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Colorado State Record Fish

As published by cpw.state.co.us, checked Sep 17, 2026. 43 records. Colorado fishing tournaments

Colorado state fish: Greenback cutthroat trout (freshwater). Records kept by Colorado Parks and Wildlife (agency website ↗).

SpeciesRecordYearWaterCountySource
Arctic Char 7 lb 8 oz 2023 Dillon Reservoir Summit cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Arctic Grayling 1 lb 10 oz#6 of 7 states 2002 Lower Big Creek Lake Jackson cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Black Bullhead 5 lb 1 oz#8 of 18 states 1993 Farm Pond Delta cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Black Crappie 3 lb 8 oz#29 of 34 states 2017 Frank State Wildlife Area — cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Blue Catfish 33 lb 8 oz 2023 Pueblo Reservoir Pueblo cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Bluegill 2 lb 9 oz#25 of 40 states 2019 Totten Reservoir Montezuma cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Brook Trout 8 lb 9 oz#11 of 33 states 2022 Waterdog Lake — cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Brown Trout 30 lb 8 oz#9 of 36 states 1988 Roaring Judy Ponds Gunnison cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Channel Catfish 43 lb 6 oz#8 of 40 states 2010 Aurora Reservoir — cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Chinook Salmon 11 lb 1989 Williams Fork Reservoir Grand cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Common Carp 35 lb 5 oz#28 of 37 states 2001 Glenmere Park Weld cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Cutbow 20 lb 5 oz 2025 Spinney Mountain Reservoir — cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Cutthroat Trout 16 lb#3 of 14 states 1964 Twin Lakes Lake cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Flathead Catfish 33 lb 14 oz#29 of 31 states 2023 John Martin Reservoir Spillway — cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Freshwater Drum 17 lb 3 oz#28 of 32 states 1978 Lonetree Reservoir Larimer cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Golden Trout 3 lb 12 oz#7 of 8 states 1979 Kelly Lake Jackson cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Grass Carp 57 lb 13 oz#12 of 16 states 2013 Cottonwood Park Lake Jefferson cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Green Sunfish 1 lb 5 oz#15 of 24 states 2001 Gravel Pit Larimer cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Hybrid Striped Bass 26 lb 15 oz#2 of 26 states 2004 Pueblo Reservoir Pueblo cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Hybrid Sunfish 1 lb 8 oz#9 of 11 states 1986 Gravel Pit Larimer cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Kokanee Salmon 7 lb 5 oz#3 of 12 states as Kokanee 2002 Blue Mesa Reservoir Gunnison cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Lake Trout 50 lb 6 oz#3 of 25 states 2007 Blue Mesa Reservoir Gunnison cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Largemouth Bass 11 lb 6 oz#30 of 43 states 1997 Echo Canyon Reservoir Archuleta cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Mountain Whitefish 5 lb 2 oz#1 of 5 states 1982 Roaring Fork River Eagle cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Northern Pike 30 lb 11 oz#15 of 33 states 2006 Stagecoach Reservoir Routt cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Rainbow Trout 19 lb 10 oz#15 of 39 states 2003 Morrow Point Reservoir Gunnison cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Redear Sunfish 1 lb 7 oz 2022 Stalker Lake Yuma cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Rock Bass 1 lb 1 oz#23 of 26 states 1979 Ramah Reservoir El Paso cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Sacramento Perch 1 lb 14 oz#4 of 5 states 1974 Banner Lakes Weld cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Sauger 3 lb 6 oz#23 of 25 states 2011 Horseshoe Reservoir — cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Saugeye 10 lb 14 oz#5 of 18 states 2001 John Martin Reservoir Bent cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Smallmouth Bass 6 lb 11 oz#37 of 40 states 2011 Aurora Reservoir — cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Snake River Cutthroat Trout 17 lb 3 oz 2005 Blue River — cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Splake 18 lb 15 oz#1 of 8 states 1976 Island Lake Delta cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Spotted Bass 4 lb 8 oz#18 of 22 states 2005 Valco Ponds Pueblo cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Tench 5 lb 6 oz 1998 Home Lake Rio Grande cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Tiger Muskellunge 40 lb 2 oz#3 of 22 states 1994 Quincy Reservoir — cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Tiger Trout 10 lb 4 oz#4 of 14 states 2017 Rowdy Lake Gunnison cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Walleye 18 lb 13 oz#6 of 37 states 1997 Standley Lake Jefferson cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
White Bass 4 lb 7 oz#25 of 31 states 1963 Blue Lake Bent cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
White Crappie 4 lb#16 of 28 states 1975 Northglenn Lake Adams cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
White Sucker 5 lb 7 oz#9 of 16 states 2011 Aurora Reservoir — cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Yellow Perch 2 lb 9 oz#16 of 36 states 2007 Seaman Reservoir Larimer cpw.state.co.us ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026

Weights and lengths are shown as each list gives them, with units spelled out. Record holders' names are on the linked lists. Where one list shows the same fish under two names, it appears once with both names. Waters that have a page in this directory are linked. A rank such as "#3 of 46 states" places a record among the states' records for that species by weight; it is shown only where the record matches the national ranking exactly.

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