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Texas Saltwater Fishing Records

 


Saltwater Fishing Records

State Saltwater Records: Rod & Reel

Updated 10/18/2004

Species Weight (lbs.) Length (in.) Date Water Body Minor Bay/Other Angler Bait/Lure
Amberjack Greater  115 66.5 06/18/94 Gulf of Mexico Urmas Riig
Angelfish Blue  5.64 18.75 05/19/93 Gulf of Mexico Kirk Zuch
Angelfish French  8.7 18.5 09/11/94 Gulf of Mexico Dennis Daye
Barbier Red  1.81 16.5 07/08/86 Gulf of Mexico Ricky Preddy
Barracuda Great  52.81 63.43 09/04/93 Gulf of Mexico Kim Calzada
Bass Hybrid Striped  8.75 25 04/14/93 San Antonio Bay Mission Lake James Potts
Bass Longtail  2.56 19.25 07/02/04 Gulf of Mexico Matagorda Alan Starling squid
Bass Rock Sea  0.38 9.52 09/11/94 Gulf of Mexico Red Childers
Bass Striped  28 33.5 01/26/91 Galveston Bay Calvin Hinderman Jr
Beardfish   4.09 20 08/20/04 Gulf of Mexico Gary Kaiser
Bigeye   2.4 17.25 03/20/89 Gulf of Mexico Suzannah Creech
Bigeye Short  1 11 10/16/91 Gulf of Mexico Luis Gomez
Blenny Hairy  0.26 7.5 03/17/93 Gulf of Mexico Louis Kusey
Bluefish   16.62 36.63 01/11/87 Gulf of Mexico Alex Koumonduros
Bonefish   3.75 23.25 11/19/77 Gulf of Mexico C W Morris
Bonnethead   24.3 50.1181 08/18/04 Gulf of Mexico Galveston Pamela Joseph
Bream Sea  1.11 12.5 11/17/96 Galveston Bay John Edel ling
Brotula Bearded  9.2 28.35 08/18/94 Gulf of Mexico Bill Scates
Bumper Atlantic  0.02 7.5 07/12/00 Gulf of Mexico Jason Danks squid
Burrfish Striped  0.86 8.5 01/16/95 Gulf of Mexico Robert Pope
Carp Grass  8.16 26.42 11/14/92 Galveston Bay Sims Bayou Canal Andrew Anthony
Catfish Blue  40.81 43.5 02/04/02 Sabine Lake Harvey Day
Catfish Flathead  23.32 38.5 09/06/04 Sabine Lake Cow Bayou Bobby Hutchison live mullet
Catfish Gafftopsail  13.33 34 12/13/81 Gulf of Mexico Herman Koehne Jr
Catfish Hardhead  4.0625 23 07/14/03 Corpus Christi Bay Federico Garcia sand trout
Chub Bermuda  7.5 23 07/04/01 Gulf of Mexico Lloyd Rodriguez
Chub Yellow  8.97 24 06/26/94 Gulf of Mexico Christopher McSwain
Cobia   108.44 71 05/09/98 Gulf of Mexico Michael Albanese
Coney   3.43 17.5 06/17/86 Gulf of Mexico Adolf Schulz
Conger Yellow  21 71 06/17/96 Gulf of Mexico Bradley Poulsen
Cottonwick   2.3 16 03/22/98 Gulf of Mexico Travis McNeil
Creole-fish   1.56 14 03/21/04 Gulf of Mexico Robby Gillis
Croaker Atlantic  5.47 29 04/24/02 Gulf of Mexico Paul Straw squid
Cubbyu   1 11.13 04/16/87 Gulf of Mexico Steve Qualia
Cutlassfish Atlantic  4.52 48 08/05/00 Galveston Bay Moses Lake Gary Stanton
Cutlassfish Atlantic  0.54 21.875 08/19/04 Gulf of Mexico Brazoria Forrest Walker Rattle Trap
Damselfish Dusky  0.09 4.5 09/25/94 Gulf of Mexico Patrick Lemire
Doctorfish   1.26 11.62 04/14/97 Gulf of Mexico Jerry McCullin
Dogfish Cuban  1.84 21.25 09/06/00 Gulf of Mexico Robert Steber
Dogfish Smooth  26.5 50.88 03/02/98 Gulf of Mexico George Flores
Dogfish Spiny  21 50.75 10/26/86 Gulf of Mexico Vicki Kusey
Dolphin   65.6 67.25 07/04/89 Gulf of Mexico Robby DeLeon
Dolphin Pompano  4.1 25.88 08/03/90 Gulf of Mexico Tommy Gueldner
Driftfish Black  12.25 27.75 08/20/01 Gulf of Mexico Randy Zaleski
Drum Black  81 51.18 06/19/88 Gulf of Mexico Wally Escobar Jr.
Drum Freshwater  33.62 33 02/20/95 Sabine Lake River Michael McKinney
Drum Red  59.5 54.25 01/30/00 Gulf of Mexico Sabine Jetty Artie Longron
Durgon Black  2.38 14 06/20/86 Gulf of Mexico Adolf Schulz
Eel King snake  52 86.5 02/11/97 Gulf of Mexico Patrick Lemire
Eel Shrimp  11.13 24.5 08/03/90 Gulf of Mexico Megan Gower
Eel Snapper  2.5 39.25 08/29/93 Gulf of Mexico Louis Kusey III
Eel Stippled spoon-nose  16.8 67 08/28/04 Gulf of Mexico Taylor Walker dead mullet
Escolar   5.6 25.5 11/22/02 Gulf of Mexico Matt Haworth Jig lure
Filefish Scrawled  3.86 25.5 11/08/94 Gulf of Mexico Rod Spivey
Filefish Unicorn  5 21.63 09/25/87 Gulf of Mexico Eugene Foreman Jr
Flounder Ocellated  2.63 16.63 12/06/01 Galveston Bay Mark Bond mullet
Flounder Southern  13 28 02/18/76 Sabine Lake Herbert Endicott
Flyingfish Margined  0.79 14.5 06/21/86 Gulf of Mexico Adolf Schulz
Gag   69.4 51 10/05/03 Gulf of Mexico Tommy Angel Live Blue Runner
Gar Alligator  186.19 96.25 10/14/95 Galveston Bay Johnny Gilbert
Graysby   2.31 14.75 03/02/98 Gulf of Mexico George Flores
Grouper Black  124 63 01/11/03 Gulf of Mexico Tim Oestreich II
Grouper Comb  3.18 19.5 03/01/03 Gulf of Mexico Robt Hendricks squid
Grouper Goliath  551 0 06/29/37 Gulf of Mexico Gus Pangarakis
Grouper Marbled  23.4375 33.75 09/04/04 Gulf of Mexico Johnny White sardine minnows
Grouper Scamp  26 38 03/09/03 Gulf of Mexico Ed Richer
Grouper Snowy  49.81 43.25 09/10/93 Gulf of Mexico Steve Cole
Grouper Warsaw  277 72.5 10/26/89 Gulf of Mexico Aubrey Eastwood
Grouper Yellowedge  24 35.75 05/03/98 Gulf of Mexico Alan Miller Pacific mackerel
Grouper Yellowfin  40.75 38.5 11/15/95 Gulf of Mexico Karl Loessin
Grouper Yellowmouth  24.5 39.75 03/31/04 Gulf of Mexico Diane Howe squid
Grunt Barred  1.24 13.25 07/27/04 Gulf of Mexico Ronald Lovett
Grunt Striped  0.4 9.25 07/18/98 Gulf of Mexico Bryant Harris cigar minnow
Grunt White  3.75 18 07/05/97 Gulf of Mexico Dan Schmidt
Guaguanche   4.83 31.75 11/25/95 Gulf of Mexico Ewalt Schneider
Guitarfish Atlantic  4.44 31.5 05/25/98 Gulf of Mexico Byron Noles Jr.
Hake Carolina  1.6 16 01/31/96 Gulf of Mexico Tony Langston
Hake Gulf  5.79 26.75 04/16/96 Gulf of Mexico Patrick Lemire
Hake Spotted  1.68 18 04/26/96 Gulf of Mexico Leonard Maartens Jr.
Halfbeak   0.14 7 09/13/95 Gulf of Mexico John Hardin
Hammerhead Great  871 163.8 07/04/80 Gulf of Mexico Mark Johnson
Hammerhead Smalleye  151 95 10/26/86 Gulf of Mexico Louis Kusey III
Herring Skipjack  2.43 15.67 01/20/87 Sabine Lake Paul Jorgenson
Hind Red  8.96 24.25 07/22/87 Gulf of Mexico Adolf Schulz
Hind Rock  4.24 18.75 06/24/95 Gulf of Mexico Dorothy McCullin
Hind Speckled  7.68 25.25 07/06/04 Gulf of Mexico Cameron Walter Schofield squid
Hogfish Spanish  2.25 15.88 03/25/00 Gulf of Mexico Casey Cundieff
Hogfish Spotfin  1.07 12.5 06/24/99 Gulf of Mexico Jim Vuichard
Jack Almaco  50.3 49 07/05/96 Gulf of Mexico Billy Winkler
Jack Black  17.25 34 08/05/78 Gulf of Mexico Dedra Sheldon
Jack Cottomouth  1.25 12.5 07/14/84 Gulf of Mexico Frank Fuller
Jack Crevalle  50.25 52.25 06/26/76 Gulf of Mexico Francis Lyon
Jack Horse-Eye  29.25 42 08/14/03 Gulf of Mexico Aransas Michael Breland pinfish
Killifish Gulf  0.13 6.13 05/20/85 Galveston Bay Wesley Hoke
Kingfish Gulf  2.38 19.5 03/18/95 Gulf of Mexico James Mulhern
Kingfish Southern  3.62 22 03/07/92 Gulf of Mexico Gilbert Perez
Ladyfish   4.88 27.38 09/22/94 Gulf of Mexico David Gordon
Leatherjacket   0.15 8.375 08/04/02 Gulf of Mexico Kenneth Thyssen bare gold hook
Lizardfish Inshore  1.85 20 10/20/91 Gulf of Mexico Winnie Poff
Lookdown   3.69 20.75 05/12/87 Gulf of Mexico Donald Combs
Mackerel King  71.5 66.5 05/27/77 Gulf of Mexico L F Higdon
Mackerel Snake  0.63 26.88 08/09/86 Gulf of Mexico Mike Mathis
Mackerel Spanish  8.74 34.5 08/15/76 Gulf of Mexico Bobby Tarter
Mako Longfin  664 128.5 05/04/86 Gulf of Mexico Donald Ewing
Mako Shortfin  707.5 128 01/27/02 Gulf of Mexico Jeff Shindle
Margate Black  12.8 27 06/24/00 Gulf of Mexico Charles Botello squid
Marlin Blue  876.5 158 08/20/88 Gulf of Mexico James Farrow
Marlin White  111.5 93 08/05/79 Gulf of Mexico Geo Taggart
Menhaden Gulf  0.9 10.75 07/12/95 Matagorda Bay Jacob Coffey
Mojarra   0.88 12.25 08/01/81 Lower Laguna Madre Natalie Woods
Moray Blackedge  3.1 39 05/30/99 Gulf of Mexico Ronald Vaughn
Moray Blacktail  2.42 36 03/24/98 Gulf of Mexico George Flores
Moray Green  7.7 48 08/01/98 Gulf of Mexico George Flores
Moray Honey Comb  0.42 17.75 01/16/95 Gulf of Mexico Robert Pope
Moray Spotted  8.5 50 03/05/94 Gulf of Mexico Louis Kusey III
Mullet Striped  7.19 24.88 06/19/99 Lower Laguna Madre Michael Domanski
Needlefish Atlantic  9 28.75 08/03/90 Gulf of Mexico Koy Kelley
Needlefish Flat  2.75 38.94 07/03/94 Gulf of Mexico Robin Dunn
Oilfish   61.38 60.75 03/18/95 Gulf of Mexico Keith Johnson
Palometa   0.687 11.75 06/22/02 Gulf of Mexico Klegberg Phyllis Krause dead shrimp
Perch Sand  0.59 10.67 12/31/93 Gulf of Mexico Robert Lathrop
Perch Silver  0.25 8.5 07/02/87 Galveston Bay Mary Bailey
Permit   1.5 14.75 08/30/93 Gulf of Mexico Jared Guinn
Pigfish   1.04 12.5 12/18/98 Galveston Bay West Bay Scott Moss plastic clear shrimptail
Pinfish   2.81 16.5 11/24/00 Upper Laguna Madre Nueces Gove Clifton III
Pompano African  43.1 52 02/01/03 Gulf of Mexico Hank Cram
Pompano Florida  6.25 23.25 01/01/89 Gulf of Mexico Wilbert Hettinger
Pompano Irish  1 12.875 09/06/04 Gulf of Mexico Kennedy Johnny French cut fish & shrimp
Porgy Knobbed  5.8 19.75 02/21/00 Gulf of Mexico Stanley Sweet
Porgy Red  3.89 20 08/10/96 Gulf of Mexico Michael Capilo
Porgy Whitebone  4.48 18.75 03/12/96 Gulf of Mexico Stan Oftelie
Puddingwife   4.29 19.5 09/06/96 Gulf of Mexico Adolf Schulz
Puffer Least  0.14 6 01/30/90 Galveston Bay Adolf Schulz
Puffer Smooth  10.75 30 04/08/01 Gulf of Mexico Daniel Nassiff
Ray Butterfly  10.95 23.25 08/02/03 Lower Laguna Madre William Roundtree IV
Ray Cownose  50.5 52 05/27/86 Gulf of Mexico Freeman Gage Jr.
Ray Lesser Electric  0.88 13 10/12/98 Gulf of Mexico Byron Noles Jr. cut mullet
Runner Blue  9.57 28.38 10/03/01 Gulf of Mexico Patrick Lemire
Runner Rainbow  28.1 47.937 04/07/04 Gulf of Mexico Keith Banks
Sailfish   95 97.5 07/12/72 Gulf of Mexico Morton Cohn
Sandfish Belted  0.05 3.75 06/08/97 Gulf of Mexico John Zapata
Sardine Scaled  0.15 11.75 09/13/95 Gulf of Mexico John Hardin
Sawfish   736 0 01/01/39 Gulf of Mexico Gus Pangarakis
Scorpionfish Spinycheek  2.9 15.25 01/13/96 Gulf of Mexico Robert Combest
Scorpionfish Spotted  2.3 14.25 04/16/96 Gulf of Mexico Robert Sloan
Searobin Bighead  1.14 13.25 08/05/87 Corpus Christi Bay Wade Kilpatrick
Searobin Blackwing  0.58 10.75 01/16/95 Gulf of Mexico Robert Pope
Searobin Bluespotted  0.38 7.38 11/02/95 Sabine Lake Joe Robnett
Searobin Leopard  0.36 8.88 10/06/93 Gulf of Mexico Robert Pope
Seatrout Sand  6.25 23.5 02/26/72 Galveston Bay Dennis Herrick
Seatrout Silver  6.91 24 02/28/92 Gulf of Mexico Gerry Tompkins
Seatrout Spotted  13.69 33.13 02/06/96 Upper Laguna Madre Baffin Bay James Wallace
Shark Atlantic Sharpnose  17.14 43.5 04/05/00 Gulf of Mexico Debra Fowler
Shark Bigeye Sixgill  8.36 40 04/17/96 Gulf of Mexico Christopher Gonzales Jr.
Shark Blacknose  45 57 04/29/93 Gulf of Mexico Charles Gillispie
Shark Blacktip  190 97 05/31/03 Gulf of Mexico Davey Wright whole bonita
Shark Bull  508 141.2 07/03/94 Gulf of Mexico Jimmy Hart
Shark Dusky  530 129 03/01/75 Gulf of Mexico Raymond Hein
Shark Finetooth  100.5 80.25 06/03/79 Gulf of Mexico Richard Hensley
Shark Lemon  470 122 08/28/87 Gulf of Mexico Jim Blackburn
Shark Nurse  83.88 74 09/10/97 Gulf of Mexico Hans Hodell
Shark Oceanic Whitetip  106 84 04/24/80 Gulf of Mexico Joe Surovik
Shark Sandbar  226 92 03/21/75 Gulf of Mexico James Wilson
Shark Scalloped Hammerhead  253 115 06/05/04 Gulf of Mexico Davey Wright bonita
Shark Silky  556 140 07/23/73 Gulf of Mexico Wolfgang Bushang
Shark Spinner  212.6 89.75 04/29/00 Gulf of Mexico Howell Kines
Shark Thresher  333 158.5 05/02/02 Gulf of Mexico Robert Robinson bonita
Shark Tiger  1129 162 05/24/92 Gulf of Mexico Chap Cain III
Sharksucker   4.5 30.5 08/08/04 Gulf of Mexico Nueces Mariechen Spivey perch
Sheepshead   15.25 26.5 10/17/02 Lower Laguna Madre Wayne Gilstrap live shrimp
Sleeper Bigmouth  1.88 16.75 08/18/96 Lower Laguna Madre East Rio Hondo Ben Cowan
Snapper Black  11.1 26.5 07/27/87 Gulf of Mexico Adolf Schulz
Snapper Cubera  131 56 08/08/83 Gulf of Mexico Ricky Preddy 15 mi north Port Mansfiel
Snapper Dog  14.4 26 07/17/04 Gulf of Mexico Brazoria Alton Berg live pinfish
Snapper Gray  18.67 28.5 05/31/98 Gulf of Mexico Steve Pumilia
Snapper Lane  8.2 25 08/17/04 Gulf of Mexico Rickey Ramirez live pinfish
Snapper Mutton  6.44 26 10/16/99 Gulf of Mexico Dustin Lyssy
Snapper Red  38.13 37.5 06/14/98 Gulf of Mexico Jack Brumby
Snapper Vermilion  5.6 22.5 01/13/96 Gulf of Mexico Robert Combest
Snapper Yellowtail  9.87 29.5 10/10/92 Gulf of Mexico Steve Kinzel
Snook   57.5 0 01/01/37 Gulf of Mexico Louis Rawalt
Soapfish Whitespotted  0.36 8.63 07/29/99 Gulf of Mexico Jerry Johnston
Spadefish Atlantic  12.94 22.5 08/17/02 Gulf of Mexico Edgar Artecona
Spearfish Longbill  60 86.5 08/10/90 Gulf of Mexico Kari Alberthal
Spot   0.76 11.75 06/04/02 Galveston Bay Galveston Carlos Gonzales squid
Squirrelfish   1.1 12.5 09/11/02 Gulf of Mexico Robert Stebner
Stargazer Southern  3.3 15.75 01/29/93 Gulf of Mexico Julian Sanchez
Stingray Atlantic  10.75 41.5 07/03/94 Galveston Bay David Anderson
Stingray Bluntnose  36.66 05/26/03 Galveston Bay West Bay Richard Olszak Jr. squid
Stingray Roughtail  241 84 09/02/91 Gulf of Mexico Rick Jansky
Stingray Southern  246 96 06/30/98 Galveston Bay Carissa Egger mullet
Swordfish   317 142 07/21/79 Gulf of Mexico J.P. Bryan Jr.
Tarpon   210 86.25 11/13/73 Gulf of Mexico Thomas Gibson Jr.
Tattler   0.2 6.5 09/28/94 Gulf of Mexico Louis Kusey III
Threadfin Atlantic  0.16 7.75 09/10/92 Gulf of Mexico John Zapata
Tiger Sand  520 119 04/04/76 Gulf of Mexico Joey Vermuelem
Tilefish   4.5 20.25 05/03/98 Gulf of Mexico Alan Miller Pacific mackerel
Tilefish Sand  4.19 25 08/28/00 Gulf of Mexico James Ryan
Toadfish Gulf  3 15.88 06/17/89 Gulf of Mexico Gay Landry
Toadfish Leopard  3.13 16.31 07/16/91 Aransas Bay Tanya Fain
Tomtate   2.03 15.75 03/03/90 Gulf of Mexico Donald McCarty
Triggerfish Gray  12.46 27.5 06/19/96 Gulf of Mexico Jason Waligura
Triggerfish Ocean  6.55 19.88 08/21/89 Gulf of Mexico Robert Pratt
Triggerfish Queen  10.49 24.5 07/15/89 Gulf of Mexico Bruce Goates
Tripletail   33.5 34 06/29/84 Matagorda Bay Mrs. Eddie Porter
Trunkfish Smooth  0.76 9 03/22/98 Gulf of Mexico Alan Miller squid
Tuna Blackfin  38.89 41.75 06/23/88 Gulf of Mexico John Alvarez Jr
Tuna Bluefin  808 103 05/04/85 Gulf of Mexico Trina Isaacs
Tuna Skipjack  28.25 33.88 06/20/81 Gulf of Mexico Jimmy Welder
Tuna Yellowfin  216.2 80 10/11/98 Gulf of Mexico Jim Dickson
Tunny Little  12.25 29.5 09/08/96 Gulf of Mexico James McGrath
Wahoo   124 73.5 07/05/87 Gulf of Mexico Terry Crider
 
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