State Records
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 |
22.5 lbs. |
Kevin Sheckells |
6/25/1995 |
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 |
2.0 lbs. |
Chris Stafford |
9/20/2023 |
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 |
20.6 lbs. |
London J. Anthony |
8/24/2024 |
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, 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 |
1.85 lbs. |
Robert "Bob" Hudson |
4/28/2022 |
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 |
18.3 lbs. |
Samson Matthews |
3/2/2020 |
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 |
2.2 lbs. |
Niles Pethel |
11/21/1979 |
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
State records
All potential state record fish will be reviewed under the official rules.
For state records rules and procedures, visit the Maryland Department of Natural Resources State Records page.
Sport Fish State Records
The department maintains sport fishing state records and awards a plaques to an anglers whose catches exceed the current state record or establishes 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 443-569-1398 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.
