Freshwater Fish Records for South Carolina

Afffidavit for Record Freshwater Game Fish is in the Adobe PDF file format. Affidavit must be filled out in entirely and returned to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources within 45 days of catch. Adobe® Reader® is required to open the above files and is available as a free download from the Adobe® Web site.

Freshwater Fish Family

True Bass Family

Fish Species	Weight	Place	Year	Angler	Angler's Hometown
Striped Bass	59-8	Lake Hartwell	2002	Terry McConnell see story	Eastanolle, GA
White Bass	5-4.8	Lake Murray	2006	Davis P. Jefferies, Jr.	Chapin, SC
Hybrid Bass	20-6	Savannah River	1978	Danny Wood	Commerce, GA
White Perch	1-15.2 (tie)	Lake Wylie (Allison Creek)	2007	Rodger W. Taylor	Rock Hill, SC
White Perch	1-13.5 (tie)	Lake Murray	1986	Chris Epting	Chapin, SC

Sunfish Family

Fish Species	Weight	Place	Year	Angler	Angler's Hometown
Largemouth Bass	16-2	Lake Marion	1949	P.H. Flanagan	Manning, SC
(tie)	16-2	Aiken Co. Pond	1993	Mason Cummings	Ridge Springs, SC
Spotted Bass	8-2	Lake Jocassee	1996	James Couch	Pickens, SC
Smallmouth Bass	9-7	Lake Jocassee	2001	Terry Dodson see story	Rosman, NC
Redeye Bass	5-2.5	Lake Jocassee	2001	Randy Dickson see story	Westminster, SC
Bluegill (Bream)	3-4	Lancaster Co.	1973	J.P. Hegler	Heath Springs, SC
Shellcracker	5-7	Diversion Canal	1998	Amos Gay	Appling, GA
Redbreast*	2-0	Lumber River	1975	D. R. Turner	Nichols, SC
Warmouth	2-2.5	Clarendon Co.	1973	W. Singletary	Lake City, SC
Flier	1-4	Hemingway	1977	Steve Bryant	Hemingway, SC
Pumpkinseed	2-4	North Saluda River	1997	Scott Hart	Greenville, SC
White Crappie	5-1	Lake Murray	1949	Mrs. H.P. Owens	Columbia, SC
Black Crappie	5-0	Lake Moultrie	1957	P.E. Foust	High Point, NC

*Indicates a current world's record

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Trout Family

Fish Species	Weight	Place	Year	Angler	Angler's Hometown
Brook	2-6	Chattooga River	1979	L. Dean Chapman	Salem, SC
Brown	17-9.5	Lake Jocassee	1987	Larry Edwards	Pickens, SC
Rainbow	11-5	Lake Jocassee	1993	Scott Coggins	Travelers Rest, SC

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Perch Family

Fish Species	Weight	Place	Year	Angler	Angler's Hometown
Sauger	4-7	Lake Thurmond	1985	Broadus Moody	Honea Path, SC
Yellow	3-4	Lake Keowee	1979	D. Scarborough	Candler, NC
Walleye	10-0	Lake Russell	1994	Robert Huskins	Erwin, TN

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Pickerel Family

Fish Species	Weight	Place	Year	Angler	Angler's Hometown
Chain (Jack)	6-4	Chessey Creek	1981	Randall Spell	Colleton, SC
Redfin Pike	1-8.8	Bluff Lake	1983	Albert Johnson	Florence, SC
Muskellunge	22-8, 42 1/4in	Broad River	2004	Zavier Jefferies	Gaffney, SC

Catfish Family

Fish Species	Weight	Place	Year	Angler	Angler's Hometown
Blue	109-4	Tailrace Canal	1991	George A. Lijewski	Summerville, SC
Bullhead	6-3	Edisto River	1973	Dorothy Dewitt	Simpsonville, SC
Channel*	58-0	Lake Moultrie	1964	W.H. Whaley	Pineville, SC
Flathead	79-4	Santee Cooper Diversion Canal	2001	Jessica Preston see story	Gilbert, SC
White	9-15	Lake Murray	1986	Jim Schwietert	Spartanburg, SC

*Indicates a current world's record

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Others

Fish Species	Weight	Place	Year	Angler	Angler's Hometown
Mudfish (Bowfin)*	21-8	Forest Lake	1980	Robert Harmon	Florence, SC
American Shad	7-0	Santee River	1985	Sylvester Casselman	St. Stephen, SC

*Indicates a current world's record

Bowfishing Records

Fish Species	Weight	Place	Year	Angler	Angler's Hometown
Bowfin	15-7	Santee Cooper	1994	Jimmie Wright	Lincoln, NC
Carp	58-0	Lake Murray	2000	Kenneth O. Shealy	Prosperity, SC
Longnose Gar	25-6	Lake Murray	2008	John Williamson	Holly Springs, NC

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