The Colorado Released Fish Records program recognizes the longest fish of a particular species that is caught-and-released by an angler, anywhere throughout the state of Colorado. The program works in conjunction with the
Master Angler Program, which is a program that honors many Colorado anglers for their outstanding catches each year. Every January, the Master Angler list is perused for fish that have exceeded the length of the longest fish in their category. This table is then updated annually for any records that have been broken.
In this program records are by length, as opposed to our other program, the fish records by weight, which does not allow for catch-and-release entries.
See the Master Angler brochure 
for a list of qualifying lengths and more information.
Colorado Released Fish Records
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* = New Record for 2012 |
| SPECIES |
LENGTH |
LOCATION |
ANGLER |
| Arctic Char |
26 7/8" |
Mount Massive Lakes |
Chuck Kubin |
| Bluegill |
13 1/2" |
Sawhill Ponds |
Johnathan Lambert |
| Blue Catfish |
35" |
Pueblo Reservoir |
Ben Tarver |
| Brook Trout |
26" |
Gunnison River |
Mark Armstrong |
| Brown Trout |
38" |
Colorado River |
Darrel Armstrong |
| *Black Bullhead |
22" |
Chatfield Ponds |
Brian Koprowski |
| Channel Catfish |
40" |
Chatfield Reservoir |
Michael Phelps |
| Channel Catfish |
40" |
Public Waters |
Brice Butler |
| *Channel Catfish |
40" |
Chatfield Reservoir |
Robert Horvath |
| Common Carp |
42" |
Denver Pond |
David Torri |
| Common Carp |
42" |
Chatfield Reservoir |
David Dashnaw |
| Crappie |
19.5” |
Panama in Boulder Co. |
Ray Clusman |
| Cutbow |
33" |
South Platte River-Dream Stream |
Booker Sowell |
| Cutthroat Trout, Snake River |
31” |
Taylor River |
Sean Surniak |
| Cutthroat Trout, Native |
30" |
South Park |
Jack Duerson |
| Drum |
24 1/2" |
Bonny Reservoir |
Scott Hoschouer |
| Grass Carp |
46 1/2" |
Rock Creek Ponds |
Rory Chinatti |
| Grayling |
17" |
Pearl Lake |
Dan Buettner |
| *Green Sunfish |
11 1/2" |
Simpson Ponds |
Seth Mitchell |
| *Green Sunfish |
11 1/2" |
Private Pond |
Tim Kreutzer |
| Kokanee Salmon |
28" |
South Platte River |
Richard Eppard |
| Lake Trout |
45 5/8" |
Blue Mesa Reservoir |
John Ubben |
| Largemouth Bass |
28" |
Rocky Mt. Arsenal |
Derek Mitchell |
| Longnose Sucker |
22" |
Arkansas River |
Steven Fieldman |
| Northern Pike |
48" |
Navajo Lake |
Dennis Bruce |
| Pumpkinseed |
10 3/4" |
Standley Lake |
Joey Slagle |
| Rainbow Trout |
40 1/4" |
Taylor River |
Tony Felicilda |
| Saugeye |
27" |
Pikeview Lake |
Tucker Andrusyk |
| *Saugeye |
27" |
Prospect Lake |
Branio Buckner |
| Smallmouth Bass |
23 3/4" |
Aurora Res. |
Donnie Starnes |
| Splake |
32" |
Horsetooth Res. |
Matt Snider |
| Spotted Bass |
25" |
Private Pond in Longmont |
Forrest Carpenter |
| Tiger Muskie |
58" |
Quincy Res. |
Tyler Snyder |
| Tiger Trout |
23" |
Spring Lake |
Doug Sarbaugh |
| Tiger Trout |
23" |
Spring Lake |
Todd Warren |
| Yellow Perch |
17" |
North Poudre Reservoir |
Jeff Slatter |
| Walleye |
33 1/2" |
Cherry Creek Reservoir |
Tom Moore |
| *White Bass |
21 3/4" |
Boyd Lake |
Cayman Ham |
| White Fish |
21 1/2"" |
Roaring Fork River |
Justin Edge |
| White Sucker |
22 1/2" |
Chatfield Reservoir |
Shaun Ross |
| Wiper |
34 1/2" |
Bingham Lake |
John Fennell |