Sauger Records State & World Records
Sauger are one of the most fun freshwater species to fish for. Below you will learn what makes a trophy sauger and the state and world records.
World Record Sauger
The biggest sauger ever caught weighted 8 lbs 12 oz. This world record was caught on Lake Sakakawea in North Dakota by Mike Fischer on October 6, 1971.
Sauger Records by State
| Alabama | 5 lbs 2 oz | Wilson Dam tailwater | William F. Huntley | 3/5/1972 |
| Arkansas | 6 lbs 12 oz | Arkansas River | Claude Eubanks | 12/15/1976 |
| Colorado | 3.38 lbs | Horseshoe Reservoir | Jeff Riddle | 7/3/1905 |
| Georgia | 4 lb 3 oz | Clarks Hill Reservoir | Stuart Bowers | 4/1/1986 |
| Illinois | 5 lbs 12.5 oz | Mississippi River | Bill Rolando | 7/30/1967 |
| Indiana | 6 lb 1 oz | Tippecanoe River | Mark Bigger | 6/5/1905 |
| Iowa | 6 lbs 8 oz | Missouri River | Mrs. W. Buser | 10/1/1976 |
| Kansas | 4.80 lbs | Melvern Reservoir | Jimmy Barnes | 11/29/1996 |
| Kentucky | 7 lbs 7 ozs. | Lake Cumberland Tailwaters | Rastie Andrew | 4/28/1983 |
| Louisiana | 1.66 lbs | Mississippi River | Kyle Allgood | 6/21/1905 |
| Michigan | 6.56 lbs | Torch Lake | Gary Frederick | 5/29/1905 |
| Minnesota | 6 lbs 2.75 oz | Mississippi River | Don Kizer | 5/23/1988 |
| Mississippi | 2.52 lbs | Mississippi River | Pete Mauceli | 8/5/1992 |
| Missouri | 5 lbs 1 oz | Osage River | John Hennessy | 1/23/1994 |
| Montana | 8 lbs 12.8 oz | Fort Peck Reservoir | Gene Moore | 12/12/1994 |
| Nebraska | 8 lbs 5 oz | Missouri River | Betty Tepner | 10/22/1961 |
| New York | 4 lb 8 oz | Lower Niagara River | Darrin Schwenkbeck | 9/30/1990 |
| North Carolina | 5 lbs 15 oz | Norman Lake | David Shook | 7/25/1971 |
| North Dakota | 8 lbs 12 oz | Lake Sakakawea | Mike Fischer | 10/6/1971 |
| Ohio | 7.31 lbs | Maumee River | Bryan Wicks | 3/10/1981 |
| Oklahoma | 5 lbs 5 oz | Robert S. Kerr | Chet Munds | 1/18/1981 |
| Pennsylvania | 4 lb | Susquehanna River | Tim Waltz | 6/23/1905 |
| South Carolina | 4 lbs 7 oz | Lake Thurmond | Broadus Moody | 6/7/1905 |
| South Dakota | 7 lbs 7 oz | Oahe Tailwaters | Harvey Holzworth | 5/3/1960 |
| Vermont | 3 lbs 2.5 oz | Lake Champlain | David Paya | 2/3/1980 |
| Virginia | 5 lbs 8 oz | South Holston Lake | R. Stallard | 7/2/1972 |
| Virginia | 3 lbs | Clinch River | Ronald C. Davis | 4/24/2010 |
| West Virginia | 4.75 lbs | Ohio River | Steve Powell | 6/7/1905 |
| Wisconsin | 6 lbs 6.7 oz | Mississippi River | 3/19/2009 | |
| Wyoming | 7 lbs | Boysen Reservoir | Tom Durst | 1/7/2007 |
What state has the largest sauger?
North Dakota is the state with the largest sauger caught in the United States. It weighed 8 lbs 12 oz and was caught on Lake Sakakawea by Mike Fischer on October 6, 1971.
What is the average size sauger?
The average size sauger seen in the wild are 12 – 15 inches long and weight 1 – 2 lbs. This is much smaller than the world record of 8 lbs 12 oz.
What size sauger is considered a trophy?
Sauger start to be considered trophy size at 18 inches long.