Pennsylvania Record Fish 17 records

The biggest Pennsylvania has ever officially produced, species by species.
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SpeciesWeightAnglerYearWaterbodySource
Largemouth Bass 11 lb 3 oz Donald Shade 1983 Birch Run Reservoir, Adams Co. source ↗
Smallmouth Bass 8 lb 8 oz Robert T. Steelman 1997 Scotts Run Lake, Berks Co. source ↗
Striped Bass (Inland) 53 lb 12 oz Robert Price 1994 Raystown Lake, Huntingdon Co. source ↗
Channel Catfish 35 lb 3 oz Austin E. Roth III 1991 Lehigh Canal, Northampton Co. source ↗
Flathead Catfish 66 lb 6 oz Michael Wherley 2023 Susquehanna River, Lancaster Co. source ↗
Walleye 18 lb 1 oz Richard E. Nicholson 2021 Youghiogheny River, Fayette Co. source ↗
Northern Pike 35 lb Carl Stoltz 2003 Allegheny Reservoir, McKean Co. source ↗
Muskellunge 54 lb 3 oz Lewis Walker, Jr. 1924 Conneaut Lake, Crawford Co. source ↗
Crappie (White/Black) 4 lb 3 oz Richard A. Pino 2000 Hammond Lake, Tioga Co. source ↗
Bluegill 2 lb 9 oz Tom Twincheck 1983 Keystone Lake, Armstrong Co. source ↗
Rainbow Trout 15 lb 6 oz Dennis L. Clouse 1986 Jordan Creek, Lehigh Co. source ↗
Brown Trout 20 lb 9 oz Robert J. Ferraro 2020 Lake Erie, Erie Co. source ↗
Lake Trout 31 lb 13 oz Keith Miller 2019 Lake Erie, Erie Co. source ↗
Brook Trout 7 lb Vonada Ranck 1996 Fishing Creek, Clinton Co. source ↗
Chinook Salmon 28 lb 15 oz Gregory Lasko 1990 Lake Erie, Erie Co. source ↗
Coho Salmon 15 lb 5 oz Jack Scheirer 1985 Lake Erie, Erie Co. source ↗
Golden Rainbow Trout (standout) 13 lb 8 oz Eli Borger 2008 Mahoning Creek, Schuylkill Co. 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.