South Carolina Fishing Records (freshwater)

SOUTH CAROLINA FRESHWATER ANGLER RECORDS
Fish Species
Weight
Place
Year
Angler
                   True Bass Family
White Bass
White Bass
5 lb -4 oz
Broad River
1997
Johnny Gilliam
Hybrid Bass
Hybrid Bass
20 lb -6 oz
Savannah River
1978
Danny Wood
White Perch
White Perch
1 lb -13.5 oz
Lake Murray
1986
Chris Epting
Striped BassStriped Bass
59 lb -8 oz
Lake Hartwell
2002
Terry McConnell
Sunfish Family
Largemouth Bass
Largemouth Bass
16 lb -2 oz
Lake Marion
1949
P.H. Flanagan
(tie)
16 lb -2 oz
Aiken Co. Pond
1993
Mason Cummings
Spotted Bass
Spotted Bass
8 lb -2 oz
Lake Jocassee
1996
James Couch
Smallmouth Bass
Smallmouth Bass
9 lb -7 oz
Lake Jocassee
2001
Terry Dodson
Redeye Bass
Redeye Bass
5 lb -2.5 oz
Lake Jocassee
2001
Randy Dickson
Bluegill (Bream)
Bluegill
3 lb -4 oz
Lancaster Co.
1973
J.P. Hegler
Shellcracker
Shellcracker
5 lb -7 oz
Diversion Canal
1998
Amos Gay
Redbreast*
Redbreast
2 lb -0 oz
Lumber River
1975
D. R. Turner
Warmouth
warmouth
2 lb -2.5 oz
Clarendon Co.
1973
W. Singletary
Flier
flier
1 lb -4 oz
Hemingway
1977
Steve Bryant
Pumpkinseed
pumpkinseed sun perch
2 lb -4 oz
North Saluda River
1997
Scott Hart
White Crappie
White Crappie
5 lb -1 oz
Lake Murray
1949
Mrs. H.P. Owens
Black Crappie
Black Crappie
5 lb -0 oz
Lake Moultrie
1957
P.E. Foust
Trout Family
Brook
brook trout
2 lb -6 oz
Chattooga River
1979
L. Dean Chapman
Brown
brown trout
17 lb -9.5 oz
Lake Jocassee
1987
Larry Edwards
Rainbow
rainbow trout
11 lb -5 oz
Lake Jocassee
1993
Scott Coggins
Perch Family
Sauger
sauger
4 lb -7 oz
Lake Thurmond
1985
Broadus Moody
Yellow Perch
yellow perch
3 lb -4 oz
Lake Keowee
1979
D. Scarborough
Walleye
walleye
10 lb -0 oz
Lake Russell
1994
Robert Huskins
Pickerel Family
Chain (Jack)
Chain Pickerel
6 lb -4 oz
Chessey Creek
1981
Randall Spell
Redfin Pike
redfin pike
1 lb -8.8 oz
Bluff Lake
1983
Albert Johnson
Muskellunge
muskellunge
22 lb -8 oz, 42 1/4in
Broad River
2004
Zavier Jefferies
Catfish Family
Blue
blue catfish
109 lb -4 oz
Tailrace Canal
1991
George A. Lijewski
Bullhead
bullhead catafish
6 lb -3 oz
Edisto River
1973
Dorothy Dewitt
Channel*
channel catafish
58 lb -0 oz
Lake Moultrie
1964
W.H. Whaley
Flathead
flathead catfish
79 lb -4 oz
Santee Cooper Diversion Canal
2001
Jessica Preston
White
white catfish
9 lb -15 oz
Lake Murray
1986
Jim Schwietert
Other Species
Mudfish (Bowfin)*
mudfish bowfin
21 lb -8 oz
Forest Lake
1980
Robert Harmon
American Shad
american shad
7 lb -0 oz
Santee River
1985
Sylvester Casselman
Bowfishing  Records
Bowfin
bowfin
15 lb -7 oz
Santee Cooper
1994
Jimmie Wright
Carp
carp
58 lb -0 oz
Lake Murray
2000
Kenneth O. Shealy
Longnose Gar
longnose gar
23 lb -8 oz
Saluda River
1978
Joe Ray Ford

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