State Record Marine Fish
Red type signifies a new record for 2012.
|
Category |
Common Name |
Weight |
Length |
Location Caught |
Angler |
Year Caught |
|
|
lbs. |
oz. |
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Nearshore (Long Island Sound – Fishers Island Sound) |
American Eel |
4 |
4 |
|
Cedar Island, Clinton |
Stanley Zalewski |
2009 |
|
Atlantic Bonito |
9 |
4 |
26.75" |
East Rip, Long Island Sound |
Yas Saotome |
2012 |
|
|
Black Sea Bass |
7 |
8 |
25" |
Six Mile Reef, Clinton |
Mike Lane |
2005 |
|
|
Black Sea Bass |
3 |
4 |
20" |
Long Island Sound |
Laurie Macha |
2012 |
|
|
Black Sea Bass (Catch & Release) |
|
|
23.75" |
East Rip, Long Island Sound |
Timothy E. Kilbride |
2012 |
|
|
Blackfish (Tautog) |
23 |
9 |
33" |
Two Tree Island |
Kendall Owens |
2011 |
|
|
Blackfish (Tautog) (Catch & Release) |
13 |
9 |
27" |
Indian Neck Point, Branford |
Jack Martin |
2012 |
|
|
Bluefish |
24 |
13 |
|
Norwalk Islands |
Charles J. Toth |
1979 |
|
|
Bluefish (Catch & Release) |
15 |
6 |
37" |
Housatonic River |
Shawn Lalond |
2012 |
|
|
Conger Eel |
5 |
12 |
|
Stonington |
Daniel Hatfield |
2009 |
|
|
Cunner |
2 |
12 |
|
Dumping Grounds, Groton |
Michael Ricitelli |
2000 |
|
|
Hickory Shad |
3 |
4 |
|
Niantic River, Niantic |
Richard Kozlowski |
2003 |
|
|
Little Tunny (False Albacore) |
14 |
12 |
|
Millstone Outfall, Waterford |
Robert Bernier |
2000 |
|
|
Oyster Toadfish |
2 |
8 |
|
Millstone Point, Waterford |
Zach Naoumides |
2007 |
|
|
Oyster Toadfish (Catch & Release) |
2 |
0 |
14" |
Fish Island, Norwalk |
George Fisher |
2010 |
|
|
Sandbar (Brown) Shark |
118 |
7 |
|
CT River, Old Saybrook |
Bruce Kelly |
1995 |
|
|
Scup (Porgy) |
3 |
14 |
|
Southwest Reef |
Jay Setaro |
1992 |
|
|
Scup (Porgy) (Catch & Release) |
2 |
3 |
17" |
Niantic Bay |
Jeff Puglise |
2011 |
|
|
Scup (Porgy) |
2 |
2 |
17" |
Bartletts Reef |
Karen Westerberg |
2012 |
|
|
Sheepshead Porgy |
10 |
11 |
|
Branford Reef |
Clyde Turner |
1998 |
|
|
Squid |
|
|
11.6" mantle |
Niantic |
Drew Kenny |
2012 |
|
|
WORLD RECORD — Striped Bass |
81 |
15 |
54" |
Outer Southwest Reef |
Greg Myerson |
2011 |
|
|
Striped Bass (Catch & Release) |
47 |
0 |
48" |
Valiant Rock |
Chris McDowell |
2010 |
|
|
Striped Searobin |
4 |
3 |
20" |
Housatonic River |
Howard Wolowitz |
2012 |
|
|
Summer Flounder (Fluke) |
14 |
4 |
|
Fayerweather Island |
Quinto Fillippino |
2006 |
|
|
Summer Flounder (Fluke) |
6 |
11 |
25" |
Fishers Island |
Margaret Rux |
2012 |
|
|
Summer Flounder (Catch & Release) |
7 |
0 |
25.25" |
The Race |
Chris McDowell |
2010 |
|
|
Weakfish |
17 |
14 |
|
Fayerweather Island |
June Andrejko |
1986 |
|
|
Winter Flounder |
6 |
1 |
|
Millstone Pt., Waterford |
Tom Kobas |
1999 |
|
|
Winter Skate |
14 |
7 |
|
Black Point, Niantic |
Fred Pinto |
2003 |
|
|
Offshore (Outside of Long Island Sound – Fishers Island) |
Albacore |
68 |
14 |
46.5" |
Atlantis Canyon |
John Dagon |
2012 |
|
Atlantic Bonito |
8 |
14 |
|
Block Island Sound |
Jack Balint |
1997 |
|
|
Atlantic Cod |
45 |
0 |
|
South of Block Island |
John Chomen |
2004 |
|
|
Black Sea Bass |
7 |
6 |
|
Block Island Sound |
Thomas Massini |
2009 |
|
|
Blue Marlin |
449 |
6 |
|
Atlantis Canyon |
Jeffrey K. Eckert |
2001 |
|
|
Blue Shark |
361 |
0 |
|
Ranger Wreck |
Robert H. Oslen |
1993 |
|
|
Blue Shark (Catch & Release) |
|
|
120" |
Block Island Sound |
Timothy E. Kilbride |
2009 |
|
|
Blue Shark (Catch & Release) |
|
|
96" |
Block Island Sound |
Claire C. Kilbride |
2009 |
|
|
Bluefin Tuna |
770 |
0 |
|
Block Island Sound |
Lester Debetta |
1990 |
|
|
Cunner |
3 |
4 |
|
Block Island Sound |
Wesley E. Sargent |
1998 |
|
|
Little Tunny |
16 |
13 |
37" |
Butterfish Hole |
Vincent Deledda |
2011 |
|
|
Little Tunny (Catch & Release) |
6 |
8 |
26.5" |
Block Island Sound |
Timothy E. Kilbride |
2009 |
|
|
Mako Shark |
650 |
0 |
|
Block Island Sound |
Gregory J. Erisoty |
1987 |
|
|
Pollock |
34 |
2 |
|
Block Island Sound |
Joe DeCosta |
2000 |
|
|
Scup (Porgy) |
4 |
2 |
19" |
Block Island Sound |
Marcelo Moutinho |
2012 |
|
|
Scup (Porgy) |
3 |
11 |
17.5" |
Block Island Sound |
Debra A. Ferris |
2012 |
|
|
Striped Bass |
50 |
14 |
|
Southwest Ledge, R.I. |
Roman Dudus |
2002 |
|
|
Summer Flounder (Fluke) |
14 |
8 |
|
Misquamicut Beach |
Michael W. Adams, Sr. |
1989 |
|
|
Swordfish |
359 |
0 |
|
Fish Tales |
Fred J. Malcarne |
2004 |
|
|
Thresher Shark |
467 |
0 |
|
Montauk Pt. |
Mark Hiller |
2006 |
|
|
White Marlin |
108 |
8 |
|
Block Canyon |
Frederick Iasiello |
1988 |
|
|
Winter Flounder |
4 |
1 |
|
Block Island Sound |
Spiros Barberis |
1989 | |
|
Winter Skate |
17 |
6 |
|
Watch Hill, Mystic |
William F. Zanks |
1995 |
|
|
Yellowfin Tuna |
210 |
7 |
|
Block Canyon |
Charles J. Lobacz |
1991 |
|
|
Exotic Marine Species (Rare Species) |
Atlantic Stingray (Catch & Release) |
14 |
4 |
58" |
New Haven Breakwater |
Larry E. Lainey |
2010 |
|
Banded Rudderfish |
1 |
1 |
12.6" |
Pleasure Beach, Jordan Cove |
Valinn Ranelli |
2011 |
|
|
Black Drum |
15 |
3 |
|
New Haven Breakwater |
Howard D. LaFrance |
2001 |
|
|
Black Grouper |
1 |
4 |
13.5" |
Millstone Discharge |
Hugh Durham |
2012 |
|
|
Cobia |
18 |
0 |
|
East Haven |
Nicholas Carafeno |
2008 |
|
|
Gray Triggerfish |
4 |
7 |
|
Niantic Bay, Waterford |
Christine Small |
2007 |
|
|
Inshore Lizardfish (Catch & Release) |
0 |
8 |
10" |
Milford Point |
Dean Vogel, Sr. |
2011 |
|
|
Ladyfish |
2 |
8 |
|
Millstone Pt., Waterford |
Arnie Costello |
1995 |
|
|
Monkfish |
18 |
6 |
|
Weekapaug Point, R.I. |
William Zanks |
2002 |
|
|
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark |
235 |
0 |
|
Block Island Sound |
Richard Bonaccorsi |
1992 |
|
|
Spanish Mackerel |
6 |
5 |
|
Branford Beacon |
Michael Audet |
2003 |
|
|
Torpedo Ray |
89 |
8 |
|
Misquamicut, R.I. |
Chuck Adams |
2008 |
|
|
Wahoo |
88 |
0 |
|
Fish Tales |
Mike Matrishon |
2005 |
|
|
Blue Crab |
Blue Crab |
|
|
8.25" |
Connecticut River |
Terry Williams |
2012 |
Regulations in red are new this year.
Purple text indicates an important note.
