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A teenager with a pending state-record trout.

‘Too Fat to Jump.’ West Virginia Teen’s Massive Golden Rainbow Trout Is a Pending State Record

Side by side photos of a kid with giant catfish

11-Year-Old Battles a 72-Pound Catfish and Just Misses Catching a State Record

A young Texas angler with a pending record crappie.

This 11-Year-Old Angler Took His Record Crappie Home for Dinner

An Idaho angler with a state-record cutthroat trout.

Idaho’s Deepest Lake Kicks Out Another State-Record Trout

An angler holds a purple snakehead in spawning colors.

These Anglers Are Breaking Records (Almost) No One Cares About

By Michael Carr

An angler and a fisheries biologist with a massive muskie.

Pending State-Record Muskie Rejected Over a Border Dispute

a world-record carp on a mat

This Fisherman Caught a New World-Record Carp in His Neighborhood Pond

A Georgia angler with a big gar.

Guide Catches State-Record Gar While Fishing Solo on His Home Lake

An ice angler with a record-sized yellow perch.

‘Our Jaws Just Dropped.’ Jumbo Perch Caught Through the Ice Should Break a 44-Year-Old State Record

Tennessee anglers with a huge largemouth bass.

‘God Sent Him That Fish.’ Tennessee Man Catches Pending State-Record Bass

An angler with a record-sized muskie caught through the ice.

Angler Pulls Pending State-Record Muskie Through the Ice, Fulfilling a Yearslong Dream

A young angler and his grandpa with a state-record drum.

10-Year-Old Catches a State-Record Drum Worth $22,000 in a Family Fishing Derby

A kayak fisherman holds up a giant bass.

This California Mega Bass Might Not Qualify as a Record Because of a Weird Technicality

An Iowa fisherman with a black crappie he caught through the ice.

Iowa Fisherman Skips Super Bowl to Take Kids Fishing, Ends Up Catching a State-Record Crappie

A Texas angler weighs a huge bass in a tackle shop.

‘It’s a Powerful Thing.’ Texas Fishing Guide Lands Another Lunker Bass, Sets a New Lake Record

A Texas angler with a huge largemouth bass.

‘So Big She Couldn’t Even Jump.’ 76-Year-Old Angler Lands Potential Lake-Record Bass While Practice Fishing for a Tournament

An Idaho angler with a big Yellowstone cutthroat trout.

College Student Kicks Off the New Year with a State-Record Cutthroat Trout Through the Ice

State record yellowfin tuna

‘Those Guys Know How to Fight Fish.’ Florida Angler Lands Louisiana’s Pending Record Yellowfin Tuna

An angler with a big muskie caught from Green Bay.

Wisconsin’s Muskie Record Was Broken 3 Times in 2025. This One Took the Crown

A crew of anglers with the Virginia record bluefin tuna.

‘The Most Amazing Bite I’ve Ever Had.’ Monster Bluefin Tuna Smashes State Record That Was Just Hours Old