See the list below for Florida freshwater fishing records for the entire state of Florida. The fishing capital of the world, these records include all freshwater species for which records are currently kept by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. It should be noted that these are hook and line fishing records only and do not include other records that may have been set by snagging, spearing, trolling, or netting.

SpeciesLbs-OzsLocation Date
Alligator Gar123-0Choctawhatchee River 7/8/1995
Black Crappie3 – 13Lake Talquin 1/21/1992
Blue Catfish61 – 8Little Escambia Creek 2/11/1996
Bluegill Sunfish2 – 15Crystal Lake 4/19/1989
Bowfin19 – 0Lake Kissimmee 11/5/1984
Brown Bullhead5 – 11Little Cedar Creek 3/28/1995
Butterfly Peacock Bass9 – 1Kendall Lake 3/11/1993
Chain Pickerel5 – 12Lake Talquin 6/11/2004
Channel Catfish44 – 8Big Bluff Lake 5/19/1985
Flathead Catfish44 – 6Apalachicola River 4/10/2004
Flier Sunfish1 – 4Iamonia Lake 8/14/1992
Florida Gar7 – 0Oklawaha 6/28/1988
Largemouth Bass17 – 4Unknown 7/6/1986
Longnose Gar41 – 0Lake Panasoffkee 4/14/1985
Oscar2 – 5Lake Okeechobee 3/16/1994
Redbreast Sunfish2 – 1Suwannee River 4/2/1988
Redear Sunfish4 – 14Merritt Pond 3/13/1986
Redeye Bass7 – 13Apalachicola River 2/18/1989
Redfin Pickerel1 – 1New River 1/6/1993
Shad5 – 3Saint Johns River 2/15/1990
Spotted Bass3 – 12Apalachicola River 6/24/1985
Spotted Sunfish0 – 13Suwannee River 5/12/1984
Striped Bass42 – 4Apalachicola River 12/14/1993
Sunshine Bass16 – 5Lake Seminole 5/9/1985
Warmouth2 – 7Yellow River 10/1/1985
White Bass4 – 14Apalachicola River 4/9/1982
White Catfish18-14Withlacoochee River 9/21/1991

Till next time tight lines and good fishing….

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