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Idaho Fish and Game

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Record Fish in Idaho

Records for fish caught in Idaho.

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Catch-and-Release Records

Catch-and-Release records for Idaho fish released alive.

How to Apply
All applicants must submit:

  • A completed Record Fish Application Form, which includes the legal signature of one witness to the measurement and release.
  • At least one photo of the fish with the angler and 2 or 3 of the measuring process.

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Certified Weight Records

Traditional records of Idaho fish measured using a certified scale.

How to Apply
All applicants must submit:

  • A completed Record Fish Application Form, which includes the legal signature of one witness to the weight.
  • A receipt from a certified scale documenting the weight.
  • Verification of species and by Idaho Fish and Game.
  • At least one photo of the fish.

General Record Guidelines

To be eligible for a state record, all of these must be true.

  • The fish was caught by the holder of a valid Idaho fishing license
  • The fish was caught using legal methods
  • The fish was not caught during salvage season
  • The fish was caught in Idaho
  • The fish was caught in publicly-accessible water
  • The fish was not caught at pay-to-fish facility
  • All applications must be submitted within 30 days of the catch date


Austin Christensen with record tiger trout, Montpelier Reservoir

Montpelier angler sets another state record tiger trout

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You landed a lunker—now what? Here’s how to submit your big catch into the record books

There are few experiences as thrilling as hauling up a gigantic, gilled monster from the watery depths. And the arenas are all around us: lakes, reservoirs, rivers, even community ponds. Idaho is known for producing big fish, and Fish and Game’s record books provide an up-to-date account where anglers can submit a potential record catch and see where their predecessors have hauled up some scale-tipping lunkers in the past.