CURRENT STATE RECORD SPEAR/BOW FISH SPECIES

Eligible Fish

Minimum Weight (lbs)

State Record (lbs)

Water Body

County

Date Shot

Common Carp

20

*38 lbs 2 oz.

Crab Orchard Lake

Williamson

4-5-13

 

 

26 lbs 3 oz

Mississippi River

Jo Daviess

6-7-13

 

 

23 lbs 8 oz

Lake Minear

Lake

5-24-13

 

 

22 lbs 13 oz

Des Plaines River

Will

10-21-11

 

 

20 lbs 9 oz

Grass Lake

Lake

6-12-11

Grass Carp (White Amur)

20

*78 lbs 8oz

Lake Minear

Lake

6-5-14

 

 

53 lbs 13oz

Crab Orchard Lake

Williamson

4-30-13

 

 

47 lbs 10 oz

Mermet Lake

Massac

3-29-13

 

 

46 lbs 15 oz

Lake Minear

Lake

6-28-13

 

 

46 lbs 4 oz

Fox Chain O'Lakes

Lake

5-12-12

 

 

42 lbs 10oz

CECO Rec. Club

Grundy

5-25-11

Bighead Carp

20

*59 lbs 4 oz

Illinois River

LaSalle

7-16-11

43 lbs 5.6 oz

Des Plaines River

Will

6-25-10

 

24 lbs 8.5 oz

Des Plaines River

Will

5-29-10

Silver Carp

15

*18 lbs 1 oz

Wabash River

Wabash

9-29-14

 

 

17 lbs 4 oz

Ohio River

Hardin

9-15-12

 

 

17 lbs

Ohio River

Gallatin

7-14-12

 

 

16 lbs 2 oz

Ohio River

Hardin

8-20-11

Buffalo (Bigmouth)

20

*49 lbs 15 oz

Mermet Lake

Massac

3-20-10

Buffalo (Smallmouth)

15

*51 lbs

Ohio River

Pope

12-19-13

 

 

28 lbs 2 oz

Des Plaines River

Will

3-13-12

Buffalo (Black)

20

*59 lbs 12 oz

Mermet Lake

Massac

2-19-14

 

 

55 lbs 8 oz

Mermet Lake

Massac

2-22-14

 

 

42 lbs 8 oz

Crab Orchard Lake

Williamson

4-30-13

Shortnose Gar

5

*6 lbs 4 oz

Lake Shelbyville

Moultrie

7-20-14

Longnose Gar

10

*31 lbs 8 oz

Ohio River

White

7-9-12

 

 

25 lbs 12 oz

Ohio River

Pope

6-9-12

 

 

24 lbs 10 oz

Big Muddy River

Union

5-4-10

Spotted Gar

5

*10 lbs 2.4 oz

Rend Lake

Franklin

4-9-10

Bowfin (Dogfish)

5

*12 lbs 3 oz

Crab Orchard Lake

Williamson

5-5-12

 

 

10 lbs 12 oz

Big Muddy River

Franklin

5-9-10

 

10 lbs 10 oz

Kaskaskia River

Clinton

5-10-10

 

 

8 lbs 7 oz

Rend Lake

Franklin

3-20-10

Freshwater Drum

4

*10 lbs 8 oz

Des Plaines River

Will

4-12-14

 

 

10 lbs 2 oz

Des Plaines River

Will

10-5-11

 

 

8 lbs 3 oz

Des Plaines River

Will

10-6-10

 

7 lbs 5 oz

Private Lake

Jefferson

N/A

 

5 lbs 9 oz

Des Plaines River

Will

3-27-10

Gizzard Shad

1

*1 lb 5 oz

Lake Minear

Lake

6-26-13

 

 

1 lb 4 oz

Willow Creek

Winnebago

5-4-12

 

 

1 lb 1 oz

Des Plaines River

Will

3-15-12

Goldfish/Hybrid

1

*4 lbs 6 oz

Fox Chain of Lakes

Lake

6-6-15

 

 

3 lbs 10 oz

Kankakee River

Will

4-29-13

 

 

1 lb 15 oz

Des Plaines River

Will

5-20-12

 

 

1 lb 10 oz

Des Plaines River

Will

11-5-11

 

 

1 lb 8 oz

Des Plaines River

Will

7-29-11

* current state record