A quick overview of state record bluegill.

by Bruce Condello

Mar 22, 2008

State Weight Length Location Angler Date Alabama, 4 lbs 12 oz , Ketona Lakes by Birmingham T.S. Hudson 4/9/1950 Arizona, 3 lbs 15.68 oz, 15.75" ,Goldwater Lake Christopher Ray Mapes 5/2/2004 Arkansas, 3 lbs 4 oz , N/A Albert Sharp 8/7/1998 California, 3 lbs 8 oz, Lower Otay Reservoir Davis Buckhanan 7/10/1991 Colorado, 2 lbs 4 oz, 11.5" Hollenbeck Reservoir Nicholas Toczek 1988 Connecticut , 2 lbs 4 oz , private pond Daniel Gesner 1996 Delaware, 2 lbs 10 oz, 13" Diamond Pond Arnold Harmon 6/10/1998 Florida, 2 lbs 15 oz, Crystal Lake John LeMaster 4/19/1989 Georgia, 3 lbs 5 oz, Shamrock Lake P. F. Gumm 7/3/1977 Hawaii, 0 lbs 8 oz, Lake Wilson June Rae Maeda 6/9/2000 Idaho, 3 lbs 8 oz, C.J. Strike Reservoir Darrell Grim 1966 Illinois, 3 lbs 8 oz, private pond Darren May 5/10/1987 Indiana, 3 lbs 4 oz, private pond Harold L. Catey 1972 Iowa, 3 lbs 2 oz, 12.875" private pond Phil Algreen 7/1986 Kentucky, 4 lbs 3 oz, Strip mine lake Phil Conyers 8/5/1980 Maryland, 3 lbs 7 oz, Deep Creek Lake Sarah Brenneman 8/9/1998 Michigan, 2 lbs 12 oz, 13.75" Vaughn Lake Gary Saylor 1983 Minnesota, 2 lbs 13 oz, Alice Lake Bob Parker 1948 Mississippi, 3 lbs 7.2 oz, private pond Gerald E. Thurmond 2/2/1995 Missouri, 3 lbs 0 oz, Private Pond Bevier Robert Giovanini 6/8/1963 Montana, 2 lbs 10.24 oz, 11" Petersons Stock Dam Brent Fladmo 6/3/1983 Nebraska, 2 lbs 13 oz, Grove Lake Gary Ralston 4/26/1977 Nevada, 2 lbs 3 oz , 13.5" Colorado River Mike Scott 6/14/2004 New Hampshire, 2 lbs 0.64 oz, 11.25" Goodwin Pond Justin S. Therieau 6/18/1992 New Jersey, 3 lbs 0 oz , private pond - in Pennington Dom Santarelli 1990 New Mexico, 3 lbs 1.5 oz, 11.75" Lovington Lake Thomas Smith 6/10/1963 New York, 2 lbs 8 oz, Kohlbach Pond Devin C. VanZandt 8/3/1992 North Carolina, 4 lbs 5 oz, N/A Danny Case 7/27/1967 North Dakota, 2 lbs 12 oz, Strawberry Lake B. Hystad 1963 Ohio, 3 lbs 4.48 oz, 12.75" Salt Fork Reservoir Willis D. Nicholes 4/28/1990 Oklahoma, 2 lbs 6 oz, 12.75" private pond Tom Shorter 5/8/1987 Ontario, 1 lbs 8 oz, N/A 0 Oregon, 2 lbs 5.5 oz, private pond Wayne Elmore 1981 Pennsylvania, 2 lbs 9 oz, Keystone Lake Tom Twincheck 1983 Rhode Island, 2 lbs 1 oz, 12" N/A 0 South Carolina, 3 lbs 4 oz, N/A J.P. Hegler 1973 South Dakota, 3 lbs 4 oz, Stock Dam Scott Sanner 5/24/1980 Tennessee, 3 lbs 0 oz, Fall Creek unknown 6/27/1977 Tennessee, 3 lbs 0 oz, pond unknown 12/19/1987 Texas, 1 lbs 13 oz, 11.5" Purtis Creek James Sides 6/12/1993 Utah, 2 lbs 7 oz, 11.5" Mantua Reservoir Jack Rask 1993 Vermont, 1 lbs 5 oz, Connecticut River John Regan 2000 Washington, 2 lbs 5.3 oz, Tampico Park Pond Ron Hinote 6/10/1984 West Virginia, 2 lbs 12 oz, 11.7" unknown pond Mark A. Lewis 1986 Wisconsin, 2 lbs 9.8 oz, Lake Michigan unknown 8/2/1995 Wyoming, 1 lbs 7.5 oz, 10.3" Lake View North Pond Brad Artery 1988
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  • Howard Webster

    I can only speak for Vermont I think bigger Blues and sunnies have been caught that were never reported. Where Vermonts record gill is reported to have come from is a huge part of the river. I have toured the area but never fished there.
    Our state record sunnie is only 14 oz, How ever there were two men that i know very well were fishing for bass in lake champlain in about 30 feetof water they spoke with disgust about the huge pumpkinseeds that keep as they called it grabbing there bait. They both at different accounts refered to these fish as being larger than dinner plates. This fishing trip happened over 30years ago I called the living one the other day his story was just the same as it was years ago they were using nightcrawlers and minnows. He could not recall if any of the sunnies bite on the minnows or not the gentalman turned 83 last december. He stated that these darn fish would make you think you were pulling a huge bass in. He thought they were using 8 or 10 pound test eagle claw #2 hooks. He and his partner fished many times after that and never caught that sized again. He would not guess if they would make a pound or not he said they were big for pumpkinseeds

    Jul 29, 2009

  • Howard Webster

    oh and by the way thanks Bruce

    Jul 29, 2009

  • Walt Foreman

    The Fall Creek Falls bluegill, the earlier Tennessee record, was caught by Thelma Grissom. The later tying fish was caught by Brad Pendergrass.

    May 9, 2010