Largemouth Bass

Barry St. Clair has held the Texas record since 1992, when he caught an 18.18-pounder (25.5 inches) on a live minnow at Lake Fork.

Alligator Gar

Bill Valverde’s Texas rod-and-reel record has not been beaten for 71 years. He caught a 279-pounder on the Rio Grande on Jan. 1, 1951.

Blue Catfish

Cody Mullennix holds the Texas record with a 121.5-pound blue catfish (58 inches) he caught in 2004 on Lake Texoma on shad.