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Delaware

Fishing

Fishing

State Record Holders

Red text denotes a new state record and blue text denotes a new category.

Freshwater

Species

Weight

Angler

Year

Bass (Hyb.), Striped

13 lbs. 13 oz.

Earl Blevins

1990

Bass, Largemouth

11 lbs. 1.6 oz.

Andrew Klein

2016

Bass, Smallmouth

4 lbs. 15.5 oz.

Jerry Proffitt

1989

Bluegill (Tie)

2 lbs. 10 oz.

Arnold Harmon

1998

Clifford Snyder

2001

Carp

45 lbs.

Ronald Burnett

1976

Catfish, Blue

53 lbs.

Sydney McBroom

2023

Catfish, Channel

23 lbs. 6 oz.

William Ridgley

1992

Catfish, Flathead

Must be > 30 lbs.

Crappie

4 lbs. 9 oz.

Marvin Billips

1976

Musky

22 lbs. 4.8 oz.

Stephen Rutkowski

2023

Perch, White

2 lbs. 9 oz.

Wayne Hastings

1997

Perch, Yellow

2 lbs. 11 oz.

Marvin Kessinger

1976

Pickerel, Chain

7 lbs. 13 oz.

William Mack

2022

Shad, American

6 lbs. 12 oz.

Bayard Conaway

1972

Snakehead

12 lbs. 12 oz.

Bobby Smith

2017

Sunfish, Redear

3 lbs. 1 oz.

Marty Messick

1998

Trout

11 lbs. 10 oz.

Edwin Wallace

1997

Walleye

6 lbs. 14 oz.

Nesbit Copenhaver

1995

Saltwater

Species

Weight

Angler

Year

Albacore, False

26 lb. 7 oz.

Mike Spayd

2022

Albacore, True

80 lbs.

David Francella

1987

Bass, Striped

52 lbs.

Benjamin Smith

2012

Black Sea Bass

7 lbs. 6 oz.

Steve Samluk

1988

Bluefish

24 lbs. 13 oz.

Luis Mispireta

2015

Cobia

89 lbs. 3.2 oz.

Scott Brooks

2022

Cod

44 lbs.

John Osborne

1975

Croaker, Atlantic

5 lbs. 3 oz.

Catherine Simpson

1980

Dolphinfish

56 lbs. 9 oz.

William D. Emmert

2014

Drum, Black

115 lbs.

Kenneth Smith

1978

Drum, Red

75 lbs.

James Vandetti

1976

Flounder

17 lbs. 15 oz.

William Kendall

1974

Kingfish

4 lbs.

Billy Hastings

1973

Mackerel, Atlantic

3 lbs. 5 oz.

Ricky Yakimowicz

1985

Mackerel, King

52 lbs. 11.2 oz.

Jeff McCoy

2023

Mackerel, Spanish

6 lbs. 4 oz.

Eric Ludwig

2000

Marlin, Blue

820 lbs.

Bruce King

1986

Marlin, White

120 lbs.

William Garner Jr.

1972

Scup (porgy)

5 lbs. 5 oz.

Herman Schmidt

1979

Shark (excl. Mako)

825 lbs.

Brent Thomas

1981

Shark, Mako

975 lbs.

Thomas Barnes

2000

Sheepshead

17 lbs. 2 oz.

Dave Walker

2014

Swordfish

358 lbs.

Kurt Lorenz

2013

Tautog

22 lbs. 14.4 oz.

James Milano

2023

Tilefish, Blueline

25 lbs. 8 oz.

Dain Hursh

2022

Tilefish, Golden

52 lbs. 12.8 oz.

Dylan Baker

2020

Triggerfish, Gray

6 lbs. 5 oz.

Buddy J. Masten

2012

Tuna

873 lbs.

Dan Dillon

2005

Wahoo

106 lbs.

Will Stahlgren

2007

Weakfish (Sea trout)

19 lbs. 2 oz.

William Thomas

1989