The following information is courtesy of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation
 
Freshwater

Species
Weight
Angler
Lure
Water
Date
American Eel
7 lb. 14 oz.
Larry Manino
Nightcrawler
Cayuga Lake, Seneca Co.
7/25/84
American Shad
9 lb. 4 oz.
Robert Kubica
Shad Dart
Hudson River, Albany Co.
5/9/07
Atlantic Salmon
24 lb. 15 oz.
Mike Dandino
Bomber Long A
Lake Ontario, Wayne Co.
4/5/97
Black Bullhead
7 lb. 7 oz.
Kevin Kelly
Wonder Bread
Mill Pond, Nassau Co.
8/25/93
Black Crappie
3 lb. 12 oz.
Kenneth Kierst
Jig
Duck Lake, Cayuga Co.
4/17/98
Bluegill
2 lb. 8 oz.
Devin VanZandt
Worm
Kohlbach Pond, Broome Co.
8/3/92
Bowfin
12 lb. 13 oz.
Jeff Harrington
Live Minnow
Basha Kill, Sullivan Co.
6/5/00
Brook Trout
4 lb. 15 oz.
Jesse Yousey
Lake Clear Wobbler
Five Ponds Wilderness Area, Herkimer Co.
5/25/06
Brown Bullhead
6 lb. 9 oz.
Bobby Tripplet
Nightcrawler
Sugarloaf Pond, Saratoga Co.
4/26/98
Brown Trout
33 lb. 2 oz.
Tony Brown
Smithwick Rogue
Lake Ontario, Oswego Co.
6/10/97
Burbot
16 lb. 12 oz.
Terrance Colwell
Minnow
Lake Ontario (Black River Bay), Jefferson Co.
2/14/91
Chain Pickerel
8 lb. 1 oz.
John Bosland
 
Toronto Reservoir, Sullivan Co.
2/13/65
Channel Catfish
32 lb. 12 oz.
Chris Dixon
Worm
Brant Lake, Warren Co.
6/21/02
Chinook Salmon
47 lb. 13 oz.
Kurtis Killian
Orange Fly
Salmon River, Oswego Co.
9/7/91
Cisco (Lake Herring)
5 lb. 7 oz.
Albert Baratto
Tear Drop & Grub
Lake Lauderdale, Washington Co.
1/25/90
Coho Salmon
33 lb. 7 oz.
Stephen Sheets Jr.
Cut Bait
Lake Ontario, Oswego Co.
8/13/98
Common Carp
50 lb. 6 oz.
Charles Primeau Sr.
Nightcrawler
Tomhannock Reservoir, Rensselaer Co.
5/12/95
Fallfish
3 lb. 7 oz.
Jeffrey Weibly
Jig & Curlytail
Tioughnioga River, Cortland Co.
2/29/04
Freshwater Drum
24 lb. 8 oz.
Gregory Netto
Jerk Bait
Lake Ontario (Chaumont Bay), Jefferson Co.
6/8/05
Hybrid Striped Bass
15 lb. 5 oz.
Bryan Colley
Sawbelly
Lake Waccabuc, Westchester Co.
7/30/04
Kokanee Salmon
3 lb. 6 oz.
Kenneth Shear
Wobbler & Worm
Boy Scouts Clear Pond, Franklin Co.
6/14/02
Lake Trout
41 lb. 8 oz.
Jesse Wykstra
NK Spoon
Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co.
8/9/03
Lake Whitefish
10 lb. 8 oz.
Randolph Smith
Worm & Spinner
Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co.
8/29/95
Largemouth Bass
11 lb. 4 oz.
John Higbie
Spinnerbait
Buckhorn Lake, Otsego Co.
9/11/87
Longnose Gar
13 lb. 3 oz.
Kenneth Cassant
Sucker
Lake Champlain, Washington Co.
7/25/99
Muskellunge
69 lb. 15 oz.
Arthur Lawton
 
St. Lawrence River, Jefferson Co.
9/22/57
Northern Pike
46 lb. 2 oz.
Peter Dubuc
Heddon Flaptail
Great Sacandaga Lake, Fulton Co.
9/15/40
Pink Salmon
4 lb. 15 oz.
Randy Nyberg
Johnson Sprite
Lake Erie, Erie Co.
9/16/85
Pumpkinseed
1 lb. 9 oz.
R. Kennard Mosher
Nightcrawler
Indian Lake, Hamilton Co.
7/19/94
Rainbow Trout
31 lb. 3 oz.
Robert Wilson
Joe's Pirate Crystalina
Lake Ontario, Niagara Co.
8/14/04
Redfin Pickerel
2 lb. 1 oz.
Duane Gillespie
Do Jigger
Lake Champlain, Essex Co.
3/5/89
Rock Bass
1 lb. 15 oz.
Eric Avogardo
Live shiner
Ramapo River, Rockland Co.
5/26/84
Sauger
4 lb. 8 oz.
Darrin Schwenkbeck
Gitzit
Lower Niagara River, Niagara Co.
9/30/90
Shorthead Redhorse
11 lb. 11 oz.
Joe Williams
Nightcrawler
Salmon River, Oswego Co.
5/26/96
Smallmouth Bass
8 lb. 4 oz.
Andrew Kartesz
Jig & Grub Tail
Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co.
6/4/95
Splake
13 lb. 8 oz.
Jonathan Simon
Rapala
Limekiln Lake, Herkimer Co.
6/27/04
Striped Bass
55 lb. 6 oz.
Ian Kiraly
Trolling Plug
Hudson River, Ulster Co.
5/9/07
Tiger Muskellunge
35 lb. 8 oz.
Brett Gofgosky
Sucker
Tioughnioga River, Broome Co.
5/25/90
Walleye
16 lb. 7 oz.
John Fluder
Mr. Twister Jig
Kinzua Reservoir, Cattaraugus Co.
5/22/94
White Bass
3 lb. 6 oz.
Robert Hilton
Rapala
Furnace Brook, Westchester Co.
5/2/92
White Catfish
10 lb. 5 oz.
Joe Silicato
Jig & Cut Bait
New Croton Reservoir, Westchester Co.
5/17/98
White Crappie
3 lb. 13 oz.
James Weinberg
Jig
Sleepy Hollow Lake, Greene Co.
6/9/01
White Perch
3 lb. 1 oz.
Joseph Tansey
Alewife
Lake Oscaletta, Westchester Co.
9/21/91
White Sucker
5 lb. 3 oz.
Eric Kindron
Nightcrawler
Hudson River, Warren Co.
5/13/94
Yellow Perch
3 lb. 8 oz.
George Boice
Minnow
Lake Erie, Erie Co.
4/28/82

 

Saltwater

FISH
LBS-OZ
ANGLER
DATE
Albacore (Longfin)
74-10.5
John Maguire, Port Jefferson, NY
09/23/00
Black Sea Bass
9-0
Sal Vicari, Bronx, NY
10/10/93
Tautog (Blackfish)
19-12
Jim Burgon, Riverhead, NY
08/22/92
Bluefish
25-0
Peter Weber, Jr., Montauk, NY
10/30/98
Cod
85-0
Fred Shay, Jr., Montauk, NY
02/25/84
Dolphin
52-0
Richard Dinka, Huntington, NY
08/25/85
Flounder (Winter)
7-3.5
Jack Cohen, Staten Island, NY
06/29/97
Fluke*
22-7
Charles Nappi, Hicksville, NY
09/15/75
Marlin (Blue)
1,174-0
Bill Sweedler, Westport, CT
07/20/86
Marlin (White)
130-0
Mrs. P. Dater, East Hampton, NY
08/13/51
Pollack
45-15
Bruce Morabito, West Islip, NY
08/26/88
Porgy (Scup)
6-4
Samuel Warren, District Hgts, MD
10/01/78
Shark (Blue)
395-0
Charlie Sanders, Center Moriches, NY
10/26/96
Shark (Mako)
1,080-0
James Melanson, Haverhill, MD
08/26/79
Shark (Thresher)
614-0
Joe Calandra, NY
10/12/94
Shark (Tiger)
1,087-0
Ken Rafferty, Massapequa, NY
07/23/86
Shark (White)
3,450-0
Don Braddick, Montauk, NY
08/06/86
Striped Bass
76-0
Bob Rocchetta, East Setauket, NY
07/17/81
Swordfish
492-4
Dorothea Casullo, Oyster Bay, NY
07/04/59
Triggerfish
5-3.2
Philip Curcio, South Norwalk, CT
10/03/99
Tuna (Bigeye)
355-0
Richard Buechmann, Oakdale, NY
09/27/81
Tuna (Bluefin)
1,071-0
Larry Thompson, Montauk, NY
08/21/77
Tuna (Yellowfin)
239-0
Bob Clancy, Dix Hills, NY
08/14/78
Wahoo
109-0
Anthony Savarese, West Hempstead, NY
09/26/03
Weakfish
19-2
Dennis Rooney, Seaford, NY
10/11/84
White Perch
1-5.76
Daniel Young, Massapequa, NY
08/08/00

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