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Rhode Island

Freshwater Fishing

Freshwater Fishing

Sportfishing Records

RI Sportfishing Records 2023 - Freshwater

Species

Weight

Length

Date

Location

Angler

Atlantic Salmon Domestic, stocked (landlocked)

21 lbs. 9 oz.

41 in.

01/2004

Barber Pond

R. Maldonis - Arlington, MA

Black Crappie

3 lbs.

15 in.

07/1976

Watchaug Pond

R. Sevegny - Pawtucket, RI

Bluegill

2 lbs. 1 oz.

12 in.

08/1987

C. Rizzo - Pascoag, RI

Brown Bullhead

4 lbs. 9.44 oz.

18.5 in.

08/1998

H. Laramee - Cumberland, RI

Carp

32 lbs. 8 oz.

37 in.

06/2001

Tiogue Lake

S. Wasilewski - Hope Valley, RI

Chain Pickerel

6 lbs. 14 oz.

27.75 in.

08/2005

Beach Pond

T. Egan - Hope Valley, RI

Largemouth Bass

11 lbs. 3.2 oz.

25 in.

04/2016

Johnson’s Pond

B. Migliore - Sterling, CT

Northern Pike

35 lbs.

47.5 in.

10/1987

Hundred Acre

D. LaRose - Coventry, RI

Pumpkinseed

13.6 oz.

10.5 in.

08/2020

Block Island

J. Agosta - Rye, NY

Smallmouth Bass

5 lbs. 15 oz.

22.5 in.

09/1977

Wash Pond

B. Ferris - Wakefield, RI

Trout: Brook Trout

3 lbs. 12 oz.

21 in.

10/1984

Wyoming Pond

R. Boucher, Jr. - Warwick, RI

Trout: Brown Trout

7 lbs. 9 oz.

26 in.

04/2000

Wallum Lake

R. Groleau - Blackstone, MA

Trout: Golden Rainbow Trout

12 lbs. 9.12 oz.

29.75 in.

04/2019

Olney Pond

J. Lopez, Jr. - Central Falls, RI

Trout: Rainbow Trout

12 lbs. 9.12 oz.

29.75 in.

12/2020

Barber Pond

J. Rogers - North Kingstown, RI

White Catfish

16 lbs. 12 oz.

33 in.

08/1994

Tiogue Lake

L. Angell - Coventry, RI

White Perch

2 lbs. 7.28 oz.

16.25 in.

11/2018

Narrow River

P. Warner - Narragansett, RI

Yellow Perch

2 lbs. 4 oz.

13.5 in.

02/1987

Pascoag Reservoir

D. LaRochelle - Glendale, RI

RI Sportfishing Records 2023 - Saltwater

Species

Weight

Length

Date

Location

Angler

American Shad (Closed)

6 lbs. 8 oz.

25 in.

04/1985

Runnins River

W. Socha - Warren, RI

Atlantic Mackerel

1 lb. 1.6 oz.

14 in.

11/1981

T. Rovinelli - Providence, RI

Blue Shark

431 lbs.

11/2006

Cox Ledge

G. Gross - Fairfield, NJ

Bluefin Tuna

1142 lbs. 12 oz.

09/1971

Block Island

J. Dempsey

Bluefish

26 lbs.

08/1981

D. Deziel - Woonsocket, RI

Bonito

13 lbs.

10/1995

Westerly

R. Gliottone - Exeter, RI

Chub Mackerel

1.86 lbs.

16.25 in.

09/2023

Quonny Breachway

D. Fromson - Sunnyside, NY

Cod

71 lbs.

06/1965

M. Deciantis - Warwick, RI

False Albacore

19.56 lbs.

35 in.

08/2023

Block Island

C. Simonds - Manchester, MA

Gray Triggerfish

4 lbs. 8 oz.

22 in.

10/2021

G. Castonguay - Berkley, MA

Hickory Shad

2 lbs. 11 oz.

20 in.

11/1989

Narrow River

M. Pickering - Lincoln, RI

King Mackerel

12 lbs. 3 oz.

40 in.

08/2000

Point Judith

A. Camilleri - Chester, CT

Mako Shark

718 lbs.

12 ft. 6 in.

06/1993

S. Block Island

W. Alessi - Boston, MA

Pollock

28 lbs. 8 oz.

05/1995

A. Jacobs - Lincoln, RI

Scup

5 lbs.

20.25 in.

10/1990

J. Yurwitz - Block Island, RI

Sea Bass

8 lbs. 7.25 oz.

26 in.

10/1981

Block Island

K. McDuffie - Pascoag, RI

Squeteague

16 lbs. 8.72 oz.

36 in.

05/2007

Greenwich Bay

R. Moeller - N. Kingstown, RI

Striped Bass

77 lbs. 6.4 oz. 52"

52 in.

06/2011

Block Island

P. Vican - E. Greenwich, RI

Summer Flounder

17 lbs. 8 oz.

1962

Narrow River

G. Farmer - Warwick, RI

Swordfish

588 lbs.

08/2018

Atlantic

L. Banfield - Saunderstown, RI

Tautog

21 lbs. 9 oz.

33 in.

11/2021

Newport

P. Newman - New Milford, NJ

Tiger Shark

597 lbs.

11 ft. 6 in.

07/1990

S. Block Island

M.P. Strout - Auburn, MA

White Marlin

125 lbs.

8 ft. 0.5 in.

08/1987

S. Block Island

J. Luty, Sr. - Preston, CT

Winter Flounder

6 lbs. 7 oz.

23 in.

08/1990

Galilee

A. Pearson - Cranston, RI

Yellowfin Tuna

265 lbs.

6 ft.

10/1997

The Dip

R. Hughes - Arlington, MA