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Indiana State Record Crappie: 4 lb 11 oz

The Indiana state record crappie weighed 4 lb 11 oz. It was caught in 1994 from Private Lake in Jennings County by Willis Halcomb, and the Indiana DNR still recognizes it as the state mark 32 years later.

Weight
4 lb 11 oz
Length
Not recorded
Year set
1994
32 years standing
Water
Private Lake
Jennings County

Where the record came from

The record came from Private Lake in Jennings County. We don't carry a water-quality grade for it: our index covers standing lakes with enough EPA Water Quality Portal samples to score, which leaves out rivers and tributaries, Great Lakes water, and smaller ponds that are rarely sampled. Browse the Indiana lakes we do grade instead.

How it ranks inside Indiana

18 of Indiana's 21 standing records are heavier than the 4 lb 11 oz crappie — unsurprising, since record weight tracks species size more than anything about the water. 11 Indiana records have stood longer, the crappie mark dating to 1994.

Indiana lakes that hold crappie

8 Indiana lakes in our index are documented to hold crappie, ranked here by water-quality grade.

BLake George — Steuben CountyDLost Lake — Marshall CountyDKoontz Lake — Starke CountyDLake Wawasee — Kosciusko CountyDMonroe Lake — Monroe CountyFWinona Lake — Kosciusko CountyFPike Lake — Kosciusko CountyFBeaver Dam Lake — Kosciusko County

All Indiana crappie lakes →

Other Indiana records

Walleye 14 lb 4 ozSauger 6 lb 1 ozNorthern Pike 30 lb 2 ozMuskellunge 42 lb 8 ozLargemouth Bass 14 lb 12 ozSmallmouth Bass 8 lb 3 ozSpotted Bass 5 lb 5 ozStriped Bass 40 lb 3 ozHybrid Striped Bass 22 lb 2 ozChannel Catfish 37 lb 8 ozFlathead Catfish 79 lb 8 ozBlue Catfish 104 lbBluegill 3 lb 4 ozYellow Perch 3 lb 2 ozBrown Trout 29 lb 5 ozRainbow Trout 18 lb 8 ozLake Trout 37 lb 8 ozChinook Salmon 38 lbCoho Salmon 20 lb 12 ozCommon Carp 43 lb 4 oz

All 21 Indiana state records in one table →

Record compiled from the official Indiana DNR angling records. Updated 2026. New records are certified year-round — check the agency page before treating any figure here as the current mark. LakeQuality is independent and not affiliated with the Indiana DNR.