South Dakota State Record Fish

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South Dakota State Record Fish
Species Weight Location Date Angler

Bass, Largemouth 9-3 Hudson Gravel Pit Nov. 14, 1999 Richard Viereck
Bass, Rock 2-0 Lewis & Clark Lake July 14, 1990 Joe A. Kippes
Bass, Smallmouth 6-9 Lake Poinsett April 27, 2008 Darin Laue
Bass, White 4-10 Blue Dog Lake May 8, 2006 Coy Nelson
Bluegill 3-4 Stanley Co. Stock Dam May 24, 1980 Scott Sanner
Buffalo, Bigmouth 51-9 Lake Mitchell Apr. 24, 1993 Reg Young
Buffalo, Smallmouth 30-0 Missouri River Jan. 14, 1986 Bill Lynch
Bullhead, Black 4-0 Reid Lake June 19, 2004 Greg Rahm
Bullhead, Brown 3-11 Big Stone Lake June 13, 1993 Mike Piechowski
Bullhead, Yellow 3-3 West 81 Lake Sept. 3, 2006 Joseph M. Herrig
Burbot 12-3 Lake Sharpe April 3, 1974 Norman Sheldon
***Carp, Common 37-0 Waubay Lake April 20, 2001 David Koslowski
Carpsucker, River 7-15 Lake Sharpe May 15, 1999 Paulette His Gun
Catfish, Blue 97-0 Missouri River Sept. 16, 1959 Edward B. Elliott
Catfish, Channel 55-0 James River May 18, 1949 Roy Groves
Catfish, Flathead 63-8 James River June 18, 2006 Davin Holland
Chub, Creek 0-9.7 Big Sioux River April 7, 1998 Sharon Petersen
Chub, Flathead 0-1.85 Keya Paha River July 2, 1993 Nick Backlund
Crappie, Black 3-8 SDSU pond May 27, 2004 Benjamin Wight
Crappie, White 3-9 Hughes Co. Farm Pond April 28, 1974 Gary Ernst
Drum, Freshwater 36-8 Missouri River Sept. 25, 1971 Alvin D. Williams
Eel, American 5-3 Missouri River June 29, 1969 Velma Weverstad
Gar, Longnose 16-12 Missouri River April 6, 1996 Curt Larsen
Gar, Shortnose 5-10 Ft. Randall Tailrace April 25, 1998 Leo Hopkins Jr.
Goldeye 3-13 Oahe Tailrace Aug. 9, 1987 Gary Heuer
Herring, Lake (Cisco) 4-3 Lake Oahe July 28, 1999 Lee Delo
Herring, River 1-5 Missouri River Aug. 20, 1988 E. Jansevigs Sr.
Mooneye 1-7 Oahe Tailwaters June 16, 1967 Roe Gifford
Muskellunge 40-0 Amsden Dam April 16, 1991 Daniel B. Krueger
Muskellunge, Tiger 37-7 Lake Sharpe-Stilling Basin May 30, 2003 Jason Besmer
Paddlefish 120-12 Ft. Randall April 19, 1979 Don Gregg
Perch, Yellow 2-12 Bitter Lake Feb. 28, 2004 Dave Engels
Pike, Northern 36-3 Lake Oahe April 3, 1993 Jeff Case
Red Horse, Shorthead 4-10 Big Stone Lake Sept. 22, 2001 Jim Herbert
Salmon, Chinook 23-14 Lake Oahe Aug. 16, 2003 Keith West
Salmon, Coho 3-5 Oahe Tailwaters Feb. 18, 1974 Barbara Poches
Salmon, Kokanee 2-11 Pactola Reservoir Aug. 2, 1974 Russ Backus
Sauger 7-7 Oahe Tailwaters May 3, 1960 Harvey Holzworth
Shad, Gizzard 4-12 Lake Oahe Jan. 14, 2006 Brad Dietz
Shiner, Common 0-1 Little Minn. River May 31, 1980 Mike Stapleton
Shiner, Golden 0-4 Private Stock Dam May 27, 1985 Vicki Raths
Shiner, Red 0-0.0448 Big Sioux River July 17, 1976 W. Alan Wentz
Shiner, Sand 0-0.1244 Big Sioux River July 17, 1976 W. Alan Wentz
Smelt, Rainbow 0-4 Oahe Stilling Basin Jan. 22, 1984 Roger Pederson
Splake 10-13 Deerfield Lake April 22, 2005 Dennis Larive
Stonecat 0-5.28 Big Sioux River May 20, 1980 Duane Stanley
*Sturgeon, Lake 40-0 Missouri River March 13, 1990 Daniel Bouza
*Sturgeon, Pallid 28-8 Lake Sharpe May 26, 1971 Donald Chambers
Sturgeon, Shovelnose 6-10 Lake Sharpe May 8, 1987 Don McMullen
Sucker, Blue 12-7 Ft. Randall April 28, 1988 Larry Peters
Sucker, White 5-13 Pickerel Lake June 30, 1982 David Green 
Sunfish, Green 1-5 Minnehaha Co. Stock Pond May 7, 2005 Alex Meland
Sunfish, Orange-spotted 0-.550 Big Sioux River June 23, 1999 Rebecca Zirbel
Sunfish, pumpkinseed 0-12 Lake Carthage May 28, 1970 Pat McCart
Trout, Brook 11-3 Deerfield Lake Dec. 30, 2006 Ryan Rempfer
Trout, Brown 24-8 Canyon Lake Dec. 9, 1990 Wilfred H Huether
Trout, Cutthroat 6-5 Rapid Creek Sept. 24, 1989 Dick Rossum
Trout, Lake 27-14 Pactola Reservoir July 16, 2003 Cory Snyder
Trout, Rainbow 19-4 Oahe Tailwaters July 4, 1980 Tom Moore
Trout, Tiger 0-7 Whitewood Creek June 15, 1989 Ronald Glover
Walleye 16-2 Ft. Randall Tailwaters Nov. 16, 2002 Georgine Chytka
Whitefish 7-9 Oahe Tailwaters May 31, 1988 Clinton Woody