State Records: Connecticut

Connecticut

Here are all the known fishing records for the State of Connecticut
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Species  Weight Location Angler Date
Albacore 66 lbs 
8 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Block Canyon		 Michael F. Norton 1992
American Eel 10 lbs 
3 oz		 Shetucket River  Charles J. Lobacz 1993
Atlantic Bonito 8 lbs 
10 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Waterford Beach		 Scott Marsie 1999
Black Sea Bass 7 lbs 
0 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Latimer Reef		 Anton Krawetzky 2000
Blackfish 21 lbs
 8 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Franks Ledge		 Arthur Dutra 1998
Blue Shark 361 lb
0 oz		 Atlantic Ocean - Ranger Wreck Robert H. Olsen 1993
Bluefin Tuna 770 lbs
 0 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Block Island Sound		 Lester Debetta 1990
Bluefish 24 lbs 
13 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Norwalk Islands		 Charles J. Toth 1979
Bluegill Sunfish 2 lbs 
4 oz		 private pond  Daniel Gesner 1996
Brook Trout 9 lbs
 3 oz		 Blackwell Brook  David Andes 1998
Brown Bullhead 3 lbs
 0 oz		 Shaw Lake  John D. Rathburn 1969
Brown Trout 16 lbs 
14 oz		 East Twin Lake  Samuel Wright 1986
Calico Bass 4 lbs 
0 oz		 Pataganset Lake  James M. Boos 1974
Carp 38 lbs 
8 oz		 Connecticut River  Stephen J. Woronecki 1995
Chain Pickerel 7 lbs 
14 oz		 Wauregan Pond  Charles Roman 1969
Channel Catfish 23 lbs 
0 oz		 Quassapaug Lake  Richard J. Tavares 1996
Cunner 3 lbs
 4 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Block Island Sound		 Wesley E. Sargent 1998
False Albacore 14 lbs 
12 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Millstone Outfall		 Robert Bernier 2000
Gray Triggerfish 3 lbs 
5 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
White Rock - Waterford		 Robert Treadwell 2000
Hickory Shad 2 lbs 
0 oz		 Connecticut River  Carl Ponzillo 2000
Kokanee Salmon 2 lbs 
12 oz		 Highland Pond  David Randolph 1976
Ladyfish 2 lbs 
8 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Millstone Pt. - Waterford		 Arnie Costello 1995
Lake Trout 29 lbs 
13 oz		 Wononskopomuc Lake  Dr. Thompson 1918
Largemouth Bass 12 lbs 
14 oz		 Mashapaug Pond  Frank Domurat 1961
Mako Shark 650 lb
0 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Block Island Sound		 Gregory J. Erisoty 1987
Northern Pike 29 lbs
 0 oz		 Lake Lillinonah  Joseph Nett 1980
Oyster Toadfish 1 lbs 
14 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Great Reef - Norwalk		 Ron Parzyck 1999
Pollock 34 lbs 
12 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Block Island Sound		 Joe DeCosta 2000
Pumpkinseed Sunfish 1 lbs 
3 oz		 Lake Marie  Robyn Rogers 1973
Rainbow Trout 14 lbs 
10 oz		 Mansfield Hollow Lake  Michael V. Ludlow 1998
Rock Bass 1 lbs 
3 oz		 Colebrook Reservoir  Ernie Gonsalves 1989
Sandbar (brown) Shark 118 lb
7 oz		 Connecticut River -
Old Saybrook		 Bruce Kelly 1995
Scalloped Hammerhead Shark 235 lb
0 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Block Island Sound		 Richard Bonaccorsi 1992
Scup 3 lbs 
14 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Southwest Reef		 Jay Setaro 1992
Shad 9 lbs 
4 oz		 Connecticut River  Edward Cyprus 1981
Sheepshead 10 lbs 
11 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Long Island Sound - Branford		 Clyde Turner 1998
Smallmouth Bass 7 lbs 
12 oz		 Shenipsit Lake  Joseph Mankauskas Jr. 1980
Striped Bass 75 lbs 
6 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
New Haven Harbor		 Steven Franco 1992
Summer Flounder 14 lbs 
8 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Misquamicut Beach		 Michael W. Adams Sr. 1989
Thresher Shark 450 lb
 0 oz		 Atlantic Ocean - Montauk Pt. Rich Howe 1995
Tiger Trout 5 lbs 
12 oz		 Pootatuck River  William F. Shaw 1988
Wahoo 75 lbs 
8 oz		 Atlantic Ocean - Block Canyon Keith Dengenis 2000
Walleye 14 lbs 
8 oz		 Candlewood Lake  George Britto 1941
Weakfish 17 lbs 
14 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Fayerweather Island		 June Andrejko 1986
White Catfish 12 lbs 
12 oz		 Connecticut River  John L. Shatas 1999
White Marlin 108 lb
8 oz		 Atlantic Ocean - Block Canyon Frederick Iasiello 1988
White Perch 2 lbs 
15 oz		 Candlewood Lake  Don Loftus Jr. 1996
Winter Flounder 4 lbs 
1 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Block Island Sound		 Spiros Barberis 1989
Winter Skate 17 lbs 
6 oz		 Atlantic Ocean -
Watch Hill - Mystic		 William F. Zanks 1995
Yellow Perch 2 lbs 
13 oz		 Black Pond  Miller B. Bassett 1973
Yellowfin Tuna 210 lb
7 oz		 Atlantic Ocean - Block Canyon Charles J. Lobacz 1991