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 |
