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| Family | Species | Length (inches) | Location (County) | Angler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bass | Largemouth Bass | 22.0 | Loon Pit (Warrick) | Matthew Kiefer |
| Smallmouth Bass | 21.3 | Tippecanoe River (Pulaski) | Alex Deneau | |
| Spotted Bass | 14.5 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Liu He | |
| Sunfish | Black Crappie | 16.0 | Elk Creek Lake (Washington) | Ray Bateman |
| Bluegill | 11.0 | Private Pond (Newton) | Anthony A Talarico Jr | |
| Green Sunfish | 8.8 | Private Lake (Henry) | Michele Porter | |
| Hybrid Sunfish | 12.0 | Private Pond (Dubois) | Sam Sermersheim | |
| Pumpkinseed (tie) | 9.3 | Clear Lake (Steuben) | Sally Pagorek | |
| Pumpkinseed (tie) | 9.3 | St. Joseph River (Elkhart) | Bruce Buteyn | |
| Pumpkinseed (tie) | 9.3 | Lake Michigan (Lake) | Anthony A Talarico Jr | |
| Redear Sunfish | 12.4 | Private Lake (Putnam) | Will Lloyd | |
| Rock Bass | 11.0 | Tippecanoe River (White) | Liu He | |
| Warmouth | 9.0 | Clear Lake (Steuben) | Roger Voirol | |
| Catfish | Brown Bullhead | 17.0 | Private Pond (Johnson) | Gregory Zentz |
| Channel Catfish | 33.0 | Private Pond (Huntington) | Dan Bickel | |
| Perch | Sauger | 18.5 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Liu He |
| Saugeye | 23.0 | Sullivan Lake (Sullivan) | Wayne Witkowski | |
| Walleye | 30.0 | Sylvan Lake (Noble) | Kenneth Barden | |
| Yellow Perch (tie) | 14.0 | St. Joseph River (Elkhart) | Aaron Voirol | |
| Yellow Perch (tie) | 14.0 | Lake Michigan (LaPorte) | Greg Saylor | |
| Trout/Salmon | Brown Trout | 25.0 | Lake Michigan | Sean Allwardt |
| Chinook Salmon | 40.5 | Lake Michigan (LaPorte) | Kenny Barden | |
| Coho Salmon | 33.3 | Lake Michigan (LaPorte) | Jeff Brown | |
| Lake Trout | 36.5 | Lake Michigan (Lake) | Bryan G Odom | |
| Lake Whitefish | 22.0 | Lake Michigan (LaPorte) | Hogir Saeed | |
| Rainbow Trout (tie) | 19.0 | Strip Pit (Greene) | Steven Kellett | |
| Rainbow Trout (tie) | 19.0 | Lake Gage (Steuben) | Micheal Grime | |
| Steelhead | 32.0 | Trail Creek (LaPorte) | Liu He | |
| True Bass | Hybrid Striped Bass | 30.0 | Tippecanoe River (Carroll) | Hao Wu |
| Striped Bass | 15.5 | Cecil M. Harden Lake (Parke) | Liu He | |
| White Bass | 16.5 | Tippecanoe River (Carroll) | Liu He | |
| Minnow | Common Carp (tie) | 30.0 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Jonah Switzer |
| Common Carp (tie) | 30.0 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Liu He | |
| Creek Chub | 10.1 | Crooked Creek (Porter) | Max Odom | |
| Emerald Shiner | 3.4 | Otter Creek (Vigo) | Steven Kellett | |
| Golden Shiner | 10.3 | Airline Lake (Greene) | Travis Rowe | |
| Grass Carp | 30.5 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson | |
| Silver Chub | 6.4 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson | |
| Striped Shiner | 8.5 | Fawn River (Steuben) | Greg Enyart | |
| Sucker | Bigmouth Buffalo | 24.0 | Tippecanoe River (Carroll) | Liu He |
| Black Buffalo | 26.8 | Kankakee River (Starke) | Mark Holbrook | |
| Blue Sucker | 27.0 | Tippecanoe River (Carroll) | Liu He | |
| Golden Redhorse | 20.3 | Kankakee River (Starke) | Mark Holbrook | |
| Northern Hogsucker | 15.5 | White River (Lawrence) | Ron Anderson | |
| Quillback | 18.0 | Tippecanoe River (Carroll) | Liu He | |
| River Carpsucker | 17.0 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson | |
| Shorthead Redhorse | 18.0 | White River (Lawrence) | Ron Anderson | |
| Silver Redhorse | 19.5 | Ohio River (Clark) | Joe Johnson | |
| Smallmouth Buffalo | 26.0 | Tippecanoe River (Carroll) | Liu He | |
| White Sucker | 20.8 | Lake Michigan (LaPorte) | Anthony A Talarico Jr | |
| Other | Gizzard Shad | 18.0 | Tippecanoe River (Carroll) | Liu He |
| Goldeye | 17.0 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Liu He | |
| Skipjack Herring | 16.0 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Liu He | |
| Bowfin | 30.0 | Pine Lake (LaPorte) | Ronald Ryba II | |
| Freshwater Drum | 23.5 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Liu He | |
| Longnose Gar | 56.0 | Aikman Creek (Daviess) | Hayden Baker | |
| Shortnose Gar | 28.0 | White River (Greene) | Jeffrey Kellett | |
| Blue Tilapia | 17.5 | Dowling Park (Lake) | Eric Alegre | |
| Mottled Sculpin | 3.0 | Big Blue River (Henry) | Greg Porter | |
| Shovelnose Sturgeon | 31.0 | Wabash River (Tippecanoe) | Joe Johnson |