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Water Body Records: Freshwater Bow Fishing

 

Water Body

Species

Weight (lbs.)

Length (in.)

Date

Angler

Amistad Reservoir

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

36

38.62 

06/05/92

Landon Boston

Amistad Reservoir

Carp

Common 

17.93

32 

06/30/00

Landon Boston

Amistad Reservoir

Gar

Alligator 

214.5

89.5 

08/11/05

Shane Neal

Amistad Reservoir

Gar

Longnose 

18.5

43 

06/27/03

Clayton Lohse

Amistad Reservoir

Gar

Spotted 

8.4

28 

06/27/03

Clayton Lohse

Amistad Reservoir

Shad

Gizzard 

1.2

14 

06/27/03

Clayton Lohse

Arlington

Carp

Common 

10.67

28.5 

06/03/05

Bennett Crow

Arlington

Gar

Spotted 

5.91

31.75 

06/24/05

Bennett Crow

Athens

Bowfin

 

4.1

22.5 

04/03/01

Dean Parker

Athens

Carp

Common 

32.3

37.5 

04/03/01

Dean Parker

Athens

Gar

Spotted 

9.6

39.5 

04/03/01

Dean Parker

Athens

Shad

Gizzard 

1.3

14.5 

04/03/01

Dean Parker

Austin

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

50

38.5 

02/18/04

David Hill

Austin

Carp

Common 

21

32 

04/22/02

Mark Malfa

Austin

Drum

Freshwater 

26

31 

06/10/05

John Smoot

Austin

Gar

Longnose 

11

46.5 

06/30/05

Tyler Vanderkolk

Austin

Redhorse

Gray 

7

24 

02/20/04

Mark Malfa

B.A. Steinhagen Lake

Buffalo

Bigmouth 

28

35.75 

07/08/01

Sam Bible

B.A. Steinhagen Lake

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

30

35.5 

07/23/01

Shawn Bible

B.A. Steinhagen Lake

Gar

Longnose 

23

58.25 

07/08/01

Shawn Bible

Baird

Carp

Common 

12.75

32.875 

07/25/02

Bob Morrison

Ballinger Municipal Lake

Carp

Common 

4.4

21.875 

06/11/02

Bob Morrison

Balmorhea

Carp

Common 

4

20.75 

07/14/97

Bob Morrison

Benbrook Lake

Carp

Grass 

33.4

42.5 

04/27/04

Wayne Watson

Bosque River

Carp

Common 

12.63

29.25 

12/03/98

Bob Morrison

Bosque River

Gar

Longnose 

6.63

40 

08/25/98

Bob Morrison

Brady Creek Lake

Carp

Common 

10.63

29.06 

04/28/99

Bob Morrison

Braunig Lake

Gar

Spotted 

3.875

26 

07/30/05

Wayne Trammell, Jr.

Braunig Lake

Tilapia

Blue 

4.125

18 

07/28/05

Wayne Trammell, Sr.

Brazos River

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

19.59

31 

08/11/05

Bennett Crow

Brazos River

Carp

Common 

12.875

29 

07/06/03

Tristan Knight

Brazos River

Carpsucker

River 

4.15

20.75 

08/11/05

Bennett Crow

Brazos River

Drum

Freshwater 

12.125

26.25 

07/06/03

Tristan Knight

Brazos River

Gar

Alligator 

110

75 

04/26/03

Mark Malfa

Brazos River

Gar

Longnose 

24

56 

04/14/01

Carl Johnson

Brazos River

Gar

Spotted 

2.08

24.25 

05/25/02

Lee Evans

Brazos River

Shad

Gizzard 

2.82

16.5 

08/01/03

Alex Beasley

Bridgeport

Drum

Freshwater 

5.28

22 

08/14/05

Bennett Crow

Bridgeport

Gar

Spotted 

2.37

24 

08/14/05

Bennett Crow

Brownwood

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

10.875

25.5 

08/08/03

Dustin Ferguson

Brownwood

Carp

Common 

7.625

26 

08/08/03

Dustin Ferguson

Brownwood

Gar

Longnose 

8.75

47 

08/08/03

Dustin Ferguson

Buchanan

Drum

Freshwater 

4.5

21.5 

08/01/05

Steve Salinas

Buchanan

Gar

Spotted 

3.25

32.5 

08/01/05

Steve Salinas

Calaveras Lake

Carp

Common 

6.5

24 

05/03/03

Russell Pope

Calaveras Lake

Gar

Longnose 

12.25

42.5 

05/03/03

Russell Pope

Calaveras Lake

Gar

Spotted 

8.5

34 

06/03/03

Bob Richardson

Calaveras Lake

Tilapia

Blue 

3.3125

16 

07/02/05

Wayne Trammell, Sr.

Canyon Lake

Carp

Common 

13.4

30.5 

03/28/98

Jefferson Baker

Canyon Lake

Carp

Grass 

37.7

45 

06/01/97

Jefferson Baker

Canyon Lake

Gar

Longnose 

16.75

51.5 

03/28/98

Jefferson Baker

Canyon Lake

Shad

Gizzard 

0.65

13.5 

03/28/98

Jefferson Baker

Cedar Creek Lake

Gar

Alligator 

166

86 

06/24/05

Steve Woodruff

Choke Canyon Lake

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

41

33 

08/22/03

Mark Malfa

Choke Canyon Lake

Carp

Common 

14.4

31.5 

08/26/05

Kip Reagor

Choke Canyon Lake

Gar

Alligator 

160

81 

03/27/04

Mark Malfa

Choke Canyon Lake

Tilapia

Blue 

3.5

15.75 

03/19/04

Mark Malfa

Cisco

Carp

Common 

8.6

27.5 

04/15/02

Bob Morrison

Clear Fork

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

4.13

20.63 

05/02/01

Bob Morrison

Clear Fork

Carp

Common 

5.5

21.88 

05/03/01

Bob Morrison

Clyde

Carp

Common 

3

19.25 

05/30/01

Bob Morrison

Coleman City Lake

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

12.67

27 

06/04/03

Bob Richardson

Coleman City Lake

Carp

Common 

6.35

22.75 

06/04/03

Clayton Lohse

Coleman City Lake

Gar

Longnose 

16.86

54 

06/04/03

Clayton Lohse

Coleto Creek Reservoir

Gar

Longnose 

24.3

52 

02/20/04

Kelly Stanford

Coleto Creek Reservoir

Mullet

Striped 

11.72

31 

05/23/03

Brian Morris

Colorado River

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

26.4

34.9 

08/10/05

Billy Lambert

Colorado River

Carp

Common 

40

39.75 

03/07/03

Mark Malfa

Colorado River

Carp

Grass 

29

40 

03/07/03

Mark Malfa

Colorado River

Drum

Freshwater 

7.5

21 

04/15/02

Juan Gallegos, Jr

Colorado River

Gar

Longnose 

19

 

 

Mark Malfa

Concho River

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

11.57

25.125 

01/08/05

Michael Constancio

Concho River

Carp

Common 

31.5

36.75 

03/30/05

Justin Saenz

Concho River

Gar

Longnose 

13.5

48.125 

04/05/05

C. Wade Everton

Concho River

Shad

Gizzard 

2.81

19 

04/02/05

C. Wade Everton

Conroe

Carp

Common 

24.3

36 

03/29/00

Joseph Williams

Conroe

Carp

Grass 

43.0625

40 

05/31/05

Dylan Cassell

Conroe

Tilapia

 

6.49

19.5 

04/23/05

Robert Peebles

Daniels

Carp

Common 

3

19.31 

07/16/01

Bob Morrison

Dunlap

Carp

Common 

18.6

32.5 

05/08/98

Jefferson Baker

Dunlap

Catfish

Armored 

4

21 

11/20/04

Mark Malfa

Dunlap

Cichlid

Rio Grande 

1

10.125 

05/06/05

Rusty Bourland

Dunlap

Gar

Longnose 

21.25

52.25 

11/20/04

Mark Malfa

Dunlap

Redhorse

Gray 

3.15

19 

05/08/98

Jefferson Baker

Dunlap

Shad

Gizzard 

1.8

16.25 

03/21/98

Jefferson Baker

Dunlap

Tilapia

Blue 

5

18.5 

04/10/03

Mark Malfa

Eagle Mountain Lake

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

28.65

34.75 

08/08/98

Garren King

Eagle Mountain Lake

Drum

Freshwater 

4

19 

08/23/98

Garren King

Eddleman

Carp

Common 

14.38

29.5 

05/08/01

Bob Morrison

Fairfield Lake

Carp

Grass 

44.5

40 

08/25/95

Ronald Nix

Fairfield Lake

Tilapia

 

5.88

21 

07/03/00

Waylon Williams

Falcon International

Gar

Alligator 

213

86 

04/21/04

Jorge Gutierrez

Fork

Bowfin

 

11.89

31.25 

01/11/01

Dean Parker

Fork

Carp

Common 

27.1

37.5 

04/20/95

Ben Walter

Georgetown

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

5.3

20.5 

05/15/05

Steve Salinas

Georgetown

Carp

Common 

7.4

25.75 

05/09/05

Ryan Daniels

Georgetown

Gar

Longnose 

18

51.5 

03/27/05

Billy Henry

Georgetown

Redhorse

Gray 

1.75

16.25 

05/15/05

Steve Salinas

Georgetown

Shad

Gizzard 

0.65

12.25 

01/06/05

Ryan Daniels

Gibbons Creek Reservoir

Bowfin

 

8.33

28 

05/31/99

Chris Beasley

Gibbons Creek Reservoir

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

17.5

32.25 

06/04/00

Keith Sheffield

Gibbons Creek Reservoir

Carp

Common 

9

26 

06/04/00

Lynn Sherwood

Gibbons Creek Reservoir

Gar

Spotted 

6

31.5 

04/05/98

Preston Laughlin

Gonzales

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

19.55

31.5 

06/12/98

Jefferson Baker

Gonzales

Gar

Spotted 

9.6

36 

05/09/98

Jefferson Baker

Graham

Carp

Common 

14

30.63 

06/09/99

Bob Morrison

Granbury

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

22

32.5 

12/31/04

Chris McPherson

Granbury

Carp

Common 

12.9

31.5 

12/31/04

Chris McPherson

Granbury

Carp

Grass 

36

41.5 

08/06/04

Chris McPherson

Granbury

Gar

Longnose 

17.4

51 

05/29/98

Jefferson Baker

Granbury

Gar

Spotted 

4.2

30.5 

04/26/05

Ryan Daniels

Granger Lake

Gar

Longnose 

16.13

54 

05/07/98

Keith Hall

Grapevine Lake

Gar

Longnose 

17.8

53.5 

05/28/05

David Reasoner

Guadalupe River

Catfish

Armored 

3.48

21.25 

05/10/03

Joey Frerich

Hawkins

Carp

Common 

15.5

30 

08/18/92

Forrest Parker

Hawkins

Carp

Grass 

34.25

40.5 

08/18/92

David Hanson

Hawkins

Shad

Gizzard 

2.54

17 

03/01/00

David Hanson

Hills Lake

Gar

Longnose 

26

56.25 

10/18/95

Charles Worthy

Hords Creek

Carp

Common 

6.04

23 

06/17/03

Clayton Lohse

Hords Creek

Carpsucker

River 

2.9

19.625 

06/17/03

Randahl Lohse

Houston

Carp

Grass 

31

38.5 

05/02/98

Wesley Wells

Hubbard Creek Lake

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

6.46

21.75 

07/22/03

Clayton Lohse

Hubbard Creek Lake

Carp

Common 

5.16

22.25 

07/22/03

Clayton Lohse

Hubbard Creek Lake

Gar

Longnose 

19.98

55.25 

07/31/03

Clayton Lohse

Hubbard Creek Lake

Gar

Spotted 

2.22

24.75 

07/22/03

Clayton Lohse

Inks Lake

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

26

32.5 

02/03/97

Robert Smith

Jacksboro City

Carp

Common 

5.38

22 

05/04/00

Bob Morrison

Jacksboro City

Gar

Spotted 

3.06

27 

05/04/00

Bob Morrison

Lake O' The Pines

Carp

Grass 

60

46 

05/11/05

Stacy Stringfellow

Lavaca River

Carp

Grass 

37.06

42 

04/16/96

Scott Maresh

Lavon

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

11

22.5 

06/07/00

Anthony Hicks

Lavon

Carp

Grass 

58.5

46.5 

03/19/05

Hunter Lee

Lavon

Gar

Shortnose 

9.94

36.5 

05/13/04

Anthony Hicks

Lavon

Gar

Spotted 

2.64

26 

05/13/04

Anthony Hicks

Leon

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

21.25

34 

06/15/05

Bud Wood

Leon

Carp

Common 

9.25

26.5 

04/15/04

Bud Wood

Leon

Gar

Spotted 

5.94

31.25 

05/14/94

Bob Morrison

Leon River

Gar

Longnose 

9.13

42 

06/26/94

Bob Morrison

Leon River

Gar

Spotted 

5.63

31.88 

06/25/94

Bob Morrison

Livingston

Gar

Alligator 

102

67 

06/08/02

Brent Bartlett

Livingston

Gar

Spotted 

9.76

33.25 

05/21/05

James Worthen

Livingston

Goldfish

 

8.71

24 

03/20/04

Kyle Kleb

Llano River

Carp

Common 

16.25

33 

06/10/05

Bob Morrison

Llano River

Tilapia

Blue 

1.73

13.25 

04/30/98

Bob Morrison

Lost Creek

Carp

Common 

9.35

27.56 

06/13/00

Bob Morrison

Lyndon B. Johnson

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

14.05

29 

07/12/98

Jefferson Baker

Lyndon B. Johnson

Carp

Common 

10.7

29.5 

07/12/98

Jefferson Baker

Lyndon B. Johnson

Drum

Freshwater 

2.8

20 

07/12/98

Jefferson Baker

Lyndon B. Johnson

Gar

Shortnose 

2.9

29 

07/12/98

Jefferson Baker

Marine Creek

Shad

Gizzard 

0.64

11.5 

09/02/98

Garren King

Martin Creek Lake

Carp

Grass 

27.61

38 

04/18/00

Trent Durst

Martin Creek Lake

Tilapia

Blue 

5.55

18.38 

08/31/96

Christopher Blalock

McQueeney

Carp

Common 

9.2

27.25 

04/08/98

Jefferson Baker

McQueeney

Redhorse

Gray 

1.9

17.5 

04/08/98

Jefferson Baker

Medina Lake

Carp

Common 

5.1

22.25 

07/06/97

Jefferson Baker

Medina Lake

Gar

Longnose 

8.6

45.75 

07/06/97

Jefferson Baker

Meredith

Carp

Grass 

37.6

43.25 

05/29/00

Clinton Grange

Mountain Creek Lake

Gar

Spotted 

8.98

34.25 

06/24/05

Bennett Crow

Murvaul

Gar

Shortnose 

11.15

37.25 

03/14/05

Ryan Daniels

Nacogdoches

Gar

Shortnose 

2.03

24.5 

05/15/99

Willis Francis Jr.

Nacogdoches

Shad

Gizzard 

0.83

14 

05/16/99

Willis Francis Jr.

Nasworthy

Carp

Common 

13.52

30 

01/08/05

Justin Saenz

Navasota River

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

4.8

18.5 

07/20/02

John Owens

Navasota River

Gar

Alligator 

140

84 

07/15/00

Christopher Williamson

Navasota River

Gar

Spotted 

3.8

30 

08/03/02

John Owens

Nocona

Carp

Common 

6.4

24 

07/25/02

Brian Crowe

Nolan River

Carp

Common 

10.5

27 

08/18/98

Bob Morrison

Nueces River

Gar

Alligator 

190

88 

07/10/04

John Kriho

Palestine

Bowfin

 

8.5

27 

03/22/03

Dwayne Grumbles

Palestine

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

37.75

38.5 

03/08/97

David Lindsey

Palestine

Carp

Common 

31.25

36 

03/07/97

David Lindsey

Palo Pinto

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

4.74

20 

04/08/97

Bob Morrison

Palo Pinto

Carp

Common 

4.81

23.13 

04/08/97

Bob Morrison

Palo Pinto

Gar

Longnose 

7

39.13 

04/08/99

Bob Morrison

Palo Pinto Creek

Gar

Longnose 

7.73

44.13 

05/28/97

Bob Morrison

Paluxy River

Carp

Common 

9.35

27.5 

05/12/98

Bob Morrison

Paluxy River

Carpsucker

River 

1.09

12.94 

05/07/98

Bob Morrison

Pat Cleburne

Carp

Common 

7

25.125 

05/20/02

Bob Morrison

Possum Kingdom Lake

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

21.5

30.5 

04/29/00

Wayne Watson

Possum Kingdom Lake

Carp

Common 

9.43

28 

08/12/05

Bennett Crow

Proctor Lake

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

11.16

26.75 

04/26/03

Weldon Bessire

Proctor Lake

Carp

Common 

12.14

29.5 

04/26/03

Bobby Furlow

Proctor Lake

Carp

Grass 

45.69

46 

05/24/03

Dustin Ferguson

Proctor Lake

Gar

Spotted 

7.06

32.38 

06/08/96

Eston Morrison

Ray Hubbard

Bowfin

 

5.46

25 

03/21/04

Gary Baker

Ray Hubbard

Carp

Grass 

69

49 

10/02/05

Donald Lee

Richland Chambers

Carp

Grass 

31

39.5 

07/19/03

Mark Malfa

Rock Creek

Carp

Common 

6.88

25.25 

05/17/00

Bob Morrison

Sabine River

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

92

48 

03/22/99

Kent McDowell

Sabine River

Carp

Common 

38

37 

05/12/97

Kent McDowell

Sabine River

Drum

Freshwater 

20

30 

05/09/97

William Ruth

Sabine River

Gar

Alligator 

185

88 

08/29/99

Kevin Ash

Sabine River

Gar

Longnose 

45

61.5 

04/07/01

John Stephens

Sam Rayburn Reservoir

Buffalo

Bigmouth 

65

40 

08/02/05

Keith Riehn

Sam Rayburn Reservoir

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

84

48 

08/17/05

Kevin LaForge

Sam Rayburn Reservoir

Gar

Alligator 

244.5

97.75 

08/04/05

Keith Riehn

Sam Rayburn Reservoir

Gar

Alligator 

244.5

97.75 

08/04/05

Robin Parks

Sam Rayburn Reservoir

Gar

Longnose 

41

58.5 

06/01/02

Robbie Woods

San Saba River

Carp

Common 

6.38

27 

04/28/99

Bob Morrison

Somerville Lake

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

12.05

27 

04/24/04

Robert Hobbs

Somerville Lake

Carp

Common 

7.55

25 

04/09/04

James Lofton

Somerville Lake

Carp

Grass 

49

47 

08/22/99

Halbert Martin Sr.

Somerville Lake

Gar

Spotted 

1.65

23 

04/09/04

James Lofton

Squaw Creek

Carp

Common 

12.1

26.5 

03/19/00

Wayne Watson

Stillhouse Hollow Lake

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

30.04

31.5 

08/04/05

Robert Maindelle

Stillhouse Hollow Lake

Drum

Freshwater 

3.28

19.125 

08/04/05

Robert Maindelle

Stillhouse Hollow Lake

Gar

Spotted 

2.74

26.75 

08/04/05

Robert Maindelle

Sulphur Creek

Carp

Common 

6.2

24.25 

05/10/01

Bob Morrison

Sulphur Creek

Carpsucker

River 

0.88

13 

05/23/00

Bob Morrison

Sweetwater

Carp

Common 

5.4

24.25 

08/23/01

Bob Morrison

Tawakoni

Goldfish

 

9.22

24.5 

08/04/04

Cade Newsom

Texoma

Buffalo

Black 

17.75

30.5 

06/21/05

Nathan Wieck

Texoma

Carp

Common 

7.25

24.25 

08/17/05

Travis Wieck

Texoma

Carp

Grass 

49.5

43 

08/26/05

Gary Baker

Texoma

Gar

Alligator 

95

73 

08/26/05

Gary Baker

Texoma

Gar

Longnose 

27.003

59.25 

06/21/05

Nathan Wieck

Texoma

Gar

Spotted 

1.88

23.75 

08/16/05

Nathan Wieck

Texoma

Shad

Gizzard 

0.75

13 

08/17/05

Tim Marschman

Toledo Bend Reservoir

Carp

Common 

23.02

32.5 

07/13/03

Jamie Lee

Toledo Bend Reservoir

Carp

Grass 

51.25

43.25 

07/12/97

Darrell Curry

Toledo Bend Reservoir

Drum

Freshwater 

17.8

30.75 

06/14/03

Darrell Lee

Town Lake

Carp

Common 

46.5

40.5 

04/02/96

Robert Smith

Town Lake

Redhorse

Gray 

5.46

22 

04/08/96

Robert Smith

Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir

Carp

Common 

27

34 

10/04/03

Thomas Knight

Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir

Gar

Longnose 

13.5

49 

08/31/03

Thomas Knight

Tradinghouse Creek Reservoir

Mullet

Striped 

9.94

29.37 

05/18/94

Bryan Hanus

Travis

Gar

Spotted 

15

49.75 

08/03/83

David Smith

Travis

Tilapia

Blue 

3.73

17.5 

05/02/04

Ken Carreiro

Trinity River

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

25

38 

09/04/99

Carl Johnson

Trinity River

Carp

Common 

38

44.375 

04/06/04

Casey Odell

Trinity River

Gar

Alligator 

290

96 

07/08/01

Marty McClellan

Trinity River

Gar

Longnose 

82

77 

05/13/90

Rance Allen

Tucker Lake, Strawn

Carp

Common 

12

30.5 

05/08/02

Bob Morrison

Twin Buttes Reservoir

Carp

Common 

15.5

32.375 

02/12/05

Michael Constancio

Twin Buttes Reservoir

Gar

Longnose 

12.6

49.5 

02/15/05

Mike Socha

Twin Buttes Reservoir

Shad

Gizzard 

2.55

17.5 

03/02/05

C. Wade Everton

Tyler

Bluegill

 

0.34

8.5 

08/27/05

Joseph Bonnette

Waco

Carp

Grass 

40.875

43.125 

07/17/03

Brady Beal

Waco

Gar

Longnose 

27

58 

03/20/95

David Carter

Walter E Long

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

62.5

42 

01/02/04

Duane Hendrickson

Walter E Long

Gar

Longnose 

24.75

55 

01/31/04

Mark Malfa

Walter E Long

Tilapia

Blue 

6

19.75 

11/04/04

Mark Malfa

Whitney

Carp

Grass 

65.25

48 

07/10/93

Bobby Grieger

Worth

Buffalo

Smallmouth 

31.8

34 

10/07/03

James Leder

Worth

Gar

Longnose 

20.1

55.25 

06/05/05

Tim Tinker

Yegua Creek

Gar

Spotted 

2.2

24.8 

09/18/05

Billy Lambert

 

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