Record fish caught in Maine

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October 21, 2022
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Record fish caught in Maine

Anglers the world over gather regularly for fishing derbies to see who can land the biggest catch. But record-breaking fish can be caught at anytime, weighed on an International Game Fish Association-certified scale at any number of tackle shops or marinas, and compared to the IGFA's online records database. Sport-fishing enthusiasts can even have their own scales certified by the IGFA for a $40 fee.

compiled a list of record fish caught in Maine using data from . Fish pictured are not the actual record catch. Keep reading to see which bodies of water in your state hold some of the most massive fish around.

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Atlantic Salmon

- Weight: 28 lbs 1 oz
- Location: Undisclosed
- Record set by Howard Clifford in 1980
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Black Crappie

- Weight: 3 lbs 4 oz
- Location: Sibley Pond
- Record set by Wayne S. Morey Sr. in 1986
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Brook Trout

- Weight: 9 lbs 2 oz
- Location: Mousam Lake
- Record set by Patrick Coan in 2010
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Brown Trout

- Weight: 23 lbs 5 oz
- Location: Square Pond
- Record set by Robert Hodson in 1996
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Chain Pickerel

- Weight: 6 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Androscoggin Lake
- Record set by Joseph Arsenault in 1992
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Fallfish

- Weight: 3 lbs 12 oz
- Location: Sibley Pond
- Record set by Wayne S. Morey in 1986
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Lake Trout

- Weight: 31 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Beech Hill Pond
- Record set by Hollis Grindle in 1958
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Largemouth Bass

- Weight: 11 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Moose Pond
- Record set by Robert Kamp in 1968
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Muskellunge

- Weight: 31 lbs 11.04 oz
- Location: Glazier Lake
- Record set by Steve Thibodeau in 2009
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Northern Pike

- Weight: 31 lbs 2 oz
- Location: North Pond
- Record set by Lance Bolduc in 1998
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Smallmouth Bass

- Weight: 8 lbs 0 oz
- Location: Thompson Lake
- Record set by George Dyer in 1970
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Splake

- Weight: 10 lbs 3 oz
- Location: Mount Vernon
- Record set by Daniel R. Paquette in 1993
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White Perch

- Weight: 3 lbs 3.84 oz
- Location: Ellis Pond
- Record set by Daniel I Dolloff in 2009
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Whitefish

- Weight: 7 lbs 8 oz
- Location: Sebago Lake
- Record set by Neil Sullivan in 1958
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Yellow Perch

- Weight: 1 lbs 10 oz
- Location: Worthley Pond
- Record set by Chad Mostats in 1989

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