Maryland Fishing Records

OFFICIAL MARYLAND STATE RECORDS

ATLANTIC
RECORDS
FRESHWATER
RECORDS

RULES AND PROCEDURES

  1. Entries must be submitted within two (2) weeks of the catch. If the Citation Center you visit does not have a certified scale; it is strongly suggested that every effort is made as soon as possible to obtain an accurate certified weight; since dead fish will lose weight quickly. Local deli meat stores, U.P.S or similar mailing and shipping stores are good locations to look for a scale that is certified by “Weights and Measures”. A copy of the certified weight with the scale operators witness signature and date are required.
  2. Fish must be a species commonly fished for with rod and reel and caught by legal methods during a legally open season.
  3. The fish must be considered "trophy sized." if a new species category is to be opened for recognition.
  4. The catch must be weighed on certified scales and confirmed by a designated biologist from the Department of Natural Resources.*
  5. It is the responsibility of the angler to fill out completely and accurately the official Maryland Sport Fishing Tournament entry blank. A side view photograph of the catch must accompany the entry and the actual tackle used must be exhibited to the agent of the citation center if requested.
  6. Fish which are caught from pay to fish areas are not eligible for record consideration.
  7. Citation centers and anglers should immediately notify the Maryland Sport Fishing Tournament Office of a potential State Record fish as soon as possible.
    Tournament Office Contact Information
    Tournament Manager: Keith Lockwood
    Direct: 410-226-0078 extension 107
    Fax: 410-226-0120
    Late day or weekend catches should be immersed in ice water until the tournament office is notified.
  8. Positive identification of the species of fish is mandatory for consideration of State Record applications. The actual fish must be inspected by a Department of Natural Resources biologist.
  9. The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reserves the right to investigate the methods used in catching the fish and the accuracy of measuring and weighing. It also reserves the right to reject any application.

*Although citations are awarded based on length only, all fish being considered for State Records must be weighed. This is because existing records have been maintained by weight.

Species that are underlined are links to a picture of the State record with details.

Species
Weight
Angler
Date
Catch Location
Albacore (longfin) 74 lbs. Victor W. Gardner II 07/17/04 Baltimore Canyon
Atlantic Spadefish 11 lbs. 6.5 oz Noel Lohr 09/02/04 Triple Wrecks
Black Seabass 8lbs. Hayward Madison 1978 Jackspot
Bluefish 23 lbs., 8 oz Lillian Morris 10/30/74 Assateague Island
Cobia 67 lbs. Mike Horsey 7/18/07 Marine Electric Wreck
Dolphin 67 lbs., 8 oz Kim Lawson 07/21/85 53 miles off Ocean City
Drum, Black 79 lbs. Stanley Ilyes 09/07/85 Bass Grounds
Drum, Red* 70 lbs. Robert Light 09/24/77 Assateague Island
False Albacore 22 lbs., 8 oz Kevin Sheckells 06/25/95 Third Lump
Flounder, Summer 17 lbs. Anthony Vacari 10/03/74 Assateague Island
Flounder, Winter 4 lbs., 7 oz. Jeremy Kuhn 08/03/06 Ocean City
King Mackerel 47 lbs. Gerald Kauffman 10/18/85 Big Gulf
Kingfish 2 lbs., 8 oz Grace Walker 10/01/75 Assateague Island
Porgy 6 lbs., 3 oz Pearl Hopple 07/04/66 Fenwick Shoal
Marlin, Blue 942 lbs. Jim Daniel 08/09/89 Poor Man's Canyon
White Marlin 135 lbs George Pierson 08/29/80 Poor Man's Canyon
Shark, Black Tip 193 lbs. Brian Zysk 08/04/91 Ocean City
Shark, Blue 280 lbs. Martin Waltman 09/13/97 Ocean City
Shark, Dusky* 469 lbs. Jim Liberto 07/01/82 Ocean City
Shark, Great White 467 lbs. Jack Holmes 06/11/92 Ocean City
Shark, Hammerhead, Scalloped 194 lbs. Gregory S. Garman 06/19/04 Poorman's Canyon

Shark, Hammerhead, Smooth

375 lbs. George Wilson Ford V 06/17/04 Parking Lot
Shark, Mako 766 lbs. Frank Gaither 05/25/84 First Lump
Shark, Sand Tiger* 334 lbs Billy Leidner 09/08/83 Ocean City
Shark, Sandbar 235 lbs Mark Sampson 07/08/83 Ocean City
Shark, Dogfish, Smooth 15 lbs., 5 oz. Gregg Bacchien 05/22/93 Ocean City
Shark, Dogfish, Spiny 11 lbs., 8 oz. Meyels Sampson 05/17/93 Ocean City
Shark, Thresher 613 Don Lorden 06/13/03 Ocean City (Jackspot)
Shark, Tiger 1,210 lbs. Grace Czerniak 07/09/83 Ocean City
Sheepshead 17 lbs. 8 oz. Raymond Daniel 07/25/04 Ocean City Inlet
Spotted Seatrout 13 lbs. Jack Miller 08/21/73 Sinepuxent Bay
Striped Bass 57.2 lbs Gary Smith 05/06/06 Assateague Island
Tautog 20 lbs., 11 oz.
19 lbs., 8 oz		 Sam Beauchamp
Noah King		 3/11/07
05/10/80		 Ocean City Artificial Reef
Jackspot
Tilefish, Golden 59.2 lbs. Ron Callis 05/27/07 Poorman's Canyon
Tuna, Bigeye 375 lbs., 8 oz Cecil Browne 08/26/77 Ocean City
Tuna, Blackfin 32 lbs. Bob Zang 09/20/98 30 Fathom Line

Tuna, Bluefin

625 lbs. James Daniels, IV 08/03/75 45 miles East of Ocean City
Tuna, Yellowfin 236.5 lbs. Mark Bennett 09/22/02 Washington Canyon
Wahoo 111 lbs. Christian Tiller 10/08/03 Poor Man's Canyon
Weakfish 16 lbs. Donald Cannon 09/11/76 Ocean City Inlet


*Indicates species is no longer eligible for State record consideration.

Species
Weight
Angler
Date
Catch Location
Atlantic Spadefish 10 lbs. Charlie Barron 7/15/07 Buoy 72
Black Drum
103 lbs., 8 oz
Robert Messik Jr.
09/23/73
Buoy #16
Bluefish 22 lbs. John Davidson 10/18/79 Off Queen Anne Marina
Ronald Raffo 05/31/86 Hackett's Point
Thomas R. Talbott 05/08/91 Chesapeake Beach
Carp
44 lbs., 6 oz
Jimmy Lake
04/28/78
Morgantown Beach
Catfish, Blue 67.10 lbs Ronald Lewis 3/23/08 Potomac, Ft. Washington
Catfish, Channel 29 lbs., 10 oz Kevin Kern 04/26/97 Mattawoman Creek
Chain Pickerel 6lbs., 8 oz James Grant 05/19/65 Susquehanna River
Cobia 97 lbs., 12 oz John Scheifele 09/12/69 Middle Grounds
Crappie 4lbs. Sid Stollings 3/30/07 Dundee Creek
Croaker 6.52 lbs. Russell Knapp 09/04/06 Point Lookout
Flounder, Summer 15 lbs. Kenneth Grimes 10/14/78 Buoy #50
Gar 16 lbs. Thomas Pruitt 07/29/06 Wicomico River
Hickory Shad* 4 lbs. John Schaeffer Jr. 07/23/71 Susquehanna River
Largemouth Bass 11.18 lbs.
9 lbs., 1 oz		 Justin Riley
J.D. Noell		 1/26/08
09/13/75		 Potomac River
Pocomoke River
Norfolk Spot 2 lbs. Parlett Moore 09/05/78 Tangier Sound
Red Drum* 74 lbs., 6 oz Earnest Hutchinson 05/15/77 Tangier Sound
Rock Bass 1 lb Timothy A. Adams 05/04/97 Susquehanna River
Sheepshead 13 lbs. Margaret L. Taylor 06/11/06 Tangier Sound
Smallmouth Bass 6 lbs. Charles Janes 07/23/71 Susquehanna River
Spanish Mackerel 12.4 lbs. Kevin Bautista 10/06/07 Middle Grounds
Spotted Seatrout 16 lbs., 6 oz John Phillips 05/15/77 Roaring Point
Striped Bass 67 lbs., 8 oz Devin Nolan 05/13/95 Bloody Point
Tautog 9 lbs. Gary Halbeisen 10/29/05 Point Lookout
Weakfish 16 lbs., 8 oz Wayne Lappe 05/08/79 Nanticoke River
White Perch 2 lbs., 10 oz Sid Stollings 05/18/79 Dundee Creek
White (American) Shad* 8 lbs., 2 oz Vance Carter 05/03/75 Wicomico River
Yellow Perch 2 lbs., 3 oz Niles Pethel 11/21/79 Marsh Creek

*Indicates species is no longer eligible for State record consideration.

Species
Weight
Angler
Date
Catch Location
Bass, Largemouth 11 lbs., 2 oz Rodney Cockrell 10/04/83 Farm Pond
Bass,
Smallmouth 		8 lbs., 4 oz Gary Peters 10/04/74 Liberty Reservoir
Bluegill 3 lbs., 7 oz Sarah Brenneman 8/09/98 Deep Creek Lake
Carp 47 lbs., 8 oz Wayne Longenecker 06/11/97 Frederick County Farm Pond
Catfish, Bullhead 3 lbs. 6oz Zelijko Koretic 8/11/07 Loch Raven Reservoir
Catfish, Channel 27.92 lbs. Steven Trent Abell 07/05/04 Upper Potomac River
Chain Pickerel 7 lbs. 4 oz Roy Molick, Sr. 11/27/76 Johnson Pond
Crappie 4 lbs. 7 ozs Jason D. Morrison 05/30/04 Farm Pond
Muskellunge, Tiger 29 lbs, 4.75 oz Kevin Conner 2/14/97 Dam # 5
Muskellunge, True Strain 28 lbs 0.25 oz Matt Beall 08/05/04 Upper Potomac River
Northern Pike 24 lbs., 12 oz Shawn Jacobson 10/16/99 Deep Creek Lake
Perch, White 1.62 lbs John Williams 4/5/08 Loch Raven Reservoir
Perch, Yellow 3 lbs., 5 oz Philip Deere IV 03/12/06 Harford County Farm Pond
Redear Sunfish 2 lbs., 5 oz Vittie Alkocius 06/04/85 Gilbert Run
Rock Bass 1 lb., 3 oz Andy Grosko 10/26/98 Liberty Reservoir
Striped Bass 47 lbs, 2 oz Robert Bruce 09/14/00 Liberty Reservoir
Trout, Brook 6lbs., 1.75 oz Mike Fiorita, Jr. 04/10/99 North Branch of the Potomac River below Randolph Dam
Trout, Brown 18 lbs., 3 oz
 Gary Kuhn 08/03/01 North Branch of Potomac at Barnum
Trout, Cutthroat 7 lbs. 9 oz David G. Martin 05/20/00 North Branch of Potomac at Barnum
Trout, Rainbow 14 lbs., 3 oz Dave Schroyer 10/21/87 Savage River Reservoir
Walleye 14 lbs., 4 oz John McCarley 05/16/98 Jennings Randolph Reservoir

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