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Freshwater Records 16
| Species | Weight | Angler | Year | Waterbody | Source |
|---|
| Largemouth Bass |
18.18 lbs |
Barry StClair |
1992 |
Lake Fork |
source ↗ |
| Smallmouth Bass |
7.93 lbs |
Timothy Teague |
1998 |
Lake Meredith |
source ↗ |
| Spotted Bass |
6.04 lbs |
Evan Scrivner |
2024 |
Alan Henry Lake |
source ↗ |
| Striped Bass |
53.00 lbs |
Ron Venerable |
1999 |
Brazos River |
source ↗ |
| Blue Catfish |
121.50 lbs |
Cody Mullennix |
2004 |
Lake Texoma |
source ↗ |
| Channel Catfish |
36.50 lbs |
Mrs. Joe Cockrell |
1965 |
Pedernales River |
source ↗ |
| Flathead Catfish |
98.50 lbs |
James Laster |
1998 |
Lake Palestine |
source ↗ |
| Walleye |
11.88 lbs |
Hank McWilliams Jr. |
1990 |
Lake Meredith |
source ↗ |
| Northern Pike |
18.28 lbs |
Mike Sharpe |
1981 |
Lady Bird Lake |
source ↗ |
| Tiger Muskellunge |
9.06 lbs |
Mike Gaines |
1979 |
Lake Nocona |
source ↗ |
| Black Crappie |
3.92 lbs |
George Ward |
2003 |
Lake Fork |
source ↗ |
| White Crappie |
4.56 lbs |
G. G. Wooderson |
1968 |
Navarro Mills Lake |
source ↗ |
| Bluegill |
2.02 lbs |
Gibbs Milliken |
1999 |
Lampasas River |
source ↗ |
| Rainbow Trout |
12.38 lbs |
Christine Saathoff |
2023 |
Guadalupe River |
source ↗ |
| Brown Trout |
7.12 lbs |
Jeff Delong |
1986 |
Guadalupe River |
source ↗ |
| Alligator Gar (standout) |
283 lbs |
Arthur Weston |
2023 |
Sam Rayburn Reservoir |
source ↗ |
Saltwater Records 25
| Species | Weight | Angler | Year | Waterbody | Source |
|---|
| Red Drum |
59.5 lbs |
Artie Longron |
2000 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Spotted Seatrout |
15.6 lbs |
Carl Rowland |
2002 |
Lower Laguna Madre |
source ↗ |
| Cobia |
108.44 lbs |
Michael Albanese |
1998 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Sheepshead |
15.25 lbs |
Wayne Gilstrap |
2002 |
Lower Laguna Madre |
source ↗ |
| Black Drum |
81 lbs |
Wally Escobar, Jr. |
1988 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Southern Flounder |
13 lbs |
Herbert Endicott |
1976 |
Sabine Lake |
source ↗ |
| Spanish Mackerel |
8.74 lbs |
Bobby Tarter |
1976 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| King Mackerel |
79 lbs |
Mervin Leppo |
2006 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Wahoo |
124 lbs |
Terry Crider |
1987 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Mahi Mahi (Dolphin) |
65.7 lbs |
Ryan Foster |
2008 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Blackfin Tuna |
38.89 lbs |
John Alvarez, Jr. |
1988 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Yellowfin Tuna |
216.2 lbs |
Jim Dickson |
1998 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Bluefin Tuna |
808 lbs |
Trina Isaacs |
1985 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Blue Marlin |
972.7 lbs |
Richard Richardson, Jr. |
2014 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| White Marlin |
111.5 lbs |
Geo Taggart |
1979 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Sailfish |
95 lbs |
Morton Cohn |
1972 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Swordfish |
493 lbs |
Brian K. Barclay |
2013 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Mako Shark (Shortfin) |
707.5 lbs |
Jeff Shindle |
2002 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Tiger Shark |
1,129 lbs |
Chap Cain III |
1992 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Great Hammerhead |
1,033 lbs |
Timothy W. McClellen |
2017 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Bull Shark |
515 lbs |
Randall Rickerson |
2007 |
Aransas Bay |
source ↗ |
| Amberjack (Greater) |
121 lbs |
John Stout |
2005 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Red Snapper |
38.75 lbs |
Joseph L. Beaver |
2014 |
Gulf of Mexico (near Port O'Connor) |
source ↗ |
| Gray Snapper |
18.67 lbs |
Steve Pumilia |
1998 |
Gulf of Mexico |
source ↗ |
| Gag Grouper |
69.4 lbs |
Tommy Angel |
2003 |
Gulf of Mexico |
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.