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OFFICIAL MARYLAND STATE RECORDS
This information is provided as a public service of the
Maryland Department of Natural Resources. www.dnr.state.md.us
RULES
AND PROCEDURES
- Entries may be submitted
at any time during the tournament year.
- Fish must be a species
commonly fished for with rod and reel and caught by legal methods during a
legally open season.
- The fish must be considered
"trophy sized."
- The catch must be weighed
on scales of an official citation center and certified by a designated biologist from the Department of
Natural Resources.
- 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.
- Fish which are caught
from pay to fish areas are not eligible for record consideration.
-
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: Angel Bolinger
Toll Free Number: 1-877-620-8DNR ext. 8294
Direct: 410-260-8294
Fax: 410-260-8279
*Late day or weekend catches should be immersed in ice water until the tournament
office is notified.
- 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.
- 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. If the citation center you visit does not have a certified scale,
a biologist from the Department of Natural Resources will verify the weight
and species.
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Species
|
Weight
|
Angler
|
Date
|
Catch Location
|
| Albacore |
70.1 lbs. |
Gary Lee Withers |
11/08/00 |
Rockpile - West of
Poorman's Canyon |
| Atlantic Spadefish |
7 lbs., 12.8 oz |
Bill Jacobs |
09/03/00 |
Winter Quarter Shoal |
| Black Seabass |
8lbs. |
Hayward Madison |
1978 |
Jackspot |
| Bluefish |
23 lbs., 8 oz |
Lillian Morris |
10/30/74 |
Assateague Island |
| 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 |
17 lbs. |
Anthony Vacari |
10/03/74 |
Assategue Island |
| 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 Mans Canyon |
| White Marlin |
135 lbs |
George Pierson |
08/29/80 |
Poor Mans 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 |
191 lbs. |
Larry Pendleton |
08/20/93 |
Ocean City |
|
Shark, Hammerhead,
Smooth
|
165 lbs. |
Gary
King |
08/05/93 |
Ocean
City |
| 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 |
585 lbs. |
Donnie Simon |
06/04/99 |
Ocean City |
| Shark, Tiger |
1,210 lbs. |
Grace Czerniak |
07/09/83 |
Ocean City |
| Sheepshead |
16 lbs., 2 oz |
Kevin Blouch |
10/07/95 |
Ocean City Inlet |
| Spotted Seatrout |
13 lbs. |
Jack Miller |
08/21/73 |
Sinepuxent Bay |
| Striped Bass |
52 lbs., 8 oz |
Chris Salp |
05/11/03 |
Assateague Island |
| Tautog |
19 lbs., 8 oz |
Noah King |
05/10/80 |
Jackspot |
| 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 |
187 lbs. |
Dennis Lorah |
07/25/98
|
Baltimore 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.
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Species
|
Weight
|
Angler
|
Date
|
Catch
Location
|
|
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, 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 |
2
lbs., 10 oz |
Lawrence
Rush |
04/04/02 |
Swann
Creek |
| Croaker |
6 lbs.,
3 oz |
Rome
Tull |
07/09/80
|
Puppy
Hole |
| Flounder |
15 lbs. |
Kenneth Grimes |
10/14/78 |
Buoy #50 |
| Hickory Shad* |
4 lbs. |
John Schaeffer Jr. |
07/23/71 |
Susquehanna River |
| Largemouth Bass |
9 lbs., 1 oz |
J.D. Noell |
09/13/75 |
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 |
6 lbs., 5.92 oz |
Tom Horan |
09/25/99 |
Middle Grounds |
| Smallmouth Bass |
6 lbs. |
Charles Janes |
07/23/71 |
Susquehanna River |
| Spanish Mackerel |
9 lbs., 6.4 oz |
Joseph E. Haller |
10/10/99 |
Kenwood Beach |
| 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 |
| 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 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.
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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 |
| Striped Bass |
47
lbs, 2 oz |
Robert
Bruce |
09/14/00 |
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, Blue |
53 lbs. |
Michael Kingree |
12/06/01 |
Potomac River at
Greenway Flats |
| Catfish,
Channel |
27 lbs. |
Kenneth Foland |
10/20/83 |
Red Rock-Potomac |
| Chain Pickerel |
7 lbs. 4 oz |
Roy Molick, Sr. |
11/27/76 |
Johnson Pond |
| Crappie |
4 lbs., 4 oz |
Gary Williams |
09/27/87 |
Indian Acres |
| Northern Pike |
24 lbs., 12 oz |
Shawn Jacobson |
10/16/99 |
Deep Creek Lake |
| Tiger Muskellunge |
29 lbs, 4.75 oz |
Kevin Conner |
2/14/97 |
Dam # 5 |
| Perch, White |
1
lb. 5 oz |
Joshua
Hudgins |
|
Liberty
Reservoir |
| Perch,
Yellow |
2 lbs.,
6 oz |
Charles
Morgan |
06/08/83
|
Deep
Creek Lake |
| Red Ear 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 |
| 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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