Freshwater Fish Records for South Carolina

Affidavit for Record Freshwater Game Fish is in the 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.

Freshwater Fish Family

| Temperate Bass | Sunfish | Trout| Perch | Pickerel | Catfish| Others | Bowfishing |

Temperate Bass Family
Fish Species	Weight	Place	Year	Angler	Angler's Hometown
Striped Bass	63	Lake Russell	2009	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 (tie)	1-15.2	Lake Wylie (Allison Creek)	2007	Rodger W. Taylor	Rock Hill, SC
White Perch (tie)	1-15.84	Lake Marion	2016	Frank Drose, Sr.	Manning, SC

Temperate Bass of SC

Sunfish and Black Bass Family
Fish Species	Weight	Place	Year	Angler	Angler's Hometown
Largemouth Bass (tie)	16-2	Lake Marion	1949	P.H. Flanagan	Manning, SC
Largemouth Bass (tie)	16-2	Aiken Co. Pond	1993	Mason Cummings	Ridge Springs, SC
Spotted Bass	8-5	Lake Jocassee	2001	David Preston	Tyron, NC
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	5-7.5	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

Trout Family
Fish Species	Weight	Place	Year	Angler	Angler's Hometown
Brook	4-10	Chattooga below Burrell’s Ford	2010	Wes Coker	Gray Court, SC
Brown	17-9.5	Lake Jocassee	1987	Larry Edwards	Pickens, SC
Rainbow	11-5	Lake Jocassee	1993	Scott Coggins	Travelers Rest, SC

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	Danny Scarborough	Candler, NC
Walleye(tie)	10-0	Lake Russell	1994	Robert Huskins	Erwin, TN
Walleye(tie)	10-1.44	Lake Tugalo	2022	Chris Edlund see story	Roebuck, SC

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	113.8	Lake Moultrie	2017	Paula D. Haney	Liberty, SC
Bullhead	6-6.3	Broad River	2009	George Eleazer	Irmo, SC
Channel*	58-0	Lake Moultrie	1964	W.H. Whaley	Pineville, SC
Flathead	84-9.6	Cooper River	2018	Paul Daniels	Hanahan, SC
White	12-2.9	Lake Murray	2014	Charles Earp	West Columbia, SC

*Indicates a current world's record

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	28-8	Lake Moultrie	2015	Hunter Neeley	Chapin, SC

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