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Water Body Records for Joe Pool

Updated March 30, 2020

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Weight Records

This page ranks weight records caught by rod & reel, fly rod and bow fishing. All-Tackle rankings are displayed on a separate page.

All-Ages

Rod & Reel
Species Weight Length Date Angler Bait or Lure
Bass, Largemouth 14.45 26.75 Apr 8, 2008 Rick Vallejo worm 
Bass, White 1.94 17.00 Jun 18, 2005 David Hartnett  
Bluegill 0.87 9.88 May 2, 2009 William Scarbrough night crawler 
Buffalo, Smallmouth 13.07 26.00 Apr 28, 2009 Curt Magee bread 
Bullhead, Yellow 1.57 15.25 Apr 2, 2006 Alissa Lewis worm 
Carp, Common 17.63 0.00 Jun 7, 2008 Manuael Lopez bread 
Carp, Grass 32.00 40.00 Jun 5, 1997 Alex Alatorre homemade dough bait 
Carpsucker, River 4.35 21.25 Nov 15, 2012 Curt Magee dough bait 
Catfish, Blue 22.50 34.00 Nov 19, 2017 B. Durante Rodrigue minnows 
Catfish, Channel 10.89 28.00 Nov 18, 2006 Trace Neatherlin cut bait 
Catfish, Flathead 14.85 32.00 Sep 7, 2016 Jeffery Armendinger cut bait 
Crappie, Black 2.03 15.00 May 2, 2004 Scott Pekrul splittail spinner 
Crappie, White 2.59 16.75 Jun 30, 1990 George T. Hearn  
Drum, Freshwater 9.38 26.00 Mar 15, 2015 Aaron Woodard road runner jig 
Sunfish, Green 0.65 10.00 May 12, 1990 Richard Collins  
Fly Fishing
Species Weight Length Date Angler Bait or Lure
Bass, White 0.72 12.50 Jul 26, 2005 Howell Dodd clouser 
Bow Fishing
Species Weight Length Date Angler
Buffalo, Smallmouth 16.30 27.50 Dec 26, 2005 Bennett Crow
Carp, Common 21.13 34.25 Dec 10, 2006 Bennett Crow
Carp, Grass 60.30 49.50 Mar 8, 2008 Ryan Gilreath

Note: Bow fishing for blue, channel and flathead catfish was legal only from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2008. Applications for bow fishing records can no longer be accepted for these species.

Junior Angler

Rod & Reel
Species Weight Length Date Angler Bait or Lure
Bass, Largemouth 10.52 25.50 Feb 26, 2017 Cole Cruthers crankbait 
Bluegill 0.53 9.00 May 16, 2008 Joshua Gutierrez bread 
Bullhead, Yellow 1.57 15.25 Apr 2, 2006 Alissa Lewis worm 
Carp, Common 17.63 0.00 Jun 7, 2008 Manuael Lopez bread 
Carpsucker, River 3.36 18.00 Sep 20, 2009 Francisco Gomez bread 
Catfish, Blue 14.90 30.00 Dec 27, 2011 Pirlanta S. Beckstrom chicken 
Catfish, Channel 7.15 25.75 Aug 5, 2005 Alissa Lewis worm 
Crappie, White 1.64 14.25 Mar 14, 2017 Nate Jones spinner bait 
Fly Fishing
Species Weight Length Date Angler Bait or Lure
Bluegill 0.13 6.00 Jul 10, 2008 Weston Hardin  

Catch and Release Records (by length)

All Ages

Rod & Reel
Species Length Date Angler Bait or Lure
Bass, Largemouth 26.25 Aug 3, 2017 Jason Delfraisse 10 plastic worm