New York Record Fish 48 records

The biggest New York has ever officially produced, species by species.
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Freshwater Records 16

SpeciesWeightAnglerYearWaterbodySource
Largemouth Bass 12 lb 6 oz James Britenbaugh 2024 Cayuga Lake, Cayuga Co. source ↗
Smallmouth Bass 9 lb 0 oz Dante Piraino 2024 St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Co. source ↗
Channel Catfish 37 lb 9 oz Dylan Kampnich 2025 Black River Bay, Jefferson Co. source ↗
Walleye 18 lb 2 oz Brian Hartman 2018 St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Co. source ↗
Northern Pike 46 lb 2 oz Peter Dubuc 1940 Great Sacandaga Lake, Fulton Co. source ↗
Muskellunge 69 lb 15 oz Arthur Lawton 1957 St. Lawrence River, Jefferson Co. source ↗
Black Crappie 4 lb 1 oz William Wightman 2018 Lake Flavia, Cattaraugus Co. source ↗
White Crappie 4 lb 7 oz Roy Isaac 2021 Sleepy Hollow Lake, Greene Co. source ↗
Bluegill (Sunfish) 2 lb 8 oz Devin VanZandt 1992 Kohlbach Pond, Broome Co. source ↗
Rainbow Trout 31 lb 3 oz Robert Wilson 2004 Lake Ontario, Niagara Co. source ↗
Brown Trout 33 lb 2 oz Tony Brown 1997 Lake Ontario, Oswego Co. source ↗
Lake Trout 41 lb 8 oz Jesse Wykstra 2003 Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co. source ↗
Brook Trout 6 lb 3 oz Benjamin Ferguson 2025 St. Regis Canoe Area, Franklin Co. source ↗
Chinook Salmon 47 lb 13 oz Kurtis Killian 1991 Salmon River, Oswego Co. source ↗
Coho Salmon 33 lb 7 oz Stephen Sheets Jr. 1998 Lake Ontario, Oswego Co. source ↗
Atlantic Salmon (standout) 24 lb 15 oz Mike Dandino 1997 Lake Ontario, Wayne Co. source ↗

Saltwater Records 32

SpeciesWeightAnglerYearWaterbodySource
Atlantic Bonito 13 lb 7.2 oz Matthew P. Kessinger 2020 source ↗
Atlantic Cod 85 lb Fred Shay, Jr. 1984 source ↗
Blackfish (Tautog) 22 lb 8.5 oz Bill Taylor 2014 source ↗
Black Sea Bass 9 lb Sal Vicari 1993 source ↗
Bluefish 25 lb Peter Weber, Jr. 1998 source ↗
Dolphinfish (Mahi-Mahi) 56 lb 8 oz Joe Mole 2015 source ↗
False Albacore 18 lb 0.8 oz Jason Fassino 2021 source ↗
Golden Tilefish 68 lb 4 oz Robert Foley 2021 source ↗
Northern Puffer 1 lb 5.4 oz Matt Warshaw 2020 source ↗
Pollock 45 lb 15 oz Bruce Morabito 1988 source ↗
Porgy (Scup) 6 lb 4 oz Samuel Warren 1978 source ↗
Blue Marlin (standout) 1,174 lb Bill Sweedler 1986 source ↗
White Marlin 130 lb Mrs. P. Dater 1951 source ↗
Blue Shark 528 lb Joe Seidel 2001 source ↗
Mako Shark 1,080 lb James Melanson 1979 source ↗
Porbeagle Shark 393 lb Robert Bruno 2014 source ↗
Thresher Shark 707 lb William Dittenhoefer, Jr. 2023 source ↗
Tiger Shark 1,087 lb Ken Rafferty 1986 source ↗
Sheepshead 13 lb 14.4 oz James Torborg 2020 source ↗
Striped Bass 76 lb Bob Rocchetta 1981 source ↗
Striped Sea Robin 3 lb 11.2 oz Thomas Anderson 2025 Mattituck source ↗
Summer Flounder (Fluke) 22 lb 7 oz Charles Nappi 1975 source ↗
Swordfish 540 lb Dean Delle Donne 2006 source ↗
Triggerfish 7 lb 10 oz Steven Newman 1999 source ↗
Albacore Tuna 81 lb 2.4 oz Billy Turnbull 2011 source ↗
Bigeye Tuna 355 lb Richard Buechmann 1981 source ↗
Bluefin Tuna 1,071 lb Larry Thompson 1977 source ↗
Yellowfin Tuna 248 lb 8 oz Bruce Weisinger 2002 source ↗
Wahoo 117 lb Jonathan Stabe 2013 source ↗
Weakfish 19 lb 2 oz Dennis Rooney 1984 source ↗
White Perch (tidal) 3 lb 1 oz Jeffrey Butta 2023 source ↗
Winter Flounder 7 lb 3.5 oz Jack Cohen 1997 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.