Where to fish for carp
14 charters name carp on their own website, across 12 towns in 2 states.
State records for carp
The heaviest carp each state has certified, biggest first.
| State | Weight | Where | Year | Angler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma | 118.63 lb | Neosho (Grand) River | 2025 | Bryan Lee Bakersource |
| Iowa | 112.00 lbs. | Des Moines River (Red Rock to Ottuma Dam) | May | Randy Conoversource |
| Tennessee | 90 lb | Guntersville Reservoir | 2005 | Jeffery J. Rorexsource |
| Texas | 90 lb | Kirby | 2000 | Timothy Connersource |
| Kansas | 77.75 lb | Atchison State Fishing Lake | 2012 | Kenneth Mosby Jr.source |
| Illinois | 74 lb | Lake GalenaJo Daviess | 2015 | source |
| Mississippi | 74 lb | Pelahatchie Lake | 1963 | Curtis Wadesource |
| Alabama | 73 lbs | Guntersville Reservoir | 4/10 | Bradley D. Bridges, Sr.source |
| Indiana | 69 lb. | Westons PondHamilton County | 2018 | Daniel Gosssource |
| North Carolina | 68 lbs, 12 oz | Summerlins Pond Leland | 06/0 | David W. Stowellsource |
| West Virginia | 67.4 lb | Warden LakeHardy County | 2020 | John Millersource |
| Wisconsin | 67.2 lb | Wisconsin RiverSauk | 2022 | source |
Each from that state's own records page, linked on every row. A location links to its town only where the agency named that town — a record logged to "Gulf of Mexico" or an offshore block belongs to no city. Weights are printed as the agency prints them. Records are certified by the state and can be broken at any time.
Seasons, sizes and bag limits on this page were copied from in . Rules change, sometimes mid-season. Check the current rule with your captain or FWC before you keep a fish.