Catch and Release Fish Records
Length Record - Catch and Release Game Fish | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Length (in.) | Location | Angler | Date |
| Arctic Grayling | 16.7 | Fishpole Lake | Wade Jensen | 06/20/2026 |
| Bass - Largemouth | 25 | Cave Lake | JJ Schillinger | 10/19/2019 |
| Bass - Smallmouth | 23.75 | Dworshak Reservoir | Joey Walton | 12/16/2022 |
| Black Crappie | 17 | Crane Creek Reservoir | Jon Urban | 07/27/2020 |
| Bluegill | 11.5 | Cave Lake | Elisa Rose | 04/10/2016 |
| Bonneville Cisco | 7.8 | Bear Lake | Afton Garren | 01/22/2016 |
| Species | Length (in.) | Location | Angler | Date |
| Burbot | 26.75 | Kootenai River | Caleb Wilson | 03/23/2026 |
| Species | Length (in.) | Location | Angler | Date |
| Catfish - Blue | 42.5" | CJ Strike Reservoir | Paul Newman | 07/20/2022 |
| Catfish - Bullhead | 17 | Lake Cascade | Josh DeLong | 09/5/2026 |
| Catfish - Channel | 37.5 | Caldwell Rotary Pond | Lucas Barnett | 11/01/2024 |
| Catfish - Flathead | 44 | Snake River | Brandi Holt | 08/02/2025 |
| Chinook Salmon (fresh water) | 32.5 | Coeur d'Alene River | Austin Yarnell | 09/20/2023 |
| Chinook Salmon (ocean run) | 41.5 | Salmon River | Michael Nicholson | 07/04/2016 |
| Coho Salmon (ocean run) | 31 | Clearwater River | Jase Groesbeck | 10/28/2023 |
| Cutthroat - Bonneville | 28.5 | Bear Lake | Gaylon Newbold | 04/21/2016 |
| Cutthroat Trout - Lahontan | 21.75 | Grasmere Reservoir | Jordan Rodriguez | 12/17/2022 |
| Cutthroat Trout - Westslope | 27 | Lake Pend Oreille | Kyle Hatrock | 02/1/2026 |
| Cutthroat Trout - Yellowstone | 31 | Snake River | Nate Burr | 09/08/2020 |
| Green Sunfish | 8 | Boise River | Jon Urban | 06/06/2022 |
| Green Sunfish/Bluegill hybrid | 8 | Eagle Island Park Pond | Hayleigh Urban | 08/28/2020 |
| Kokanee Salmon | 22.8 | Big Elk Creek | Rob Mackesey | 08/29/2020 |
| Species | Length (in.) | Location | Angler | Date |
| Lake Whitefish | 24.5 | Lake Pend Oreille | Corey Comstock | 05/11/2020 |
| Northern Pike | 49.75 | Lake Pend Oreille | Timothy Hicks | 06/13/2026 |
| Pumpkinseed | 9 | Chase Lake, Bonner County | Rick Poedtke | 05/31/2018 |
| Pumpkinseed/Bluegill Hybrid | 9.13 | Crane Falls Reservoir | Skye and Quinn Rodriguez | 06/25/2026 |
| Species | Length (in.) | Location | Angler | Date |
| Rainbow - Trout | 31.25 | American Falls Reservoir | Brett Jones | 05/25/2020 |
| Rainbow Trout - Cutthroat Hybrid | 36 | Henrys Lake | Hailey Thomas | 10/4/2022 |
| Rainbow Trout - Gerrard | 36.5 | Lake Pend Oreille | Sophie Egizi | 10/11/2019 |
| Steelhead | 41 | Clearwater River | Kyriacos Panayiotou | 10/6/2023 |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 40 | Lake Cascade | Nicholas Percy | 08/29/2017 |
| Trout - Brook | 22 | Henrys Lake | Kazen Cromar | 12/11/2016 |
| Trout - Brown | 31 | Bear River | Benjamin Smith | 08/28/2026 |
| Trout - Bull | 39 | Lake Pend Oreille | Matthew Lutzke | 01/19/2021 |
| Trout - Golden | 21.3 | Pass Lake | James Taylor | 08/29/2020 |
| Trout - Lake | 44 | Payette Lake | Kim Anderson | 07/21/2026 |
| Trout - Rainbow | 31.25 | American Falls Reservoir | Brett Jones | 05/25/2020 |
| Trout - Sunapee | 10 | Sawtooth Lake #1 | Grady Prairie | 07/18/2021 |
| Trout - Tiger | 26 | Lehman Pond | Chandra Jensen | 06/9/2023 |
| Walleye | 32.3 | Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir | Robert Norman | 7/16/2025 |
| Warmouth | 8 | Cove Arm Reservoir | Jon Urban | 05/05/2026 |
| White Crappie | 15.25 | Sawyers Pond | Joey Brandes | 07/09/2021 |
| Whitefish - Bonneville | 21 | Bear Lake | Gaylon Newbold | 12/10/2019 |
| Whitefish - Lake | 24.5 | Lake Pend Oreille | Corey Comstock | 05/11/2020 |
| Whitefish - Mountain | 21.5 | Salmon River | Tyler Coleman | 8/27/2022 |
| White Sturgeon | 124 | CJ Strike Reservoir | Greg Poulsen | 08/05/2022 |
| Yellow Perch | 17 | Cascade Lake | David Ekmark | 05/05/2018 |
Length Record - Catch and Release Nongame Fish | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Length (in.) | Location | Angler | Date |
| Bridgelip Sucker | 17 | Lemhi River | Eric Geisthardt | 05/18/2021 |
| Chiselmouth | 11.25 | Salmon River | Akeley Fahnholz | 6/8/26 |
| Common Carp | 38 | American Falls Reservoir | Dayton Schild | 06/15/2022 |
| Dace | 4 | Boise River | Jon Urban | 7/27/2023 |
| Grass Carp | 40 | Marsing Pond | Joe Bonawitz | 08/25/2019 |
| Largescale Sucker | 27.7 | Cascade Reservoir | Gary Hardesty | 04/9/2016 |
| Northern Pikeminnow | 27 | Snake River | Kaden Hammer | 8/04/2022 |
| Peamouth | 14.125 | Snake River | Akeley Fahnholz | 02/25/2023 |
| Pond Loach | 7.5 | Snake River | Connor Lewis | 5/28/25 |
| Redside Shiner | 6.5 | Salmon River | Neil Benoit | 08/01/2026 |
| Tench | 20.5 | Coeur d’Alene Lake | Rylee Dragon | 08/11/2026 |
| Tilapia | 15 | Snake River | Dave Gassel | 02/21/2017 |
| Utah Sucker | 26 | South Fork Snake River | Joe Levin | 08/09/2026 |
| Utah Chub | 18 | American Falls Reservoir | Kaden Hammer | 01/29/2022 |
| Species | Length (in.) | Location | Angler | Date |