State Record Marine Fish
Red type signifies a new record set in 2020.
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Category |
Common Name |
Weight |
Length |
Location Caught |
Angler |
Year Caught |
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lbs. |
oz. |
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State Record Marine Fish |
Albacore |
68 |
14 |
46.5" |
Atlantis Canyon |
John Dagon |
2012 |
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American Eel |
5 |
3 |
39.5" |
West Haven |
Alyssa Zuppe |
2017 |
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Atlantic Bonito |
11 |
8 |
29.5" |
Ocean Beach |
Mark Drummey |
2017 |
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Atlantic Chub Mackerel |
2 |
1 |
14" |
Montauk Shoal |
Brandon Collins |
2016 |
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Atlantic Cod |
45 |
– |
South of Block Island |
John Chomen |
2004 |
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Black Sea Bass |
7 |
8 |
25" |
Six Mile Reef, Clinton |
Mike Lane |
2005 |
|
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Blackfish (Tautog) |
26 |
9.6 |
34" |
Two Tree Island |
Thien Nguyen |
2015 |
|
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Bluefin Tuna |
770 |
– |
Block Island Sound |
Lester Debetta |
1990 |
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Bluefish |
24 |
13 |
Norwalk Islands |
Charles J. Toth |
1979 |
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Blue Marlin |
449 |
6 |
Atlantis Canyon |
Jeffrey K. Eckert |
2001 |
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Blue Shark |
361 |
– |
Ranger Wreck |
Robert H. Oslen |
1993 |
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Clearnose Skate  |
9 |
8 |
37" |
Fort Nathan Hale |
Anthony Carpentino |
2017 |
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Conger Eel |
7 |
4 |
Noank |
Maria Annunziata |
1987 |
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Cunner |
3 |
4 |
Block Island Sound |
Wesley E. Sargent |
1998 |
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Hickory Shad |
3 |
4 |
Niantic River, Niantic |
Richard Kozlowski |
2003 |
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Hogchoker |
– |
9 |
10.25" |
West Haven |
Albert Zuppe |
2016 |
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Little Tunny |
16 |
13 |
37" |
Butterfish Hole |
Vincent Deledda |
2011 |
|
|
Mako Shark |
650 |
– |
Block Island Sound |
Gregory J. Erisoty |
1987 |
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Northern Kingfish |
2 |
10 |
19.5" |
Silver Sands State Park |
Christopher Shea |
2016 |
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Oyster Toadfish |
2 |
12 |
14" |
Millstone Outflow |
William Kondrasiewicz |
2018 |
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Pollock |
34 |
2 |
Block Island Sound |
Joe DeCosta |
2000 |
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Sandbar (Brown) Shark |
118 |
7 |
Connecticut River, Old Saybrook |
Bruce Kelly |
1995 |
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Scup (Porgy) |
5 |
4.8 |
21" |
Montauk Harbor |
Travis Kupchok |
2019 |
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Sheepshead Porgy |
10 |
11 |
Branford Reef |
Clyde Turner |
1998 |
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Smooth Dogfish |
18 |
11 |
57" |
New Haven Breakwall |
Jennifer Zuppe |
2017 |
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|
Spiny Dogfish |
22 |
11 |
57.75" |
Milford |
Jennifer Zuppe |
2018 |
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Squid |
– |
– |
15.5" mantle |
Stonington |
Marc Pantalone |
2019 |
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Striped Bass |
81 |
15 |
54" |
Outer Southwest Reef |
Greg Myerson |
2011 |
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Striped Searobin |
4 |
3 |
20" |
Housatonic River |
Howard Wolowitz |
2012 |
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|
Summer Flounder (Fluke) |
14 |
13.76 |
31.5" |
Fishers Island |
Michael Maffucci |
2019 |
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Thresher Shark |
467 |
– |
Montauk Point |
Mark Hiller |
2006 |
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White Perch |
2 |
3.2 |
14.5" |
Short Beach |
Harry B. Sheffield |
2020 |
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Winter Flounder |
6 |
1 |
Millstone Point, Waterford |
Tom Kobas |
1999 |
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Weakfish |
17 |
14 |
Fayerweather Island |
June Andrejko |
1986 |
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Windowpane Flounder |
– |
11.2 |
12.75" |
Long Sand Shoal |
Alexander Welford |
2020 |
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Winter Skate |
17 |
6 |
Watch Hill, R.I. |
William F. Zanks |
1995 |
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Yellowfin Tuna |
210 |
7 |
Block Canyon |
Charles J. Lobacz |
1991 |
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Exotic Marine Species (Rare Species) |
Banded Rudderfish |
1 |
5 |
13" |
Milford |
Israel Ruman |
2018 |
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Black Drum |
15 |
3 |
New Haven Breakwater |
Howard D. LaFrance |
2001 |
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Black Grouper |
1 |
4 |
13.5" |
Millstone Outflow, Waterford |
Hugh Durham |
2012 |
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Cobia |
18 |
– |
East Haven |
Nicholas Carafeno |
2008 |
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Cownose Ray |
37 |
12.48 |
57.25" |
Sandy Point |
Al Zuppe |
2020 |
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Grey Snapper |
5 |
15 |
25" |
Milestone Outflow |
Nelson Carey |
2016 |
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Gray Triggerfish |
6 |
1.5 |
19" |
Pine Island, Groton |
Keith Mehmet |
2016 |
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Jack Crevalle |
3 |
7.5 |
18.8" |
Millstone Outflow, Waterford |
Hugh Durham |
2014 |
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King Mackerel |
7 |
2 |
33.5" |
Old Saybrook |
Doug Clark |
2018 |
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Ladyfish |
3 |
8 |
23" |
Millstone Point, Waterford |
Nelson Carey |
2014 |
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Mahi Mahi (Dolphinfish) |
47 |
2 |
60" |
Fish Tales Canyon |
John Dagon |
2016 |
|
|
Monkfish |
42 |
– |
40" |
Southside of Fisher's Island |
Craig Weagle |
2016 |
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Porbeagle Shark |
191 |
– |
75" |
Ryans' Horn |
Austin Urban |
2013 |
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Roughtail Stingray |
86 |
15 |
88" |
Millstone Outflow, Waterford |
Kevin McCaffery |
2014 |
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Scalloped Hammerhead Shark |
235 |
– |
Block Island Sound |
Richard Bonaccorsi |
1992 |
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Smooth Puffer |
9 |
12 |
Six Mile Reef |
Robert K. Mielke |
2019 |
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Spanish Mackerel |
6 |
5 |
Branford Beacon |
Michael Audet |
2003 |
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Swordfish |
359 |
– |
Fish Tales |
Fred J. Malcarne |
2004 |
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Tilefish |
51 |
6.4 |
47" |
East Atlantis Canyon |
Jarred Velardi |
2020 |
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Torpedo Ray |
89 |
8 |
Misquamicut, R.I. |
Chuck Adams |
2008 |
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Wahoo |
88 |
– |
Fish Tales |
Mike Matrishon |
2005 |
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White Marlin |
108 |
8 |
Block Canyon |
Frederick Iasiello |
1988 |
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Blue Crab |
Blue Crab |
– |
– |
8.81" |
Oyster River |
Thomas Buonanni |
2016 |
State Record Marine Fish (Catch & Release)
|
Category |
Common Name |
Weight |
Length |
Location Caught |
Angler |
Year Caught |
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|
lbs. |
oz. |
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State Record Marine Fish |
Atlantic Needlefish |
– |
– |
34" |
Mystic River |
Zacery Martindale |
2016 |
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Black Sea Bass |
– |
– |
24" |
Six Mile Reef |
Evan Kamoen |
2018 |
|
|
Blackfish (Tautog) |
13 |
9 |
27" |
Indian Neck Point, Branford |
Jack Martin |
2012 |
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Bluefish |
15 |
6 |
37" |
Housatonic River |
Shawn Lalond |
2012 |
|
|
Blue Shark |
– |
– |
120" |
Block Island Sound |
Timothy E. Kilbride |
2009 |
|
|
Chub Mackerel |
1 |
15 |
16.63" |
Fishers Island |
Caleb Rose |
2019 |
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Clearnose Skate |
– |
– |
35" |
Clinton Harbor |
Evan Kamoen |
2018 |
|
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Little Tunny (False Albacore) |
6 |
8 |
26.5" |
Block Island Sound |
Timothy E. Kilbride |
2009 |
|
|
Northern Puffer |
– |
– |
10" |
Hammonasset |
Evan Kamoen |
2017 |
|
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Oyster Toadfish |
3 |
4 |
16" |
Norwalk |
Patrick DeVito |
2014 |
|
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Pinfish |
– |
– |
13" |
Groton Long Point |
Evan Kamoen |
2019 |
|
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Scup (Porgy) |
– |
– |
19.875” |
New Haven Breakwater |
Jennifer Zuppe |
2020 |
|
|
Smooth Dogfish |
– |
– |
51" |
New Haven Breakwall |
Albert Zuppe |
2016 |
|
|
Spanish Mackerel |
– |
– |
20.75” |
Niantic |
Evan Kamoen |
2020 |
|
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Striped Bass |
– |
– |
54" |
Long Island Sound |
Derek Williams |
2017 |
|
|
Summer Flounder |
10 |
11 |
29" |
Sara's Ledge |
Sara Roman |
2018 |
|
|
Striped Sea Robin |
– |
– |
20" |
Long Island Sound |
Alex Erdmann |
2016 |
|
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Tautog |
– |
– |
32.5” |
Groton |
Luke Wiggins |
2020 |
|
|
Weakfish |
– |
– |
33.75” |
West Haven Breakwall |
Al Zuppe |
2020 |
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|
Exotic Marine Species (Rare Species) |
Atlantic Stingray |
14 |
4 |
58" |
New Haven Breakwater |
Larry E. Lainey |
2010 |
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Cownose Ray |
– |
– |
57.75” |
Sandy Point |
Al Zuppe |
2020 |
|
|
Gray Triggerfish |
4 |
8 |
19.25" |
Niantic Bay |
Christopher Otis |
2013 |
|
|
Inshore Lizardfish |
– |
8 |
10" |
Milford Point |
Dean Vogel, Sr. |
2011 |
|
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Scalloped Hammerhead Shark |
– |
– |
120" |
Butterfish Hole |
Christian Urban |
2013 |
|
|
Smooth Puffer |
– |
– |
23" |
Six Mile Reef |
Michael Parks |
2018 |
|
|
Snake Mackerel |
– |
– |
28" |
Block Canyon |
Alex Erdmann |
2019 |
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Tiger Shark |
550 |
– |
108" |
Block Channel |
Pauly Randazzo Jr. |
2017 |
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Marine Definitions
Closed Season (Saltwater) The period of time during which no person shall take, possess or land a particular species taken by sportfishing methods, regardless of where taken. Any species taken to the contrary must be returned immediately, without avoidable injury, to the waters from which it was taken.- Anglers cannot be in possession of fish legally taken in another state when on the waters or shores of Connecticut during a closed season for that species in Connecticut.
