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Shaun Ing with a big catfish caught in the UK

Landing This 8-Foot Catfish, Possibly the Largest Ever Caught in the UK, Was Like ‘Walking 12 German Shepherds’ at Once

By Natalie Krebs

a collage of large record-breaking fish held by different anglers

The Biggest Record-Breaking Fish of 2024

By Alice Jones Webb

An angler with world-record-sized muskie.

Record Chaser Teams Up with Local Fishing Legend to Catch Pending World-Record Muskie

A San Diego angler with a giant swordfish.

California’s New State-Record Swordfish Was So Huge It Wouldn’t Fit in the Boat

An angler holds up a giant smallmouth bass.

‘I Wasn’t Going to Kill That Bass.’ Tournament Angler Releases New State-Record Smallmouth

An angler with a big catfish caught in West Virginia.

Angler Breaks West Virginia’s Blue Catfish Record by a Whisker

An Iowa angler holds up a big crappie.

Iowa’s Black Crappie Record in Limbo as Officials Try to Verify the Species

A North Dakota fishing guide with a big Montana smallmouth bass.

‘I Was in Disbelief.’ Fishing Guide Releases Montana’s Pending-Record Smallmouth Bass

A hooked marlin jumps behind a sportfishing boat.

Fly Fisherman Lands Pending World-Record Marlin After 3-Hour Battle

‘Godzilla’ Snapping Turtle Is So Huge Virginia Officials Established a New Record Category

Three European anglers hold up a massive common carp.

Polish Fisherman Catches ‘Unimaginable’ World-Record Sized Carp

An angler lies next to a massive alligator gar.

Alligator Gar Released in Texas Could Be the Biggest Ever Caught by a Woman

A Missouri bowfisherman holds up a record grass carp.

Missouri Bowfisherman Arrows State-Record Grass Carp After Losing It the Day Before

Two fishing buddies hold up black crappies.

West Virginia Fishing Buddies Break State Crappie Record Twice in One Morning

A 12-year-old holds up a white marlin.

‘It Was the Craziest Fish of My Life,’ Says 12-Year-Old Who Caught a Pending World-Record White Marlin

By Alice Jones Webb

Teen holds up large tiger trout.

Teen’s First Tiger Trout from His Home Lake Is a New Wyoming Record

By Alice Jones Webb

An angler with a big chinook salmon caught in Montana.

Watch: Montana Retiree Catches Pending State-Record Chinook Salmon from His Pontoon

Indiana angler with record spotted gar.

Watch: Indiana Kayak Fisherman Shatters Another State Gar Record on His Quest to Break All 3

Man holds large channel catfish.

West Virginia Angler Smashes State Catfish Record Using His Daughter’s Pink Kiddie Rod

By Alice Jones Webb

A spearfisherman with a chunky bluegill.

South Dakota Diver Spears a State-Record Bluegill

A smiling fisherman holds up a fat cutthroat trout.

‘It’s What I Live For.’ Angler Breaks Tennessee Cutthroat Record on a Fishing Trip with His Buddies

Angler with smallmouth bass.

Fisherman Catches Trophy Smallmouth, Breaks Minnesota Catch-and-Release Record on Guided Trip

South Carolina angler with state-record amberjack.

Huge Amberjack That Ate Snapper Off Angler’s Line Breaks South Carolina Record

idaho tiger trout

Idaho Angler Lands Record Breaking Tiger Trout

A 12-year-old catches the new Montana state-record sucker.

‘Bro I’m in Disbelief!’ Watch This Montana 12-Year-Old Catch the State-Record Sucker

Minnesota state record black crappie.

Minnesota Angler Breaks His Own State Record With 17.5-Inch Crappie

By Natalie Krebs

collage of record bass snapshots

The Biggest Bass Ever Caught

By Ken Perrotte, Dac Collins

Two Arkansas men with a paddlefish.

Arkansas Fisherman Catches New State-Record Paddlefish by Accident

7 New Bass Species Just Became Eligible for World Records, Including Florida and Alabama Bass

A Minnesota angler with a massive pike.

Huge Pike Caught in Boundary Waters Would Have Broken Minnesota’s State Record, Except for One Technicality

Blackfin Tuna Caught During Miami Dolphins Tournament Should Break the World Record

Blackfin Tuna Caught During Miami Dolphins Tournament Should Break the World Record

Spearfishermen hold up their catches.

Freediver Spears Pending Record Pompano During Florida Tournament, Wins First Place

An angler holds up a hybrid striped bass.

‘Super-Size’ Hybrid Striper Caught on a Crankbait Breaks Ohio Record

Angler fights paddlefish from shore; angler weighs paddlefish.

Watch: North Dakota Fisherman Snags Giant Paddlefish, Tying the State Record

The new state-record white perch caught by Scott Smith in Michigan

Michigan’s New Record White Perch Is So Big, It Was Initially Misidentified as a White Bass

Alabama angler holds snook.

Alabama High Schooler’s First Snook Should Set a New State Record

Fly angler with striped bass.

Fishing Guide Makes One Cast with a Fly Rod, Catches New World-Record Striper

An angler holds up a record-sized yellow perch.

Indiana Fisherman Catches State-Record Yellow Perch During Local Fishing Derby

Jaylynn Parker holds a blue catfish.

101-Pound Blue Catfish Caught on Jugline Is Officially the New Ohio Record

A fly fisherman holds up a state-record cutthroat trout.

Idaho Fly Fisherman Lands State-Record Cutthroat Trout, Releases It into Clark Fork River

Jeffrey Forester holds a Georgia record rock bass.

Georgia Angler Sets State’s First Rock Bass Record

Chuck Main holds a potential state record-tying yellow perch.

Jumbo Yellow Perch Caught by Pennsylvania Angler Should Tie the State Record

Rebecca Jones with a record monkeyface prickleback.

Oregon Angler Lands Potential World-Record Monkeyface Prickleback

Two anglers with a new youth state-record cobia.

Florida Kid Catches 2 State-Record Fish and One Pending World Record in a Day

A Utah fisherman with a giant tiger trout.

Utah Fisherman Follows Grandpa’s Advice, Catches State-Record Tiger Trout Through the Ice

An angler holds up an almaco jack.

Offshore Fisherman Catches Almaco Jack That Shatters the Georgia State Record

Angler with a giant striper-white bass hybrid.

Watch: Giant Hybrid Bass Caught on Fly Could Set a New World Record

A Missouri angler with a bighead carp.

Missouri Man Catches Likely World-Record Carp, Turns It into Fertilizer

A West Virginia angler holds up the new state-record bowfin.

College Student Catches State-Record Bowfin on Her Second Cast of the Day

angler standing on bank holds huge largemouth bass up toward camera

California Dreaming: How Nintendo Led Oliver Ngy to Big-Bass Superstardom

A group of anglers hold up the world-record paddlefish.

Guide Who Puts First-Time Angler on World-Record Paddlefish Says It’s a ‘Dream Come True’

kody king idaho record tiger trout

State-Record Tiger Trout Disqualified Because Angler Didn’t Have a Fishing License

Lynn Bumgardner with his record yellow perch.

Tennessee Fisherman Catches Kentucky State-Record Perch

An angler holds up a smallmouth bass in a parking lot.

Huge Smallmouth Bass Caught in Indiana Should Break 32-Year-Old State Record

Angler releases giant king salmon in Argentina.

Watch: ‘Absolute Beast’ of a King Salmon Proves Why the Next World Record Will Come from Argentina

A teenager kneels with a fat tiger trout held in his hands, an dholds the fish by his tailgate.

West Virginia Teen Lands New State-Record Tiger Trout That Barely Fit in the Net

An x-ray image of a crappie with ball bearings in its gut.

Investigation Reveals Kansas Record Crappie Was Stuffed with Ball Bearings

A white crappie caught in Kansas.

“I Caught That Fish Legally and Honestly.” Kansas Officials Seize State-Record Crappie, Strike It From Record Books

A fisherman holds up a fat rainbow trout caught from a creek in Maryland.

Fat Rainbow Trout Caught from Historic Creek Shatters Maryland State Record

A white crappie caught in Kansas.

Kansas Angler Catches New State-Record Crappie

A kayak angler holds up a state-record crappie caught in Colorado.

Kayak Fisherman Breaks Colorado Crappie Record Using Forward-Facing Sonar

keith pazour with south dakota record walleye

South Dakota Walleye Record Broken for the Second Time in 3 Weeks

idaho record steelhead

Idaho Fly Fisherman Lands New State-Record Steelhead

megan gray with a large brook trout

Arkansas Angler Releases What Could Have Been the New State-Record Brook Trout