NJDEP Division of Fish & Wildlife - Record Saltwater Fish

New Jersey State Record
Saltwater Sport Fish

Below are the current NJ Record Saltwater Fish. Please note that as of June 6, 2006, 103 species (31 freshwater and 72 saltwater) are eligible for entry in the Record Fish Program. Anglers are reminded that the objective of the Record Fish Program is to increase the awareness of fishing opportunities for species that are regularly sought after and routinely found in or off the coast of New Jersey.

For more information see the Record Fish Program page.

Species	Lbs.	Oz.	Year	Angler	Where Caught
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	8½" pt. to pt.		1995 2006	William Dool Martin Winnicki	Manahawkin Brick
*Crab, blue	9" pt. to pt.		1980	Frank Springfield	Delaware Bay
Croaker, Atlantic	5	8	1981	Frederick Brown	Delaware Bay
**Cunner	2	9	2006	Nick Honachefsky	Mud Hole
Cutlass	6	11	2002	Mike Green	Mud Hole
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	107	0	2006	William Kinzy	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	43	4	2006	Dr. John Tallia	Linden Kohl 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	617	0	2004	Chris Chalmers	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	13	2	2004	James R. Fowler	off Brigantine
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	55	4	2006	Keith Karl	Tom’s Canyon
**Tilefish, gray	10	9	2001	Jim Zigarelli	Off Sea Girt Artificial Reef
Triggerfish	5	11	2005	Lois Schuda	Cape May Artificial Reef
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.)

* Historical record caught before species category established
** Denotes fish has been previously certified by the IGFA as a world record

Record Fish Program
updated 9/28/06

New Jersey State Record Saltwater Sport Fish

New Jersey State Record
Saltwater Sport Fish