New York Fishing Records

Marine Fish

LBS-OZ

Angler

Date

Albacore (False)

16-6

John Skinner, Wading River, NY

10/18/09

Albacore (Longfin)

74-10.5

John Maguire, Port Jefferson, NY

9/23/00

Black Sea Bass

9-0

John Maguire, Port Jefferson, NY

10/10/93

Tautog (Blackfish)

21-8.8

Gene Pitaro, Flushing, NY

12/09/11

Bluefish

25-0

Peter Weber, Jr., Montauk, NY

10/30/98

Cod

85-0

Fred Shay, Jr., Montauk, NY

2/25/84

Dolphin

52-0

Richard Divika, Huntington, NY

8/25/85

Flounder (Winter)

7-3.5

Jack Cohen, Staten Island, NY

6/29/97

Fluke*

22-7

Charles Nappi, Hicksville, NY

9/15/75

Marlin (Blue)

1,174-0

Bill Sweedler, Westport, CT

7/20/86

Marlin (White)

130-0

Mrs. P. Dater, East Hampton, NY

8/13/51

Pollack

45-15

Bruce Morabito, West Islip, NY

8/26/88

Porgy (Scup)

6-4

Samuel Warren, District Hgts, MD

10/01/78

Shark (Blue)

528-0

Joe Siedel, Bayside, NY

8/09/01

Shark (Mako)

1080-0

James Melanson, Haverhill, MD

8/26/79

Shark (Thresher)

614-0

Joe Calandra, NY

10/12/94

Shark (Tiger)

1087-0

Ken Rafferty, Massapequa, NY

7/23/86

Shark (White)

3450-0

Don Braddick, Montauk, NY

8/06/86

Striped Bass

76-0

Bob Rocchetta, East Setauket, NY

7/17/81

Swordfish

540-0

Dean Delle Donne, Moriches, NY

9/08/06

Triggerfish

7-10

Steven Newman, Montauk, NY

10/03/99

Tuna (Bigeye)

355-0

Richard Buechmann, Oakdale, NY

9/27/81

Tuna (Bluefin)

1071-0

Larry Thompson, Montauk, NY

8/21/77

Tuna (Yellowfin)

248-8

Bruce Weisinger, East Hills, NY

9/09/02

Wahoo

114-0

Bob Krug, Merrick, NY

9/26/03

Weakfish

19-2

Dennis Rooney, Seaford, NY

10/11/84

White Perch

1-5.76

Daniel Young, Massapequa, NY

8/08/00

Link to New York State record freshwater fish http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7935.html

Link to a description of all fish mentioned https://www.landbigfish.com/staterecords/records.cfm?state=Newyork

Reference:http://www.dec.ny.gov/outdoor/7906.html