4,00 8 lb 13 oz Lake on Zealand Danmark 2006
Goldfish Carassius auratus IGFA S: 4,25 9 lb 6 oz Lindo Lakes USA 2002
? Barbus tyberinus     Italy unknown
Prussian Carp Carassius gibelio   S: 3,77 8 lb 5 oz Pichlinger Lake Austria 2004
Nasus Chondrostoma nasus   S: 3,46 7 lb 10 oz Neckar River Germany 1999
Roach Rutilus rutilus   S: 3,13 6 lb 14 oz Rhine River Germany 1981
Rudd Scardinius erythrophthalmus   S: 3,01 6 lb 10 oz Danube River Austria 1989
Danubian Roach Rutilus pigus   S:   3,00 6 lb 10 oz Amper River Germany 19__
Vimba Vimba vimba   S: 2,33 5 lb 2 oz Weser River Germany 1975
? Barbus albanicus     Greece, Albania unknown
White Bream Blicca bjoerkna   S: 2,25 4 lb 15 oz   Hungary 1983
Zope Abramis ballerus   S: 2,20 4 lb 14 oz Vah River Slovakia   19__
Ziege Pelecus cultratus   S: 1,05 2 lb 5 oz   Hungary 1993
Iberian Nase Chondrostoma polylepis   Rio Tajo, Rio Duero, Rio Mino Spain, Portugal  unknown
? Chondrostoma soetta     Italy unknown
Danube Bleak Chalcalburnus chalcoides   S: 1,25 2 lb 12 oz Danube River Germany 1963
Dace Leuciscus leuciscus   S: 1,10 2 lb 7 oz   France 200_
Greek Rudd Scardinius graecus   Kifissos River, Lake Yliki, Lake Para Greece unknown

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Bagrid Catfish
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Barramundi
(Lates calcarifer)

 

barramundi
 

 

 

Any Sturgeon OVER about five feet has to be released unharmed and cannot be removed from the water. 

 

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Heinz Machacek, research editor & fish historian

World Records Freshwater Fishing

editor@fishing-worldrecords.com

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