Washington Record Fish 65 records

The biggest Washington has ever officially produced, species by species.
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Freshwater Records 15

SpeciesWeightAnglerYearWaterbodySource
Largemouth Bass 12.53 lbs Bill Evans 2016 Lake Bosworth, Snohomish County source ↗
Smallmouth Bass 8.75 lbs Ray Wonacott 1966 Columbia River, Hanford Reach source ↗
Blue Catfish 17.75 lbs Rangle Hawthorne 1975 Columbia River source ↗
Channel Catfish 37.70 lbs Cole Abshere 2019 Lake Terrell, Whatcom County source ↗
Flathead Catfish 22.80 lbs C. L. McCary 1981 Snake River source ↗
Walleye 20.32 lbs John Grubenhoff 2014 Lake Wallula, Benton County source ↗
Northern Pike 34.06 lbs Bryan McMannis 2004 Long Lake, Spokane County source ↗
Tiger Muskie 37.88 lbs David Hickman 2014 Curlew Lake, Ferry County source ↗
Black Crappie 4.50 lbs John W. Smart 1956 Lake Washington, King County source ↗
White Crappie 2.80 lbs Don J. Benson 1988 Burbank Slough, Walla Walla County source ↗
Bluegill 2.33 lbs Ron Hinote 1984 Tampico Park Pond, Yakima County source ↗
Rainbow Trout 29.60 lbs Norm Butler 2002 Rufus Woods Lake, Okanogan County source ↗
Brown Trout 22.00 lbs R. L. Henry 1965 Sullivan Lake, Pend Oreille County source ↗
Lake Trout (Mackinaw) 35.63 lbs Phil Colyar 2013 Lake Chelan, Chelan County source ↗
Brook Trout 9.00 lbs George G. Weekes 1998 Wobbly Lake, Lewis County source ↗

Saltwater Records 50

SpeciesWeightAnglerYearWaterbodySource
Chinook Salmon 70.50 lbs Chet Gausta 1964 Sekiu (saltwater) source ↗
Coho Salmon 25.34 lbs Martin Cooper 2001 Sekiu (saltwater) source ↗
Pacific Halibut (standout) 288.00 lbs Vic Stevens 1989 Swiftsure Bank source ↗
Spotted Ratfish 3.90 lb William J. Denning 1996 Hein Bank source ↗
Pacific Cod 19.63 lb Ralph Bay 1984 Ediz Hook source ↗
Dolphinfish 16.27 lb Albert DaSilva 2013 Pacific Ocean, Pacific County source ↗
Arrowtooth Flounder 5.93 lb Richard Hale 2018 Neah Bay source ↗
Petrale Sole 7.57 lb John Stone 1980 Jefferson Head source ↗
Rock Sole 4.19 lb Alan Schram 1989 Hein Bank source ↗
Sand Sole 2.59 lb Shannon Reiss 2019 San Juan Islands source ↗
Starry Flounder 9.50 lb Robert Walton 2009 Pillar Point source ↗
Kelp Greenling 4.42 lb Danita Rixen 1999 Sucia Island source ↗
Lingcod 61.00 lb Tom Nelson 1986 San Juan Islands source ↗
Whitespotted Greenling 0.68 lb Walter Wilson 2018 Burrows Bay source ↗
Pacific Hake 4.06 lb Samir Haj 2013 Westport source ↗
Jack Mackerel 4.99 lb Dee Duttrey 2005 Sekiu source ↗
Yellowtail Jack 20.50 lb Jason MacKenzie 2011 Westport source ↗
Striped Marlin 134.00 lb Phil Wolff 2005 Westport source ↗
Opah 113.40 lb Kyle Tapio 2018 Pacific Ocean, Pacific County source ↗
Black Rockfish 10.72 lb Steven Charles Orr 2016 Ilwaco source ↗
Blue Rockfish 4.84 lb Chris McMillin 2011 Westport source ↗
Bocaccio Rockfish 23.63 lb Carson Kendall 1987 Swiftsure Bank source ↗
Canary Rockfish 10.57 lb Ben Phillips 1986 Neah Bay source ↗
China Rockfish 4.19 lb Steven Ripley 1989 Duncan Rock source ↗
Copper Rockfish 10.00 lb David Northington 1989 Point Roberts Reef source ↗
Quillback Rockfish 7.19 lb Bror Hultgren 1987 Middle Bank source ↗
Redbanded Rockfish 17.85 lb Darryl Roberts 2019 LaPush source ↗
Silvergray Rockfish 6.91 lb Hudson Terry 2022 Marine Area 4, Clallam County source ↗
Tiger Rockfish 7.50 lb James Wenban 1989 Middle Bank source ↗
Vermilion Rockfish 7.10 lb James Duffy 2005 Makah Bay source ↗
Yelloweye Rockfish 27.75 lb Jan Tavis 1989 Dallas Bank source ↗
Yellowtail Rockfish 7.38 lb Ken Culver 1992 Westport source ↗
Sablefish 30.00 lb Jeff Rudolph 1994 Westport source ↗
Chum Salmon (saltwater) 25.26 lb Fred Dockendorf 2001 Pacific Ocean, Grays Harbor County source ↗
Pink Salmon (saltwater) 11.56 lb Jeff Bergman 2001 Possession Point, Island County source ↗
Sockeye Salmon (saltwater) 9.37 lb John Stebly 2004 Sekiu, Clallam County source ↗
Cabezon 23.00 lb Wesley S. Hunter 1990 Straits-Dungeness, Clallam County source ↗
Great Sculpin 4.60 lb Mark Reynolds 1999 Port Angeles Harbor source ↗
Red Irish Lord 3.19 lb Ryan Dicks 1985 Mid-Channel Bank source ↗
Blue Shark 64.00 lb Marcus Totemeier 2018 Pacific Ocean, Grays Harbor County source ↗
North Pacific Spiny Dogfish 20.25 lb Roger Petersen 1998 Middle Bank, Island County source ↗
Sixgill Shark 220.00 lb Jim Haines 1991 Gedney Island source ↗
Tope Shark 41.00 lb Isabella Tolen 2018 Grays Harbor source ↗
Big Skate 130.00 lb Dan Cartwright 1986 Double Bluff source ↗
Pile Surfperch 3.57 lb Steve Urban 1981 Quartermaster Harbor source ↗
Redtail Surfperch 4.05 lb Chris Maynard 1996 Kalaloch source ↗
Striped Surfperch 2.27 lb Chris Otte 2016 Westport, Grays Harbor County source ↗
Albacore Tuna 52.00 lb Kurt Strickland 1997 Pacific Ocean, Grays Harbor County source ↗
Pacific Bluefin Tuna 92.15 lb Adam Speer 2019 Pacific Ocean, Pacific County source ↗
Pacific Pomfret 0.68 lb Andrew Kulinovsky 2020 Westport, Grays Harbor County 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.