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. While our offices remain closed to the public due to COVID-19, 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 Shad | 11 | 4 | 32 | Connecticut River | Bob Thibodo | 1986 |
| Bowfin | 9 | 10 | 29.25 | Taunton River | Andrew Langley | 2020 |
| Broodstock Salmon | 22 | 15 | 36 | Mattawa Lake, Orange | Donald Savoy | 1997 |
| Brook Trout | 10 | 0 | 23 | Ashfield Lake, Ashfield | Peter Harand | 2008 |
| Brown Trout | 19 | 10 | 31 | Wachusett Reservoir | Dana Deblois | 1966 |
| Bullhead | 6 | 4 | 23 | Forest Lake, Methuen | Roger Aziz, Jr. | 2008 |
| Carp | 46 | 5 | 42 | Quinsigamond Lake, Shrewsbury | Shane Felch | 2012 |
| Chain Pickerel | 9 | 5 | NA | Laurel Lake, Lee | Mrs. James Martin | 1954 |
| Channel Catfish | 26 | 8 | 35 | Ashfield Lake, Ashfield | Dana Dodge | 1989 |
| Crappie | 4 | 10 | NA | Jake's Pond, Plymouth | James Crowley | 1980 |
| Lake Trout | 25 | 7 | 33 | Quabbin Reservoir | William Roy | 2016 |
| Landlocked Salmon | 10 | 2 | 29 | Wachusett Reservoir | Richard Gagne | 1985 |
| Largemouth Bass | 15 | 8 | 28 | Sampson Pond, Carver | Walter Bolonis | 1975 |
| Northern Pike | 35 | 0 | 47 | Quacumquasit Pond, Brookfield | Don Greenwood, Jr. | 1988 |
| Rainbow Trout | 13 | 13 | 28 | Wachusett Reservoir | Jeffrey Greco | 1999 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 8 | 2 | 22 | Wachusett Reservoir | Barbara Sasen | 1991 |
| Sunfish | 2 | 1 | 12 | South Athol Pond, Athol | Heather Bulger | 1982 |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 27 | 0 | 46 | Pontoosuc Lake, Pittsfield | James Lambert | 2001 |
| Tiger Trout | 9 | 7 | 26 | Peter's Pond, Sandwich | Michael Shelton | 2004 |
| Walleye | 11 | 0 | 30 | Quabbin Reservoir | Robert Methot | 1973 |
| White Catfish | 9 | 3 | 26 | Baddacook Pond, Groton | Michael Payne | 1987 |
| White Perch | 3 | 8 | 18 | Wachusett Reservoir | Val Percuoco | 2016 |
| Yellow Perch | 2 | 12 | 17 | South Watuppa Pond, Fall River | James O'Conner | 1979 |
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 Shad | 25.00 | Chicopee River, Granby | Paul Beauchesne, Jr. | 2017 |
| Bowfin | 32.00 | Oxbow Pond, Easthampton | David DeSimone | 2021 |
| Brook Trout | 20.75 | Swift River, Belchertown | David DeSimone | 2021 |
| Brown Trout | 32.00 | Littleville Reservoir, Huntington | David DeSimone | 2020 |
| Bullhead | 21.50 | Stiles Pond, Oxford | Roger Aziz, Jr. | 2021 |
| Carp | 44.00 | Connecticut River, South Hadley | Kenneth Langdon | 2021 |
| Chain Pickerel | 28.75 | Leverett Pond, Leverett | David Desimone | 2020 |
| Channel Catfish | 34.50 | Connecticut River, Easthampton | Jason Montanez | 2020 |
| Channel Catfish | 34.50 | Connecticut River, Hatfield | Kenneth Langdon | 2020 |
| Crappie | 18.25 | Lashaway Lake, North Brookfield | Matthew Menard | 2019 |
| Crappie | 18.25 | Putnamville Reservoir, Danvers | Thomas Melanson | 2020 |
| Lake Trout | 34.00 | Wachusett Reservoir | David Desimone | 2020 |
| Landlocked Salmon | 27.25 | Quabbin Reservoir | Gary Morin | 2018 |
| Largemouth Bass | 25.00 | Mashpee-Wakeby Pond, Mashpee | John Gonsalves | 2017 |
| Largemouth Bass | 25.00 | Mashpee-Wakeby Pond, Mashpee | Dylan Towne | 2018 |
| Largemouth Bass | 25.00 | White Pond, Concord | Tracy Como-Bowe | 2018 |
| Northern Pike | 45.50 | Onota Lake, Pittsfield | Ashley DePaoli | 2017 |
| Northern Pike | 45.50 | Onota Lake, Pittfield | Craig Strong | 2021 |
| Rainbow Trout | 27.25 | Swift River, Belchertown | David DeSimone | 2021 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 23.50 | Wachusett Reservoir | Zachary Aquino | 2020 |
| Sunfish | 13.00 | Wrights Reservoir, Westminster | Griffin Sabolevski | 2021 |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 34.00 | Pontoosuc Lake, Lanesborough | David DeSimone | 2021 |
| Tiger Trout | 25.50 | Ashfield Pond, Ashfield | David DeSimone | 2021 |
| Walleye | 29.50 | Connecticut River, Holyoke | Michael Taylor | 2018 |
| Walleye | 29.50 | Connecticut River, Turners Falls | Jason Wingrove | 2018 |
| White Catfish | 26.50 | Connecticut River, Turners Falls | Benjamin Halkett | 2015 |
| White Perch | 18.00 | Wachusett Reservoir, West Boylston | Prince Dukuly | 2018 |
| Yellow Perch | 16.50 | Coonamessett Pond, Falmouth | Peter Brundrett | 2015 |
| Yellow Perch | 16.50 | Long Pond, Plymouth | Mark Mohan, Jr. | 2016 |