New York Fishing Records

Fish - Weight - Place - Name of Record Holder - Date

American Eel 7 lbs 14 oz Cayuga Lake Larry J. Manino 7/25/1984

American Shad 8 lbs 14 oz Hudson River Andrew F. Sheffer 4/30/1989

Atlantic Salmon 24 lbs 15 oz Lake Ontario Mike Dandino 4/5/1997

Bigeye Tuna 355 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Richard Buechmann 9/27/1981

Black Bullhead 7 lbs 7 oz Mill Pond Kevin Kelly 8/25/1993

Black Crappie 3 lbs 12 oz Duck Lake Kenneth Kierst 4/17/1998

Black Sea Bass 9 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Sal Vicari 10/10/1993

Blue Marlin 1174 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Bill Sweedler 7/20/1986

Blue Shark 395 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Charlie Sanders 10/26/1996

Bluefin Tuna 1071 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Larry Thompson 8/21/1977

Bluefish 25 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Peter Weber Jr. 10/30/1998

Bluegill Sunfish 2 lbs 8 oz Kohlbach Pond Devin C. VanZandt 8/3/1992

Bowfin 12 lbs 12.96 oz Basha Kill Jeff Harrington 6/5/2000

Brook Trout 5 lbs 21 oz Ha-De-Ron-Dah Wilderness Area Richard H. O'Brien 4/11/2005

Brown Bullhead 6 lbs 9 oz Sugarloaf Pond Bobby Tripplet 4/26/1998

Brown Trout 33 lbs 2 oz Lake Ontario Tony Brown 6/10/1997

Burbot 16 lbs 12 oz Black River Bay Terrance B. Colwell 2/14/1991

Carp 50 lbs 4 oz Tomhannock Reservoir Charles Preimeau Sr. 5/12/1995

Chain Pickerel 8 lbs 1 oz Toronto Lake John Bosland 1965

Channel Catfish 30 lbs 0 oz Lake Lauderdale Norman C. Telford Jr. 7/15/2000

Chinook (King) Salmon 47 lbs 13 oz Salmon River Kurtis L. Killian 9/7/1991

Cisco 5 lbs 7 oz Lake Lauderdale Albert J. Baratto 1/25/1990

Coho Salmon 33 lbs 7 oz Lake Ontario Stephen M. Sheets Jr. 8/13/1998

Dolphin 52 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Richard Dinka 8/25/1985

Fallfish 3 lbs 7 oz Tioughnioga River Jeffrey S. Weibly 2/29/2004

Fluke 22 lbs 7 oz Atlantic Ocean Charles Nappi 9/15/1975

Freshwater Drum 24 lbs 7 oz Ganargua Creek Paul J. Cimicata Jr. 5/26/1995

Great White Shark 3450 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Don Braddick 8/6/1986

Hybrid Bass 11 lbs 2 oz Lake Waccabuc George C. Harris 8/26/2000

Kokanee Salmon 2 lbs 10 oz Twin Lakes Thomas H. Flynn 9/24/1995

Lake Trout 41 lbs 8 oz Lake Erie Jesse Wykstra 8/9/2003

Lake Whitefish 10 lbs 8 oz Lake Pleasant Randolph A. Smith 8/29/1995

Largemouth Bass 11 lbs 4 oz Buckhorn Lake John L. Higbie 9/11/1987

Ling Cod 85 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Fred Shay Jr. 2/25/1984

Longfin Albacore 74 lbs 10.5 oz Atlantic Ocean John Maguire 9/23/2000

Longnose Gar 13 lbs 3 oz Lake Champlain Kenneth Cassant 7/25/1999

Mako Shark 1080 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean James Melanson 8/26/1979

Muskellunge 69 lbs 15 oz St. Lawrence River Arthur Lawton 1957

Northern Pike 46 lbs 2 oz Sacandaga Lake Peter Dubuc 9/15/1940

Pink (Humpback) Salmon 4 lbs 15 oz Lake Erie Randy Nyberg 9/16/1985

Pollock 45 lbs 15 oz Atlantic Ocean Bruce Morabito 8/26/1988

Porgy 6 lbs 4 oz Atlantic Ocean Samuel Warren 10/1/1978

Pumpkinseed Sunfish 1 lbs 9 oz Indian Lake R. Kennard Mosher 7/19/1994

Rainbow Trout 31 lbs 3 oz Lake Ontario Robert J. Wilson 8/14/2004

Redfin Pickerel 2 lbs 1 oz Lake Champlain Duane Gillespie 3/5/1989

Redhorse 11 lbs 11 oz Salmon River Joe Williams 5/25/1996

Rock Bass 1 lbs 15 oz Ramapo River Eric Avogardo 5/26/1984

Sauger 4 lbs 8 oz Lower Niagara River Darrin J. Schwenbeck 9/30/1990

Smallmouth Bass 8 lbs 4 oz Lake Erie Andrew C. Kartesz 6/4/1995

Splake 13 lbs 8 oz Limekiln Lake Jonathan Simon 6/27/2004

Striped Bass 76 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Bob Rocchetta 7/17/1981

Striped Bass 55 lbs 0 oz Hudson River Dan Mangold 5/9/2003

Swordfish 492 lbs 4 oz Atlantic Ocean Dorothea Casullo 7/4/1959

Tautog 19 lbs 12 oz Atlantic Ocean Jim Burgon 8/22/1992

Thresher Shark 614 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Joe Calandra 10/12/1994

Tiger Muskellunge 35 lbs 8 oz Tioughnioga River Brett A. Gofgosky 5/25/1990

Tiger Shark 1087 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Ken Rafferty 7/23/1986

Triggerfish 5 lbs 3.2 oz Atlantic Ocean Philip Curcio 10/3/1999

Wahoo 109 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Anthony Savarese 9/26/2003

Walleye 16 lbs 7 oz Kinzua Reservoir John D. Fluder 5/22/1994

Weakfish 19 lbs 2 oz Atlantic Ocean Dennis Rooney 10/11/1984

White Bass 3 lbs 6 oz Furnace Brook Robert Hilton 5/2/1992

White Catfish 10 lbs 5 oz New Croton Reservoir Joe Silicato 5/17/1998

White Crappie 3 lbs 13 oz Sleepy Hollow Lake James R. Weinberg 6/9/2001

White Marlin 130 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Mrs. P. Dater 8/13/1951

White Perch 1 lbs 5.76 oz Atlantic Ocean Daniel Young 8/8/2000

White Perch 3 lbs 1 oz Oscaleta Lake Joseph Tansey 9/21/1991

White Sucker 5 lbs 3 oz Hudson River Eric J. Kindron 5/13/1994

Winter Flounder 7 lbs 3.5 oz Atlantic Ocean Jack Cohen 6/29/1997

Yellow Perch 3 lbs 8 oz Lake Erie George Boice 4/1/1982

Yellowfin Tuna 239 lbs 0 oz Atlantic Ocean Bob Clancy 8/14/1978