Missouri State Record Fish

As published by mdc.mo.gov, checked Sep 17, 2026. 5 records. Missouri fishing tournaments

Missouri state fish: Channel catfish (freshwater). Records kept by Missouri Department of Conservation (agency website ↗).

Our copy of the Missouri list is incomplete: MDC's record list runs to 9+ pages; our copy holds only the first page, and its spotted bass row is the jug-line (alternative method) record, not the pole-and-line record. Until it is reloaded, use the state's own list, linked from every row; these rows are left out of the national ranks and species comparisons.

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.