According to World Records Academy Andy Pelphrey caught a Blacknose Dace measuring 2.4 in. long. and o.9 in. round, weighing in at o.oo8 lbs. (3.5 grams).
When asked about how it felt to have caught the smallest fish ever recorded Pelphrey said: "if it was good enough for God to make then it's good enough for me to catch if it's sent my way.