Freshwater species guide

Sauger Fishing

Sauger is a freshwater fish.

Sauger

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

State records for sauger

The heaviest sauger each state has certified, biggest first.

StateWeightWhereYearAngler
Montana 8.805 lbs. Fort Peck Reservoir 12/1 Gene Mooresource
North Dakota 8 lbs 12 oz. Lake Sakakawea Octo Mike Fischersource
Nebraska 8.31 lb Missouri River 1961 Betty Tepnersource
Wyoming 7.50 lbs. Boysen ReservoirFremont County Janu Tom Durst - Casper, WYsource
Kentucky 7.44 lb Cumberland River 04/2 Rastie Andrewsource
Tennessee 7.38 lb Kentucky Reservoir 1973 Rayford D. Vosssource
Ohio 7.31 pounds Maumee River Marc Bryan Wickssource
Arkansas 6.75 lb Arkansas River 1976 Claude Eubankssource
Michigan 6.56 lb Torch LakeHoughton 1976 source
Iowa 6.50 lbs. Missouri River (Sioux City to Little Sioux) Oct. Mrs. W. Busersource
Wisconsin 6.42 lb Mississippi RiverPierce 2009 source
Minnesota 6 lbs 2 oz Mississippi River near Red Wing, (L&D No.3)Goodhue 5/23 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.