W O R L D R E C O R D S | HEAVIEST SPECIMEN


Official and informal world records of freshwater fishes
Record weight
last update: 4th November 2007, by Mr. Heinz Machacek

 

 

 

 

 

 








ENGLISH NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME IGFA   RECORD WEIGHT WATER COUNTRY YEAR  
  still valid     kilograms ~ lbs ozs        
                   
PIKES                
                 
Northern Pike Esox lucius   S: 32,66 72 lb 0 oz Lake Ken Great Britain 1774
      F: 35,01 77 lb 3 oz Ilman Lake Russia 1931
      d:   over 41,00 over 90 lb Shannon River Ireland 1926
      d:   37,00 81 lb 9 oz Lake Lommond, mouth of River Endrick Great Britain 19__
      ?: 65,78 145 lb 0 oz Bodensee Austria 1862
      ?: 65,00 143 lb 5 oz Dnyepr River Ukraine unknown
      ?: 65,00 143 lb 5 oz Onega Lake Russia unknown
      ?: 57,00 125 lb 11 oz area of Ural Russia 19__
      ?: 48,00 105 lb 13 oz Maly Dunaj River Slovakia 1923
      ?: 43,54 96 lb 0 oz Lake Ireland unknown
      ?: 43,50 95 lb 14 oz   Russia 19__
      ?: 41,73 92 lb 0 oz Shannon River Ireland 1939
      ?: 41,73 92 lb 0 oz Shannon River Ireland 1822
      ?: 41,05 90 lb 8 oz Lake Derg Ireland 1862
                 
Muskellunge Esox masquinongy   S: 31,72 69 lb 15 oz St.Lawrence River USA 1957
      S:  tie 31,61 tie 69 lb 11 oz Chippewa Flowage USA 1949
      F:  36,29 80 lb 0 oz Calumet River USA 1840
      F:  tie 36,29 tie 80 lb 0 oz Ohio River system USA 1844
      F:  tie 36,29 tie 80 lb 0 oz Connaught Lake USA 18__
      F:  tie 36,29 tie 80 lb 0 oz St.Lawrence River USA unknown
      ?: 73,48 162 lb 0 oz Lake Michigan USA 188_
      ?: 56,70 125 lb 0 oz Lake Huron, Georgian Bay Canada 19__
      ?: 49,89 110 lb 0 oz Lake Courte Oreilles USA 1884
      ?: 46,27 102 lb 0 oz Lake Minocqua USA 18__
      ?: 45,36 100 lb 0 oz Lake Michigan USA 1865
      ?: 39,46 87 lb 0 oz tributary of Lake Michigan USA 189_
      ?: 38,56 85 lb 0 oz Lake Erie USA 1864
                 
Amur Pike Esox reichertii   S:  12,50 27 lb 9 oz Inner Mongolia Province China 1994
      F:   25,00 55 lb 2 oz Lake Buyr Mongolia unknown
      ?:  over 40,00 over 88 lb Amur River system Russia, China unknown