# List of Wisconsin fishing records

List of fishing records in the state of Wisconsin. All records are fish caught by use of hook and line and are handled by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. They are up to date as of May 20, 2021.
| Species name | Weight | Length in inches | Date | Location | County |
| Alewife | 0 lbs. 2.4 oz. | 8.125 | 05/19/2017 | Lake Michigan | Milwaukee |
| Bass, Largemouth | 11 lbs. 3 oz. | not available | 10/12/1940 | Lake Ripley | Jefferson |
| Bass, Smallmouth | 9 lbs. 1 oz. | not available | 06/21/1950 | Indian Lake | Oneida |
| Bass, Rock | 2 lbs. 15 oz. | not available | 06/02/1990 | Shadow Lake | Waupaca |
| Bass, Hybrid Striped | 13 lbs. 14.2 oz. | 28.0 | 03/16/2002 | Lake Columbia | Columbia |
| Bass, Striped | 1 lbs. 9.3 oz. | 17.0 | 05/24/1996 | Fox River | Kenosha |
| Bass, White | 5 lbs. 3.8 oz. | 22.25 | 05/05/2019 | Mississippi River | Vernon |
| Bass, Yellow | 2 lbs. 12 oz. | 16.1 | 02/13/2013 | Lake Waubesa | Dane |
| Blackstripe Topminnow | 0 lbs. 0.32 oz. | 2.4 | 08/01/2019 | Mukwonago River | Waukesha |
| Bluegill | 2 lbs. 9.8 oz. | 12.0 | 08/02/1995 | Green Bay | Brown |
| Bowfin | 13 lbs. 1 oz. | 31.6 | 07/19/1980 | Willow Flowage | Oneida |
| Buffalo, Bigmouth | 76 lbs. 8 oz. | 49.5 | 06/21/2013 | Petenwell Lake | Adams |
| Buffalo, Smallmouth | 20 lbs 0 oz. | 30.0 | 12/03/1999 | Milwaukee River | Washington |
| Bullhead, Black | 5 lbs. 8 oz. | 21.5 | 09/02/1989 | Big Falls Flowage | Rusk |
| Bullhead, Brown | 4 lbs. 2 oz. | 17.5 | 07/07/2006 | Little Green Lake | Green Lake |
| Bullhead, Yellow | 4 lbs. 2.4 oz. | 19.5 | 06/06/2020 | White Mound Park Lake | Sauk |
| Burbot | 18 lbs. 2oz. | 37.8 | 02/02/2002 | Lake Superior | Bayfield |
| Carp, Bighead | 38 lbs. 12 oz. | 45.5 | 11/28/11 | Wisconsin River | Sauk |
| Carp, Common | 57 lbs. 2 oz. | not available | 08/28/1966 | Lake Wisconsin | Columbia |
| Carpsucker, Quillback | 9 lbs. 15.8 oz. | 25.0 | 05/01/2016 | Wolf River | Waupaca |
| Catfish, Channel | 44 lbs. 0 oz. | not available | 1962 | Wisconsin River | Columbia |
| Catfish, Flathead | 74 lbs. 5.1 oz. | 53.0 | 03/30/2001 | Mississippi River | Vernon |
| Chub, Creek | 0 lbs.12.0 oz. | 11.75 | 01/07/2018 | Amnicon Lake | Douglas |
| Chub, Hornyhead | 0 lbs. 3.0 oz. | 7.9 | 08/16/2015 | Sugar River | Dane |
| Cisco | 4 lbs. 10.5 oz. | not available | 06/12/1969 | Big Green Lake | Green Lake |
| Crappie, Black | 4 lbs. 8 oz. | 19.75 | 08/12/1967 | Gile Flowage | Iron |
| Crappie, White | 3 lb. 13.1 oz. | 16.5 | 05/04/2003 | Cranberry Marsh | Monroe |
| Darter, Johnny | 0 lb. 0.16 oz. | 2.5 | 08/29/2020 | Menomonee River | Waukesha |
| Drum, (Sheepshead) | 35 lbs. 4 oz. | 37.5 | 08/29/1992 | Mississippi River | Crawford |
| Eel, American | 3 lbs. 6 oz. | 38.25 | 07/09/1997 | Lake Superior | Ashland |
| Gar, Longnose | 21 lbs. 4 oz. | 52.5 | 06/14/1990 | Wisconsin River | Richland |
| Gar, Shortnose | 4 lbs. 5.4 oz | 31.75 | 08/22/2015 | Fox River | Outagamie |
| Goby, Round | 0 lb. 5.3 oz | 8.5 | 05/11/2008 | Lake Michigan | Manitowoc |
| Logperch | 0 lbs. 0.72 oz. | 4.4 | 08/01/2019 | Mukwonago River | Waukesha |
| Minnow, Bluntnose | 0 lbs. 0.4 oz. | 2.7 | 08/01/2019 | Mukwonago River | Waukesha |
| Muskellunge | 69 lbs. 11 oz. | 63.5 | 10/20/1949 | Chippewa Flowage | Sawyer |
| Muskellunge, Tiger | 51 lbs. 3 oz. | 54.0 | 07/16/1919 | Lac Vieux Desert | Vilas |
| Northern Pike | 38 lbs. 0 oz. | not available | 08/06/1952 | Lake Puckaway | Green Lake |
| Perch, White | 1 lbs. 6 oz. | 13.0 | 03/14/2020 | Chequamegon Bay | Bayfield |
| Perch, Yellow | 3 lbs. 4 oz. | not available | 1954 | Lake Winnebago | Winnebago |
| Pumpkinseed | 1 lb. 3.4 oz. | 11.125 | 05/31/2020 | Silver Lake | Washington |
| Redhorse, Golden | 3 lbs. 1.4 oz. | 21.0 | 07/04/2017 | Prairie River | Lincoln |
| Redhorse, Shorthead | 3 lbs. 4 oz. | 18.5 | 04/18/2020 | Mississippi River | Trempealeau |
| Redhorse, Silver | 11 lbs. 7 oz. | 29.25 | 05/29/1985 | Plum Creek | Vilas |
| Rudd, European | 1 lb. 3 oz. | 12.6 | 03/10/1991 | North Lake | Waukesha |
| Salmon, Atlantic | 23 lbs. 15 oz. | 37.0 | 07/18/1980 | Lake Michigan | Milwaukee |
| Salmon, Coho | 26 lbs. 1.9 oz. | 38.0 | 08/21/1999 | Lake Michigan | Milwaukee |
| Salmon, Chinook | 44 lbs. 15 oz. | 47.5 | 07/19/1994 | Lake Michigan | Door |
| Salmon, Kokanee | 2 lbs. 8.2 oz. | 19.5 | 09/01/2007 | Upper Bass Lake | Menominee |
| Salmon, Pink | 6 lbs. 1.9 oz. | 24.0 | 08/10/1999 | Lake Michigan | Kewaunee |
| Salmon, Pinook (chinook x pink) | 9 lbs.1.6 oz. | 27.88 | 07/30/2016 | Lake Michigan | Door |
| Sauger | 6 lbs. 6.7 oz. | 23.25 | 03/19/2009 | Mississippi River | Pierce |
| Saugeye | 8 lbs. 14.7 oz. | 28.5 | 10/14/2009 | Wisconsin River | Columbia |
| Sculpin, Mottled | 0 lbs. 0.64 oz. | 4.3 | 03/15/2016 | Gunlock Lake | Vilas |
| Sculpin, Slimy | 0 lbs. 0.8 oz. | 4.75 | 05/21/2016 | Kinnickinnic River | St. Croix |
| Shad, Gizzard | 4 lbs. 7 oz. | 21.5 | 02/10/1982 | Lake Michigan | Ozaukee |
| Shiner, Common | 0 lbs. 4.0 oz. | 8.0 | 04/23/2017 | Mukwonago River | Waukesha |
| Shiner, Golden | 0 lbs. 8.8 oz. | 10.75 | 06/07/2015 | Lake Emily | Dodge |
| Shiner, Spottail | 0 lbs. 0.48 oz. | 3.5 | 09/25/2020 | Castle Rock Lake | Adams |
| Smelt, Rainbow | 0 lbs. 5.0 oz. | 10.5 | 03/05/2017 | Chequamegon Bay | Ashland |
| Stonecat | 0 lbs.5.4 oz. | 9.3 | 07/04/2017 | Prairie River | Lincoln |
| Sturgeon, Lake | 170 lbs. 10 oz. | 79.0 | 09/22/1979 | Yellow Lake | Burnett |
| Sturgeon, Shovelnose | 7 lbs. 13.1 oz. | 37.5 | 05/28/2017 | Mississippi River | Vernon |
| Sucker, Northern Hog | 1 lb. 13 oz. | 16.0 | 03/17/2004 | Fox River | Green Lake |
| Sucker, Spotted | 4 lbs. 10.2 oz. | 20.5 | 02/22/2018 | Lake Onalaska | La Crosse |
| Sucker, White | 6 lbs. 2 oz. | 23.1 | 08/27/1997 | Miller Flowage | Taylor |
| Sunfish, Green | 1 lb. 9 oz. | not available | 08/23/1967 | Wind Lake | Racine |
| Trout, Brook (inland) | 9 lbs. 15 oz. | not available | 09/02/1944 | Prairie River | Lincoln |
| Trout, Brook (outlying) | 10 lbs. 1 oz. | 24.5 | 06/08/1999 | Lake Michigan | Ozaukee |
| Trout, Brown (inland) | 18 lbs. 6 oz. | 34.3 | 05/07/1984 | Lake Geneva | Walworth |
| Trout, Brown (outlying) | 41 lbs. 8 oz. | 40.6 | 07/16/2010 | Lake Michigan | Racine |
| Trout, Lake (inland) | 35 lbs. 4 oz. | not available | 06/01/1957 | Big Green Lake | Green Lake |
| Trout, Lake (outlying) | 47 lbs. 0 oz. | not available | 09/09/1946 | Lake Superior | Bayfield |
| Trout, Rainbow (outlying) | 27 lbs. 2 oz. | 42.5 | 07/26/1997 | Lake Michigan | Kewaunee |
| Trout, Rainbow (inland) | 12 lbs. 3 oz. | 29.5 | 06/15/2006 | Elbow Lake | Marinette |
| Trout, Splake (Lk x Bk) | 17 lbs. 14.5 oz. | 32.0 | 07/06/2002 | Green Bay | Marinette |
| Trout, Tiger (Bk x Br, outlying) | 20 lbs. 13 oz. | 33.75 | 08/12/1978 | Lake Michigan | Sheboygan |
| Trout, Tiger (Bk x Br, inland) | 2 lb. 1 oz. | 16.0 | 04/09/2018 | Private pond | Racine |
| Walleye | 18 lbs. 0 oz. | not available | 09/16/1933 | High Lake | Vilas |
| Warmouth | 1 lb. 1 oz. | 10.50 | 05/26/2001 | Eagle Lake | Racine |
| Whitefish, Lake | 12 lbs. 6.4 oz. | 31.0 | 07/09/2013 | Lake Michigan | Sheboygan |