Water Body Records for Red River

Updated March 28, 2024

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Weight Records

This page ranks weight records caught by rod & reel, fly rod and bow fishing. All-Tackle rankings are displayed on a separate page.

All-Ages

Rod & Reel
Species Weight Length Date Angler Bait or Lure
Bass, Hybrid Striped 12.00 27.00 Jul 1, 1990 Eddie E. Ramsey  
Bass, Smallmouth 5.56 21.60 Nov 23, 2015 David W. Froehlich Long A Bomber 
Bass, Striped 42.70 43.00 Apr 2, 2002 Edwin Padua bucktail jig 
Bass, White 2.40 15.00 Mar 5, 2005 Curtis Van Huss jig 
Buffalo, Bigmouth 6.29 24.00 Oct 19, 2023 Barry Osborn Fly Rod, Carp Slayer Minnow 
Buffalo, Black 4.31 21.50 Oct 19, 2023 Barry Osborn Fly Rod, Carp Slayer Minnow 
Buffalo, Smallmouth 8.38 24.25 Apr 26, 1996 Justin Hardin  
Carp, Bighead 57.00 46.00 Jul 10, 2005 Michael Jones shad 
Carp, Common 8.08 26.25 Nov 7, 2023 Barry Osborn Fly Rod, Carp Slayer Minnow 
Carpsucker, River 1.94 16.75 Jan 25, 1994 John Hardin  
Catfish, Channel 4.94 24.25 Nov 6, 2023 Barry Osborn Fly Rod, Carp Slayer Minnow 
Drum, Freshwater 2.68 17.75 Sep 14, 1992 Ryan Collins  
Fly Fishing
Species Weight Length Date Angler Bait or Lure
Buffalo, Bigmouth 6.29 24.00 Oct 19, 2023 Barry Osborn Carp Slayer Minnow 
Buffalo, Black 4.31 21.50 Oct 19, 2023 Barry Osborn Carp Slayer Minnow 
Buffalo, Smallmouth 8.28 25.50 Oct 19, 2023 Barry Osborn Carp Slayer Minnow 
Carp, Common 8.08 26.25 Nov 7, 2023 Barry Osborn Carp Slayer Minnow 
Catfish, Channel 4.94 24.25 Nov 6, 2023 Barry Osborn Carp Slayer Minnow 
Bow Fishing
Species Weight Length Date Angler
Carp, Bighead 54.20 May 17, 2023 Stephen Banaszak
Carp, Silver 13.31 32.50 Jun 21, 2021 Stephen Banaszak

Note: Bow fishing for blue, channel and flathead catfish was legal only from September 1, 2006 to August 31, 2008. Applications for bow fishing records can no longer be accepted for these species.

Junior Angler

Rod & Reel
Species Weight Length Date Angler Bait or Lure
Bass, Striped 14.31 13.43 May 19, 2012 Benjamin Barnet cut shad 
Drum, Freshwater 2.19 16.73 May 19, 2012 Benjamin Barnet cut shad 

Catch and Release Records (by length)

All Ages

Rod & Reel
Species Length Date Angler Bait or Lure
Bass, Smallmouth 19.50 Oct 8, 2017 Don Hull power worm