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Ever wonder if the fish you caught is a record catch? Or...would you just like to see how your catch compares to the record books? The chart that follows contains information that you may want to check out. The records are published each year in the Saskatchewan Fisheries Guide. To obtain more specific information about each fish species, just enter the Fish Information section. Happy fishing!

Game Fish of Saskatchewan - Record Catches
Fish SpeciesAverage WeightRecord Size
KeptLive Release
Arctic grayling
Thymallus arcticus(pic here)
usually under 1 kg 1.96 kg (4 lb-5 oz); Fond du Lac (1966) 53 cm, 3 lb-5 oz, Highrock Lake (1990)
Brook Trout
Salvelinus fontinalis
0.5 to 1 kg 2.78 kg (6 lb-4 oz); Lake Amyot (1973) no data available
Brown Trout
Salmo trutta
1 to 2.5 kg (2 to 5 lb) 8.06 kg (17 lb-12 oz); Piprell Lake (1987) 61.6 cm (24.25 in) approx. 5 lb; Shannon Lake (1991)
Burbot
Lota lota
1 to 1.5 kg (2 to 3 lb) 8.43 kg (18 lb-12oz); Candle Lake (1993)no data available
Cutthroat Trout
Oncorhynchus clarki
0.5 kg to 1.8 kg (1 to 4 lb) 2.5 kg (6 lb-4 oz); Shirley Lake (1995) no data available
Lake Trout
Salvelinus namaycush
1 to 2.5 kg (2 to 5 lb) 21.3 kg (54.0 lb); Wollaston Lake (1995)114 cm (45 in), 43 lb; Wollaston Lake (1995)
Northern Pike
Esox lucius
1 to 2.5 kg (2 to 5 lb) 19.41 kg (42 lb-12 oz); Lake Athabasca (1954)132 cm (52 in), 33 lb; Fond du Lac River (1991)
Rainbow Trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss
0.5 to 1.8 kg (1 to 4 lb) 8.97 kg (19 lb-12 oz); Piprell Lake (1979)70 cm (27.5 in), 9 lb; Steistol Lake (1994)
Sauger
Stizostedion canadense
2 kg (4 lb) 3.55 kg (7 lb-13 oz); South Saskatchewan River (1990)56.5 cm (22.25 in), 4 lb;Tobin Lake (1993)
Splake 1 to 2 kg (2 to 4 lb) 6 kg (13 lb-4 oz); Fern Lake (1988)no data available
Lake Sturgeon
Acipenser fulvescens
4.5 to 36 kg (10 to 80 lb) 122.58 kg (270 lb); South Saskatchewan River (1962)118.1 cm (46.5 in); Tobin Lake (1995)
Walleye
Stizostedion vitreum
0.5 to 1.5 kg (1 to 3 lb) 7.65 kg (17 lb-2 oz); Tobin Lake (1995)15 lb-12 oz; Tobin Lake (1995)
Lake Whitefish
Coregonus clupeaformis
1 to 1.5 kg (2 to 3 lb) 5.22 kg (11 lb-8 oz); Sturgeon Lake (1973)no data available
Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens
250 g 1.11 kg (2 lb-7.4 oz); Pagan Lake (1991)no data available

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