New Jersey State Record
Saltwater Sport Fish
| Species |
Lbs. |
Oz. |
Year |
Angler |
Where Caught |
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| Amberjack, greater |
85 |
0 |
1993 |
Edwin Metzner |
Off Cape May |
| Barracuda |
27 |
8 |
1991 |
Gary Szilagyi |
Off Cape May |
| Bass, black sea |
8 |
2 |
1992
1994 |
Tony Cunha
John Geddes |
Inshore Wreck
Off Pt. Pleasant |
| Blowfish, N. puffer |
1 |
14 |
1987 |
Virginia Patten |
Delaware Bay |
| Blowfish (other) |
9 |
10 |
1992 |
Kevin Steward |
Delaware Bay |
| Bluefish |
27 |
1 |
1997 |
Roger Kastorsky |
Five Fathom Bank |
| Bonito, Atlantic |
13 |
8 |
1945 |
Frank Lykes, Jr. |
Off Sandy Hook |
| Cobia |
87 |
0 |
1999 |
John Shanchuk |
Off Sea Bright |
| Cod |
81 |
0 |
1967 |
Joseph Chesla |
Off Brielle |
| Crab, blue |
8 1/2" pt. to pt. |
1995 |
William Dool |
Manahawkin |
| *Crab, blue |
9" pt. to pt. |
1980 |
Frank Springfield |
Delaware Bay |
| Croaker, Atlantic |
5 |
8 |
1981 |
Frederick Brown |
Delaware Bay |
| Cunner |
1 |
14 |
2002 |
Kevin Mathiasen |
Off Brielle |
| Cutlass |
6 |
11 |
2002 |
Mike Green |
Mudhole |
| Dogfish, smooth |
19 |
8 |
2000 |
Michael LaTorre |
Pleasantville |
| Dogfish, spiny |
15 |
12 |
1990 |
Jeff Pennick |
Off Cape May |
| Dolphin |
63 |
3 |
1974 |
Scott Smith, Jr. |
Baltimore Canyon |
| Drum, black |
105 |
0 |
1995 |
George Newett |
Delaware Bay |
| Drum, red |
55 |
0 |
1985 |
Daniel Yanino |
Great Bay |
| Eel, American |
9 |
13 |
1988 |
Warren Campbell |
Atlantic City |
| Fluke |
19 |
12 |
1953 |
Walter Lubin |
Off Cape May |
| Flounder, winter |
5 |
11 |
1992 |
Jimmy Swanson |
Off Barnegat Light |
| Hake, white |
41 |
7 |
1989 |
Wayne Eble |
Off Barnegat Light |
| Kingfish, Northern |
2 |
8 |
2004 |
Chester Urbanski |
Barnegat Bay |
| *Kingfish, Northern |
2 |
5 |
1969 |
Robert Morton |
Off Cape May |
| Ling (red hake) |
11 |
1 |
2002 |
Natalie Jones |
Off Brielle |
| Lobster, American |
15 |
3 |
2003 |
William Sharp |
Off Absecon Inlet |
| Mackerel, Atlantic |
4 |
1 |
1983 |
Abe Elkin |
Manasquan Ridge |
| Mackerel, chub |
1 |
9 |
2002 |
Kathleen Leso |
Off Spring Lake |
| Mackerel, king |
54 |
0 |
1998 |
Fernando Alfaiate |
Off Cape May |
| **Mackerel, Spanish |
9 |
12 |
1990 |
Donald Kohler |
Off Cape May |
| Marlin, blue |
1,046 |
0 |
1986 |
Phil Infantolino |
Hudson Canyon |
| Marlin, white |
137 |
8 |
1980 |
Mike Marchell |
Hudson Canyon |
| Perch, white |
2 |
12 |
1998 |
Michael King |
Little Beach Creek |
| **Pollock |
46 |
7 |
1975 |
John Holton |
Off Brielle |
| Porgy |
5 |
14 |
1976 |
Victor Rone |
Delaware Bay |
| Sailfish |
41 |
0 |
1984 |
Stephen Fanelli |
Wilmington Canyon |
| Seatrout, spotted |
11 |
2 |
1974 |
Bert Harper |
Holgate Surf |
| Shad, American |
7 |
0 |
1967 |
Rodger West |
Great Bay |
| Shad, hickory |
**Vacant** (Minimum Weight 2 Lbs.) |
| Shark, blue |
366 |
0 |
1996 |
Albert Jewitt |
Mud Hole |
| Shark, bull |
**Vacant** (Minimum Weight 150 Lbs.) |
| Shark, dusky |
530 |
0 |
1987 |
Brian Dunlevy |
Off Great Egg Inlet |
| Shark, hammerhead |
365 |
0 |
1985 |
Walter Thacara |
Mud Hole |
| Shark, porbeagle |
**Vacant** (Minimum Weight 100 Lbs.) |
| Shark, sandbar |
168 |
8 |
1987 |
John Norton |
Little Egg Inlet |
| Shark, sand tiger |
246 |
0 |
1989 |
Richard Brown |
Delaware Bay |
| Shark, s-fin mako |
856 |
0 |
1994 |
Christopher Palmer |
Wilmington Canyon |
| Shark, thresher |
614 |
0 |
2002 |
Louis Riemer Jr. |
Off Cape May |
| Shark, tiger |
880 |
0 |
1988 |
Billy DeJohn |
Off Cape May |
| Shark, white |
759 |
0 |
1988 |
Jim Kneipp |
Off Pt. Pleasant |
| Sheepshead |
17 |
3 |
2003 |
Paul Lowe |
Manahawkin Bay |
| Spadefish |
11 |
6 |
1998 |
Cliff Low |
Delaware Bay |
| Spearfish, longbill |
42 |
0 |
1989
1997 |
George Algard
Joseph Natoli |
Poor Man’s Canyon
Hudson Canyon |
| Spot |
0 |
13 |
2003 |
Robert Belsky, Jr. |
Little Sheepshead Creek |
| Stargazer, northern |
13 |
0 |
2000 |
Jim Ludt |
Off Cape May |
| **Striped bass |
78 |
8 |
1982 |
Al McReynolds |
Atlantic City |
| Striped bass, hybrid |
12 |
7 |
1993 |
David Kmiec |
Cape May Rips |
| Sturgeon, Atlantic |
82 |
0 |
1994 |
Glen Lasco |
Sandy Hook |
| Swordfish |
530 |
0 |
1964 |
Edmund Levitt |
Wilmington Canyon |
| Tarpon |
53 |
0 |
1982 |
Jim Klaczkiewicz |
Off Sea Bright |
| **Tautog |
25 |
0 |
1998 |
Anthony R. Monica |
Off Ocean City |
| Tilefish, golden |
51 |
2 |
2002 |
Paul Brady |
Wilmington Canyon |
| **Tilefish, gray |
10 |
9 |
2001 |
Jim Zigarelli |
Off Sea Girt |
| Triggerfish |
4 |
2 |
2004 |
Riley Hallock |
Great Egg Harbor Bay |
| Tuna, albacore |
77 |
15 |
1984 |
Dr. S. Scannapiego |
Spencer Canyon |
| Tuna, big-eye |
364 |
14 |
1984 |
George Krenick |
Hudson Canyon |
| Tuna, bluefin |
1,030 |
6 |
1981 |
Royal Parsons |
Off Pt. Pleasant |
| Tuna, skipjack |
13 |
4 |
1999 |
Craig Eberbach |
Wilmington Canyon |
| Tuna, yellowfin |
290 |
0 |
1980 |
Wayne Brinkerhoff |
Hudson Canyon |
| Tunny, little |
24 |
15 |
1977 |
Mark Niemczyk |
Off Sea Bright |
| Wahoo |
123 |
12 |
1992 |
Robert Carr |
28-Mile Wreck |
| Weakfish |
18 |
8 |
1986 |
Karl Jones |
Delaware Bay |
| Whiting (silver hake) |
**Vacant** (Minimum Weight 2.5 Lbs.) |
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New Jersey Freshwater Fishing Records |
New Jersey Record
Freshwater Sport Fish
| Species |
Lbs. |
Oz. |
Year |
Angler
|
Where Caught
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| Bass, largemouth |
10 |
14 |
1980 |
Robert Eisele |
Menantico Sand Wash Pond |
| Bass, rock |
1 |
5 |
1982 |
Eric Avogardo |
Saddle River |
| Bass, smallmouth |
7 |
2 |
1990 |
Carol Marciniak |
Round Valley Reservoir |
| Bluegill |
3 |
0 |
1990 |
Dom Santarelli |
Farm Pond in Pennington |
| Bowfin |
8 |
4 |
1988 |
Craig Raffay |
Lake Tranquility |
| Bullhead, brown |
4 |
8 |
1997 |
Gary Schmidt |
Lake of the Woods (Fort Dix) |
| Carp |
47 |
0 |
1995 |
Billy Friedman |
South Branch of Raritan River |
| Carp, (archery) |
42 |
1 |
1987 |
John Puchalik |
Delaware River |
| Carp, grass |
50 |
0 |
2001 |
Steve Babilino |
Garrison Lake |
| >Carp, grass (archery) |
49 |
3 |
1996 |
George Vash |
Delaware & Raritan Canal |
| Catfish, channel |
33 |
3 |
1978 |
Howard Hudson |
Lake Hopatcong |
| Catfish, white |
10 |
5 |
1976 |
Lewis Lomerson |
Raritan River |
| Crappie, black |
4 |
8 |
1996 |
Andy Tintle |
Pompton Lake |
| Crappie, white |
2 |
10 |
1997 |
Bobby Barnard |
Riverview Park Pond |
| Eel, American |
6 |
2 |
1994 |
James Long |
Round Valley Reservoir |
| Muskellunge |
42 |
13 |
1997 |
Bob Neals |
Monksville Reservoir |
| Muskie, tiger |
29 |
0 |
1990 |
Larry Migliarese |
Delaware River |
| **Perch, white |
3 |
1 |
1989 |
Edward Tango |
Forest Hill Lake |
| Perch, yellow |
2 |
6 |
1989 |
Gene Engels |
Holiday Lake |
| *Perch, yellow |
4 |
4 |
1865 |
Charles Abbott |
Crosswicks Creek |
| *Pickerel, chain |
9 |
3 |
1957 |
Frank McGovern |
Lower Aetna Lake |
| Pickerel, redfin |
1 |
13 |
1982 |
Gerald Humphrey |
Lake Assunpink |
| Pike, Northern |
30 |
2 |
1977 |
Herb Hepler |
Spruce Run Reservoir |
| *Salmon (landlocked) |
8 |
0 |
1951 |
John Mount |
New Wawayanda Lake |
| Shad, American |
11 |
1 |
1984 |
Charles Mower |
Delaware River |
| Striped Bass |
51 |
0 |
2002 |
John Christian |
Great Egg Harbor River |
| Striped Bass, hybrid |
16 |
4 |
1999 |
Bill Schmidt |
Culvers Lake |
| Sunfish, pumpkinseed |
1 |
8 |
1987 |
Daryl Donalson |
Farm Pond in Burlington County |
| Trout, brook |
7 |
3 |
1995 |
Andrew DuJack |
Rockaway River |
| Trout, brown |
21 |
6 |
1995 |
Lenny Saccente |
Round Valley Reservoir |
| Trout, brown sea run |
**Vacant** (Minimum Weight 5 Lbs.) |
| Trout, lake |
32 |
8 |
2002 |
Gregory Young |
Round Valley Reservoir |
| Trout, rainbow |
13 |
0 |
1988 |
Gene Rutkoski |
Lake Hopatcong |
| Walleye |
13 |
9 |
1993 |
George Fundell |
Delaware River |
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