Grass Carp Records State & World Records

Grass carp are one of the most fun freshwater species to fish for. Below you will learn what makes a trophy grass carp and the state and world records.

World Record Grass Carp

The biggest grass carp ever caught weighted 87 pounds, 10 ounces. This world record was caught at the Piasuchnik Dam in Bulgaria in 2009.

Grass Carp Records by State

State	Weight	Location	Caught By	Date
Alabama	73 lbs	Guntersville Reservoir	Bradley D. Bridges, Sr., Bryant	4/10/2012
Colorado	57.8125 lbs	Cottonwood Park Lake	Brian Husmann	7/5/1905
Hawaii	15 lbs	Wailoa River	Avery Berido	9/13/2013
Idaho	46.7 lbs	Snake River	Cris Endicott	10/10/2021
Illinois	66 lbs 8 oz	Lake Petersburg	Mark S. Metzger	7/8/1998
Indiana	69.0 lbs	Westons Pond	Daniel Goss	7/10/1905
Iowa	61 lbs 8 oz	Greenfield Lake	Tyler Warner	5/1/1998
Kansas	77.75 lbs	Atchison State Fishing Lake	Kenneth Mosby JR	9/30/2012
Kentucky	58 lbs 8ozs.	Forest Lawn Lake	Robert Marsh	6/17/2009
Mississippi	48.4 lbs	Cameron Plantation Lake	Andy Welch	2/29/2004
Missouri	69 lbs	Crowder S.P.	Jim Shull	11/13/2002
Nebraska	64 lbs	WILSON CREEK 2X	Malik Solunovic	8/29/2004
New Jersey	55 lbs 8 oz	Curlis Lake	James Dempsey, Jr.	7/3/1905
North Carolina	68 lbs 12 oz	Summerlins Pond	David W. Stowell	6/8/1998
Oklahoma	68 lbs 15.20 oz	Chelsea City Lake	Jereme Budgick	4/5/2008
Texas	44 lbs	Bastrop Bayou	Jack Singleton	2/10/1998
West Virginia	52.5 lbs	Pond (Mason County)	Joseph R. Spencer, II	6/24/1905

What state has the largest grass carp?

Kansas is the state with the largest grass carp caught in the United States. It weighed 77.75 lbs and was caught on Atchison State Fishing Lake by Kenneth Mosby JR on September 30, 2012.

What is the average size grass carp?

The average size grass carp seen in the wild are 10-20 lbs and 2-3ft long. This is much smaller than the world record of 87 lbs.

What size grass carp is considered a trophy?

Grass carp start to be considered trophy at 30 lbs.