Saltwater State Record Fish
Connecticut Saltwater Trophy Fish Records Youth and Women’s Categories
State Record Marine Fish (Harvested)
Common Name Weight Length Location Caught Angler Year Caught lbs. oz.
Albacore
68
14
46.5″
Atlantis Canyon
John Dagon
2012
American Eel
5
3
39.5″
West Haven
Alyssa Zuppe
2017
Atlantic Bonito
11
8
29.5″
Ocean Beach
Mark Drummey
2017
Atlantic Chub Mackerel 2 5.28 16.75″ Fishers Island Sound John Roy 2021
Atlantic Cod
45
0
South of Block Island
John Chomen
2004 Big Eye Tuna 294 2 78″ West Atlantis Chris Anderson 2021
Black Sea Bass
7
8
25″
Six Mile Reef
Mike Lane
2005
Blackfish (Tautog)
26
9.6
34″
Two Tree Island
Thien Nguyen
2015
Bluefin Tuna
770
0
Block Island Sound
Lester Debetta
1990
Bluefish
24
13
Norwalk Island
Charles J. Toth
1979
Blue Marlin
449
6
Atlantis Canyon
Jeffery K.Eckert
2001
Blue Shark
361
0
Ranger Wreck
Robert H. Olsen
1993
Clearnose Skate WORLD RECORD
9
8
37″
Fort Hale Park
Anthony Carpentino
2017
Conger Eel
13
8
51.75″
Niantic Bay
Steven Bender
2022
Cunner
3
4
Block Island Sound
Wesley E. Sargent
1998
Hickory Shad
3
4
23″
Niantic River, Niantic
Richard Kozlowski
2003
Hogchoker
0
9
10.25″
West Haven
Albert Zuppe
2016
Little Tunny (False Albacore)
16
13
37″
Butterfish Hole
Vincent Deledda
2011
Mako Shark
650
0
Block Island Sound
Gregory J. Erisoty
1987 Northern Kingfish 2 10 19.5″ Silver Sands State Park Christopher Shea 2016
Oyster Toadfish
2
12
14″
Millstone Outflow, Waterford
William Kondrasiewicz
2018
Pollock
34
2
Block Island Sound
Joe DeCosta
2000
Porbeagle Shark
191
0
75″
Ryan’s Horn
Austin Urban
2013
Sandbar (Brown) Shark
118
7
CT River, Old Saybrook
Bruce Kelly
1995
Scup (Porgy)
5
4.8
21″
Montauk Harbor
Travis Kupchok
2019
Sheepshead Porgy
10
11
Branford Reef
Clyde Turner
1998 Smooth Dogfish 18 11 57″ New Haven Breakwall Jennifer Zuppe 2017 Spiny Dogfish 22 11 57.75″ Milford Jennifer Zuppe 2018
Squid (Longfin)
15.5″ mantle
Stonington
Marc Pantalone
2019
Striped Bass
WORLD RECORD
81
15
54″
Outer Southwest Reef
Greg Myerson
2011
Striped Sea Robin
4
3
20″
Housatonic River
Howard Wolowitz
2012
Summer Flounder (Fluke)
15
4.8
32.625″
Niantic Bay
Bill Proulx
2023
Thresher Shark
467
0
Montauk Point
Mark Hiller
2006 Weakfish 17 14 36″ Fayerweather Island June Andrejko 1986
White Perch
2
3.2
14.5″
Short Beach
Harry B. Sheffield
2020
Windowpane Flounder (new species)
11.2 12.75″ Long Sand Shoal Alexander Welford 2020
Winter Flounder
6
1
Millstone Pt., Waterford
Tom Kobas
1999
Winter Skate
17
6
Watch Hill, R.I.
William F. Zanks
1995
Yellowfin Tuna
210
7
Block Canyon
Cahrles J. Lobacz
1991
Exotic Marine Species Category (Harvested)
Common Name Weight Length Location Caught Angler Year Caught lbs. oz.
Banded Rudderfish
1
5
13.0″
Milford
Israel Ruman
2018
Black Drum
15
3
New Haven Breakwater
Howard D. LaFrance
2001
Black Grouper
1
4
13.5″
Millstone Outflow
Hugh Durham
2012
Cobia
43
56″
Long Sand Shoal
John Bertolasio
2022
Dolphin (Mahi Mahi)
47
2
60″
Fish Tales Cnyon
John Dagon
2016
Gray Triggerfish 6 1.5 19″ Pine Island, Groton Keith Mehmet 2016 Grey Snapper 5 15 25″ Millstone Outflow Nelson Carey 2016
Jack Crevalle
3
7.5
18.8″
Millstone Outflow, Waterford
Hugh Durham
2014
King Mackerel
7
2
33.5″
Saybrook
Doug Clark
2018
Ladyfish
3
8
23″
Millstone Pt., Waterford
Nelson Carey
2014
Monkfish
42
0
40″
Southside of Fisher’s Island
Craig Weagle
2016
Porbeagle Shark 191 75″ Ryan’s Horn Austin Urban 2013
Roughtail Stingray
86
15
88″
Millstone Outflow, Waterford
Kevin McCaffery
2014
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark
235
0
Block Island Sound
Richard Bonaccorsi
1992
Smooth Puffer
9
12
25.25″
Six Mile Reef
Robert M. Mielke
2019
Spanish Mackerel
6
5
Branford Beacon
Michael Audet
2003
Swordfish 359 Fish Tales Fred J. Malcarne 2004 Tilefish 58 2 47″ West Atlantis Canyon Jarred Velardi 2022
Torpedo Ray
89
8
Misquamicut, R.I.
Chuck Adams
2008
Wahoo
88
0
Fish Tales
Mike Matrishon
2005
White Marlin 110 6 75″ Hudson Canyon Aaron Kolodziej 2022
State Record Marine Fish (Catch and Release)
Common Name Weight Length Location Caught Angler Year Caught lbs. oz. Atlantic Needlefish 34″ Mystic River Zacery Martindale 2016 Black Sea Bass 24″ Six Mile Reef Evan Kamoen 2018 Blackfish (Tautog) 25 12 36″ Thames River Aiden Cole 2023 Bluefish 40″ Race Alex Erdmann 2022 Blue Shark 120″ Block Island Sound Timothy E. Kilbride 2009 Chub Mackerel 17.25″ Fishers Island Sound Evan Kamoen 2022 Clearnose Skate 36.5″ Mystic River Stephen Stella 2022 Little Tunny (False Albacore) 6 8 26.5″ Block Island Sound Timothy E. Kilbride 2009 Northern Kingfish 16″ Silver Sands State Park Jonathan Baldovin 2021 Northern Puffer 10″ Hammonasset Evan Kamoen 2017 Oyster Toadfish 3 4 16″ Norwalk Patrick DeVito 2014 Pinfish 13″ Groton Long Point Evan Kamoen 2019 Scup (Porgy) 19.87″ New Haven Breakwater Jennifer Zuppe 2020 Smooth Dogfish 51″ New Haven Breakwall Albert Zuppe 2016 Striped Bass 54″ Sunken Island Joseph Jackson 2023 Striped Bass 54″ Long Island Sound Derek Williams 2017 Summer Flounder 10 11 29″ Sara’s Ledge Sara Roman 2018 Striped Sea Robin 20″ Long Island Sound Alex Erdmann 2016 Weakfish 33.75″ West Haven Seawall Al Zuppe 2020
Exotic Marine Species Category (Catch and Release)
Common Name Weight Length Location Caught Angler Year Caught lbs. oz. Atlantic Stingray 14 4 58″ New Haven Breakwater Larry E. Lainey 2010 Barracuda 19 48″ Montauk Jonathan Rogers 2023 Gray Triggerfish 4 8 19.25″ Niantic Bay Christopher Otis 2013 Inshore Lizardfish 8 10″ Milford Point Dean Vogel Sr. 2011 Scalloped Hammerhead Shark 120″ Butterfish Hole Christian Urban 2013 Smooth Puffer 9 15 26.25″ New London Al Zuppe 2023 Snake Mackerel 28″ Block Canyon Alex Erdmann 2019 Tiger Shark 550 108″ Block Channel Pauly Randazzo Jr. 2017
Marine Species Blue Crab Category
Common Name Weight Length Location Caught Angler Year Caught lbs. oz. Blue Crab 8.81 Oyster River, Old Saybrook Thomas Buonanni 2016
Please contact the Fisheries Division with any questions.
Phone: 860-434-6043 E-mail: deep.marine.fisheries@ct.gov
Content last updated in April 2024.
