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 rebecca.quinones@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 | 8 | 1 | 27 | Taunton River | David Souza | 2017 |
| Bowfin | 8 | 1 | 27 | Taunton River | Jake Souza | 2017 |
| 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 | 31.00 | Taunton River, Taunton | Michael Nee | 2019 |
| Brook Trout | 20.00 | Jamaica Pond, Boston | Mitchell Quatrale | 2018 |
| Brown Trout | 28.00 | Onota Lake, Pittsfield | John Lander | 2016 |
| Bullhead | 20.75 | Baldpate Pond, Boxford | Roger Aziz, Jr. | 2018 |
| Carp | 41.00 | Connecticut River, Chicopee | Dean Brookes | 2015 |
| Chain Pickerel | 28.00 | Pleasant Pond, Wenham | Justin Mazzotta | 2016 |
| Channel Catfish | 32.00 | Connecticut River, Holyoke | Michael Taylor | 2018 |
| Crappie | 18.25 | Lashaway Lake, North Brookfield | Matthew Menard | 2019 |
| Lake Trout | 31.00 | Quabbin Reservoir | Richard Steinbock | 2016 |
| 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 |
| Rainbow Trout | 25.50 | Jamaica Pond, Boston | Frankie Caloiero | 2019 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 22.75 | Quabbin Reservoir | Matthew Menard | 2019 |
| Sunfish | 12.50 | Norwich Pond, Huntington | John Dion | 2019 |
| Tiger Muskellunge | ||||
| Tiger Trout | 22.00 | Long Pond, Plymouth | Frank Goncalves | 2015 |
| 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 |