Certain fishing world records have withstood the test of time, proving them challenging to beat. Although, you never know when a record-breaking fish could be on your line.

Few fish inspire anglers more than the powerful, beautiful billfish patrolling the blue waters of the world’s oceans. This is partly because marlin themselves are such majestic fish. But it’s also ...

Sioux City man Dustin Woolworth catch potentially record setting Muskie in Canada courtesy Calvin Langschwager ...

Art Weston lands a 153-lb alligator gar on 2-lb test. Once approved it will set a new IGFA world record as the largest freshwater fish ever caught on ultra-light tackle.

There’s a new world-record muskie on the books. Earlier this year, the International Game Fish Association certified Derek Balmas’ 53.15-inch muskie as the new all-tackle length record for the species ...

As reported by the International Game Fish Association (IGFA), on August 4, 2024, William Kneer IV found himself fishing in Alaska on the wild Kisaralik River when a world record sockeye salmon ...

The International Game Fish Organization (IGFA), which keeps fishing world records, has made significant changes to its record-keeping categories for bass. The organization recently announced that ...

The current IGFA record for 80-pound line is a 191 lb 9 oz fish that was also caught in the Trinity River in 2015. In fact, 18 of all 22 line-class world records for alligator gar were caught on ...

Kowalski’s blackfin weighed 50.1 pounds, just shy of a pound more than the current all-tackle world record. Courtesy of Blue Water Movements/Miami Dolphins Foundation.

MISSOURI, USA — Two fish, both mammoths for their species, were reeled in from the depths of Missouri's waters in 2024, crowning two anglers as world record holders. Both were caught in March ...

Some records have proven to be more challenging to beat than others. With so many different species of fish, there have been a number of records set and broken when an angler reels in a large catch.