North Carolina Record Fish 24 records

The biggest North Carolina has ever officially produced, species by species.
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Freshwater Records 17

SpeciesWeightAnglerYearWaterbodySource
Largemouth Bass 15 lb 14 oz William H. Wofford 1991 Farm Pond, Union County source ↗
Smallmouth Bass 10 lb 2 oz Archie Lampkin 1951 Hiwassee Reservoir source ↗
Spotted Bass 6 lb 5 oz Eric M. Weir 2003 Lake Norman source ↗
Striped Bass 66 lb Tyler Shields 2012 Hiwassee Reservoir source ↗
Blue Catfish 127 lb 1 oz Rocky Baker 2021 Roanoke River source ↗
Channel Catfish 27 lb 7 oz Justin Hall 2023 Farm pond, Rockingham County source ↗
Flathead Catfish 78 lb 14 oz Tyler Barnes 2020 Neuse River source ↗
Walleye 13 lb 8 oz Lamar L. Cofer 1986 Shooting Creek, Lake Chatuge source ↗
Northern Pike 11 lb 13 oz Keith Gilliam 1978 Lake James source ↗
Muskellunge 41 lb 8 oz Richard W. Dodd 2001 Lake Adger source ↗
Black Crappie 4 lb 15 oz Dean Dixon 1980 Asheboro City Lake #4 source ↗
White Crappie 3 lb 15 oz Joey Boretti 2013 Private Lake, Wake County source ↗
Bluegill 4 lb 5 oz Danny Case 1967 Henderson County source ↗
Rainbow Trout 20 lb 3 oz Leah Johnson 2006 Horsepasture River, Jackson County source ↗
Brown Trout 24 lb 10 oz Robert Lee Dyer 1998 Nantahala River source ↗
Brook Trout 7 lb 7 oz G.L. Marshall, Jr. 1980 Raven Fork River source ↗
Bodie Bass (Hybrid Striped Bass, standout) 17 lb 7 oz Michael R. Hogsed 1996 Lake Chatuge source ↗

Saltwater Records 7

SpeciesWeightAnglerYearWaterbodySource
Albacore, False 32 lb Michael Voytkowski 2015 Off Morehead City source ↗
Flounder 20 lb 8 oz Harold Auten 1980 Snow's Cut, Carolina Beach source ↗
Marlin, Blue 1,228 lb 8 oz Trey Irvine 2008 Offshore, Oregon Inlet source ↗
Redfish (Red Drum) 94 lb 2 oz David Deuel 1984 Avon source ↗
Speckled Trout 12 lb 8 oz Todd Spangler 2022 Neuse River source ↗
Swordfish 504 lb 8 oz Cary Carney 2022 Offshore, Morehead City source ↗
Tuna, Bluefin 877 lb Scott Chambers 2017 Offshore, Oregon Inlet 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.