Water Body Records for Colorado River
Updated October 26, 2025
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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, Guadalupe |
3.71 |
17.25 |
Feb 1, 2014 |
Bryan Townsend |
Fly Rod, crayfish fly |
| Bass, Largemouth |
10.40 |
27.00 |
Apr 13, 2013 |
Jorge N. Guerra |
plastic worm |
| Bass, Spotted |
2.34 |
16.00 |
Jan 5, 2012 |
Trent Lake |
plastic worm |
| Bass, Striped |
35.00 |
42.00 |
Jun 24, 1988 |
Robin Whalon |
|
| Bass, White |
5.56 |
20.75 |
Mar 31, 1977 |
David Cordill |
|
| Buffalo, Smallmouth |
38.00 |
41.00 |
Feb 27, 1988 |
Barry Anderson |
|
| Carp, Common |
14.69 |
28.25 |
Jan 19, 2011 |
Chris Munn |
maize |
| Catfish, Blue |
44.50 |
43.00 |
Feb 11, 2003 |
Maurice Walker |
|
| Catfish, Channel |
17.10 |
30.50 |
Mar 29, 2014 |
Trent Lake |
live worm |
| Catfish, Flathead |
40.94 |
42.50 |
Sep 5, 2018 |
Jason J. Johnson |
perch |
| Cichlid, Rio Grande |
1.30 |
11.25 |
Jul 26, 2012 |
Robert Abel |
worm |
| Crappie, Black |
2.51 |
15.13 |
Jan 10, 2012 |
Dusty Frank |
|
| Drum, Freshwater |
18.65 |
29.75 |
Mar 12, 2017 |
Brion Baird |
live crawfish |
| Eel, American |
2.50 |
30.13 |
Feb 15, 2013 |
Ian M. Dugan |
grub |
| Gar, Alligator |
38.56 |
54.00 |
May 18, 2018 |
Clayton P. Lacina |
bluegill |
| Gar, Longnose |
9.20 |
42.00 |
Apr 22, 2017 |
Clayton P. Lacina |
green trashy |
| Redhorse, Gray |
2.54 |
18.50 |
Sep 20, 2008 |
Brandon Beversdorf |
nightcrawler |
| Sunfish, Bluegill |
0.63 |
8.00 |
Aug 14, 2013 |
Chuck Dewey |
worm |
| Sunfish, Redbreast |
0.89 |
10.55 |
Oct 28, 2014 |
Chuck Dewey |
worm |
| Sunfish, Redear |
2.80 |
14.50 |
Feb 5, 1992 |
Hermenegildo Gonzalez |
|
Fly Fishing
| Species |
Weight |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
| Bass, Guadalupe |
3.71 |
17.25 |
Feb 1, 2014 |
Bryan Townsend |
crayfish fly |
| Bass, White |
3.00 |
18.50 |
Apr 3, 1999 |
Merlin Tuttle |
|
| Sunfish, Redear |
1.38 |
12.00 |
Apr 21, 2013 |
Michael Duecy |
woolly grubber |
Bow Fishing
| Species |
Weight |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
| Buffalo, Smallmouth |
40.50 |
36.88 |
Feb 22, 2009 |
Eric Welfl |
| Carp, Common |
40.00 |
39.75 |
Mar 7, 2003 |
Mark Malfa |
| Carp, Grass |
60.68 |
51.00 |
Jun 27, 2010 |
Matthew Morin |
| Carpsucker, River |
5.50 |
21.75 |
Sep 15, 2007 |
Gene Cook |
| Catfish, Blue |
5.65 |
24.50 |
Oct 11, 2007 |
Richard Fleury |
| Drum, Freshwater |
13.06 |
25.25 |
Jun 27, 2010 |
Trent Lake |
| Gar, Alligator |
150.00 |
76.00 |
Jun 23, 2017 |
Richard Fleury |
| Gar, Longnose |
24.00 |
55.50 |
Sep 23, 2016 |
Lawson Eddy |
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, Guadalupe |
2.00 |
15.50 |
Jan 15, 2017 |
Lathen Frank |
jig |
| Bass, Striped |
3.13 |
20.00 |
Jun 15, 2018 |
Grace Parkhill |
jig |
| Bass, White |
1.44 |
15.38 |
Apr 7, 2006 |
Katie Uhler |
Fly Rod, clouser minnow |
| Catfish, Channel |
8.31 |
25.25 |
Jan 6, 2019 |
Grace Parkhill |
punchbait |
| Drum, Freshwater |
5.75 |
22.75 |
May 5, 2016 |
Lathen Frank |
Crawfish |
Fly Fishing
| Species |
Weight |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
| Bass, White |
1.44 |
15.38 |
Apr 7, 2006 |
Katie Uhler |
clouser minnow |
All Ages
Rod & Reel
| Species |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
| Bass, Guadalupe |
17.75 |
Jan 1, 2016 |
Brian D. Nash |
Fly Rod, black and purple jig |
| Bass, Largemouth |
24.50 |
Jan 7, 2016 |
Aaron Gaston |
shakey head |
| Bass, Spotted |
16.00 |
Jan 5, 2012 |
Trent Lake |
plastic worm |
| Bass, White |
18.00 |
Feb 7, 2016 |
Luke Marberry |
crankbait |
| Cichlid, Rio Grande |
9.25 |
Sep 21, 2015 |
Chuck Dewey |
worm |
| Gar, Longnose |
51.50 |
Mar 3, 2018 |
Aaron Gaston |
Fly Rod, deciever |
| Sunfish, Bluegill |
10.50 |
Apr 30, 2014 |
Thomas A Norcom |
Curly-tail grub |
| Sunfish, Longear |
10.00 |
Feb 18, 2018 |
Jason R. Hennesey |
Fly Rod, Hennesey"s purple headed |
| Sunfish, Redbreast |
11.80 |
Oct 20, 2012 |
Federico del toro |
worm |
| Sunfish, Redear |
12.50 |
May 10, 2014 |
Kyle Reeves |
5" Senko worm |
Fly Fishing
| Species |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
| Bass, Guadalupe |
17.75 |
Jan 1, 2016 |
Brian D. Nash |
black and purple jig |
| Bass, Largemouth |
21.00 |
Aug 30, 2015 |
Ryan Schaper |
boogle bug |
| Gar, Longnose |
51.50 |
Mar 3, 2018 |
Aaron Gaston |
deciever |
| Sunfish, Longear |
10.00 |
Feb 18, 2018 |
Jason R. Hennesey |
Hennesey"s purple headed |
| Sunfish, Redear |
10.25 |
Aug 3, 2018 |
Aaron Gaston |
lunch money |
Junior Angler
Rod & Reel
| Species |
Length |
Date |
Angler |
Bait or Lure |
| Bass, Guadalupe |
16.00 |
Nov 5, 2016 |
Liliana Porter |
senko |
| Bass, White |
18.00 |
Feb 7, 2016 |
Luke Marberry |
crankbait |