Freshwater species guide

Mountain Whitefish Fishing

Mountain Whitefish is a freshwater fish.

Mountain Whitefish

Seasons and limits are set state by state. Check the rule for the water you will fish.

State records for mountain whitefish

The heaviest mountain whitefish each state has certified, biggest first.

StateWeightWhereYearAngler
Colorado 5 lb 2 oz Roaring Fork RiverEagle 1982 Richard Salssource
Montana 5.11 lbs. Hauser Reservoir 10/1 Walt Goodmansource
Utah 4.75 lb Deer Creek Reservoir 1997 Roy L. Montoyasource
Wyoming 4.25 lbs. Snake RiverTeton County 1977 Dennis Jenningssource
Nevada 3.56 lb Truckee RiverWashoe 2011 Kirill Solovykhsource
Idaho — Salmon River 8/27 Tyler Colemansource

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.