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| North Carolina Fishing Records |
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North Carolina State Saltwater Records
| Updated October 14,2003
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| Fish |
Weight |
Location Caught |
Year |
Angler |
| Albacore (False) |
26 lbs. 8 oz. |
Off Wrighstville Beach |
1991 |
Lyman Kinlaw, Jr. |
| Albacore (True) |
61 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
2002 |
Timothy P. Burns |
| Amberjack |
125 lbs 0 oz |
Off Cape Lookout |
1973 |
Paul Bailey, Jr. |
| Barracuda |
67 lbs 7 oz |
Cape Lookout |
1985 |
Buddy D. Garten |
| Bass, Black Sea |
8 lbs 12 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1979 |
Joe Mizelle |
| Bass, Striped |
60 lb. 0 oz. |
Hatteras Island Surf |
1972 |
Catherine Willis |
| Bluefish* |
31 lbs 12 oz |
Cape Hatteras |
1972 |
James Hussey |
| Cobia |
113 lbs 6 oz |
Cape Hatteras |
2003 |
Lewis A. Boyd |
| Croaker |
5 lbs 0 oz |
Oregon Inlet |
1981 |
Daniel Graber |
| Dolphin |
79 lbs 0 oz |
Cape Hatteras |
1993 |
Sean J. Yurkanin |
| Drum, Black |
100 lbs 1 oz |
Cape Fear River |
1998 |
Charles R. Dycus |
| Drum, Red* |
94 lbs 2 oz |
Hatteras Island |
1984 |
David G. Deuel |
| Flounder |
20 lbs 8 oz |
Carolina Beach |
1980 |
Harold Auten |
| Grouper, Strawberry |
28 lb. 8 oz. |
Off Topsail Beach |
1972 |
Jackie Blanchard |
| Grouper, Warsaw |
245 lbs 0 oz |
Wrightsville Beach |
1967 |
Cora Keen |
| Grunt, White |
4 lb. 8 oz. |
Off Cape Lookout |
1969 |
Vernon Councilman |
| Hog Snapper* |
19 lb. 12 oz. |
Carolina Beach |
2003 |
Trevor L. Capps |
| Hogfish/Pigfish |
2 lb. 4 oz. |
Atlantic Ocean |
1991 |
Walter M. Campbell |
| Jack, Crevalle |
47 lbs 0 oz |
Off Cape Hatteras |
1989 |
Kenneth O. McArthur |
| Mackerel, King |
82 lbs 4 oz |
Off Ocracoke |
1999 |
James Winch |
| Mackerel, Spanish* |
13 lbs 0 oz |
Ocracoke Inlet |
1987 |
Robert Cranton |
| Marlin, Blue |
1,142 lbs 0 oz |
Oregon Inlet |
1974 |
Jack Herrington |
| Marlin, White |
118 lbs 0 oz |
Oregon Inlet |
1976 |
Ethel B. Cootes |
| Mullet, Sea (Kingfish) |
3 lbs 8 oz |
Bogue Banks Pier |
1971 |
Ted Drinnon |
| Perch, White |
1 lb. 13 oz. |
Pembroke Creek |
1986 |
John David Stallings |
| Pinfish |
2 lb. 11 oz. |
Off Beaufort Inlet |
2002 |
Kevin R. Valla |
| Pompano, African |
40 lb. 10 oz. |
Southport |
2003 |
Brandon D. Matthews |
| Pompano, Florida |
8 lbs 0 oz |
Carolina Beach |
2001 |
John F. Vickers |
| Porgy, Jolthead |
11 lb. 8 oz. |
South Hatteras Inlet |
1978 |
Norman C. Morse |
| Porgy, Saucereye |
13 lbs 2 oz |
Off cape Lookout |
1987 |
Glenn D. Greer |
| Sailfish |
100 lbs 0 oz |
Off Ocean Isle |
1987 |
John P. Grooms, Jr. |
| Shark, Blue |
478 lb. 0 oz. |
Crystal Fishing Pier |
1961 |
Bobby Kentrolis |
| Shark, Dusky |
610 lb. 0 oz. |
Nags Head Pier |
1963 |
Robert T. Keller |
| Shark, Hammerhead |
710 lb. 0 oz. |
Nags Head Pier |
1960 |
Robert T. Keller |
| Shark, Lemon |
421 lb. 8 oz. |
Kure Beach Pier |
1978 |
Stanley Seawell |
| Shark, Mako |
768 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1983 |
Russell J. Langford |
| Shark, Scalloped Hammerhead |
234 lb. 0 oz. |
South of Cape Point |
1990 |
Timothy P. Harlow |
| Shark, Thresher |
145 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Cape Lookout |
1980 |
Jack Cagle |
| Shark, Tiger |
1,150 lbs 0 oz |
Yaupon Beach Pier |
1966 |
Walter Maxwell |
| Sheepshead |
19 lbs 4 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1999 |
Chris Robbins |
| Snapper, Red |
40 lbs 0 oz |
Cape Lookout |
1970 |
Ben Grant |
| Spadefish, Atlantic |
8 lb. 2 oz. |
Pamlico Sound |
1978 |
Eugene B. West |
| Spearfish, Longbill |
98 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Cape Hatteras |
1978 |
John R. Windsor |
| Spot |
1 lb 13 oz |
Manns Harbor |
1979 |
Hubert Basnight |
| Swordfish |
441 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Wrightsville Beach |
1979 |
J. Horace Murray, Jr. |
| Tarpon |
164 lbs 0 oz |
Indian Beach Pier |
1978 |
John W. Freeman |
| Tautog |
19 lbs 0 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1992 |
Louis M. Knoerzer |
| Triggerfish, Gray |
11 lbs 4 oz |
Off Wrightsville Beach |
1990 |
Billy R. Ayers |
| Trout, Gray |
14 lbs 14 oz |
Nags Head Surf |
1980 |
Sterling L. Ammons |
| Trout, Speckled |
12 lbs 4 oz |
Wrightsville Beach |
1961 |
John R. Kenyon |
| Tuna, Bigeye |
300 lbs 0 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1989 |
Dennis S. Swartz |
| Tuna, Blackfin |
39 lb. 0 oz. |
Off Oregon Inlet |
2002 |
Robert W. Spencer |
| Tuna, Bluefin |
744 lbs 0 oz |
Off Oregon Inlet |
1995 |
Thomas Bailey |
| Tuna, Skipjack |
22 lb. 3 oz. |
Off Wrightsville Beach |
1968 |
J.W. Johnson, Jr. |
| Tuna, Yellowfin |
237 lbs 0 oz |
Atlantic Ocean |
1979 |
James Mixon, Jr. |
| Wahoo |
150 lbs 0 oz |
Ocracoke |
1994 |
Kevin M. Elwell |
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*World All Tackle Record
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North Carolina Freshwater Fishing Records
The following table contains the current fishing records for a variety of freshwater species.
Last updated June 2004
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BASS |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
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Bodie
(striped/white bass hybrid) |
17 lbs 7 oz |
Lake Chatuge |
3/15/96 |
Michael R. Hogsed |
Rebel Jointed Plug |
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Roanoke |
2 lbs 11 oz |
Nash County Fishing Creek |
4/27/94 |
Richard Elijah Evans |
Spinnerbait |
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Largemouth |
15 lbs 14 oz |
Farm Pond, Union County |
3/29/91 |
William H. Wofford |
Crankbait |
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Rock (redeye) |
1 lb 14 oz |
Deep River, Carbonton |
4/29/98 |
Robert W. Lytton |
Crappie Jig |
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Smallmouth |
10 lbs 2 oz |
Hiwassee Reservoir |
6/1/51 |
Archie Lampkin |
Unknown |
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Spotted |
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Lake Norman |
12/26/03 |
Eric M. Weir |
Zoom Finesse Worm |
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Striped |
54 lbs 2 oz |
Hiwassee Reservoir |
6/7/91 |
Larry KIeith Verner |
Minnow |
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White |
5 lbs 14 oz |
Kerr Reservoir |
3/15/86 |
Jim King |
Bucktail |
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CATFISH |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
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Blue
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85 lbs |
Lake Norman |
6/19/04 |
Joel P. Lineberger |
White perch |
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Channel |
40 lbs 8 oz |
Fontana Reservoir |
4/15/71 |
P.P. Paine |
Unknown |
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Flathead |
69 lbs |
Cape Fear River |
7/26/94 |
Edward C. Davis |
Perch |
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White |
13 lbs |
Lake James |
5/21/90 |
Jerry Wayne Bentley |
Night crawler |
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Brown Bullhead |
3 lbs 12 oz |
Buck Hall Creek, Duplin County |
4/26/97 |
Gregory Dale Hughes |
Night crawler |
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PERCH |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
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White |
2 lbs 15 oz |
Falls of the Neuse Reservoir |
12/16/01 |
Bob G. Williams, Jr. |
Strata Spoon |
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Yellow |
2 lbs 9 oz |
Indiantown Creek |
2/8/90 |
Evelyn G. Ethridge |
Minnow |
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PICKEREL |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
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Chain |
8 lbs |
Gaston Reservoir |
2/13/68 |
John H. Leonard |
Minnow |
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Redfin |
2 lbs 4 oz |
Gallberry Swamp |
6/23/97 |
Edward C. Davis |
Minnow |
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SHAD
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Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
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American |
7 lbs 15 oz |
Tar River |
4/10/74 |
R.S. Proctor |
Shad dart |
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Hickory |
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Pitchkettle Creek |
2/22/04 |
Trey Maroules |
Spoon |
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SUNFISH |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
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Pumpkinseed
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1 lb 6 oz |
Trent River |
5/21/03 |
John Koonce |
Eel |
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Redear (shellcracker) |
4 lbs 6 oz* |
Lookout Shoals Lake |
6/12/88 |
Rondal Sweet |
Orange Rooster-tail |
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Bluegill |
4 lbs 5 oz |
Henderson County |
7/27/67 |
Danny Case |
Catawba worm |
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Flier |
1 lb 5 oz |
Private pond |
3/17/90 |
Douglas N. McCall |
Cricket |
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Green |
8 oz |
Farm Pond, Guilford County |
9/16/98 |
Craig Wyrick |
Plastic Worm |
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Redbreast |
1 lb12 oz |
Bladen Co. Big Swamp |
5/29/83 |
Ronald Stanley |
Beetle spin |
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Warmouth |
1 lb 13 oz |
Richmond Co. McLeods Pond |
5/7/76 |
Emma Sears |
Minnow |
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*This record was tied by Scott Miller in Union Farm Pond on June 12, 1994.
TROUT |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
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Brook |
7 lbs 7 oz |
Raven Fork River |
5/15/80 |
G.L. Marshall, Jr. |
Rooster tail |
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Brown |
24 lbs 10 oz |
Nantahala River |
4/17/98 |
Robert Lee Dyer |
#11 Rapala |
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Rainbow |
16 lbs 5 oz |
Jackson County |
12/20/89 |
Terry L. Gregory |
Night crawler |
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OTHER |
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Lure/Bait |
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Bowfin |
17 lbs 15 oz |
Black River |
6/21/97 |
Gregory A. Demery, Sr. |
Cut bait bream |
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Carp |
48 lbs |
Mecklenburg Co. pond |
3/11/86 |
William Houston, Jr. |
Unknown |
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Crappie |
4 lbs 15 oz |
Asheboro City Lake #4 |
4/27/80 |
Dean Dixon |
Minnow |
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Freshwater Drum |
17 lbs 8 oz |
Kerr Lake |
12/27/03 |
Paul J. Riggs, Jr |
Jigging spoon |
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Grass Carp |
68 lbs 12 oz |
Summerlins Pond, Leland |
6/8/98 |
David W. Stowell |
Rebel Pop R |
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Longnose Gar |
19 lbs 4 oz |
Northeast Cape Fear River |
5/15/02 |
Joseph M. Mobley |
Rapala broken back minnow |
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Muskellunge |
41 lbs 8 oz |
Lake Adger |
1/23/01 |
Richard W. Dodd |
Big Mack |
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Tiger Muskellunge |
33 lbs 8 oz |
Lake James |
4/3/88 |
Gary Dean Nanney |
Buzzbait |
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Northern Pike |
11 lbs 13 oz |
Lake James |
8/26/78 |
Keith Gilliam |
Storm Wiggle Wart |
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Sauger |
5 lbs 15 oz |
Norman Lake |
7/25/71 |
David Shook |
Topwater rapala |
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Smallmouth Buffalo |
88 lbs |
Lake Wylie |
11/14/93 |
Tony Crawford |
Pack bait |
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Walleye |
13 lbs 8 oz |
Lake Chatuge (Shooting Cr.) |
8/16/86 |
Lamar L. Cofer |
Old faithful spoon |
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