Kansas Record Fish 15 records

The biggest Kansas has ever officially produced, species by species.
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SpeciesWeightAnglerYearWaterbodySource
Largemouth Bass 11.80 lbs Tyson Hallam 2008 Private Pit Lake, Cherokee County source ↗
Smallmouth Bass 6.88 lbs Frank Evans Jr. 2010 Milford Reservoir source ↗
Spotted Bass (Kentucky) 4.44 lbs Clarence E. McCarter 1977 Marion County Lake source ↗
Striped Bass 44 lbs Paul Bahr 2010 Wilson Reservoir source ↗
Blue Catfish 121.1 lbs Daniel Mayer 2025 Missouri River source ↗
Channel Catfish 36.5 lbs Rick Barnow 2003 Mined Land Wildlife Area, Cherokee County source ↗
Flathead Catfish 123 lbs Ken Paulie 1998 Elk City Reservoir source ↗
Walleye 13.16 lbs Dustin Ritter 1996 Wilson Reservoir source ↗
Northern Pike 24.75 lbs Mr. & Mrs. H.A. Bowman 1971 Council Grove Reservoir source ↗
Black Crappie 4.63 lbs Hazel Fey 1957 Woodson State Fishing Lake source ↗
White Crappie 4.02 lbs Frank Miller 1964 Farm Pond, Greenwood County source ↗
Bluegill/Sunfish 2.31 lbs Robert Jefferies 1962 Farm Pond, Scott County source ↗
Rainbow Trout 15.72 lbs Josh McCullough 2014 Kill Creek Park Lake source ↗
Brown Trout 4.62 lbs Walter Sharp 2018 Kanopolis Reservoir Seep Stream source ↗
Paddlefish (standout) 144 lbs Clinton Boldridge 2004 Atchison County Pond source ↗

Records compiled from official state wildlife/DNR agencies where available, cross-checked against independent angling record databases. Standards, categories and titleholders change as new fish are certified — always confirm current records with the state agency before citing officially.