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 |
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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 |
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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
