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Montana State Record Fish

As published by fwp.mt.gov, checked Sep 17, 2026. 68 records. Montana fishing tournaments

Montana state fish: Blackspotted cutthroat trout (freshwater). Records kept by Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (state records page ↗).

SpeciesRecordYearWaterSource
Arctic GraylingAlso listed as Grayling 3.63 lbs.#2 of 7 states — Washtub Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Bigmouth Buffalo 57.75 lbs.#9 of 18 states — Nelson Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Black Bullhead CatfishAlso listed as Black Bullhead 2.60 lbs.#16 of 18 states — Smiley Slough fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Black Crappie 3.45 lbs.#30 of 34 states — Tongue River Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Blue Sucker 13.29 lbs. — Marias River fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Bluegill 2.64 lbs.#22 of 40 states — Peterson's Stock Dam fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Brook Trout 9.06 lbs.#9 of 33 states 1940 Lower Two Medicine Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Brown Trout 32.42 lbs.#7 of 36 states — Marias River fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Bull Trout 25.63 lbs. 1916 Not listed fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Burbot 17.08 lbs.#10 of 16 states — Missouri River Wolf Point fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Channel Catfish 35.18 lbs.#27 of 40 states — Colstrip Surge Pond fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Chinook Salmon 32.65 lbs.#10 of 16 states — Fort Peck Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Cisco 2.08 lbs.#7 of 7 states — Missouri River fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Coho Salmon 4.88 lbs. — Fort Peck Reservoir Face of Dam fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Common CarpAlso listed as Carp 40.2 lbs.#23 of 37 states — Nelson Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Creek Chub 0.52 lbs.#4 of 5 states — Harbaugh Bass Pond fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Cutbow 30.25 lbs. — Ashely Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Cutthroat Trout 16 lbs#3 of 14 states 1955 Red Eagle Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Emerald Shiner 0.01 lbs. — Park Grove Bridge fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Fathead Minnow 2.7 .01 lbs. — Dollar Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Flathead Chub 0.59 lbs. — Thornton Pond fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Freshwater Drum 21.59 lbs.#24 of 32 states — Fort Peck- Ghost Coulee fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Golden Shiner 0.39 lbs.#6 of 7 states 2025 Lake Josephine fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Golden Trout 5.43 lbs.#6 of 8 states — Cave Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Goldeye 3.18 lbs.#4 of 14 states — Nelson Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Green Sunfish 0.85 lbs.#23 of 24 states — Gartside Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Kokanee Salmon 7.85 lbs.#2 of 12 states as Kokanee — Hauser Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Lake Chub 0.075 lbs. — Corner Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Lake Trout 42.69 lbs.#7 of 25 states — Flathead Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Largemouth Bass 9.58 lbs.#41 of 43 states — Lake Elmo fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Largescale Sucker 6.72 lbs. — Noxon Rapids Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Longnose Dace 0.01 lbs — Prickly Pear Creek fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Longnose Sucker 4.78 lbs.#2 of 6 states — Hauser Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Mountain Sucker 1.60 oz. — Beaver Creek Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Mountain Whitefish 5.11 lbs.#2 of 5 states — Hauser Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Northern Pike 37.5 lbs.#5 of 33 states 1971 Tongue River Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Northern Pikeminnow 7.88 lbs. — Noxon Rapids Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Paddlefish 142.5 lbs.#4 of 11 states — Missouri River Near Kipp Park fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Pallid Sturgeon 60 lbs. — Yellowstone River Near Sidney fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Peamouth 1.52 lbs. — Clark Fork River fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Pumpkinseed SunfishAlso listed as Pumpkinseed 0.995 lbs.#15 of 22 states — Fennon Slough fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Pygmy Whitefish 0.36 lbs. — Little Bitterroot Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Rainbow Smelt 0.08 lbs. — Fort Peck Dredge Cuts fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Rainbow Trout 33.1 lbs.#2 of 39 states — Kootenai River David Thompson Bridge fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Redside Shiner 0.10 lbs. — Lost Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
River Carpsucker 7.915 lbs#4 of 8 states — Yellowstone River fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Rock Bass 1.31 lbs.#19 of 26 states — Lower Crazy Head Springs Pond fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Rocky Mountain SculpinAlso listed as Sculpin 0.063 lbs. — Yellowstone Co. Canal fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Sauger 8.805 lbs.#1 of 25 states — Fort Peck Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Saugeye 15.66 lbs.#1 of 18 states — Fort Peck Reservoir Squaw Creek fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Shorthead Redhorse 4.68 lbs.#4 of 8 states — Marias River Near Loma fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Shortnose Gar 7.41 lbs.#3 of 12 states — Fort Peck Dredge Cuts fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Shovelnose Sturgeon 14.125 lbs.#2 of 10 states — Missouri River fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Smallmouth Bass 8.4 lbs.#14 of 40 states — Fort Peck Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Smallmouth Buffalo 40 lbs.#12 of 14 states — Nelson Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Spottail Shiner 0.02 lbs. — Tiber Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Stonecat 0.54 lbs. — Milk River fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Tiger MuskellungeAlso listed as Tiger Musky 38.75 lbs.#5 of 22 states — Deadman's Basin Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Tiger Trout 4.04 lbs. — Bear Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Utah Chub 2.39 lbs. 2022 Canyon Ferry Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Walleye 18.02 lbs.#9 of 37 states — Holter Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
White Bass 2.8 lbs.#31 of 31 states — Missouri River South of Bainville fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
White Crappie 3.68 lbs.#23 of 28 states — Tongue River fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
White Sturgeon 96 lbs. 1968 Kootenai River fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
White Sucker 5.33 lbs.#10 of 16 states — Nelson Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Whitefish (Lake)Also listed as Lake Whitefish 10.46 lbs.#4 of 12 states as Whitefish — Flathead Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Yellow Bullhead CatfishAlso listed as Yellow Bullhead 1.910 lbs.#17 of 17 states — Tongue River Reservoir fwp.mt.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Yellow Perch 2.39 lbs.#21 of 36 states — Lower Stillwater Lake fwp.mt.gov ↗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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