The following list of state saltwater fishing records is according to the Alabama Department of Natural Resources. We also have the Alabama Freshwater fishing Records.

SPECIES	WEIGHT	ANGLER	DATE
AFRICAN POMPANO	39 lbs 7 oz	RODNEY M. DUTTON	09/09/89
ALMACO JACK	47 lbs 8 oz	HARRY MAC BARNES	05/11/02
AMBERJACK	127 lbs 12 oz	MARCUS R. KENNEDY	06/19/81
Atlantic BONITO	5 lbs 5 oz	JOE ZOLCZYNSKI	12/31/94
Atlantic CROAKER	4 lbs	CARL N. BillINGS	09/03/94
Atlantic MOONFISH	1 lbs	JOE ALLEN MC SHERDON	08/12/03
Atlantic SAILFISH	81 lbs	R. L. MEADOR JR.	1974
Atlantic SPADEFISH	6 lbs 12 oz	ANTHONY B. Johnson	04/14/03
Bigeye	2 lbs 10 oz	LARRY LEE KRAFT	05/15/04
BEARDED BROTULA	19 lbs 8 oz	Michael T. DOWDY	08/09/97
Black Drum	61 lbs	ROBERT DEAN DISNEY	04/20/02
Black Seabass	3 lbs 2 oz	STEVE W. EDWARDS	07/31/00
BLACKWING SEAROBIN	14 oz	JAMES N. GUNN	10/11/02
Bluefish	17 lb 4 oz	Alicia Walimaa	06/05/04
Blue Angelfish	2 lb 3 oz	Sharon Diane Skiff	04/29/01
Blue Runner	11 lb 2 oz	STACEY M. MOIREN	06/28/97
Cobia	117 lb 7 oz	BENJAMIN E. FAIREY	04/18/95
CREOLEFISH	13 oz	Chuck Andrea´	01/28/04
CREVALLE Jack	39 lb 4 oz	John E. Tommey III	08/20/94
DOLPHINFISH	60 lb	DONNIE NORRED	05/27/89
ESCOLAR	62 lb 7 oz	Michael CLAY JAMES	04/27/03
FILEFISH	8 lb 8 oz	WILLIE LEE BROWN	10/12/91
Florida Pompano	5 lb 8 oz	Andrew Steeber &  Michael Madish	11/11/99 & 10/21/03
Flounder	13 lb 3 oz	PETE C. MELECH	10/15/75
Gafftopsail Catfish	8 lb 13 oz	B. L. BRACKNELL, JR.	07/11/92
Gray Triggerfish	13 lb 8 oz	ROBBY MYERS	05/31/93
Great Barracuda	48 lb 8 oz	Terry L. PAGE	10/22/93
Grouper, Black	28 lb 15 oz	Bill HINZ	07/24/04
Grouper, Gag	74 lb 8 oz	Jere Austill, Jr.	1963
Grouper, Red	34 lb 10 oz	Michael D. SARGENT. JR	03/23/02
Grouper, Red HIND	2 lb 14 oz	WILLIAM H. HILL	07/17/87
Grouper, SCAMP	29 lb 10 oz	ROBERT A. CONKLIN	07/22/00
Grouper, SNOWY	15lb 15oz	Richard PAUL	08/25/04
Grouper, Warsaw	226 lb	Michael J. Driver	07/18/88
Grouper, Yellowedge	46 lb 8 oz	Jonathan Graham	08/25/04
KINGFISH, GULF/SOUTHERN	2 lb 15 oz	Lamont W. Rigney	09/04/01
King MACKEREL	67lb 15oz	Michael J.KIRCHLER	04/09/02
Ladyfish	3 lb 16 oz	S.O. Wooley, III	08/24/97
Leopard Toad Fish	2 lb 13 oz	Chuck Andre	04/22/03
Little Tunny Jr.	21 lb	W. A. March	1956
Longbill Spearfish	53 lb	VALERIE P. Johnson	1976
LONGTAIL Bass	4 lb 6 oz	MARCUS R. KENNEDY	08/25/04
LOOKDOWN	2 lb 2 oz	Terrell K. Smith	08/24/97
Marlin, Blue	779lb 5oz	Marcus R. Kennedy	05/27/89
Marlin, White	98lb 13oz	Ashley Walters	05/24/97
PINFISH	3 lb 2 oz	Roy White	05/15/01
QUEEN Triggerfish	7 lb 8 oz	Jake Taffaro, Jr.	07/06/99
Rianbow RUNNER	16 lb 8 oz	Larry Johnson	1975
Red Drum	43 lb	Wayne Snoddy	01/23/82
Red PORGY	7 lb 6 oz	Timothy Jackson	06/16/91
Stingray, Roughtail	160 lb	Dan R. Midgette	08/06/00
Stingray, Southern	125 lb	Randy STERRETTE, JR	08/20/98
SAND/SILVER SEATROUT	6 lb 11 oz	RYAN CONKLIN	07/12/97
Sea Catfish	2 lb 5 oz	DEREK S. WAINWRIGHT	06/16/01
Shark, MAKO	737 lb	Larry A. Johnson	08/20/78
Shark, LEMON	278lb 8oz	Terry L. Smith	07/21/95
Shark, Tiger	988lb 8oz	Larry G. Eberly	06/24/90
Sharksucker	4 lb 7 oz	Jessie Lee Tucker	05/12/04
SHEEPSHEAD	12 lb 15 oz	Drew PARRISH	11/20/01
SMOOTH PUFFER	3 lb 10 oz	JOYCE M. Hicks	04/26/99
Snapper, DOG	13 lb 4 oz	Donald W. Dunnam	07/16/04
Snapper, CUBERA	52 lb	Michael A. CRAWLEY	05/20/88
Snapper, GRAY	15 lb 11 oz	PNG BEE YEN (EMELYN)	07/03/03
Snapper, Lane	7 lb	SUZANNE RIDGON	06/23/91
Snapper, MUTTON	13 lb 12 oz	Don Earnshaw	07/30/94
Snapper, Red	44 lb 12 oz	Melvin E. Dunn, Jr	06/01/02
Snapper, VERMILION	7 lb 3 oz	John W. Doss	06/06/87
Snapper, Yellowtail	4 lb 5 oz	Donald Waters	06/20/99
SPANISH MACKEREL	8 lb 12 oz	L. L. MATTHEWS	10/19/93
SPOTTED SEATROUT	12 lb 4 oz	W. A. DUCHARME	05/06/80
SQUIRRELFISH	15 oz	Gary Jace Patterson	08/09/00
STRIPED BASS	55 lb	Billy HENDERSON	06/22/76
STRIPED MULLET	1 lb 2 oz	CLAYTON W. SCHWIND	06/14/03
SWORDFISH	225 lb 6 oz	Terry BUNN	10/21/03
TARPON	203 lb	Billy Wildberger	08/15/92
TILEFISH	18 lb 9 oz	Bill Block	08/25/04
TRIPLETAIL	37 lb 5 oz	Bob BARNES	1976
Tuna, Bigeye	51lb 14oz	Scott WAINE	05/22/04
Tuna, BLACKfin	32 lb 12 oz	JEFFREY D. GRIFFETH	06/24/03
Tuna, Bluefin	737 lb 8 oz	W. Larry MCJUNKIN	05/28/83
Tuna, SKIPJACK	29 lb 8 oz	Tammy Jackson	08/15/98
Tuna, Yellowfin	204 lb 2 oz	Jordan Jones	05/25/03
WAHOO	117 lb 6 oz	Danny H. Maddox	10/31/97
WHITEBONE PORGY	3 lb 5 oz	CHUCK ANDRE	09/10/03
Yellow CHUB	7 lb 4 oz	THOMAS D. JONES	10/22/02

The following list of state record fish is according to the Alabama Department of Natural Resources. Questions, answers and tips about fish and fishing in Alabama can be found in our Fishing Discussion Forums.