State Record Fish
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| Species | Weight |
Location | Date | Angler |
| Bass, Largemouth | 9-3 | Hudson Gravel Pit | Nov. 14, 1999 | Richard Viereck |
| Bass, Rock | 2-0 | Lewis & Clark Lake | July 14, 1990 | Joe A. Kippes |
| Bass, Smallmouth | 6-9 | Lake Poinsett | April 27, 2008 | Darin Laue |
| 4-12 | North Rush Lake | April 12, 2011 | Steve Kennedy | |
| Bass, Hybrid | 14-0 | Missouri River | May 11, 2009 | Matt Sarha |
| Bluegill | 3-4 | Stanley Co. Stock Dam |
May 24, 1980 | Scott Sanner |
| Buffalo, Bigmouth | 51-9 | Lake Mitchell | Apr. 24, 1993 | Reg Young |
| Buffalo, Smallmouth | 30-0 | Missouri River | Jan. 14, 1986 | Bill Lynch |
| Bullhead, Black | 4-5 | Lake Poinsett | May 31, 2009 | Adam Arendsee |
| Bullhead, Brown | 3-11 | Big Stone Lake | June 13, 1993 | Mike Piechowski |
| Bullhead, Yellow | 3-3 | West 81 Lake | Sept. 3, 2006 | Joseph M. Herrig |
| Burbot | 12-3 | Lake Sharpe | April 3, 1974 | Norman Sheldon |
| ***Carp, Common | 37-0 | Waubay Lake | April 20, 2001 | David Koslowski |
| Carpsucker, River | 7-15 | Lake Sharpe | May 15, 1999 | Paulette His Gun |
| Catfish, Blue | 97-0 | Missouri River | Sept. 16, 1959 | Edward B. Elliott |
| Catfish, Channel | 55-0 | James River | May 18, 1949 | Roy Groves |
| Catfish, Flathead | 63-8 | James River | June 18, 2006 | Davin Holland |
| Chub, Creek | 0-9.7 | Big Sioux River | April 7, 1998 | Sharon Petersen |
| Chub, Flathead | 0-1.85 | Keya Paha River | July 2, 1993 | Nick Backlund |
| Crappie, Black | 3-8 | SDSU pond | May 27, 2004 | Benjamin Wight |
| Crappie, White | 3-9 | Hughes Co. Farm Pond | April 28, 1974 | Gary Ernst |
| Drum, Freshwater | 36-8 | Missouri River | Sept. 25, 1971 | Alvin D. Williams |
| Eel, American | 5-3 | Missouri River | June 29, 1969 | Velma Weverstad |
| ***European Rudd | 0-11 | Sheridan Lake | August 16, 2009 | Ed Adams |
| Gar, Longnose | 16-12 | Missouri River | April 6, 1996 | Curt Larsen |
| Gar, Shortnose | 5-10 | Ft. Randall Tailrace | April 25, 1998 | Leo Hopkins Jr. |
| Goldeye | 3-13 | Oahe Tailrace | Aug. 9, 1987 | Gary Heuer |
| Herring, Lake (Cisco) | 4-3 | Lake Oahe | July 28, 1999 | Lee Delo |
| Herring, Skipjack | 1-5 | Missouri River | Aug. 20, 1988 | E. Jansevigs Sr. |
| Mooneye | 1-7 | Oahe Tailwaters | June 16, 1967 | Roe Gifford |
| Muskellunge | 40-0 | Amsden Dam | April 16, 1991 | Daniel B. Krueger |
| Muskellunge, Tiger | 37-7 | Lake Sharpe -Stilling Basin |
May 30, 2003 | Jason Besmer |
| Paddlefish | 120-12 | Ft. Randall | April 19, 1979 | Don Gregg |
| Perch, Yellow | 2-12 | Bitter Lake | Feb. 28, 2004 | Dave Engels |
| Pike, Northern | 36-3 | Lake Oahe | April 3, 1993 | Jeff Case |
| Red Horse, Shorthead | 4-10 | Big Stone Lake | Sept. 22, 2001 | Jim Herbert |
| Salmon, Chinook | 23-14 | Lake Oahe | Aug. 16, 2003 | Keith West |
| Salmon, Coho | 3-5 | Oahe Tailwaters | Feb. 18, 1974 | Barbara Poches |
| Salmon, Kokanee | 2-11 | Pactola Reservoir | Aug. 2, 1974 | Russ Backus |
| Sauger | 7-7 | Oahe Tailwaters | May 3, 1960 | Harvey Holzworth |
| Shad, Gizzard | 4-12 | Lake Oahe | Jan. 14, 2006 | Brad Dietz |
| Shiner, Common | 0-1 | Little Minn. River | May 31, 1980 | Mike Stapleton |
| Shiner, Golden | 0-4 | Private Stock Dam | May 27, 1985 | Vicki Raths |
| Shiner, Red | 0-0.0448 | Big Sioux River | July 17, 1976 | W. Alan Wentz |
| Shiner, Sand | 0-0.1244 | Big Sioux River | July 17, 1976 | W. Alan Wentz |
| Smelt, Rainbow | 0-4 | Oahe Stilling Basin | Jan. 22, 1984 | Roger Pederson |
| Splake | 11-14 | Deerfield Lake | May 20, 2010 | Bob Swift |
| Stonecat | 0-5.28 | Big Sioux River | May 20, 1980 | Duane Stanley |
| *Sturgeon, Lake | 40-0 | Missouri River | March 13, 1990 | Daniel Bouza |
| *Sturgeon, Pallid | 28-8 | Lake Sharpe | May 26, 1971 | Donald Chambers |
| *Sturgeon, Shovelnose | 6-10 | Lake Sharpe | May 8, 1987 | Don McMullen |
| Sucker, Blue | 12-7 | Ft. Randall | April 28, 1988 | Larry Peters |
| Sucker, White | 6-8 | Lake Poinsett | March 28, 2010 | Eric Weeman |
| Sunfish, Green | 1-5 | Minnehaha Co. Stock Pond | May 7, 2005 | Alex Meland |
| Sunfish, Orange-spotted | 0-.550 | Big Sioux River | June 23, 1999 | Rebecca Zirbel |
| Sunfish, pumpkinseed | 0-12 | Lake Carthage | May 28, 1970 | Pat McCart |
| Trout, Brook | 12-0 | Deerfield Lake | May 1, 2010 | Dennis Larive |
| Trout, Brown | 24-8 | Canyon Lake | Dec. 9, 1990 | Wilfred H Huether |
| Trout, Cutthroat | 6-5 | Rapid Creek | Sept. 24, 1989 | Dick Rossum |
| Trout, Lake | 28-5 | Pactola Reservoir | May 17, 2009 | Steve Matheny |
| Trout, Rainbow | 19-4 | Oahe Tailwaters | July 4, 1980 | Tom Moore |
| Trout, Tiger | 0-7 | Whitewood Creek | June 15, 1989 | Ronald Glover |
| Walleye | 16-2 | Ft. Randall Tailwaters | Nov. 16, 2002 | Georgine Chytka |
| Whitefish | 7-9 | Oahe Tailwaters | May 31, 1988 | Clinton Woody |
*No longer eligible to be taken.
***Aquatic Nuisance Species
Unrestricted Records
(Taken by any legal means other than hook and line, including setline and snagging.)
| Species | Weight | Location | Date | Angler | Method |
| Bass, Largemouth | 8-8 | Angostura Reservoir | 7/8/1985 | Larry C. Talley | spearing |
| Bass, Smallmouth | 4-2 | Angostura Reservoir | 9/28/1991 | Ed Jensen | underwater spearing |
| Bass, White | 2-8 | Lake Francis Case | 1/21/1997 | Brent Vander Ley | darkhouse spearing |
| Bluegill | 0-8 | Lake Oahe | 9/13/09 | Jeff Vilhauer | underwater spearing |
| Buffalo, Bigmouth | 47-0 | Lake Mitchell | 5/19/2005 | Dan Sehr | bow and arrow |
| Buffalo, Smallmouth | 36-8 | Lake Mitchell | 5/25/2003 | Dan Sehr | bow and arrow |
| Burbot | 16-13 | Oahe Tailrace | 8/16/1987 | Dave Koch | underwater spearing |
| ***Carp | 42-6 | Poinsett | 5/8/2009 | Bryan Dykstra | bow and arrow |
| ***Carp, BigHead | 58-8 | Missouri River | 10/26/2008 | Wesley Koehler | snagged |
| ***Carp, Grass | 61-12 | Lake Yankton | 5/22/2009 | Marlyn Wiebelhaus | bow and arrow |
| ***Carp, Silver | 22-10 | James River | 5/23/2009 | Marlyn Wiebelhaus | bow and arrow |
| Carpsucker | 7-2 | Oahe Tailwaters | 6/22/1980 | Phil Laumeyer | bow and arrow |
| Catfish, Channel | 13-8 | Lake Oahe | 5/31/1977 | Lawrence Jordan | underwater spearing |
| Catfish, Blue | 100-8 | Missouri River | 6/13/1964 | Bob Millage | setline |
| Catfish, Flathead | 43-0 | Lake Francis Case | 8/22/1993 | Delbert Haushild | setline |
| Crappie, Black | 1.0 oz | Lake Oahe | 8/2/2010 | Caleb Gilkerson | underwater spearing |
| Crappie, White | 6.56 oz | American Creek | 01/23/2000 | David Olson | darkhouse spearing |
| Drum, Freshwater | 23-3 | James River | 09/19/2010 | Ty Smith | bow and arrow |
| Gar, Longnose | 17-12 | Missouri River | 11/20/1988 | Arnold Bierle | snagging |
| Gar, Shortnose | 7-5 | James River | 8/10/2001 | Ty Smith | bow & arrow |
| Goldeye | 1-9 | Moccasin Creek | 4/29/1987 | Mark Williams | bow and arrow |
| Herring, Skipjack | 1-2 | Gavins Point | 7/11/2009 | Josh Dornbusch | bow and arrow |
| Muskellunge, Tiger | 19-0 | Lake Francis Case | 2/2/1997 | Brent Vander Ley | darkhouse spearing |
| Paddlefish | 120-12 | Ft Randall Tailwaters | 4/19/1979 | Don Gregg | snagging |
| Pike, Northern | 36-1 | Lake Oahe | 2/24/1990 | Tom Cihak | ice spearing |
| Salmon, Chinook | 14-14 | Lake Oahe | 01/25/1988 | Doc Peterson | spearing |
| Sauger | 4-12 | Lake Oahe | 7/21/1985 | Dave Graves | underwater spearing |
| Shad, Gizzard | 5-0 | Lake Yankton | 05/18/2006 | Marlyn Wiebelhaus | bow and arrow |
| Smelt | 0-3.58 | Lake Oahe | 4/ 21/1986 | Leon R. Aasby | netted |
| Sturgeon, Shovelnose | 3-14 | Oahe Tailwaters | 8/17/1986 | Craig Tystad | spearing |
| Sucker, Blue | 11-11 | James River | 3/25/1967 | Vernon Sarha | snagged |
| Sucker, White | 5-15 | Little Sioux River | 4/25/2011 | Art Berger Jr. | spearing |
| Trout, Lake | 4-6 | Lake Sharpe | 7/22/1979 | Butch Davis | underwater spearing |
| Trout, Rainbow | 9-8 | Lake Sharpe | 7/20/1979 | Paul Forney | underwater spearing |
| Walleye | 14-4 | Lake Oahe | 10/16/2010 | Thomas Redlin | underwater spearing |
| Whitefish | 5-4 | Lake Oahe | 3/5/2003 | Brett Tschetter | darkhouse spearing |
***aquatic nuisance species