Arkansas Sportfishing Records

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Restricted Tackle

Species
Wt. Location Date Angler Info

Bass, Hybrid Black
5lb 4oz Beaver Lake 04/10/03 Mary Parnell,
Castleberry, FL

Bass, Hybrid Striped
27lb 5oz Greers Ferry Lake 04/24/97 Jerald C. Shaum, Shirley, AR Details and Photo
Bass, Largemouth 16lb 4oz Mallard Lake 03/02/76 Aaron Mardis, Memphis, TN Details and Photo

Bass,
Ozark
1lb 8oz Lake Norfork 08/02/82 Jerry Heard,
Everton, AR
Bass,
Shadow 1lb 12oz Spring River 07/05/99 James E. Baker,
W. Monroe, LA

Bass,
Smallmouth
7lb 5oz Bull Shoals
Lake 04/01/69 Acie Dickerson, Lakeview, AR Details and Photo
Bass,
Spotted 7lb 15oz Bull Shoals
Lake 03/26/83 Mike Heilich,
St. Louis, MO
Bass,
Striped 64lb 8oz Beaver Tailwaters - White River 04/28/00 Jeff Fletcher,
Golden, MO Details and Photo

Bass,
White
5lb 6 oz Mississippi River 10/27/05 Bill Nelson, Memphis, TN Details and Photo
Bass,
Yellow (Tie) 1lb 13oz Hargrove Reservoir,
Arkansas Co. 07/29/89 Bill Kennedy,
Little Rock, AR
Bass,
Yellow (Tie) 1lb 13oz Old River,
Scott Co. 02/10/97 Floyd E. Norfleet,
Little Rock, AR

Species
Wt. Location Date Angler Info

Bluegill
3lb 4oz Fulton County
Pond 08/07/98 Albert Sharp, Elizabeth, AR Details and Photo

Bowfin
17lb 5oz Desha County
Unnamed Lake 02/21/77 Doug Smith,
McGehee, AR

Buffalo,
Bigmouth
35lb 2oz Lake Conway 12/02/98 John Bales,
Mayflower, AR

Buffalo,
Black
92lb 8oz Lake Maumelle 02/26/01 Kenny DeLuca, Paron, AR

Buffalo,
Smallmouth
68lb 8oz Lake Hamilton 05/15/84 Jerry Dolezal,
Berwyn, IL

Bullhead,
Black
4lb 12oz Point Remove
Creek 04/11/86 Janet Story,
Morrilton, AR

Carp, Bighead
75lb 8oz AR River 05/17/02 Mark Matthews, Arkadelphia, AR

Carp, Common
53lb Lake Hamilton 03/23/85 Lynn Bradley,
Royal, AR

Carp,
Grass
80lb 0oz Lake Wedington 6/24/04 Nathan Taylor
Farmington, AR Details and Photo

Carp,
Silver
39lb 4oz Arkansas River 5/11/95 Ryan McKim,
Alexander, AR

Species
Wt. Location Date Angler Info

Catfish,
Blue
116lb 12oz MS River,
W. Memphis 08/03/01 Charles Ashley, Jr., Marion, AR Details and Photo

Catfish,
Channel
38lb Lake Ouachita 06/03/89 Joe Holleman, Waldron, AR Details and Photo

Catfish,
Flathead
80lb Arkansas
River 10/28/89 Wesley White,
Hartford, AR

Crappie,
Black
4lb 9oz Oladale Lake 03/29/76 Danny Burfield, Ola, AR

Crappie,
White
4lb 7oz Mingo Creek 04/12/93 Shelby Cooper, Bald Knob, AR

Drum,
Freshwater
45lb 7 oz Lake Wilson 07/11/04 Chuck Piker, Hamburg Details and Photo

Eel,
American
4lb 12oz Arkansas
River 05/26/02 Gregg Armstrong, Sheridan, AR

Flier
14oz Saline River 07/10/85 Harvey Jones,
Warren, AR

Gar,
Alligator
215lb Arkansas
River 07/31/64 Alvin Bonds,
Clarksville, AR

Gar,
Longnose
35lb 12oz Taylor Old River Lake 6/28/05 Tommy Cantrell, Dumas Details and Photo

Gar,
Spotted
6lb 12oz Mellwood Old
River 10/03/95 Vernon Neal,
Jonesboro, AR

Species
Wt. Location Date Angler Info

Herring,
Skipjack
2lb 10oz Lake Dardanelle 01/03/04 Jeremy Whitcomb,
Little Rock, AR Details and Photo

Muskie,
Tiger
23lb 12oz Spring
River 06/27/95 Randy Wyatt,
Thayer, MO

Pacu
7lb 1oz Lakewood
Lake #1, NLR 07/22/95 Gerald H. Kenedy
N.Little Rock, AR

Paddlefish
98lb 8oz Ouachita
River 07/19/94 Michael Langley,
Malvern, AR

Pickerel,
Chain
7lb 10oz Little Red
River 01/06/79 Abe Vogel,
Heber Springs,AR

Pike,
Northern
16lb 1oz DeGray Lake 12/27/73 Dick Cooley,
Arkadelphia, AR

Sauger
6lb 12oz Arkansas
River 12/15/76 Claude Eubanks,
Ft. Smith, AR

Saugeye
6lb 1oz Crown Lake 02/05/93 C. Henderson,
Horseshoe Bend

Shad, Alabama
2lb 13oz Ouachita
River 04/04/97 Monte Pasco,
Hot Springs, AR

Shad, Gizzard
2lb 14oz White River 05/09/92 Charles Jordan,
Mountain View

Sturgeon,
Shovelnose
2lb 4oz White River 07/27/02 H. Eichelmann, Sherwood, AR Details and Photo

Sunfish,
Green
1lb 11oz Pond, Dierks 04/12/76 K. McCullough,
Dierks, AR

Sunfish,
Longear
1lb 2oz Table Rock Lake 04/22/91 Carl Bohannan,
Eureka Springs

Sunfish,
Redear
2lb 14oz Lake Bois
d' Arc 05/04/85 Glenda Tatom,
Stamps, AR

Species
Wt. Location Date Angler Info

Tilapia
2lb 7oz Win Meadow Lake (Guy) 10/14/05 B.F. Glover,
Guy Details and Photo

Trout,
Brook
5lb North Fork
River 06/03/02 Billy J. Meeks, Wylie, TX Details and Photo

Trout, Brown
40lb 4oz Little Red
River 05/09/92 H. "Rip" Collins,
Heber Springs Details and Photo

Trout, Cutthroat
9lb 9oz White River 10/6/85 Scott Rudolph, Ozark, AR

Trout, Lake
11lb 5oz Greers Ferry
Lake 12/15/97 Clark Stevenson,
Greenbrier, AR Details and Photo

Trout, Rainbow
19lb 1oz White River 03/14/81 Jim Miller,
Memphis, TN

Walleye
22lb 11oz Greers Ferry
Lake 03/12/82 Al Nelson,
Higdon, AR Details and Photo

Warmouth
1lb 8oz Black Bayou 05/20/98 Michael Curtis,
Pine Bluff, AR


Unrestricted Tackle

Species
Wt. Location Date Angler Info

Buffalo,
Bigmouth
56lb 4oz Calion Lake 04/30/00 Torry Cook,
Wilmar, AR
(Bow & Arrow) Details and Photo

Buffalo,
Black
105lb Harris Brake Lake 03/14/94 Kenneth Harvey
Perryville, AR
(Bow & Arrow)

Catfish,
Blue
116lb 8oz Mississippi River 05/29/95 J. D. Harmon,
Dermott, AR
(Trotline)

Catfish,
Bullhead
Joshua Rosenbaum Details and Photo

Eel,
American
3lb 14oz White River,
Prairie Co. 04/21/01 N. Eichelmann, Sherwood, AR
(Trotline)

Gar, Alligator
240lb 0oz White River 07/28/04 John Stortz,
St. Charles, AR Details and Photo

Gar, Longnose
36lb 5oz Ouachita River 07/03/00 Jeremy Burton,
Monticello, AR
(Bow & Arrow)

Gar, Shortnose
6lb 12oz Lake Conway 04/03/98 Robert Perkins,
Conway, AR
(Bow & Arrow)

Gar,
Spotted
11lb 12oz Lake Overcup 04/09/05 Joseph (Gene) Miller
Clinton, AR
(Bow & Arrow) Details and Photo