Freshwater species guide

Saugeye Fishing

Saugeye is a freshwater fish.

Saugeye

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

State records for saugeye

The heaviest saugeye each state has certified, biggest first.

StateWeightWhereYearAngler
Montana 15.66 lbs. Fort Peck Reservoir Squaw Creek 1/11 Myron Kiblersource
Ohio 14.04 pounds Antrim Lake Nove Roger Sizemoresource
Iowa 12.25 lbs. Des Moines River (Saylorville to Red Rock) Marc Don Ostergaardsource
North Dakota 12 lbs 0 oz. Yellowstone River Janu Dave Faimansource
Colorado 10 lb 14 oz John Martin ReservoirBent 2001 Rocklyn Beisesource
Illinois 10.85 lb Argyle LakeMcDonough 2024 source
Tennessee 10.75 lb Melton Hill Reservoir 1998 Chris Vittetoesource
Oklahoma 10 lb Fort Cobb Reservoir 2006 Curt Wilkersonsource
Kansas 9.81 lb Sebelius Reservoir 1998 Raymond Waitsource
Minnesota 9 lbs 13 oz Mississippi River near Red WingGoodhue 3/20 source
Kentucky 9.03 lb Bullock Pen Lake 03/2 Wolfgang Kratzenbergsource
Arkansas 9 lb Lake Frierson 2012 Chris Owensource

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.