| Species | Weight | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 13 lbs 1 oz | Stone Quarry Lake |
| Muskellunge | 37 lbs 13 oz | Shabbona Lake |
| Northern Pike | 26 lbs 15 oz | strip mine lake |
| Pink (Humpback) Salmon | 3 lbs 4 oz | Lake Michigan |
What’s the biggest fish caught in Illinois?
21. The largest fish ever captured in Illinois waters was a lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) from Lake Michigan in 1943. The fish weighed 310 pounds and was 7 feet, 11 inches long.
Where was the Illinois state record bass caught?
CHICAGO (WSIL) — Illinois has a new state record for smallmouth bass. Angler Joseph Capilupo of LaGrange, Illinois caught the state record 7 pounds, 3 ounces fish Monday evening around 10:50 p.m. along the Lake Michigan shoreline in downtown Chicago.
What is the biggest bass caught on record?
Official Largemouth World Record: George Perry’s Undefeated Bass. On June 2nd, 1932, George Perry caught the current world record bass out of Lake Montgomery, an oxbow lake off the Ocmulgee River in southern Georgia. The fish (the whopper) weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces.
What is the Illinois state record for bluegill?
The Illinois record for bluegill (3 pounds, 8 ounces) has stood since May 10, 1987 when Darren May caught it from a farm pond in Jasper County.
What’s the biggest largemouth bass caught in Illinois?
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| Species | Weight | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | 13 lbs 1 oz | Stone Quarry Lake |
| Muskellunge | 37 lbs 13 oz | Shabbona Lake |
| Northern Pike | 26 lbs 15 oz | strip mine lake |
| Pink (Humpback) Salmon | 3 lbs 4 oz | Lake Michigan |
Where can I catch gar in Illinois?
Horseshoe Lake at Horseshoe Lake State Park (Madison Co.), an old oxbow lake of the Mississippi River in the Metro East; A backwater lake of the Lower Kaskaskia River near the Kaskaskia River Fish and Wildlife Area (St. Clair Co.)
What is world record smallmouth bass?
Dale Hollow Reservoir, Tennessee
David Hayes’ celebrated 5.41 kg (11 pounds, 15 ounces) All-Tackle world record smallmouth bass has seen its share of controversy over the years.
What is the Illinois state record crappie?
SPRINGFIELD, IL – The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) Division of Fisheries today confirmed that a new state-record hybrid crappie was caught at Kinkaid Lake in Jackson County on March 28. The fish, caught by Ryan Povolish of Carbondale, weighed 4 pounds, 8.8 ounces.
What is Illinois State Fish?
Bluegill
How long can a bass live out of water?
The bass can live out of water for as long as 15-20 minutes, but that doesn’t mean that it will go on to live a healthy life, especially on a hot day.
How long can a bass live?
Bass in cooler areas tend to live longer. The maximum would be 16 to 20 years. The average bass would usually live 5 to 10 years.
What state has the largest bass?
Georgia. The world-record largemouth bass – a 22-pound, 4-ounce specimen fished by one George Perry – was caught in Georgia. Enough said.
What is the world record bluegill?
The Record Bluegill Sunfish For Every State In America
| State | Weight | Year Caught |
|---|---|---|
| Alaska | N/A | N/a |
| Arizona | 3 lbs 15.68 oz | 2004 |
| Arkansas | 3 lbs 4 oz | 1998 |
| California | 3 lbs 14 oz | 2008 |
What is a hybrid crappie?
Hybrid crappie are the first generation cross between a black crappie and a white crappie. The resulting hybrid displays limited reproduction and increased growth.
Can we go fishing in Illinois?
Fishing Licenses for 2021 are now available as of March 1st. They expire on March 31, 2022. Your 2020 license does not expire until March 31 of this year, so you have plenty of time to get a new one. You can purchase your fishing license online here.