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Connecticut Freshwater Record Fish

Connecticut Freshwater Record Fish

Common Name Weight   Location Caught Angler Year Caught
lbs oz
American Eel 10 3 Shetucket River, Norwich Charles J. Lobacz 1993
American Shad 9 4 Connecticut River, Windsor Edward Cypus 1981
Bluegill 2 4 Private Pond, Madison Daniel Gesner 1996
Brook Trout 9 3 Blackwells Brook, Brooklyn David Andes 1998
Brown Bullhead 4 15 Prospect Pond, Southington Robert Richey 1990
Brown Trout 16 14 East Twin Lake, Salisbury Samual Wright 1986
Brown Trout (Sea-run) 9 13 Housatonic River, Shelton Gerald Carden 1992
Calico Bass 4 0 Pataganset Lake, East Lyme James M. Boss 1974
Common Carp 39 8 Naugatuck River, Derby Bill Terry, Sr. 2001
Chain Pickerel 8 9 West Twin Lake, Salisbury Alden L. Foss 2005
Channel Catfish 29 6 Mashapaug Lake, Union Appleton Barrows 2004
Kokanee 2 12 Highland Lake, Winchester David Randolph 1976
Lake Trout 29 13 Wononscopmuc Lake, Salisbury Dr. Thompson 1918
Largemouth Bass 12 14 Mashapaug Lake, Union Frank Domurat 1961
Northern Pike 29 0 Lake Lillinonah, Brookfield Joseph Nett 1980
Pumpkinseed 1 3 Lake Marie, Windham Robyn Rogers 1973
Rainbow Trout 14 10 Mansfield Hollow Reservoir, Mansfield Michael V. Ludlow 1998
Rock Bass 1 3 Colebrook Reservoir, Colebrook Ernie Gonsalves 1989
      Shenipsit Lake, Tolland James Bonan 1995
Smallmouth Bass 7 12 Shenipsit Lake, Tolland Joseph Mankauskas, Jr. 1980
Tiger Trout 7 1 Quassapaug Lake Jeffrey J. Smith 2003
Walleye 14 8 Candlewood Lake, New Fairfield George Britto 1941
White Catfish 12 12 Connecticut River, Middletown John L. Shatas 1999
White Perch 2 15 Candlewood Lake, New Fairfield Don Loftus, Jr. 1996
Yellow Perch 2 13 Black Pond, Woodstock Miller B. Bassett 1973







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