Maryland and Garrett County Fishing Records

These are the bigguns! Register your catches at Johnny's Fishing Awards Center . In the mean time, read on. Note, that all of these records have been broken eight or nine times by at least a dozen people we know. (Or at least that's what we've been told!!)

Official Maryland State Freshwater Records

SPECIES SIZE YEAR WHO GOT ' EM OF
Largemouth Bass 11 lb. 2 oz. 1983 Rodney Cockrell Huntingtown, MD
Smallmouth Bass 8 lb. 4 oz. 1974 Gary Peters Ellicott City, MD
Bluegill 13" 3 lb. 7 oz. 1998 Sarah Brenneman Oakland,MD
Carp 47 lb. 8 oz. 1997 Wayne Longnecker Waldorf, MD
Crappie 4 lb. 4 oz. 1987 Gary Williams Indian Acres, MD
Yellow Perch 16 1/8" 2lb. 6 oz. 1983 Charles Morgan Bryans Road, MD
Chain Pickerel 28 1/2" 7 lb. 4 oz. 1976 Roy Molick Sr. Johnson Pond, MD
Northern Pike 46 1/2" 24 lbs. 5 oz. 1999 Shawn Jacobson Phoenix, MD
Walleye 14 lb. 4 oz. 1998 John McCarley Jennings Randolph Lake, MD
Brook Trout 4 lb. 12 oz. 1985 Rick Joyce Western Run, MD
Rainbow Trout 33" 14 lb. 3 oz. 1987 Dave Schroyer Friendsville, MD
Brown Trout 33" 13lb. 8 oz. 1968 Simon Cogley Oakland, MD

Official Garrett County Records

SPECIES SIZE YEAR WHO GOT ' EM OF
Largemouth Bass 24 1/2" 9 lb. 14 oz. 1976 Ike Ison McHenry, MD
Smallmouth Bass 23" 6 lb. 11 oz. 1975 Chuck Bevan Irwin, PA
Bluegill 13" 3 lb. 7 oz. 1998 Sarah Brenneman Oakland,MD
Catfish 34 3/4" 20 lb. 13 oz. 1983 Willard Yommer Grantsville, MD
Crappie 19 1/2" 3 lb. 3 oz. 1973 William Schmidt Swanton, MD
Yellow Perch 16 1/4" 2 lb. 1 oz. 1988 Denver Beitzel Accident. MD
Chain Pickerel 28 1/4" 6 lb. 6 oz. 1997 Todd Whitacre Kitzmiller, MD
Northern Pike 46 1/2" 24 lbs. 12 oz. 1999 Shawn Jacobson Phoenix, MD
Walleye 31 1/8" 8 lb. 1oz. 1995 Clarence Moats Oakland, MD
Carp 39 1/2" 34 lb. 1986 Dave Calderoni Monessen, PA
Brook Trout 18 1/2" 1974 Ike Ison McHenry, MD
Rainbow Trout 26 1/2" 1987 Dave Schroyer Oakland, MD
Brown Trout 33" 13 lb. 8 oz. 1968 Simon Cogley Oakland, MD
(By weight only)
Yellow Perch 15 1/2" 2 lb. 4 oz. 1992 Ron Harvey Oakland, MD
Walleye 31" 11 lb. 4 oz. 1986 Ray Wharton Oakland, MD

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SPECIES	SIZE	YEAR	WHO GOT ' EM	OF
Largemouth Bass	11 lb. 2 oz.	1983	Rodney Cockrell	Huntingtown, MD
Smallmouth Bass	8 lb. 4 oz.	1974	Gary Peters	Ellicott City, MD
Bluegill	13" 3 lb. 7 oz.	1998	Sarah Brenneman	Oakland,MD
Carp	47 lb. 8 oz.	1997	Wayne Longnecker	Waldorf, MD
Crappie	4 lb. 4 oz.	1987	Gary Williams	Indian Acres, MD
Yellow Perch	16 1/8" 2lb. 6 oz.	1983	Charles Morgan	Bryans Road, MD
Chain Pickerel	28 1/2" 7 lb. 4 oz.	1976	Roy Molick Sr.	Johnson Pond, MD
Northern Pike	46 1/2" 24 lbs. 5 oz.	1999	Shawn Jacobson	Phoenix, MD
Walleye	14 lb. 4 oz.	1998	John McCarley	Jennings Randolph Lake, MD
Brook Trout	4 lb. 12 oz.	1985	Rick Joyce	Western Run, MD
Rainbow Trout	33" 14 lb. 3 oz.	1987	Dave Schroyer	Friendsville, MD
Brown Trout	33" 13lb. 8 oz.	1968	Simon Cogley	Oakland, MD