State Records
2025 State Records |
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Invasive |
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Northern Snakehead |
21.8 lbs. |
Matt Foreman |
Susquehanna River |
6/7/2025 |
Atlantic Coast |
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False Albacore |
26.0 lbs. |
Jack Dorman |
Jackspot and 20 Fathom Line |
7/20/2025 |
Blueline Tilefish |
21.3 lbs. |
Dominic Vuotto |
Washington Canyon |
7/26/2025 |
Longfin Albacore Tuna |
78.0 lbs. |
Marc Spagnola |
Hudson Canyon |
9/21/2025 |
Pompano Dolphinfish |
7.1 lbs. |
Jim Frazetti |
Near Offshore Canyons |
10/3/2025 |
Chesapeake |
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Yellow Perch |
2.3 lbs. |
Thomas Dembeck, Jr. |
Lower Susquehanna River |
2/7/2025 |
Longnose Gar |
20.5 lbs. |
David Confair |
Marshyhope Creek |
2/08/2025 |
Photo by Lee Haile
Chesapeake Bay Division |
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Atlantic Spadefish |
10.0 lbs. |
Charlie Barron |
7/15/2007 |
Bluefish |
22.0 lbs. |
Thomas R. Talbott |
5/8/1991 |
Bluefish |
22.0 lbs. |
Ronald Raffo |
5/31/1986 |
Bluefish |
22.0 lbs. |
John Davidson |
10/18/1979 |
Carp |
49.0 lbs. |
Logan Kuhrman |
6/4/2022 |
Catfish, Channel |
29.6 lbs. |
Kevin Kern |
4/26/1997 |
Catfish, White |
9.6 lbs. |
Brian Dvorak |
6/3/2018 |
Chain Pickerel |
6.5 lbs. |
James Grant |
5/19/1965 |
Cobia |
97.8 lbs. |
John Scheifele |
9/12/1969 |
Crappie |
4.0 lbs. |
Sid Stollings |
3/30/2007 |
Croaker |
6.5 lbs. |
Russell Knapp |
9/4/2006 |
Drum, Black |
103.5 lbs. |
Robert Messik Jr. |
9/23/1973 |
Drum, Red* |
74.4 lbs. |
Earnest Hutchinson |
5/15/1977 |
Florida Pompano |
6.44 lbs. |
Bobby Graves |
9/17/2023 |
Flounder, Summer |
15.0 lbs. |
Kenneth Grimes |
10/14/1978 |
Hickory Shad* |
4.0 lbs. |
John Schaeffer Jr. |
7/23/1971 |
Largemouth Bass |
11.2 lbs. |
Justin Riley |
1/26/2008 |
Longnose Gar |
20.5 lbs. |
David Confair |
2/08/2025 |
Norfolk Spot |
2.0 lbs. |
Parlett Moore |
9/5/1978 |
Rock Bass |
1.0 lb. |
Timothy A. Adams |
5/4/1997 |
1.0 lb. |
Thomas Over, Jr. |
1/6/2024 |
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Sheepshead |
16.6 lbs. |
Brian Summerlin |
9/17/2023 |
Smallmouth Bass |
6.0 lbs. |
Charles Janes |
7/23/1979 |
Spanish Mackerel |
12.4 lbs. |
Dean Mitchell |
10/6/2007 |
Spotted Seatrout |
16.4 lbs. |
John Phillips |
5/15/1977 |
Striped Bass |
67.5 lbs. |
Devin Nolan |
5/13/1995 |
Tautog |
9.0 lbs. |
Gary Halbeisen |
10/29/2005 |
Weakfish |
16.5 lbs. |
Wayne Lappe |
5/8/1979 |
White (American) Shad* |
8.1 lbs. |
Vance Carter |
5/3/1975 |
White Perch |
2.6 lbs. |
Sid Stollings |
5/18/1979 |
Yellow Perch |
2.3 lbs. |
Thomas Dembeck, Jr. |
2/07/2025 |
Nontidal Division |
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Bluegill |
3.4 lbs. |
Sarah Brenneman |
8/9/1998 |
Carp |
47.5 lbs. |
Wayne Longenecker |
6/11/1997 |
Catfish, Bullhead |
4.9 lbs. |
Nick Palese |
5/18/2019 |
Catfish, Channel |
27.9 lbs. |
Steven Trent Abell |
7/5/2004 |
Catfish, White |
7.0 lbs. |
Vacant |
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Chain Pickerel |
8.0 lbs. |
Lee Haile III |
1/2/2015 |
Crappie, Black |
4.4 lbs. |
Jason D. Morrison |
5/30/2004 |
Fallfish |
3.2 lbs. |
Blake Cronk |
4/1/2024 |
Largemouth Bass |
11.4 lbs. |
Colton Lambert |
7/31/2013 |
Muskellunge |
33.0 lbs. |
Kyle Mullenix |
3/2/2022 |
Northern Pike |
24.8 lbs. |
Shawn Jacobson |
10/16/1999 |
Redbreast Sunfish |
0.8 lbs. |
Vacant |
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Redear Sunfish |
2.3 lbs. |
Vittie Alkocius |
6/4/1985 |
Rock Bass |
1.5 lbs. |
Earl Jenkins IV |
3/22/2010 |
Smallmouth Bass |
8.3 lbs. |
Gary Peters |
10/4/1974 |
Striped Bass |
47.1 lbs. |
Robert Bruce |
9/14/2000 |
Tiger Muskellunge |
29.3 lbs. |
Kevin Conner |
2/14/1997 |
Trout, Brook |
6.1 lbs. |
Mike Fiorita, Jr. |
4/10/1999 |
Trout, Brown |
18.2 lbs. |
Gary Kuhn |
8/3/2001 |
Trout, Cutthroat |
7.6 lbs. |
David G. Martin |
5/20/2000 |
Trout, Rainbow |
17.4 lbs. |
Jean-Philippe Lartigue |
2/10/2024 |
Walleye |
14.3 lbs. |
John McCarley |
5/16/1998 |
Warmouth |
0.7 lbs. |
Dezi Collins |
6/11/2018 |
White Perch |
1.9 lbs. |
George Venker |
4/7/2017 |
Yellow Perch |
3.3 lbs. |
Philip Deere IV |
3/12/2006 |
*Not currently accepting new state records for this species due to regulations |
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State Records |
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Atlantic Coast Division |
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Albacore (longfin) |
77.0 lbs. |
Thomas "Tad" Bodmer |
9/23/2022 |
Atlantic Cod |
24.0 lbs. |
Fred Brungart |
5/31/2013 |
Atlantic Spadefish |
11.4 lbs. |
Noel Lohr |
9/2/2004 |
Atlantic Tripletail |
11.0 lbs. |
Don Whittington |
10/19/2019 |
Black Seabass |
8.0 lbs. |
Hayward Madison |
6/1/1978 |
Bluefish |
23.5 lbs. |
Lillian Morris |
10/30/1974 |
Cobia |
94.6 lbs. |
Emma Zajdel |
6/30/2016 |
Dolphinfish |
74.5 lbs. |
Kristy Frashure |
8/16/2019 |
Drum, Black |
79.0 lbs. |
Stanley Ilyes |
9/7/1985 |
Drum, Red* |
70.0 lbs. |
Robert Light |
9/24/1977 |
False Albacore |
26.0 lbs. |
Jack Dorman |
7/20/2025 |
Florida Pompano |
3.0 lbs. |
Vacant |
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Flounder, Summer |
17.0 lbs. |
Anthony Vacari |
10/3/1974 |
Flounder, Winter |
5.1 lbs. |
Kevin Twilley |
6/23/2015 |
Gray Triggerfish |
6.0 lbs. |
Logan Liddick |
9/25/2020 |
Great Barracuda |
13.0 lbs. |
Stephen Humphrey |
10/06/2023 |
Grouper, Snowy |
66.0 lbs. |
Gregory Benn |
7/30/2012 |
Grouper, Yellowedge |
38.0 lbs. |
Jian Feng Li |
8/27/2024 |
King Mackerel |
47.0 lbs. |
Gerald Kauffman |
10/18/1985 |
Kingfish |
2.5 lbs. |
Grace Walker |
10/1/1975 |
Marlin, Blue |
1,135.0 lbs. |
Billy Gerlach |
8/24/2021 |
Marlin, White |
135.0 lbs. |
George Pierson |
8/29/1980 |
Pompano Dolphinfish |
7.1 lbs. |
Jim Frazetti |
10/3/2025 |
Scup (Porgy) |
6.2 lbs. |
Pearl Hopple |
7/4/1966 |
Shark, Black Tip |
193.0 lbs. |
Brian Zysk |
8/4/1991 |
Shark, Blue |
280.0 lbs. |
Martin Waltman |
9/13/1997 |
Shark, Dogfish, Smooth |
18.0 lbs. |
Fay Ganster |
10/26/2022 |
Shark, Dogfish, Spiny |
11.5 lbs. |
Meyels Sampson |
5/17/1993 |
Shark, Dusky* |
469.0 lbs. |
Jim Liberto |
7/1/1982 |
Shark, Great White* |
467.0 lbs. |
Jack Holmes |
6/11/1992 |
Shark, Hammerhead, Scalloped |
266.5 lbs. |
Scott Cusick |
8/8/2012 |
Shark, Hammerhead, Smooth |
375.0 lbs. |
George Wilson Ford V |
6/17/2004 |
Shark, Shortfin Mako* |
876.0 lbs. |
Jim Hughes |
6/20/2009 |
Shark, Sand Tiger* |
334.0 lbs. |
Billy Leidner |
9/8/1983 |
Shark, Sandbar* |
235.0 lbs. |
Mark Sampson |
7/8/1983 |
Shark, Thresher |
642.0 lbs. |
Brent Applegit |
6/19/2009 |
Shark, Tiger |
1,210.0 lbs. |
Grace Czerniak |
7/9/1983 |
Sheepshead |
18.0 lbs. |
Robert Martin |
9/22/2017 |
Spotted Seatrout |
13.0 lbs. |
Jack Miller |
8/21/1973 |
Striped Bass |
57.2 lbs. |
Gary Smith |
5/6/2006 |
Swordfish |
393 lbs. |
Jeff Jacobs |
9/23/2022 |
Tautog |
28.8 lbs. |
Kenneth Westerfeld |
1/2/2015 |
Tilefish, Blueline |
21.3 lbs. |
Dominic Vuotto |
7/26/2025 |
Tilefish, Golden |
62.0 lbs. |
Steve Doctor |
10/22/2009 |
Tuna, Bigeye |
375.5 lbs. |
Cecil Browne |
8/26/1977 |
Tuna, Blackfin |
32.0 lbs. |
Bob Zang |
9/20/1998 |
Tuna, Bluefin |
625.0 lbs. |
James Daniels, IV |
8/3/1975 |
Tuna, Longfin Albacore |
78.0 lbs. |
Marc Spagnola |
9/21/2025 |
Tuna, Yellowfin |
236.5 lbs. |
Mark Bennett |
9/22/2002 |
Wahoo |
131.0 lbs. |
John Schaar |
6/30/2014 |
Weakfish |
16.0 lbs. |
Donald Cannon |
9/11/1976 |
White Hake |
16.7 lbs. |
Brian Gay |
5/16/2019 |
White Perch |
1.9 lbs. |
Robert "Bob" Hudson |
4/28/2022 |
*Not currently accepting new state records for this species due to regulations |
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State records
All potential state record fish will be reviewed under the official rules. For state records rules and procedures, visit the Maryland state fishing records rules and procedures page.
The department maintains sport fishing records and awards plaques to anglers whose catches exceed the current state record or establish a new record. All rules and procedures must be followed in order to qualify, in person inspection by a department fisheries biologist or a department-authorized individual. See the full set of rules including a link to the application on our website.
In addition to completing the application we encourage applicants to call 443-258-6077 or 410-260-8300 to report potential state record catches. You must submit a state record application within two weeks of the date you catch the fish.
State record fish are determined by weight. Most fishing tackle shops do not have certified scales, so call ahead. Other establishments that sell products by weight such as a grocery, deli or shipping store may have a certified scale and be willing to help.
Fish designated as eligible for the Invasive Division (currently northern snakehead, blue catfish and flathead catfish) can be caught and kept. All legal recreational fishing gear including rod and reel, bow and spear is eligible in the Invasive Division.
