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Every attempt is made to keep the following information correct. The most up-to-date information may be found HERE or you may wish to phone Fish Management in Nashville (615) 781-6573 to be certain you have not caught a state or world record fish. This page was last updated on January 5, 2012.
Class A - Sport Fishing Methods
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| Type | Species | lb. | oz. | Location | Name | Date |
| Black Bass | Smallmouth Bass* | 11 |
15 |
Dale Hollow Res. | D. L. Hayes | 07/09/1955 |
| Largemouth Bass | 14 |
8 |
Sugar Creek | James Barnett | 10/17/1954 |
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| Spotted Bass | 6 |
7 |
Ocoee | Wesley Strader | 07/30/2010 |
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| Coosa - "Redeye" | 1 |
15 |
Parksville Res. | Harry E. Parker | 08/18/1991 |
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| Temperate | Striped Bass | 65 |
6 |
Cordell Hull Res. | Ralph Dallas | 05/01/2000 |
| Bass | White Bass | 5 |
10 |
Mississippi R. | Bill Nelson | 09/29/2003 |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | 23 |
3 |
Stones R. | Ray Pelfrey | 04/17/1998 |
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| Yellow Bass* | 2 |
9 |
Duck R. | John Chappell | 02/27/1998 |
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| Trout | Brook Trout | 3 |
14 |
Hiwassee R. | Jerry Wills | 08/15/1973 |
| Brown Trout | 28 |
12 |
Clinch R. | Greg Ensor | 08/30/1988 |
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| Cutthroat | 0 |
6 |
Obey R. | Philip Neyman | 06/01/1969 |
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| Rainbow Trout | 16 |
15 |
Ft. Patrick H. Res. | Ronnie Rowland | 09/06/2002 |
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| Ohrid Trout* | 14 |
5 |
Watauga Res. | Richard L. Carter | 03/28/1986 |
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| Lake Trout | 22 |
2 |
Watauga Res. | Jack Forbes | 07/03/2008 |
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| Crappie | Black Crappie | 4 |
4 |
Brown's Cr. Lake | Clyde Freeman | 03/23/1985 |
| White Crappie | 5 |
1 |
G. Brown's Pd. | Bill Allen | 04/20/1968 |
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| Perch | Yellow Perch | 2 |
2 |
Parksville Res. | Jackie Kersey | 03/10/2010 |
| Sauger | 7 |
6 |
Kentucky Res. | Rayford D. Voss | 02/19/1973 |
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| Saugeye (hybrid) | 10 |
12 |
Melton Hill Res. | Chris Vittetoe | 07/18/1998 |
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| Walleye* | 25 |
0 |
Old Hickory Res. | Mabry Harper | 08/03/1960 |
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| Pike | Northern Pike | 24 |
8 |
S. Holston Res. | Frank Childers | 03/28/1995 |
| Muskellunge | 42 |
8 |
Norris Res. | Kyle F. Edwards | 04/27/1983 |
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| Chain Pickerel | 7 |
7 |
Kentucky Res. | Burke Williams | 02/02/1991 |
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| Grass Pickerel | no record | |||||
| Sunfish | Bluegill | 3 |
0 |
Bledsoe Co. Pond | B. Pendergrass | 12/19/1987 |
| Bluegill | 3 |
0 |
F. Creek Falls Cr. | Thelma Grissom | 06/27/1977 |
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| Pumpkinseed | 0 |
5 |
Dogwood Lake | Lynn Middleton | 06/14/1998 |
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| Green Sunfish | 1 |
4 |
North Cross Cr. | D. M. Lehman | 06/08/1991 |
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| Longear Sunfish | 0 |
13 |
Overton Co. Pond | Kay Forsberg | 05/15/1985 |
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| Redbreast Sunfish | 1 |
5 |
Holston R. | R. W. Gillespie | 06/22/1974 |
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| Redear "Shellcracker" | 3 |
6 |
Private Pond | A. S. Houston | 09/01/1979 |
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| Rock Bass | 2 |
8 |
Stones R. | Bill Sanford | 1958 |
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| Warmouth | 1 |
12 |
Nolichicky R. | Frank E. Garrett | 05/26/1984 |
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| Flier | 0 |
8 |
Kentucky Res. | Craig Ellis | 06/08/2001 |
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| Orangespotted | 0 |
5 |
Nolichucky R. | Donald D. Fox | 05/30/1982 |
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| Catfish | Channel Catfish | 41 |
0 |
F. Creek Falls Lake | Clint Walters, Jr. | 07/30/1982 |
| Flathead Catfish | 85 |
15 |
Hiawassee R. | Larry Kaylor | 07/25/1993 |
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| Blue Catfish | 112 |
0 |
Cumberland R. | Robert E. Lewis | 06/07/1998 |
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| Brown Bullhead | 2 |
14 |
Chickamauga Res. | John T. Hammond | 06/05/1980 |
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| Black Bullhead | 3 |
6 |
Cannon Co. Pond | Hunter C. Gaither | 02/20/1997 |
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| Yellow Bullhead | 4 |
8 |
Chickamauga Res. | Jessie R. Johnson | 04/21/1979 |
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| Carp | Bighead Carp* | 90 |
0 |
Guntersville Res. | Jeffery J. Rorex | 06/02/2005 |
| Common Carp | 53 |
0 |
Marrowbone Lake | J. R. Pepper, Jr. | 05/21/1997 |
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| Grass Carp | 70 |
0 |
Guntersville Res. | Chad A. Killian | 06/04/2005 |
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| Goldfish | 1 |
11 |
Douglas Res. | Scott Hickman | 02/17/2011 |
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| Silver Carp | no record | |||||
| Buffalo | Bigmouth Buffalo | 62 |
0 |
Percy Priest Res. | Jeff Wilkins | 04/01/2010 |
| Smallmouth Buffalo | 62 |
7 |
Percy Priest Res. | Jerry W. Young | 04/28/2001 |
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| Black Buffalo | 55 |
8 |
Cherokee Res. | Ed H. McLain | 05/03/1984 |
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| Gar | Longnose Gar | 38 |
3 |
Barkley Res. | Mathew A. Norton | 04/19/2002 |
| Shortnose Gar | 6 |
6 |
Kentucky Res. | Kay L. Butterfield | 06/15/2001 |
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| Spotted Gar | 9 |
5 |
Cross Creeks NWR | Victor Robinson | 06/27/1999 |
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| Redhorse | River Redhorse | 11 |
10 |
Pigeon R. | David H. Ray | 05/02/2009 |
| Golden Redhorse | 2 |
15 |
South Holsotn R. | W.P. Partridge Sr. | 03/28/2008 |
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| Silver Redhorse | 4 |
8 |
Harpeth R. | Jimmy A. Filson | 06/23/2008 |
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| Black Redhorse | 3 |
1 |
South Holston R. | Roy Hawk | 02/16/2009 |
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| Blacktail Redhorse | no record | |||||
| Smallmouth Redhorse | no record | |||||
| Other | Golden Shiner | 0 |
15 |
Chickamauga Res. | Dave Littlejohn | 03/26/1999 |
| American Eel | 5 |
12 |
Old Hickory Res. | Kelly Rollin Jr. | 07/29/2008 |
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| Spotted Sucker | 3 |
3 |
Chickamauga Res. | Greg M. Henry | 03/09/2008 |
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| Skipjack Herring* | 4 |
0 |
Watts Bar Res. | Chris Vittetoe | 02/28/2004 |
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| Gizzard Shad | 3 |
3 |
Holston R. | Preston Taylor III | 12/13/2008 |
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| Freshwater Drum* | 54 |
8 |
Nickajack Res. | Benny Hull | 04/20/1972 |
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| Paddlefish | 75 |
0 |
Center Hill Res. | Shane S. Henry | 04/28/1984 |
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| Bowfin | 15 |
7 |
Reelfoot Lake | Charles Aaron | 06/22/1983 |
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| Creek Chub | 0 |
3 |
Roan Creek | Danny Kurtilla | 03/13/2000 |
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| Creek Chub | 0 |
3 |
White Oak Creek | Thomas R. Gould | 07/23/2003 |
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| Central Stoneroller | 0 |
10 |
Hiwassee R. | Roy S. King | 05/01/1983 |
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| White Sucker | 1 |
10 |
Little War Creek | Jim Habera | 04/26/2007 |
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| Northern Hogsucker | 2 |
9 |
South Holston R. | Roy Hawk | 02/16/2009 |
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| Goldeye | 0 |
14 |
Cumberland R. | Harold A. Sanders | 04/17/1993 |
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| Mooneye | 1 |
4 |
Hiwassee R. | Steve D. Moss | 05/05/2005 |
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| Atlanic Needlefish | 0 |
1.6 |
Kentucky Res. | J. Wesley Neal | 09/20/2008 |
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| River Carpsucker | 1 |
9 |
Pickwick Res. | Dr. Jim Youmans | 02/28/1980 |
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| Striped Mullet | no record | |||||
| Quillback Carpsucker | 4 |
2 |
Holston River | Roy Hawk | 02/18/2010 |
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(* All Tackle World Record) |
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Methods Other than Rod and ReelNon- Sportfishing |
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| Species | lb. | oz. | Gear | Location | Name | Date |
| Bigmouth Buffalo | 58 |
0 |
Archery | Cribbs Pond | Frankie Harris | 02/16/2011 |
| S. Mouth Buffalo | 64 |
0 |
Archery | Kentucky Res. | Evan Mercer,.. | 03/08/2003 |
| Black Buffalo | 80 |
0 |
Trotline | Shelby Co. Lake | Hiluard Deloach | 04/01/1980 |
| Bighead Carp | 92 |
10 |
Grabbling | Reelfoot Lake | Randall Huges | 03/23/2008 |
| Bowfin | 21 |
12 |
Archery | Cedar Creek | Pat Johns | 06/03/1997 |
| Common Carp | 52 |
14 |
Archery | Nickajack Res. | Allen Kimsey | 07/24/2002 |
| River Redhorse | 11 |
6 |
Grab Hook | W. Fork Obey | John Keisling | 04/28/2007 |
| Paddlefish | 120 |
0 |
Snatch Hook | Center Hill Res. | John T. Johnson | 03/23/1982 |
| Flathead Catfish | 92 |
0 |
Commercial | Mississippi R. | K. Childress,.. | 11/30/2000 |
| Blue Catfish | 130 |
0 |
Commercial | Ft. Loudoun Res. | J. C. Garland,.. | 12/18/1976 |
| Black Bullhead | 3 |
14 |
Dipping | Lakeland Trout Fm | David Tait | 06/18/1982 |
| Longnose Gar | 37 |
1 |
Archery | Chisholm Lake | Caleb Wilbanks,.. | 08/11/2007 |
| Grass Carp | 78 |
0 |
Archery | Nickajack Res. | Allen Kimsey | 05/19/2001 |
| Shortnose Gar | 8 |
4 |
Archery | Chickamauga Res. | Scott Simmons | 04/15/1984 |
| Spotted Gar | 12 |
0 |
Archery | Reelfoot Lake | Jim Ulerick | 04/04/2013 |
| Freshwater Drum | 25 |
7 |
Archery | Nickajack Res. | Allen Kimsey | 04/23/2002 |
| River Herring | 1 |
6 |
Commercial | Cypress Creek | Mike Tolly | 05/06/1984 |
| Central Stoneroller | 0 |
5 |
Snatch Hook | Doe R. | Rex Timbs | 11/06/1997 |
| Spotted Sucker | 2 |
10 |
Archery | Kentucky Res. | Christopher Todd | 07/26/1996 |
| N. Hogsucker | 1 |
10 |
Archery | Kentucky Res. | Dale E. Brooks | 08/06/1996 |
| Black Redhorse | 3 |
10 |
Trotline | Chilhowee Res. | Lewis Winters | 10/26/2007 |
| Gizzard Shad | 2 |
4 |
Cast Net | Mississippi R. | Scott Creecy | 04/09/2008 |
| Silver Carp | 18 |
4 |
Archery | Reelfoot Lake | N. White, .. | 04/10/2011 |
| Skipjack Herring | 1 |
6 |
Commercial | Cypress Creek | Mike Tolley | 05/06/1984 |
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