Petrousek and I have had several discussions over the years about the Illinois record for largemouth bass. It is listed as 13 pounds, 1 ounce, caught by Edward Walbel on Feb. 15, 1976, from Stone Quarry Lake in Lake County.
What is the record bass in Illinois?
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| Species | Weight | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Hybrid Sunfish | 2 lbs 4.48 oz | private pond |
| Lake Trout | 38 lbs 4 oz | Lake Michigan |
| Largemouth Bass | 13 lbs 1 oz | Stone Quarry Lake |
| Muskellunge | 37 lbs 13 oz | Shabbona Lake |
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.
What is the largest largemouth bass 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.
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 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 is world record smallmouth bass?
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.
Where can I catch gar in Illinois?
Habitat: Spotted Gar are found in quiet, clear pools and backwaters of small to large rivers, oxbow lakes, and swamps with abundant vegetation or debris.
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.
Are there Shad in Illinois?
Threadfin shad (Dorosoma petenense) represent a tremendous forage for Illinois game fish, feeding everything from catfish to crappie to largemouth bass. They don’t grow very large, about 5 inches tops, and that makes them ideal food for all sorts of predator fish.
How old is a 5 lb largemouth bass?
A 15-inch bass might be an average four-year-old, a fast growing three-year-old or a slow growing five-year-old. A typical northern-strain five-pounder might be anywhere between six and 16 years old, McHugh reports.
How old is a 10 pound bass?
In a Florida study, 822 trophy bass (10 pounds and up) given to taxidermists showed a mean age of 9.7 years. That’s a growth rate of about a pound a year.
What is the longest bass ever caught?
World’s Record & Biggest Largemouth Bass. The world record largemouth bass was caught by George Perry in Montgomery Lake in Georgia in 1932. The world record bass was 22 pounds and 4 ounces. That world record has held up for 8 decades!
What is Illinois State Fish?
Bluegill