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Brook Trout State & World Records

Brook trout are one of the most popular trout species that anglers target. Below you will learn what makes a trophy brookie and the state and world records.

World Record Brook Trout

The biggest brook trout ever caught weighted 14.5 pounds and was 31.5 inches long. This world record was caught at Nipigon Riverin in Ontario Canada by John William Cook’ in 1916.

Brook Trout Records by State

StateWeightLocationCaught ByDate
AlabamaN/AN/AN/AN/A
AlaskaN/AN/AN/AN/A
Arizona5 lbs 4.0 ozLee’s FerryMoe Beck3/6/1982
Arkansas5 lbs 0 ozNorth Fork RiverBilly J. Meeks, Wylie, TX6/3/2002
California9 lbs 12 ozSilver LakeHaynes, Texas9/9/1932
Colorado7.63 lbsUpper Cataract LakeGeorge Knorr
Connecticut9 lbsBlackwells BrookDavid Andes6/20/1905
DelawareN/AN/AN/AN/A
FloridaN/AN/AN/AN/A
Georgia5 lb 10 ozWaters CreekRussell Braden3/1/1986
HawaiiN/AN/AN/AN/A
Idaho7.06 lbsHenrys LakeDeVere Stratton8/16/1978
Illinois7 lbs 5 ozLake MichiganDaniel Frazier11/3/1998
Indiana3 lb 15 1/2 ozLake Gage, Steuben CountySonny Bashore5/26/1905
Iowa7 lbs 0 ozFountain Springs CreekDavid Kovarik7/1/1996
KansasN/AN/AN/AN/A
Kentucky3.65 lbsLake Cumberland TailwatersWyatt Hoefer3/15/2015
North CarolinaN/AN/AN/AN/A
LouisianaN/AN/AN/AN/A
Maine9 lbs 2 ozMousam LakePatrick Coan1/8/2010
Maryland6.1 lbsPotomac River Below Randolph DamMike Fiorita, Jr.​
Massachusetts10 lbsAshfield Lake, AshfieldPeter Harand6/30/1905
Michigan9.50 lbsClear LakeDennis Nevins6/18/1905
Minnesota6 lbs 5.6 ozPigeon RiverCharles A. Pederson9/2/2000
Montana9 lbs 0.96 ozLower Two Medicine LakeJohn R. Cook4/23/1905
Nebraska5 lbs 1 ozPawnee Springs Joe Gray11/3/1965
Nevada5 lbs 1 ozBull Run ReservoirRichard Baker6/2/1905
New Hampshire9 lbsPleasant LakeA. Val Woodruff5/8/1911
New Jersey7 lbs 3 ozRockaway RiverAndrew DuJack6/17/1905
New Mexico5lb 0ozHidden LakeJack Campbell6/18/1905
New York6 lb 0 ozSilver Lake Wilderness AreaRichard Beauchamp5/16/2013
North Carolina7 lbs 7 ozRaven ForkG.L. Marshall Jr.5/15/1980
New YorkN/AN/AN/AN/A
North CarolinaN/AN/AN/AN/A
North DakotaN/AN/AN/AN/A
OhioN/AN/AN/AN/A
OklahomaN/AN/AN/AN/A
Oregon9 lbs 6 ozDeschutes RiverBurt Westbrook6/2/1905
Pennsylvania7 lbFishing CreekVonda Ranck6/18/1905
Rhode Island3 lbs 12 ozWyoming PondR. Boucher, Jr.- Warwick, RI10/1/1984
South Carolina4 lbs 10 ozChattooga RiverWes Coker12/23/2010
South Dakota12 lbsDeerfield LakeDennis Larive5/1/2010
Tennessee4 lbs 12 ozCaney Fork RiverSaša Krezic4/1/2016
Texas10.72 ozGuadalupe RiverBryan Hendricks2/19/1984
Utah7 lbs 8 ozBoulder MountainMilton Taft5/24/1905
Vermont5 lbs 12 ozParan CreekDennis Harwood4/24/1977
Virginia5 lbs 15 ozCub RunThomas Garth3/12/2019
Washington9 lbsWobbly LakeGeorge G. Weekes5/7/1988
West Virginia7.64 lbsShavers Fork of Cheat RiverGary M. Chapman6/26/1905
Wisconsin10 lbs 1 ozLake Michigan6/8/1999
Wyoming9 lbs 11 ozGreen River LakesMax Long5/29/1905

What state has the biggest brook trout?

Wisconsin is the state with the largest brookie caught in the United States. It weighed 10 lbs 1 oz and was caught on Lake Michigan.

What is the average size brook trout?

The average size brook trout seen in the wild falls in the 1-6 lb range. This is much smaller than the world record of 15.5 lbs.

What size brook trout is considered a trophy?

Brook trout start to be considered trophy size at 20 inches long.