Among the outstanding catches of the 2024 New York fishing season were three new state record freshwater fish. On June 21, 2024, Chuck Zimmerman of Hilton, Monroe County, set a New York state record with a 15-pound, 14-ounce longnose gar … Continued
Frank Hubert set New Jersey state record for bowfin on December 17, 2024. Caught in Mantua Creek, the fish weighed 12 pounds, 10-ounces. Frank was casting from a kayak when the fish hit. He was using spinning rod and reel … Continued
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently recognized Jean-Philippe Lartigue of Bethesda as a new state record holder for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Nontidal Division. The record setting rainbow trout weighted 17.44 pounds and measured 32 inches … Continued
Thomas Over Jr. of Darlington, Maryland has been recognized by Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) as a new Maryland state record holder for rock bass (Ambloplites rupestris) in the Chesapeake Division. Over caught a 1.0-pound rock bass January 6 … Continued
The Indiana state record for burbot has been broken for the third time in the last 13 months, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Anthony Burke of Cedar Lake was fishing for perch in Lake Michigan on … Continued