Massachusetts freshwater fish records

MassWildlife keeps records of the biggest fish caught in Massachusetts’ waters that have public access. Check out the record holders for both catch and keep and catch and release categories.

Massachusetts freshwater catch & keep records

If you think your trophy fish may have broken a catch and keep record, it  needs to be weighed by a MassWildlife Fisheries Biologist. Please email steven.mattocks@mass.gov to make an appointment to bring your fish into one of our office locations. The fish must be presented in its entirety (whole). In keeping with MassWildlife regulations prohibiting the transportation of live fish without a permit, any fish submitted for weighing must be dead.

Species
Lbs.
Oz.
Length
Water
Angler
Year
American Shad11432Connecticut RiverBob Thibodo1986
Bowfin91029.25Taunton RiverAndrew Langley2020
Broodstock Salmon221536Mattawa Lake, OrangeDonald Savoy1997
Brook Trout10023Ashfield Lake, AshfieldPeter Harand2008
Brown Trout191031Wachusett ReservoirDana Deblois1966
Bullhead6423Forest Lake, MethuenRoger Aziz, Jr.2008
Carp46542Quinsigamond Lake, ShrewsburyShane Felch2012
Chain Pickerel95NALaurel Lake, LeeMrs. James Martin1954
Channel Catfish26835Ashfield Lake, AshfieldDana Dodge1989
Crappie410NAJake's Pond, PlymouthJames Crowley1980
Fallfish2217.75"Millers River, MontagueCam Tucker2024
Lake Trout25733Quabbin ReservoirWilliam Roy2016
Landlocked Salmon10229Wachusett ReservoirRichard Gagne1985
Largemouth Bass15828Sampson Pond, CarverWalter Bolonis1975
Northern Pike35047Quacumquasit Pond, BrookfieldDon Greenwood, Jr.1988
Rainbow Trout131328Wachusett ReservoirJeffrey Greco1999
Smallmouth Bass8222Wachusett ReservoirBarbara Sasen1991
Sunfish2112South Athol Pond, AtholHeather Bulger1982
Tiger Muskellunge27046Pontoosuc Lake, PittsfieldJames Lambert2001
Tiger Trout9726Peter's Pond, SandwichMichael Shelton2004
Walleye11030Quabbin ReservoirRobert Methot1973
White Catfish9326Baddacook Pond, GrotonMichael Payne1987
White Perch3818Wachusett ReservoirVal Percuoco2016
White Sucker31221.25Millers River, ErvingKathy Flagg2024
Yellow Perch21217South Watuppa Pond, Fall RiverJames O'Conner1979

Massachusetts freshwater catch & release records

Be sure to follow the rules for measuring and photographing your fish to be eligible.

 
Species
Length
Water
Angler
Year
 American Shad25.00Chicopee River, GranbyPaul Beauchesne, Jr.2017
 Bowfin34.50Connecticut River, NorthamptonWilliam Pellerin, Springfield2023
 Brook Trout20.75Swift River, BelchertownDavid DeSimone2021
 Brown Trout32.00Littleville Reservoir, HuntingtonDavid DeSimone2020
 Bullhead21.50Stiles Pond, OxfordRoger Aziz, Jr.2021
 Carp44.00Connecticut River, South HadleyKenneth Langdon2021
 Chain Pickerel32.50Bog Pond, CarverNicholas Gurney2023
 Channel Catfish34.75Connecticut River, GillCam Tucker2023
 Channel Catfish34.50Connecticut River, HatfieldKenneth Langdon2020
 Crappie18.25Lashaway Lake, North BrookfieldMatthew Menard2019
 Crappie18.25Putnamville Reservoir, DanversThomas Melanson2024
 Fallfish18.50Connecticut River, NorthamptonAndrew Langley2023
 Fallfish19Connecticut River, NorthfieldRyker Leslie2024
 Lake Trout39.00Wachusett ReservoirJohn Stamas2024
 Landlocked Salmon27.25Quabbin ReservoirGary Morin2018
 Largemouth Bass25.00Mashpee-Wakeby Pond, MashpeeJohn Gonsalves2017
 Largemouth Bass25.00Mashpee-Wakeby Pond, MashpeeDylan Towne2018
 Largemouth Bass25.00White Pond, ConcordTracy Como-Bowe2018
 Largemouth Bass25.00Forge Pond, GranbyWill Pellerin2022
 Northern Pike45.50Onota Lake, PittsfieldAshley DePaoli2017
 Northern Pike45.50Onota Lake, PittfieldCraig Strong2021
 Rainbow Trout27.25Swift River, BelchertownDavid DeSimone2021
 Smallmouth Bass24.25Chicopee River, ChicopeeWilliam Pellerin2023
 Sunfish13.00Wrights Reservoir, WestminsterGriffin Sabolevski2021
 Tiger Muskellunge34.00Pontoosuc Lake, LanesboroughDavid DeSimone2021
 Tiger Trout25.50Ashfield Pond, AshfieldDavid DeSimone2021
 Walleye29.50Connecticut River, HolyokeMichael Taylor2018
 Walleye29.50Connecticut River, Turners FallsJason Wingrove2018
 Walleye29.50Connecticut River, HolyokeMichael Taylor2022
 White Catfish30.00Connecticut River, DeerfieldJohn Truitt2018
 White Perch18.00Wachusett Reservoir, West BoylstonPrince Dukuly2018
 White Perch18.00Wachusett Reservoir, BoylstonJohn Ceccolini2022
 White Sucker23Swift River, BelchertownColin Duarte2024
 White Sucker23Millers RiverCam Tucker2024
 Yellow Perch16.50Coonamessett Pond, FalmouthPeter Brundrett2015
 Yellow Perch16.50Long Pond, PlymouthMark Mohan, Jr.2016

Contact   for Massachusetts freshwater fish records

Help Us Improve Mass.gov  with your feedback

Please do not include personal or contact information.
Feedback