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Freshwater Records 12
| Species | Weight | Angler | Year | Waterbody | Source |
|---|
| Largemouth Bass |
11 lb 10 oz |
Robert Kamp |
1968 |
Moose Pond |
source ↗ |
| Smallmouth Bass |
8 lbs |
George Dyer |
1970 |
Thompson Lake |
source ↗ |
| Walleye |
5.7 lbs |
Nathan Lawler |
2009 |
Messalonskee Lake |
source ↗ |
| Northern Pike |
31.2 lbs |
Lance Bolduc |
1998 |
North Pond |
source ↗ |
| Muskellunge |
33 lbs |
Onezime Dufour |
2010 |
St. John River |
source ↗ |
| Black Crappie |
3 lb 9.76 oz |
Quinn Warren |
2012 |
Messalonskee Lake |
source ↗ |
| Bluegill/Sunfish |
0.955 lbs |
Michael Gibbs |
2020 |
Murdock Lake (Hatfield Pond) |
source ↗ |
| Rainbow Trout |
13 lb 9 oz |
Timothy Kelley |
2016 |
Quarry Pond |
source ↗ |
| Brown Trout |
23.5 lbs |
Robert Hodsdon |
1996 |
Square Pond |
source ↗ |
| Lake Trout (Togue) |
39.2 lbs |
Erik T. Poland |
2020 |
Richardson Lake |
source ↗ |
| Brook Trout |
9 lb 2 oz |
Patrick Coan |
2010 |
Mousam Lake |
source ↗ |
| Landlocked Salmon (standout) |
22 lb 8 oz |
Edward Blakely |
1907 |
Sebago Lake |
source ↗ |
Saltwater Records 20
| Species | Weight | Angler | Year | Waterbody | Source |
|---|
| Striped Bass (saltwater standout) |
67.0 lbs |
Douglas Dodge |
1978 |
Sheepscot River |
source ↗ |
| Bluefish |
19.66 lbs |
Denis Moran |
1994 |
Boothbay Harbor |
source ↗ |
| Atlantic Cod |
80 lbs 7 oz |
Neil Downey |
1992 |
Perkins Cove, Ogunquit |
source ↗ |
| Black Sea Bass |
1.75 lbs |
David Hutchins |
2002 |
Ogunquit |
source ↗ |
| Winter Flounder |
4 lbs 3 oz |
Lisa Boughner |
1989 |
Perkins Cove, Ogunquit |
source ↗ |
| Tautog |
7 lbs 13 oz (handline) |
Chris Morrell |
2013 |
York |
source ↗ |
| Atlantic Bluefin Tuna |
819 lbs (rod & reel) |
Jerry Jamison |
1977 |
Bath |
source ↗ |
| Mako Shark |
680 lbs (rod & reel) |
Jim Hinkley, Jr. |
1990 |
— |
source ↗ |
| Thresher Shark |
425 lbs (rod & reel) |
John H. Shostak |
1998 |
Boothbay Harbor |
source ↗ |
| Blue Shark |
470.5 lbs |
Dustin Gieryn |
2008 |
South Portland |
source ↗ |
| Porbeagle Shark |
548 lbs (rod & reel) |
Wesley Hurst, Jr. |
1995 |
Bailey's Island |
source ↗ |
| Atlantic Halibut |
215 lbs |
Richard F. Hincman |
1965 |
Bailey's Island |
source ↗ |
| Pollock |
46 lbs 10.9 oz |
Linda Paul |
1990 |
Perkins Cove, Ogunquit |
source ↗ |
| Haddock |
15.61 lbs |
Jared Keniston |
2004 |
Perkins Cove, Ogunquit |
source ↗ |
| White Hake |
48 lbs 4.2 oz |
Stephen Selmer |
2018 |
Perkins Cove, Ogunquit |
source ↗ |
| Wolffish (Atlantic) |
30 lbs |
Gunther Schulz |
1990 |
Perkins Cove, Ogunquit |
source ↗ |
| Cusk |
30 lbs 1 oz |
Neil Morrill |
1988 |
Perkins Cove, Ogunquit |
source ↗ |
| Monkfish (Goosefish) |
49 lbs 12 oz |
Nancy Lee Regimbald |
1991 |
Perkins Cove, Ogunquit |
source ↗ |
| Atlantic Mackerel |
2.44 lbs |
Ian T. Bexton |
1995 |
Bailey's Island |
source ↗ |
| Cunner |
2.95 lbs |
Justin Petelle |
2021 |
Cape Neddick |
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.