Connecticut Record Fish 36 records

The biggest Connecticut has ever officially produced, species by species.
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Freshwater Records 11

SpeciesWeightAnglerYearWaterbodySource
Largemouth Bass 12 lb 14 oz Frank Domurat 1961 Mashapaug Lake, Union source ↗
Smallmouth Bass 7 lb 12 oz Joseph Mankauskas, Jr. 1995 Shenipsit Lake, Tolland source ↗
Channel Catfish 29 lb 6 oz Appleton Barrows 2004 Mashapaug Lake, Union source ↗
Walleye 15 lb 4 oz Vincent Deledda 2015 Beach Pond, Voluntown source ↗
Northern Pike 29 lb Leslie Slater 2020 West Branch Reservoir, Colebrook-Hartland source ↗
Black Crappie (Calico Bass) 4 lb James M. Boos 1974 Pattagansett Lake, East Lyme source ↗
Rainbow Trout 16 lb 7 oz Rich Courtright 2026 West Branch Farmington River, Barkhamsted source ↗
Brown Trout 19 lb James M. Lucas II 2014 West Hill Pond, New Hartford source ↗
Lake Trout 29 lb 13 oz Dr. Thompson 1918 Wononscopmuc Lake, Salisbury source ↗
Brook Trout 9 lb 3 oz David Andes 1998 Blackwells Brook, Brooklyn source ↗
Common Carp 58 lb Norbert Samok 2025 Lake Zoar, Monroe source ↗

Saltwater Records 25

SpeciesWeightAnglerYearWaterbodySource
Striped Bass 81 lbs 15 oz Greg Myerson 2011 Outer Southwest Reef source ↗
Bluefish 24 lbs 13 oz Charles J. Toth 1979 Norwalk Island source ↗
Atlantic Cod 45 lbs John Chomen 2004 South of Block Island source ↗
Black Sea Bass 7 lbs 8 oz Mike Lane 2005 Six Mile Reef source ↗
Summer Flounder (Fluke) 15 lbs 4.8 oz Bill Proulx 2023 Niantic Bay source ↗
Winter Flounder 6 lbs 1 oz Tom Kobas 1999 Millstone Pt., Waterford source ↗
Tautog (Blackfish) 26 lbs 9.6 oz Thien Nguyen 2015 Two Tree Island source ↗
Weakfish 17 lbs 14 oz June Andrejko 1986 Fayerweather Island source ↗
Atlantic Bluefin Tuna 770 lbs Lester Debetta 1990 Block Island Sound source ↗
Yellowfin Tuna 210 lbs 7 oz Charles J. Lobacz 1991 Block Canyon source ↗
Albacore Tuna 68 lbs 14 oz John Dagon 2012 Atlantis Canyon source ↗
Mako Shark 650 lbs Gregory J. Erisoty 1987 Block Island Sound source ↗
Thresher Shark 467 lbs Mark Hiller 2006 Montauk Point source ↗
Blue Shark 361 lbs Robert H. Olsen 1993 Ranger Wreck source ↗
Porbeagle Shark 191 lbs Austin Urban 2013 Ryan's Horn source ↗
Pollock 34 lbs 2 oz Joe DeCosta 2000 Block Island Sound source ↗
Scup (Porgy) 5 lbs 4.8 oz Travis Kupchok 2019 Montauk Harbor source ↗
Northern Kingfish 2 lbs 10 oz Christopher Shea 2016 Silver Sands State Park source ↗
Monkfish 42 lbs Craig Weagle 2016 Southside of Fisher's Island source ↗
Wahoo 91 lbs Justin Piper 2025 Atlantis Canyon source ↗
Mahi Mahi (Dolphin) 47 lbs 2 oz John Dagon 2016 Fish Tales Canyon source ↗
White Marlin 110 lbs 6 oz Aaron Kolodziej 2022 Hudson Canyon source ↗
Blue Marlin 449 lbs 6 oz Jeffery K. Eckert 2001 Atlantis Canyon source ↗
Swordfish 359 lbs Fred J. Malcarne 2004 Fish Tales Canyon source ↗
King Mackerel 7 lbs 2 oz Doug Clark 2018 Saybrook source ↗

Records compiled from official state wildlife/DNR agencies where available, cross-checked against independent angling record databases. Standards, categories and titleholders change as new fish are certified — always confirm current records with the state agency before citing officially.