Current State Record Fish

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Chesapeake Bay Division

Black Drum- 103 lbs., 8 oz - Robert Messik Jr. - Buoy #16- 09/23/73
Bluefish- 22 lbs. - John Davidson - Off Queen Anne Marina- 10/18/79
-Ronald Raffo- Hackett's Point - 05/31/86
-Thomas R. Talbott - Chesapeake Beach - 05/08/91
Carp - 44 lbs., 6 oz- Jimmy Lake- Morgantown Beach- 04/28/78
Catfish, Channel- 29 lbs., 10 oz - Kevin Kern Mattawoman Creek 04/26/97
Chain Pickerel 6lbs., 8 oz- James Grant- Susquehanna River- 05/19/65
Cobia - 97 lbs., 12 oz - John Scheifele- Middle Grounds - 09/12/69
Crappie- 2 lbs., 9 oz - Todd Hedge- Tuckahoe Creek- 04/28/79
Croaker- 6 lbs., 3 oz- Rome Tull- Puppy Hole- 07/09/80
Flounder- 15 lbs. - Kenneth Grimes - Buoy #50 - 10/14/78
Hickory Shad - 4 lbs.- John Schaeffer Jr. - Susquehanna River - 07/23/71
Largemouth Bass- 9 lbs., 1 oz - J.D. Noell - Pocomoke River- 09/13/75
Norfolk Spot- 2 lbs.- Parlett Moore - Tangier Sound- 09/05/78
Red Drum- 74 lbs., 6 oz - Earnest Hutchinson - Tangier Sound - 05/15/77
Sheepshead- 6 lbs., 5.92 oz - Tom Horan - Middle Grounds- 09/25/99
Smallmouth Bass- 6 lbs. - Charles Janes - Susquehanna River- 07/23/71
Spanish Mackerel 9 lbs., 6.4 oz - Joseph E. Haller - Kenwood Beach- 10/10/99
Spotted Seatrout - 16 lbs., 6 oz- John Phillips- Roaring Point - 05/15/77
Striped Bass - 67 lbs., 8 oz Devin Nolan Bloody Point 05/13/95
Weakfish - 16 lbs., 8 oz - Wayne Lappe - Nanticoke River - 05/08/79
White Perch - 2 lbs., 10 oz- Sid Stollings - Dundee Creek- 05/18/79
White Shad- 8 lbs., 2 oz - Vance Carter - Wicomico River- 05/03/75
Yellow Perch - 2 lbs., 3 oz - Niles Pethel - Marsh Creek- 11/21/79

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Atlantic Coast Division

Black Drum-79 lbs.- Stanley Ilyes- Bass Grounds- 09/07/85
Bigeye Tuna- 375 lbs., 8 oz- Cecil Browne- Ocean City- 08/26/77
Blue Marlin- 942 lbs.- Jim Daniel- Poor Mans Canyon- 08/09/89
Bluefin Tuna- 625 lbs.- James Daniels IV- 45 miles East of Ocean City- 08/03/75
Bluefish- 23 lbs., 8 oz- Lillian Morris- Assateague Island- 10/30/74
Dolphin- 67 lbs., 8 oz- Kim Lawson- 53 miles off Ocean City- 07/21/85
False Albacore- 22 lbs., 8 oz- Kevin Sheckells- Third Lump- 06/25/95
Flounder- 17 lbs.- Anthony Vacari- Assategue Island- 10/03/74
King Mackerel- 47 lbs.- Gerald Kauffman- Big Gulf- 10/18/85
Kingfish(Northern Whiting)- 2 lbs., 8 oz- Grace Walker- Assateague Island
Mako Shark- 766 lbs.- Frank Gaither- First Lump- 05/25/84
Porgy- 6 lbs., 3 oz- Pearl Hopple- Fenwick Shoal- 07/04/66
Red Drum- 70 lbs.- Robert Light- Assateague Island- 09/24/77
Blackfin Tuna- 32 lbs. - Bob Zang - 30 Fathom Line - 09/20/98
Black Seabass- 8lbs.- Hayward Madison- Jackspot- 1978
Sheepshead- 16 lbs., 2 oz- Kevin Blouch- Ocean City Inlet- 10/07/95
Spotted Seatrout- 13 lbs.- Jack Miller- Sinepuxent Bay- 08/21/73
Striped Bass- 45 lbs., 5 oz- William L. Lawson- Assateague Island- 05/11/94
Tautog- 19 lbs., 8 oz- Noah King- Jackspot- 05/10/80
Wahoo- 110 lbs.- Kevin Wayson- Baltimore Canyon- 08/04/94
Weakfish- 16 lbs.- Donald Cannon- Ocean City Inlet- 09/11/76
White Marlin- 135 lbs- George Pierson- Poor Mans Canyon- 08/29/80
Yellowfin Tuna- 187 lbs. - Dennis Lorah - Baltimore Canyon - 07/25/98

Sharks:
Black Tip- 193 lbs. - Brian Zysk - Ocean City - 08/04/91
Blue - 280 lbs. - martin Waltman - Ocean City - 09/13/97
*Dusky - 469 lbs. - Jim Liberto - Ocean City - 07/01/82
Great White - 467 lbs. - Jack Holmes - Ocean City - 06/11/92
Hammerhead, Scalloped - 191 lbs. - Larry Pendleton - Ocean City - 08/20/93
Hammerhead, Smooth - 165 lbs. - Gary King - Ocean City - 08/05/93
Mako - 766 lbs. - Frank Gaither - First Lump, Ocean City - 05/25/84
*Sand Tiger - 334 lbs. - Billy Leidner - Ocean City - 09/08/83
Sandbar - 235 lbs. - Mark Sampson - Ocean City - 07/08/83
Smooth Dogfish - 15 lbs., 5 oz. - Gregg Bacchien - Ocean City - 05/22/93
Spiny Dogfish - 11 lbs., 8 oz. - Meyels Sampson - Ocean City - 05/17/93
Thresher - 585 lbs. - Donnie Simon - Ocean City - 06/04/99
Tiger - 1,210 lbs.- Grace Czemiak- 20 fathom line, Ocean City - 07/09/83

*Indicates species is no longer eligible for State record consideration.

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Freshwater Division

Bluegill- 3 lbs., 7 oz- Sarah Brenneman- Deep Creek Lake- 8/09/98
Brook Trout- 6lbs., 1.75 oz- Mike Fiorita, Jr. - North Branch of the Potomac River below Randolph Dam- 04/10/99
Brown Trout- 12 lbs., 14 oz- Raymond Ferstermann- Deep Creek Lake- 05/21/00 NEW 2000 RECORD
Carp- 47 lbs., 8 oz- Wayne Longenecker- Frederick County Farm Pond- 06/11/97
Blue Catfish- 39 lbs., 4 oz- Donald Wilson- Potomac River at Fort Washington- 08/04/99
Channel Catfish- 27 lbs.- Kenneth Foland- Red Rock-Potomac- 10/20/83
Chain Pickerel- 7 lbs. 4 oz- Roy Molick, Sr.- Johnson Pond- 11/27/76
Crappie- 4 lbs., 4 oz- Gary Williams- Indian Acres- 09/27/87
Cutthroat Trout- 7 lbs. 9 oz - David G. Martin - North Branch of Potomac at Barnum -05/20/00 NEW 2000 RECORD
Largemouth Bass- 11 lbs., 2 oz- Rodney Cockrell- Farm Pond- 10/04/83
Northern Pike- 24 lbs., 12 oz- Shawn Jacobson- Deep Creek Lake- 10/16/99
Rainbow Trout- 14 lbs., 3 oz- Dave Schroyer- Savage River Reservoir- 10/21/87
Rock Bass- 1 lb., 3 oz- Andy Grosko - Liberty Reservoir- 10/26/98
Red Ear Sunfish- 2 lbs., 5 oz- Vittie Alkocius- Gilbert Run- 06/04/85
Smallmouth Bass- 8 lbs., 4 oz- Gary Peters- Liberty Reservoir- 10/04/74
Striped Bass- 44 lbs, 8 oz- Dean Barrick- Liberty Reservoir- 05/23/99
Muskellunge- 27 lbs, 4.75 oz- Kevin Conner- Dam # 5- 2/14/97
Walleye- 14 lbs., 4 oz- John McCarley- Jennings Randolph Reservoir- 05/16/98
White Perch- 1 lb. Mary Godfrey- Liberty Reservoir- 5/1/99
Yellow Perch- 2 lbs., 6 oz- Charles Morgan- Deep Creek Lake- 06/08/83

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