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State Record Holders
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Species |
Weight |
Angler |
Year |
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Freshwater |
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Largemouth bass |
10 lbs. 10 ozs. |
James D. Hitchens |
2012 |
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Smallmouth bass |
4 lbs. 15.5 ozs. |
Jerry Proffitt |
1989 |
|
Striped bass hyb. |
13 lbs. 13 ozs. |
Earl Blevins |
1990 |
|
Bluegill |
2 lbs. 10 ozs. |
Arnold Harmon |
1998 |
|
Carp |
45 lbs. |
Ronald Burnett |
1976 |
|
Catfish |
23 lbs. 6 ozs. |
William Ridgley |
1992 |
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Crappie |
4 lbs. 9 ozs. |
Marvin Billips |
1976 |
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Tiger musky |
15 lbs. 2 ozs. |
Richard Harris |
1991 |
|
White perch |
2 lbs. 9 ozs. |
Wayne Hastings |
1997 |
|
Yellow perch |
2 lbs. 11ozs. |
Marvin Kessinger |
1976 |
|
Chain |
7 lbs. 3 ozs. |
Earl Messick |
1972 |
|
American shad |
6 lbs. 12 ozs. |
Bayard Conaway |
1972 |
|
Trout |
11 lbs. 10 ozs. |
Edwin Wallace |
1997 |
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Walleye |
6 lbs. 14 ozs. |
Nesbit Copenhaver |
1995 |
|
Redear |
3 lbs. 1 ozs. |
Marty Messick |
1998 |
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Saltwater |
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False |
20 lbs. |
Christian Anderson |
2008 |
|
True albacore |
80 lbs. |
David Francella |
1987 |
|
Black sea bass |
7 lbs. 6 ozs. |
Steve Samluk |
1988 |
|
Striped bass |
52 lbs. |
Benjamin Smith |
2012 |
|
Bluefish |
21 lbs. 15 ozs. |
Bill Thoroughgood |
1980 |
|
Cod |
44 lbs. |
John Osborne |
1975 |
|
Atlantic croaker |
5 lbs. 3 ozs. |
Catherine Simpson |
1980 |
|
Dolphinfish |
52 lbs. 15 ozs. |
Charles Ciociola |
2003 |
|
Black drum |
115 lbs. |
Kenneth Smith |
1978 |
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Red drum |
75 lbs. |
James Vandetti |
1976 |
|
Flounder |
17 lbs. 15 ozs. |
William Kendall |
1974 |
|
Kingfish |
4 lbs. |
Billy Hastings |
1973 |
|
Atlantic mackerel |
3 lbs. 5 ozs. |
Ricky Yakimowicz |
1985 |
|
King |
48 lbs. 9 ozs. |
Gordon Harris |
1992 |
|
Spanish mackerel |
6 lbs. 4 ozs. |
Eric Ludwig |
2000 |
|
Blue marlin |
820 lbs. |
Bruce King |
1986 |
|
White marlin |
120 lbs. |
William Garner Jr. |
1972 |
|
Scup |
5 lbs. 5 ozs. |
Herman Schmidt |
1979 |
|
Shark |
825 lbs. |
Brent Thomas |
1981 |
|
Mako shark |
975 lbs. |
Thomas Barnes |
2000 |
|
Sheepshead |
15 lbs. 11 ozs. |
Christopher H. Wentz |
2012 |
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Swordfish |
358 lbs. |
Kurt Lorenz |
2013 |
|
Tautog |
21 lbs. 4 ozs. |
Glenn Cave |
2005 |
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Gray |
6 lbs. 5 ozs. |
Buddy J. Masten |
2012 |
|
Tuna |
873 lbs. |
Dan Dillon |
2005 |
|
Wahoo |
98 lbs. |
Jeff Murtoff |
2003 |
|
Weakfish |
19 lbs. 2 ozs. |
William Thomas |
1989 |
The Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife is working to restore the shad population by increasing the numbers of American shad in the Nanticoke River and its major tributaries. Division biologists collect native Nanticoke river shad in the early spring. The fish are taken to Delaware’s Nanticoke hatchery where they spawn in a large tank. The eggs are collected and incubated within the protection of the hatching jars. Upon hatching, the young fry are raised for three days in the hatchery before they are released into the river and its tributaries. The culturing provides a “jump start” for a struggling population by protecting the eggs and early juvenile stage fry which frequently experience high rates predation in the wild. This hatchery effort is a great example of fisheries conservation to help preserve a species for future generations.
Regulations in red are new this year.
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