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Delaware State Saltwater Fishing Records

The following list of state record fish is according to the Delaware Division of Fish & Wildlife.

SPECIES WEIGHT LOCATION ANGLER DATE
White Marlin 120 lbs Baltimore Canyan William Garner Jr. 09/25/1972
Blue Marlin 820 lbs Poorman's Canyan Bruce King 07/08/1986
Shark 825 lbs Atlantic Ocean Brent Thomas 07/11/1981
Tuna, Bluefin 873 lbs Baltimore Canyan Dan Dillon 7/2/2005
Black Drum 115 lbs Delaware Bay Kenneth H. Smith 05/20/1978
Channel Bass 75 lbs Not
Recorded
James Vandetti 06/15/1976
Cod 44 lbs
10 oz
Five Fathoms Bank John Osborne 01/25/1975
Dolphinfish 52 lbs 12  oz Hot Dog Canyon Charles Ciociola 8/18/2003
False Albacore 17 lbs
9 oz
30 Fathom Line Scott A. Werner 08/31/1980
Bluefish 21 lbs
15 oz
Rehoboth Beach Bill Thoroughgood 10/27/1980
Flounder 17 lbs
15 oz
Indian River Inlet William Kendall 10/07/1974
Tautog 20  lbs
1 oz
Atlantic Ocean Arthur L. Gallope II 04/14/2002
Seabass 7 lbs 6 oz Fenwick Shoal Steve Samluk 09/09/1988
Seatrout 19 lbs
2 oz
Delaware Bay William E. Thomas 05/20/1989
Porgy 5 lbs 5 oz Not Recorded Herman Schmidt 05/31/1979
Kingfish 4 lbs Bethany Beach Billy Hastings 10/13/1973
Atlantic Mackerel 3 lbs 5 oz Delaware Bay Ricky Yakimowicz 04/02/1985
King Mackerel 48 lbs
9 oz
B Bouy Gordon Harris 09/19/1992
Wahoo 98 lbs Poorman's
 Canyan
Jeff Murtoff 09/27/2003
Atlantic Croaker 5 lbs
3.5 oz
Indian River Catherine Simpson 09/12/1980
Swordfish 276 lbs 12 oz Delaware Bay Albert E. Scott 08/20/1978
True Albacore 80 lbs Atlantic Ocean David Francella 09/15/1987
Mako Shark 975 lbs Poormans Canyan Thomas Barnes 07/22/2000
Striped Bass 51 lbs
8 oz
Indian River Inlet Betty Roseu 12/?/1978
Sheepshead 13 lbs
11 oz
Haystack Frank Piectrazak 09/27/2000

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