Official List of Idaho Record Fish
As of:
November 2007
No Longer Legally Harvested 
Recently Added
| Trout Family |
|---|
| Species |
Weight |
Length |
Girth |
Location |
Angler |
Address |
Lure |
Test |
Date |
| Atlantic Salmon |
13 lb.
6 oz. |
29.75” |
17.75” |
Deadwood Reservoir |
Garrett Buffington |
Emmett |
Jensen Krocodile |
6# |
10/15/95 |
| Brook |
7 lb.
1 oz. |
23.5” |
15.5” |
Henry’s Lake |
DeVere Stratton |
Idaho Falls |
Worm |
6# |
8/16/78 |
| Brown |
27 lb.
5 oz. |
37” |
24” |
Ashton Reservoir |
Wes Case |
Ashton |
Bait |
8# |
11/6/07 |
Bull
(Dolly Varden) |
32lb. |
— |
— |
Pend Orielle Lake |
Nelson Higgins |
— |
— |
— |
1949 |
Chinook
(fresh water) |
42 lb. |
41.25” |
29.75” |
Coeur d' Alene Lake |
Jane Clifford |
Coeur d’Alene |
Hootchie |
30# |
9/13/87 |
| Chinook (ocean run) |
54 lb. |
— |
— |
Salmon River |
Merrold Gold |
— |
— |
— |
1956 |
| Coho |
6 lb. |
23.5” |
— |
Cascade Reservoir |
Ted Bowers |
Horseshoe Bend |
Z-ray Green |
12# |
9/19/92 |
| Cutthroat |
18 lb.
15 oz. |
— |
— |
Bear Lake |
Roger Grunig |
Montpelier |
— |
— |
4/30/70 |
| Species |
Weight |
Length |
Girth |
Location |
Angler |
Address |
Lure |
Test |
Date |
| Golden |
5 lb.
2 oz. |
— |
— |
White Sands Lake |
George Wolverton |
— |
— |
— |
1958 |
| Grayling |
2 lb.
7 oz. |
18.125” |
— |
Nez Perce Lake |
Velma Mahaffey |
Lemhi |
Horse Fly |
4# |
6/21/92 |
| Kamloops |
37 lb. |
— |
— |
Pend Oreille Lake |
Wes Hamlet |
— |
— |
— |
1947 |
| Kokanee |
6 lb.
9.5 oz. |
24.5” |
14.5” |
Priest Lake |
Jerry Verge |
Spokane, WA |
— |
— |
6/9/75 |
| Lake (Mackinaw) |
57 lb.
8 oz. |
49” |
32.5” |
Priest Lake |
Lyle McClure |
Spokane, WA |
— |
— |
11/14/71 |
| Lake Whitefish |
3 lb.
8 oz. |
22” |
— |
Lake Pend Oreille |
Jesse Peterson |
— |
Jig |
12# |
5/3/06 |
| Mountain Whitefish |
5 lb.
14.4 oz. |
22.5” |
14” |
Island Park Reservoir |
Robert Hall |
Glenns Ferry |
Caddis Fly |
8# |
1997 |
| Rainbow |
19 lb. |
— |
— |
Hayden Lake |
R.M. Williams |
— |
— |
— |
11/47 |
Rainbow/
Cutthroat Hybrid |
24 lb. |
35.5” |
24.5” |
Pend Oreille Lake |
Irwin H. Donart |
Nampa |
Bucktail Fly |
12# |
11/21/91 |
| Species |
Weight |
Length |
Girth |
Location |
Angler |
Address |
Lure |
Test |
Date |
| Sockeye |
5 lb. |
24” |
— |
Redfish Lake |
June McCray |
Boise |
— |
— |
8/8/70 |
| Splake |
10 lb.
12.5 oz. |
28.5” |
18.875” |
Ririe Reservoir |
Brian Allison |
— |
Frenzy Deep Diver Lure |
8# |
5/12/06 |
| Steelhead |
30 lb.
2 oz. |
44” |
— |
Clearwater River |
Keith Powell |
Lewiston |
— |
— |
11/23/73 |
No Longer Legally Harvested Recently Added
| Other Species |
| Species |
Weight |
Length |
Girth |
Location |
Angler |
Address |
Lure |
Test |
Date |
| Black Crappie |
3 lb. 8.96 oz. |
17.5” |
15” |
Brownlee Reservoir |
Jason Monson |
Middleton |
— |
— |
6/8/03 |
| Bluegill |
3lb.
8 oz. |
— |
— |
C.J. Strike Reservoir |
Darrell Grim |
Nampa |
— |
— |
1966 |
Bluegill/
Pumpkinseed
Hybrid |
1 lb. .03 oz. |
9.875” |
10.25” |
Star Lane Pond |
Kevin Graveline |
Eagle |
1/16 oz. jig |
4# |
5/8/01 |
| Bullhead Catfish |
3 lb.
14 oz. |
20.5” |
11.875” |
Brownlee Reservoir |
James Winter |
Gooding |
Dead Minnow |
10# |
5/25/86 |
| Channel Catfish |
31 lb
.05 oz |
38” |
23.5” |
Mann Lake |
Kenny Decker |
Kooskia |
Nightcrawler |
30# |
8/25/01 |
| Flathead Catfish |
58 lb.
8 oz. |
48” |
31” |
Brownlee Reservoir |
J. Newberry/
K.McCormick |
Star |
Snell Hooks |
20# |
8/23/94 |
| Green Sunfish |
5 oz. |
7.375” |
6” |
Hauser Lake |
Tom Fulton |
Post Falls |
Rubber Worm |
12# |
5/26/94 |
| Species |
Weight |
Length |
Girth |
Location |
Angler |
Address |
Lure |
Test |
Date |
| Largemouth Bass |
10 lb. 15 oz. |
— |
— |
Anderson Lake |
Mrs. M.W. Taylor |
— |
— |
— |
— |
| Ling (Burbot) |
14 lb. |
— |
— |
Kootenai River |
P.A. Dayton |
— |
— |
— |
1954 |
| Northern Pike |
39 lb. 13 oz. |
48.5” |
27.5" |
Coeur d' Alene Lake |
Bob Ringer |
Post Falls |
— |
14# |
4/17/07 |
| Pumpkinseed |
14 oz. |
9.75” |
10” |
Chase Lake |
Bob Russell |
Coeur d’Alene |
Wedding Ring |
8# |
1977 |
| Smallmouth Bass |
9 lb.
11.5 oz. |
23.75” |
20.5 ” |
Dworshak Reservoir |
Dan Steigers |
— |
— |
— |
10/28/06 |
Sturgeon
(Rod & Reel) |
394 lb. |
— |
— |
Snake River |
Glenn Howard |
— |
— |
— |
1956 |
Sturgeon
(Set Line) |
675 lb. |
— |
— |
Snake River |
Unknown |
— |
— |
— |
1908 |
| Tiger Muskie |
38 lb.
7 oz. |
48.25” |
22.5” |
Hauser Lake |
Douglas Butts |
Eureka, MT |
Mepps Bucktail Yellow |
30# |
6/16/01 |
| Species |
Weight |
Length |
Girth |
Location |
Angler |
Address |
Lure |
Test |
Date |
| Walleye |
17 lb.
6 oz. |
33” |
21.5” |
Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir |
Mark Abel |
— |
— |
— |
10/01/06 |
| Warmouth |
9.6 oz. |
8.75“ |
8.5” |
Snake River |
Marvin Stevens |
Twin Falls |
Slip Bobber/
Worm |
— |
6/23/88 |
| White Crappie |
3 lb.
8.8
oz. |
18” |
15” |
Crane Creek Reservoir |
Cliff Watts |
Weiser |
Red & White Squid Tail Jig |
6# |
7/9/07 |
| Yellow Perch |
2 lb. 9.6 oz. |
15.5” |
— |
Wilson Lake |
Jerry Hamblin |
Burley |
— |
— |
1/3/76 |
No Longer Legally Harvested Recently Added
| Nongame Species |
|---|
| Species |
Weight |
Length |
Girth |
Location |
Angler |
Address |
Lure |
Test |
Date |
| Carp |
37 lb.
8 oz. |
44” |
25.5” |
Brownlee Reservoir |
Jere Bower |
Boise |
Shad Rap |
12# |
6/13/88 |
| Grass Carp |
39 lb. |
41.5” |
26.5” |
Snake River |
Darin Patterson |
Lewiston |
Worm |
10# |
6/9/07 |
| Chiselmouth |
1.16 lbs. |
14.25” |
8.375” |
Salmon River |
Justin Powell |
Nampa |
Worm |
10# |
4/15/03 |
| Largescale Sucker |
8 lb.
6.7 oz. |
26” |
— |
Lake Cascade |
Patrick Perry |
Boise |
Worm |
10# |
4/30/05 |
| Peamouth |
1.06 lbs. |
14.75” |
7.75” |
Clearwater River |
Robert Riek |
Peck |
Worm |
6# |
5/4/04 |
| Pikeminnow |
7 lb.
14.24 oz. |
25.25” |
16” |
Snake River |
Emil Nowoj |
Asotin, Wa. |
Jig |
8# |
5/7/04 |
| Tench |
4 lb.
14 oz. |
21” |
— |
Spokane River |
Scotty Brueher |
— |
— |
— |
2000 |
| Tilapia |
1lb.
10 oz. |
13.5” |
11.5” |
Snake River |
Stephen Gobel |
Twin Falls |
Worm |
6# |
2/10/01 |
| Utah Chub |
1lb.
4 oz. |
13.25” |
— |
Snake River |
Deborah Krick |
Rigby |
Worm |
8# |
3/18/07 |
| Utah Sucker |
7 lb.
11 oz. |
25.5” |
— |
Portneuf River |
Craig Curtiss |
— |
— |
— |
1999 |