In March, Wesley Cummings set a Mississippi state record for yellow perch while fishing in Mill Creek at Pickwick Lake. The fish was positively identified by Tyler Stubbs, a fisheries biologist with the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks … Continued
A new Mississippi state record for striped bass was set in March with a 39.6 pound fish. Angler Rocky Rawls of Gautier Rawls landed the record setting striped bass while fishing in the West Pascagoula River near his home. The … Continued
In February, Andrew “A.J.” Klein set a new Delaware state record for largemouth bass with an 11-pound, 1.6-ounce fish. The bass was 27 inches long with 20.5 inch girth, as measured at Bill’s Sport Shop in Lewes and certified by … Continued
In December, a North Carolina angler caught two state record blue catfishes in a 24-hour period while fishing at Lake Gaston. Zakk Royce caught first fish on Dec. 20, which weighed 91 pounds and measured 53 inches in length. On … Continued
Maryland bowfisherman Todd Murphy took a Maryland state record, 17.47-pound northern snakehead while fishing with bow and arrow on Mattwoman Creek in the early hours of August 8, beating the previous record of 16.94 pounds set by Teddy McKenzie in … Continued