Chetek Wisconsin Vacation Guide Fishing Records

Species	Weight	Date	Location
Bass, Largemouth	11 lbs. 3 oz.	10/12/40	Lake Ripley
Bass, Smallmouth	9 lbs. 1 oz.	06/21/50	Indian Lake
Bass, Rock	2 lbs. 15 oz.	06/02/90	Shadow Lake
Bass, Hybrid Striped	13 lbs. 8 oz.	02/20/98	Lake Columbia
Bass, White	4 lbs. 6 oz.	09/24/77	Okauchee Lake
Bluegill	2 lbs. 9.8 oz.	08/02/95	Green Bay
Bullhead, Yellow	3 lbs. 5 oz.	06/06/83	Nelson Lake
Carp, Common	57 lbs. 2 oz.	08/28/66	Lake Wisconsin
Catfish, Channel	44 lbs. 0 oz.	1962	Wisconsin River
Catfish, Flathead	74 lbs. 5 oz.	2001	Mississippi River
Crappie, Black	4 lbs. 8 oz.	08/12/67	Gile Flowage
Crappie, White	3 lb. 2 oz.	01/08/01	Black River
Muskellunge	69 lbs. 11 oz.	10/20/49	Chippewa Flowage
Muskellunge, Tiger	51 lbs. 3 oz.	07/16/19	Lac Vieux Desert
Northern pike	38 lbs. 0 oz.	08/06/52	Lake Puckaway
Perch, White	0 lbs. 11 oz.	2000	Fox River
Perch, Yellow	3 lbs. 4 oz.	1954	Lake Winnebago
Pumpkinseed	1 lb. 1 oz.	06/17/97	Schmidt Pond
Sauger	5 lbs. 13 oz.	11/08/88	Wisconsin River
Sturgeon, Lake	170 lbs. 10 oz.	09/22/79	Yellow Lake
Sturgeon, Shovelnose	7 lbs. 5 oz.	09/07/98	Mississippi River
Sunfish, Green	1 lb. 9 oz.	08/23/67	Wind Lake
Trout, Brook (inland)	9 lbs. 15 oz.	09/22/44	Prairie River
Trout, Brown	35 lbs. 1.9 oz.	09/08/96	Lake Michigan
Trout, Lake	47 lbs. 0 oz.	09/09/46	Lake Superior
Trout, Rainbow	27 lbs. 2 oz.	07/26/97	Lake Michigan
Walleye	18 lbs. 0oz.	09/16/33	High Lake
Warmouth	1 lbs. 1 oz.	2001	Eagle Lake

If you think you or someone else has caught a fish that may be a state record, here's what you need to do:

Don't clean or, if at all possible, freeze the fish.
Keep the fish cool, preferably on ice.
Get the fish weighed as soon as possible on a certified scale (usually found in grocery, hardware stores, etc.) and witnessed by an observer.
Contact the nearest WDNR office to get the fish species positively identified and to find out whether the fish is actually a state record.