Hunting & Fishing Records

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Saltwater Fish Records

Bass, Striped (Morone Saxatilis), Rod and Reel: 67 lbs., Sheepscot River, Douglas Dodge, 9/20/1978

Bluefish (Pomatomus Saltatrix), Rod and Reel: 19.68 lbs., Boothbay Harbor, Denis Moran, 8/8/1994

Cod, Atlantic, (Gadus Morhua), Rod and Reel: 80 lbs. 7 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Neil Downey, 9/8/1992

Cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus), Rod and Reel: 2.95 lbs., Cape Neddick, Justin Petelle, 6/26/2021

Cusk (Brosme Brosme), Rod and Reel: 30 lbs. 1 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Neil Morrill, 7/2/1988

Flounder, Winter (Pleuronectes Americanus), Rod and Reel: 4 lbs. 3 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Lisa Boughner, 6/28/1989

Goosefish, (Lophius Americanus), Rod and Reel: 49 lbs. 12 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Nancy Lee Regimbald, 7/9/1991

Haddock (Melanogrammus Aeglefinus), Rod and Reel: 15.61 lbs., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Jared Keniston, 5/11/2004

Hake, Silver (Merluccius Bilinearis), Rod and Reel: 5 lbs. 1.4 oz., South Portland, Nathan Superchi, 7/13/2021

Hake, White (Urophycis Tenuis), Rod and Reel: 48 lbs. 4.2 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Stephen Selmer, 7/17/2018

Halibut, Atlantic (Hippoglossus Hippoglossus), Rod and Reel: 215 lbs., Bailey’s Island, Richard F. Hincman, 8/14/1965

Herring, Atlantic (Clupea harengus), Rod and Reel: 0.1 lbs., Perry, James Stanley, 9/5/2004

Mackerel, Atlantic (Scomber Scombrus), Rod and Reel: 2.44 lbs., Bailey’s Island, Ian T. Bexton, 7/25/1995

Pollock (Pollachius Virens), Rod and Reel: 46 lbs. 10.9 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Linda Paul, 10/24/1990

Ray, Torpedo (Torpedo Nobiliana), Rod and Reel: 35 lbs. 5 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Don Carignan, 8/24/1995

Sculpin, Shorthorn (Myoxocephalus scorpius), Rod and Reel: 2.84 lbs., Perry, James Stanley, 9/5/2004

Sea Bass, Black (Centropristis striata), Rod and Reel: 1.75 lbs., Ogunquit, David Hutchins, 6/8/2002

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Shad, American (Alosa sapidissima), Fly Rod: 3.42 lbs., Cherryfield, Alton West, 6/30/2020

Shark, Blue (Prionace Glauca), Fly Rod: 101 lbs., Bath, Fred C. Danforth, 8/30/1996

Shark, Blue (Prionace Glauca), Rod and Reel: 470.5 lbs., South Portland, Dustin Gieryn, 9/5/2008

Shark, Mako (Isurus Oxyrinchus), Handline: 724 lbs., Portland, Mark Chase, 8/15/1992

Shark, Mako (Isurus Oxyrinchus), Rod and Reel: 680 lbs., Jim Hinkley, Jr., 8/15/1990

Shark, Porbeagle (Lamna Nasus), Handline: 495 lbs., Phippsburg, Jerry Dillon, 7/28/1996

Shark, Porbeagle (Lamna Nasus), Rod and Reel: 548 lbs., Bailey’s Island, Wesley Hurst, Jr., 7/22/1995

Shark, Thresher (Alopias vulpinus), Handline: 628 lbs., South Portland, Stephen York, 9/9/2006

Shark, Thresher (Alopias vulpinus), Rod and Reel: 425 lbs., Boothbay Harbor, John H. Shostak, 7/14/1998

Tautog (Tautoga onitis), Rod and Reel: 7 lbs. 13.2 oz., Pine Point, Capt. Bryan Boyt, 7/1/2023

Tuna, Bluefin (Thunnus Thynnus), Harpoon: 1,155 lbs., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Tim Tower and Percy Stevens, Jr., 8/20/1981

Tuna, Bluefin (Thunnus Thynnus), Handline: 810 lbs., Portland, Ian T. Bexon, 9/7/1998

Tuna, Bluefin (Thunnus Thynnus), Rod and Reel: 819 lbs., Bath, Jerry Jamison, 8/10/1977

Wolffish, Atlantic (Anarhichas Lupus), Rod and Reel: 30 lbs., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Gunther Schulz, 8/21/1990

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