State Record Marine Fish

Nearshore

(Long Island Sound – Fishers Island Sound)

American Eel

4

4

Cedar Island, Clinton

Stanley Zalewski

2009

Atlantic Bonito

8

10

Waterford Beach

Scott Marsie

1999

Black Sea Bass

7

8

Six Mile Reef, Clinton

Mike Lane

2005

Black Sea Bass (Catch & Release)

21″

Jason Bradshaw

Hatchett Reef

2010

Blackfish (Tautog)

21

8

Frank’s Ledge

Arthur Dutra

1998

Blackfish (Catch & Release)

7

2

23″

Thames River

Paul Valenti

2008

Bluefish

24

13

Norwalk Islands

Charles J. Toth

1979

Bluefish (Catch & Release)

34.5″

Southwest Reef, Clinton

Fred Spadaccini

2010

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

Sheepshead Porgy

10

11

Branford Reef

Clyde Turner

1998

Striped Bass

75

6

New Haven Harbor

Steven Franco

1992

Striped Bass (Catch & Release)

47

0

48″

Valiant Rock

Chris McDowell

2010

Summer Flounder (Fluke)

14

4

Fayerweather Island

Quinto Fillippino

2006

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

66

8

Block Canyon

Michael F. Norton

1992

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 (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)

3

6

Block Island Sound

Karl O. Noyes

1985

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

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

0

8

11″

Pleasure Beach, Waterford

Jaan Kurisoo

2010

Black Drum

15

3

New Haven Breakwater

Howard D. LaFrance

2001

Cobia

18

0

East Haven

Nicholas Carafeno

2008

Gray Triggerfish

4

7

Niantic Bay, Waterford

Christine Small

2007

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

Thresher Shark

467

0

Montauk Pt.

Mark Hiller

2006

Torpedo Ray

89

8

Misquamicut, R.I.

Chuck Adams

2008

Wahoo

88

0

Fish Tales

Mike Matrishon

2005

Blue Crab

Blue Crab

1

1

8.75″

Old Saybrook

Cody Lessard

2005

Black Sea Bass

3

15

22″

Faulkner Island

Bryan Bottone

2010

Blue Crab

—

—

8.5″

CT DEP Dock, Old Lyme

Louis Williams

2009

Bluefish

OPEN

Gray Trigger Fish

3

1

18″

Niantic

Braeden Giller

2010

Hickory Shad

2

4

20″

Connecticut River

Marina Molnar

2009

Scup (Porgy)

3

2

18″

Faulkners Island

Bryan Bottone

2009

2

8

17″

Faulkners Island

Morgan Corsini

2009

2

8

15.5″

Kelsey Point, Clinton

Theresa Carlton

2010

Striped Bass

55

0

52″

Black Point, Niantic

Alan Guild Jr.

2009

45

0

46″

Clinton

Carlina Spadaccini

2009

Summer Flounder

9

15

27.5″

Fisher’s Island

Kevin Fasulo

2010

Tautog

4

15

20″

New Haven

Amanda Wallace

2010

Weakfish

8

2

29.25″

Hammonassett

Bryan Bottone

2009

Winter Flounder

OPEN

White Perch

OPEN

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