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Connecticut Saltwater Record Fish

Nearshore Category (Long Island Sound - Fishers Island Sound)
Common Name	Weight		Location Caught	Angler	Year Caught
Common Name	lbs	oz	Location Caught	Angler	Year Caught
American Eel	4	0	Patchogue River, Westbrook	Michael Karol	2005
Atlantic Bonito	8	10	Waterford Beach	Scott Marsie	1999
Atlantic Mackerel			OPEN
Black Sea Bass	7	8	Six Mile Reef	Mike Lane	2005
Blackfish (Tautog)	21	8	Frank's Ledge	Arthur Dutra	1998
Bluefish	24	13	Norwalk Islands	Charles J. Toth	1979
Cunner	2	12	Dumping Grounds, Groton	Michael Ricitelli	2000
Hickory Shad	3	4	Niantic River, Niantic	Richard Kozlowski	2003
Little Tunny (False Albacore)	14	12	Millstone Outfall, Niantic	Robert Bernier	2000
Oyster Toadfish	2	8	Millstone Point, Waterford	Zach Naoumides	2007
Sandbar (Brown) Shark	118	7	CT River, Old Saybrook	Bruce Kelly	1995
Scup (Porgy)	3	14	Southwest Reef	Jay Setaro	1992
Sheepshead Porgy	10	11	Branford Reef	Clyde Turner	1998
Striped Bass	75	6	New Haven Harbor	Steven Franco	1992
Summer Flounder (Fluke)	14	4	Fayerweather Island	Quinto Fillippino	2006
Weakfish	17	14	Fayerweather Island	June Andrejko	1986
Winter Flounder	6	1	Millstone Pt., Waterford	Tom Kobas	1999
Winter Skate	14	7	Black Point, Niantic	Fred Pinto	2003

Offshore Category (Outside of Long Island Sound - Fishers Island)
Common Name	Weight		Location Caught	Angler	Year Caught
Common Name	lbs	oz	Location Caught	Angler	Year Caught
Albacore	66	8	Block Canyon	Michael F. Norton	1992
Atlantic Bonito	8	14	Block Island Sound	Jack Balint	1997
Atlantic Cod	45	0	South of Block Island	John Chomen	2004
Atlantic Mackerel			OPEN
Black Sea Bass	6	7	Block Island Sound	Joseph Rudolewicz	2007
Blackfish (Tautog)			OPEN
Blue Marlin	449	6	Atlantis Canyon	Jeffrey K. Eckert	2001
Blue Shark	361	0	Ranger Wreck	Robert H. Oslen	1993
Bluefin Tuna	770	0	Block Island Sound	Lester Debetta	1990
Bluefish			OPEN
Cunner	3	4	Block Island Sound	Wesley E. Sargent	1998
Little Tunny (False Albacore)			OPEN
Mako Shark	650	0	Block Island Sound	Gregory J. Erisoty	1987
Pallock	34	12	Block Island Sound	Joe DeCosta	2000
Sandbar (Brown) Shark			OPEN
Scup (Porgy)	3	6	Block Island Sound	Karl O. Noyes	1985
Striped Bass	50	14	Southwest Ledge, R.I.	Roman Dudas	2002
Summer Flounder (Fluke)	14	8	Misquamicut Beach	Michael W. Adams, Sr.	1989
Swordfish	359	0	Fish Tales	Fred J. Malcarne	2004
Weakfish			OPEN
White Marlin	108	8	Block Canyon	Frederick Iasiello	1988
Winter Flounder	4	1	Block Island Sound	Spiros Barberis	1989
Winter Skate	17	6	Watch Hill, Mystic	William F. Zanks	1995
Yellowfin Tuna	210	7	Block Canyon	Charles J. Lobacz	1991

Exotic Marine Species Category
Common Name	Weight		Location Caught	Angler	Year Caught
Common Name	lbs	oz	Location Caught	Angler	Year Caught
Black Drum	15	3	New Haven Breakwater	Howard D. LaFrance	2001
Gray Triggerfish	4	4	Niantic Bay, Waterford	Christine Small	2007
Ladyfish	2	8	Millstone Pt., Waterford	Arnie Costello	1995
Monkfish	18	6	Weekapaug Point, R.I.	William Zanks	2002
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark	235	0	Block Island Sound	Richard Bonaccorsi	1992
Spanish Mackerel	6	5	Branford Beacon	Michael Audet	2003
Thresher Shark	467	0	Montauk Pt.	Mark Hiller	2006
Wahoo	88	0	Fish Tales	Mike Matrishon	2005

Connecticut Saltwater Record Fish