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New State Records Program

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The Oklahoma Wildlife Department has announced a new State Record program for 13 lakes around the state. While your fish may not have broken a state record, it could very possibly be the biggest fish ever caught out of your favorite lake.

Now thanks to new technology and a network of record keepers at 13 lakes around the state, your next trophy could qualify as a lake record. The program was established as a way to serve anglers and recognize big fish and the lakes they come from.

The 13 pilot lakes of the program are:

The Wildlife Department promises that more will be added later!

The 13 qualifying species (and their minimum weights) are:

  • Largemouth bass (6 lbs)
  • Smallmouth bass (4 lb)
  • Spotted bass (2 lbs.)
  • Crappie (2 lbs.)
  • Channel catfish (15 lbs.)
  • Blue catfish (40 lbs)
  • Flathead catfish (40 lbs.)
  • White bass (3 lbs.)
  • Striped bass (20 lbs.)
  • Hybrid striped bass (8 lbs.)
  • Walleye/Saugeye (5 lbs.)
  • Sunfish (any species) (1 lb.)
  • Paddlefish/Spoonbill (60 lbs.)

To find a record keeper, Click Here

To view current lake records, Click Here

To become a record keeper, Click Here

New Record Set at Lake Konawa

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New Oklahoma record fish - smallmouth buffalo from Lake Konawa.
The Smallmouth Buffalo Record for Oklahoma has just been shattered by a bass angler at Lake Konawa.

The last two state record smallmouth buffalo had been reeled out of the waters of Lake Canton near Watonga, but the lake’s streak was broken August 15th when Marvin Williams of Noble shattered that record with his 44 lb., 2 ounce catch out of Lake Konawa.

Williams caught the giant smallmouth buffalo on a Tiny Fluke while using eight-pound test. The previous record smallmouth buffalo weighed 38 pounds, 3.8 ounces and was caught by Rodney Meyer of Balko on just 12-pound test.

What makes Williams’ catch so unique is that he was actually fishing for white bass, and though he knew about smallmouth buffalo, he had never caught one previous to his state record catch.

“I had seen them before, but I’d never caught one,” Williams said.

The record fish was brought into Tink & Sals Bait & Tackle and later certified on scales at the Oklahoma Fisheries Research Lab operated by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.

“Normally, state records are broken by mere ounces,” said Barry Bolton, fisheries chief for the Wildlife Department. “This one blew the previous record out of the water!”

For a complete list of record fish and the procedures regarding state record fish, consult the “Oklahoma Fishing Guide” or log on to www.wildlifedepartment.com. If you think you may have hooked a record fish, it is important that you weigh the fish on an Oklahoma State Department of Agriculture certified scale and the weight is verified by a Wildlife Department employee.

Story compliments of the Oklahoma Wildlife Department.