Connecticut Freshwater Record Fish
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State Record American Shad 9 lbs 4 oz
State Record Bowfin 9 lbs 0 oz
State Record Brown Trout 19 lbs
State Record Sea-Run Brown Trout 10 lbs 8 oz
State Record Chain Pickerel 8 lbs 9 oz
State Record Channel Catfish 29 lbs 6 oz
State Record Common Carp 43 lbs 12 oz
State Record Fallfish 2 lbs 4 oz
State Record Kokanee 2 lbs 14 oz (2018)
State Record Kokanee Salmon 2 lbs 14 oz (2011)
State Record Lake Trout 29 lbs 13 oz
State Record Largemouth Bass 12 lbs 11 oz
State Record Northern Pike 29.0 lbs (2020)
State Record Northern Pike 29.0 lbs (1980)
State Record Rainbow Trout 14 lbs 10 oz
State Record Rock Bass 1 lb 3 oz
State Record Tiger Trout 7 lbs 14 oz
Please contact the Fisheries Division with any questions.
Phone: 860-424-FISH (3474)
E-mail: deep.inland.fisheries@ct.gov
Content last updated February 2025.