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Rhode Island

Saltwater Fishing

Saltwater Fishing

State Records

Species

Weight

Length

Date

Location

Angler

Atlantic Mackerel

1 lb. 1.6 oz.

14 in.

11/1981

T. Rovinelli - Providence, RI

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

1.52 lbs.

14.75 in.

07/2022

Point Judith

A. Bierly - Catawissa, PA

Cod

71 lbs.

06/1965

M. Deciantis - Warwick, RI

False Albacore

16.2 lbs.

32 in.

09/2022

The Gully

T. Craig - Bronx, NY

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

Scup

5 lbs.

20.25 in.

10/1990

J. Yurwitz - Block Island, RI

Black 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 in.

06/2011

Block Island

P. Vican - E. Greenwich, RI

Summer Flounder

17 lbs. 8 oz.

1962

Narrow River

G. Farmer - Warwick, RI

Tautog

21 lbs. 9 oz.

33 in.

11/2021

Newport

P. Newman - New Milford, NJ

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

If you believe you’ve caught a new Rhode Island State Record, bring it to an official weigh-in station to be weighed and measured using a digital scale. State record catches are determined annually once all data are received for that year. For a complete list of state records and official weigh-in stations, visit https://dem.ri.gov/natural-resources-bureau/fish-wildlife/reports-publications/sportfish-records