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Lake Tahoe - California and Nevada

Nevada State Records from Lake Tahoe

SpeciesWeightLengthGirthAnglerYear
Mackinaw Trout
Salvelinus namaycush
37 lbs. 6 oz. Aronsen, Robert (South Lake Tahoe) 1974
Mackinaw Trout
Salvelinus namaycush
37 lbs. 6 oz. 44 in. Robert Aronsen 1974
Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus clarki
31 lbs. 8 oz. Pomin, William 1911
previous record 12 lbs. 14 oz. 31 in. David E. Cardinal 1990
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
15 lbs. 15 oz. 36 in. Marvin Childs 2011
previous record 15 lbs. 2 oz. 33 in. Dan Hananouchi 2 59 2008
previous record 14 lbs. 3 oz. 32 in. Steve Landeros 2006
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
11 lbs. 7 oz. 30.5 in. Chuck McMeechan 1997
Kokanee Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
5 lbs. 2 oz. 24.75 in. 15.75 in. William Brush 2013
previous record 4 lbs. 13 oz. 25.7 in. Dick Bournique 1973
Sockeye Salmon
Oncorhynchus nerka
5 lbs. 2 oz. 24.75 in. 15.75 in. Brush, William (Nevada City) 2013
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
5 lbs. 0 oz. 19 in. Fran Oppio 1969
Mountain Whitefish
Prosopium williamsoni
4 lbs. 9 oz. 21 in. Jim Syren 2005
previous record 3 lbs. 4 oz. 20 in. Gregg Harris 2004
previous record 3 lbs. 1 oz. 20 in. 10.75 in. Harris, Gregg (Truckee) 2004
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
0 lbs. 3 oz. 5.5 in. Shawn Smee 2018

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