New Jersey State Record
Freshwater Sport Fish

Species
Lbs.Oz.
Year
Angler
Where Caught
Bass, largemouth10141980Robert EiseleMenantico Sand Wash Pond
Bass, rock151982Eric AvogardoSaddle River
Bass, smallmouth721990Carol MarciniakRound Valley Reservoir
Bluegill301990Dom SantarelliFarm Pond in Pennington
Bowfin841988Craig RaffayLake Tranquility
Bullhead, brown481997Gary SchmidtLake of the Woods (Fort Dix)
Carp4701995Billy FriedmanSouth Branch of Raritan River
Carp, (archery)4211987John PuchalikDelaware River
Carp, grass**Vacant** (Minimum Weight 30 lbs.)
Carp, grass (archery)4931996George VashDelaware & Raritan Canal
Catfish, channel3331978Howard HudsonLake Hopatcong
Catfish, white1051976Lewis LomersonRaritan River
Crappie, black481996Andy TintlePompton Lake
Crappie, white2101997Bobby BarnardRiverview Park Pond
Eel, American621994James LongRound Valley Reservoir
Muskellunge42131997Bob NealsMonksville Reservoir
Muskie, tiger2901990Larry MigliareseDelaware River
**Perch, white311989Edward TangoForest Hill Lake
Perch, yellow261989Gene EngelsHoliday Lake
*Perch, yellow441865Charles AbbottCrosswicks Creek
*Pickerel, chain931957Frank McGovernLower Aetna Lake
Pickerel, redfin1131982Gerald Humphrey Lake Assunpink
Pike, Northern3021977Herb HeplerSpruce Run Reservoir
*Salmon (landlocked)801951John MountNew Wawayanda Lake
Shad, American1111984Charles MowerDelaware River
Sunfish, pumpkinseed181987Daryl DonalsonFarm Pond in Burlington County
Striped Bass3501995Patrick LillyDelaware River
Striped Bass, hybrid10141991Roy PascoeLake Hopatcong
Trout, brook731995Andrew DuJackRockaway River
Trout, brown2161995Lenny SaccenteRound Valley Reservoir
Trout, lake24141994Carl BirdRound Valley Reservoir
Trout, rainbow1301988Gene RutkoskiLake Hopatcong
Walleye1391993George FundellDelaware River

* Denotes Historical Record
** Denotes fish has been certified by the IGFA as a world record


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