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Species Weight Length  Location Angler Date Photo
Paddlefish 107 lbs 0 oz 69.5" Missouri River  Robert Pranschke 3/1981  
Blue Catfish 74 lbs 8 oz 53.375" Missouri River  Pat Lutz 8/1999  
Flathead Catfish 81 lbs 0 oz 52" Lake Ellis  Joe Baze 6/1958  
Muskellunge 50 lbs 6 oz 52" Spirit Lake  Kevin Cardwell 8/2000  
Longnose Gar 17 lbs 8 oz 51" Mississippi River  Kevin Riley 9/1992  
Grass Carp 61 lbs 8 oz 49.5" Greenfield Lake  Tyler Warner 5/1998  
Tiger Muskellunge 27 lbs 2 oz 47" West Okoboji Lake  Shannon Green 8/1989  
Northern Pike 25 lbs 5 oz 45" West Okoboji Lake  Allen Forsberg 2/1977  
Carp 50 lbs 0 oz 44" Glenwood Lake  Fred Hougland 5/1969  
Buffalo 64 lbs 6 oz 41.5" Lake Manawa Lake Manawa 4/2007  
Channel Catfish 38 lbs 2 oz 40" Missouri River Dustin Curtis 6/2005  
Freshwater Drum 46 lbs 0 oz 38.5" Spirit Lake  R.F. Farra 10/1962  
Rainbow Trout 19 lbs 8 oz 35" French Creek  Jack Renner 7/1984  
Wiper (Whiterock) Bass 18 lbs 15 oz 33.25" Des Moines River  Don Ostergaard 9/1997  
Shovelnose Sturgeon 12 lbs 0 oz 33" Des Moines River  Randy Hemm 4/1974  
Shortnose Gar 5 lbs 8 oz 32.8"" Red Rock Lake Albert Augustin 5/2008  
Sucker 15 lbs 1 oz 32.25" Missouri River  Glen E. Dittman 9/1983  
Bowfin 11 lbs 9 oz 31.5" Mississippi River  Bill Gretten 5/1994  
Walleye 14 lbs 8 oz 30.5" Des Moines River  Gloria Eoriatti 9/1986  
Saugeye 12 lbs 4 oz 29.5" Des Moines River  Don Ostergaard 3/2000  
Brown Trout 15 lbs 6 oz 29" North Prairie Lake  Gerold Lewis 6/1995  
Striped Bass 9 lbs 4 oz 29" Lake Rathbun  Richard Pauley 7/1983  
Sauger 6 lbs 8 oz 25" Missouri River  Mrs. W. Buser 10/1976  
Largemouth Bass 10 lbs 14 oz 23.5" Lake Fisher  Patricia Zaerr 5/1984  
Smallmouth Bass 7 lbs 12 oz 22.75" West Okoboji Lake  Rick Gray 9/1990  
Bullhead 5 lbs 8 oz 22" private pond  Michael Hurd 1989  
Crappie 4 lbs 9 oz 21.25" Green Castle Lake  Ted Trowbridge 5/1981  
White Bass 3 lbs 14 oz 20" West Okoboji Lake  Bill Born 5/1972  
Brook Trout 7 lbs 0 oz 19.75" Fountain Springs Creek  David Kovarik 7/1996  
Yellow Perch 2 lbs 3 oz 14.75" Morse Lake  Daniel Borchardt 3/1994  
Yellow Bass 1 lbs 9 oz 14.5" Lake Manawa  Bill Campbell 4/1991  
Yellow Bass 1 lbs 9 oz 13.5" Lake Anita  Michael Gradick 5/2000  
Bluegill Sunfish 3 lbs 2 oz 12.875" private pond  Phil Algreen 7/1986  
Green Sunfish 2 lbs 1 oz 12.5" private pond  Ralph Mayer 7/2000  
Rock Bass 1 lbs 8 oz 10.5" Mississippi River  Jim Driscoll 6/1973  
Goldeye 2 lbs 4 oz   Des Moines River  Mark Ikle 6/1992  

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