Fishing Record Holders for the State

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Think that fish you bagged is a whopper? Perhaps you could be the next state record holder.

Species Weight Year Lake/Pond, County -or- Ocean, Coastline Angler Lure
Atlantic Cod 80 lbs 7 oz 1992 Atlantic Ocean, Perkins Cove Neil Downey Unknown
Atlantic Halibut 215 lbs 1965 Atlantic Ocean, Bailey Island Richard F. Hincman Unknown
Atlantic Mackerel 2 lbs 7.04 oz 1995 Atlantic Ocean, Bailey Island Ian T. Bexon Unknown
Atlantic Salmon 28 lbs 1 oz 1980 Undisclosed Location Howard Cliffiord, Portland, ME Self-tied Nymph
Black Crappie 3 lbs 4 oz 1986 Sibley Pond, Somerset Wayne Morey, Benton, ME Mepps Mino
Black Seabass 1 lbs 12 oz 2002 Atlantic Ocean, Ogunquit David Hutchins Unknown
Blueback Charr 4 lbs 4 oz 1973 Basin Pond, Kennebec Merton Wyman, Belgrade, ME Unknown
Bluefin Tuna 810 lbs 1998 Atlantic Ocean, Portland Ian T.Bexon Unknown
Bluefish 19 lbs 10.56 oz 1994 Atlantic Ocean, Boothbay Harbor Denis Moran Unknown
Blue Shark 391 lbs 1989 Atlantic Ocean, Portland Ken Putnam Unknown
Brook Trout 8 lbs 8 oz 1979 Chase Pond, Aroostock James Foster, Howland, ME Spoons, Worms
Brown Trout 23 lbs 8 oz 1996 Square Pond, York Bob Hodson, Sanford, ME Unknown
Chain Pickerel 6 lbs 12 oz 1992 Androscoggin Lake, Kennebec Joseph Arsenault, Rumford Shiner
Cusk (Burbot) 33 lbs 6.72 oz 2002 Atlantic Ocean, Perkins Cove Kenton Geer Unknown
Fallfish 3 lbs 12 oz 1986 Sibley Pond, Somerset Wayne Morey, Benton, ME Mepps Mino
Haddock 11 lbs 11 oz 1991 Atlantic Ocean, Perkins Cove Jim Mailea Unknown
Lake Trout (Togue) 31 lbs 8 oz 1958 Beech Hill Pond, Hancock Hollis Grindle, Ellsworth, ME Live Bait
Landlocked Salmon 22 lbs 8 oz 1907 Sebago Lake, Cumberland Edward Blakey, Darien, CT Live Bait
Largemouth Bass 11 lbs 10 oz 1968 Moose Pond, Cumberland Robert Kamp, Denmark, ME Pfleuger Shiner
Mako Shark 680 lbs 1990 Atlantic Ocean, Saco Jim Hinkley, Jr. Unknown
Muskellunge 26 lbs 8oz 2001 Glazier Lake, Aroostock Allen Dufour Unknown
Northern Pike 31 lbs 3.2 oz 1998 North Pond, Somerset Lance Bolduc, Skowhegan, ME Sucker
Pollock 46 lbs 10.9 oz 1990 Atlantic Ocean, Perkins Cove Linda Paul Unknown
Porbeagle Shark 548 lbs 1995 Atlantic Ocean, Bailey Island Wesley Hurst, Jr. Unknown
Silver Charr (Sunapee) 4 lbs 10 oz 1989 Lower So. Branch, Pond Piscataquis Wayne Dillon, Brownville, ME Spoons, Crawlers
Smallmouth Bass 8 lbs 1970 Thompson Lake, Oxford George Dyer, Augusta Live Minnow
Splake 10 lbs 3 oz 1993 Basin Pond, Kennebec Dan Paquette, Augusta, ME Mooselook Wobbler
Striped Bass 67 lbs 1978 Sheepscot River, Waldo Douglas Dodge Unknown
Thresher Shark 425 lbs 1998 Atlantic Ocean, Boothbay Harbor John Shostak Unknown
White Fish 7 lbs 8 oz 1958 Sebago Lake, Cumberland Neil Sullivan, Worcester, MA Mooselook Woobler
White Hake 46 lbs 4 oz 1986 Atlantic Ocean, Perkins Cove John Audet Unknown
White Perch 4 lbs 10 oz 1949 Messalonskee Lake, Kennebec Mrs. Earl Small, Waterville Unknown
Winter Flounder 4 lbs 3 oz 1989 Atlantic Ocean, Perkins Cove Lisa Boughner Unknown
Yellow Perch 1 lb 10 oz 1989 Worthley Pond, Oxford Chad Mostas, Portland, ME Creek Chubb
Species Weight Year Lake/Pond, County -or- Ocean, Coastline Angler Lure


NOTE: All information (above) provided by the Maine DIFW.


So who are the individuals that have bagged the biggest fish on our water? Pictures of you and your trophy are wanted for display. Perhaps we could even track the largest catches by species and year.

Species Weight Year BUNGANUT LAKE Angler Lure
Largemouth Bass ?? lbs ?? oz ???? Bunganut Lake, York angler's name, city, state ???????
Pickerel ?? lbs ?? oz ???? Bunganut Lake, York angler's name, city, state ???????
Smallmouth Bass ?? lbs ?? oz ???? Bunganut Lake, York angler's name, city, state ???????
White Perch ?? lbs ?? oz ???? Bunganut Lake, York angler's name, city, state ???????
Yellow Perch ?? lbs ?? oz ???? Bunganut Lake, York angler's name, city, state ???????
Species Weight Year BUNGANUT LAKE Angler Lure



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Fishing Record Holders for the State