State of Florida Freshwater Record Fish

Freshwater Records (Source)

Bass, Butterfly Peacock 9.08 lbs
Kendall Lakes, Dade Jerry Gomez 3/11/93
Bass, Largemouth 17.27 lbs
unnamed lake, Polk Billy O'Berry 7/6/86
Bass, Redeye 7.83 lbs
Apalachicola River, Gadsden William Johnston 2/18/89
Bass, Spotted 3.75 lbs
Apalachicola River, Gulf Dow Gilmore 6/24/85
Bass, Striped 42.25 lbs
Apalachicola River, Gadsden Alphonso Barnes 12/14/93
Bass, Sunshine 16.31 lbs
Lake Seminole, Jackson Thomas Elder 5/9/85
Bass, Suwannee 3.89 lbs
Suwannee River, Gilchrist Ronnie Everett 3/2/85
Bass, White 4.69 lbs
Apalachicola River, Gadsden Richard Davis 4/9/82
Bluegill 2.95 lbs
Crystal Lake, Washington John LeMaster 4/19/89
Bowfin 19 lbs
Lake Kissimmee, Osceola Jim Brown 11/5/84
Bullhead, Brown 5.72 lbs
Cedar Creek, Duval Robert Bengis 3/28/95
Bullhead, Yellow 2.75 lbs
Little Withlacoochee River, Sumter Jon Davis 5/17/03
Catfish, Blue 61.5 lbs
Little Escambia Creek, Escambia Vincent R. Walston 2/11/96
Catfish, Channel 44.5 lbs
Lake Bluff, Lake Joe Purvis 5/19/85
Catfish, Flathead 49.39 lbs
Apalachicola River, Gulf Tommy Fowler 4/10/04
Catfish, White 18.88 lbs
Withlacoochee River, Marion Jim Miller 9/21/91
Crappie, Black 3.83 lbs
Lake Talquin, Gadsden Ben Curry, Sr. 1/21/92
Flier 1.24 lbs
Lake Iamonia, Leon William Lane, Jr. 8/14/92
Gar, Alligator 123 lbs
Choctawhatchee River, Walton Zachary Phillips 7/8/95
Gar, Florida 9.44 lbs
Lake Lawne, Orange Patric A. McDaniel 3/25/01
Garl, Longnose 41 lbs
Lake Panasoffkee, Sumter Evan Merritt 4/14/85
Oscar 2.34 lbs
Lake Okeechobee, Palm Beach Jimmy Cook 3/16/94
Pickerel, Chain 6.96 lbs
Lake Talquin, Gadsden Jep Dove 6/11/04
Pickerel, Redfin 1.06 lbs
New River, Bradford Mike Wilkerson 6/6/93
Shad, American 5.19 lbs
St. Johns River, Seminole Bud Dankert 2/15/90
Shad, American 5.19 lbs
St. Johns River, Volusia Albert Judy 3/18/92
Sunfish, Readear 4.86 lbs
Merritts Mill Pond, Jackson Joseph Floyd 3/13/86
Sunfish, Redbreast 2.08 lbs
Suwannee River, Gilchrist Jerrel Dewees, Jr. 4/29/88
Sunfish, Spotted 0.83 lbs
Suwannee River, Columbia Coy Dotson 5/12/84
Warmouth 2.44 lbs
Yellow River, Okaloosa Tony Dempsey 10/19/85

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