{"id":8922,"date":"2022-05-04T18:11:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-04T18:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/?page_id=8922"},"modified":"2023-10-04T16:14:22","modified_gmt":"2023-10-04T20:14:22","slug":"new-jersey-state-record-saltwater-fish","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/fishing\/marine\/new-jersey-state-record-saltwater-fish\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey State Record Saltwater Fish"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Below are the current New Jersey record saltwater fish. In May, 2007, the program was revised to include Retired Categories<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>of fish no longer included in the program, as well as Retired Historical Records<\/strong><\/a>. Currently there are 59 species of marine fish eligible for entry in the Record Fish Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2014 the program was again revised with the addition of the NJ Record Saltwater Fish – Spearfishing<\/strong><\/a> category. There are 17 species eligible for entry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anglers are reminded that the objective of the Record Fish Program is to increase the awareness of fishing opportunities for species that are regularly sought after and routinely found in or off the coast of New Jersey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information and the application form see the Record Fish Program<\/strong><\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Species<\/th>Lbs.<\/th>Oz.<\/th>Year<\/th>Angler<\/th>Where Caught<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Amberjack, Greater<\/td>85<\/td>0<\/td>1993<\/td>Edwin Metzner<\/td>Off Cape May<\/td><\/tr>
Bass, Black Sea<\/a><\/td>9<\/td>0<\/td>2015<\/td>Steve Singler<\/td>Atlantic Ocean<\/td><\/tr>
Bluefish<\/td>27<\/td>1<\/td>1997<\/td>Roger Kastorsky<\/td>Five Fathom Bank<\/td><\/tr>
Bonito, Atlantic<\/td>13<\/td>8<\/td>1945<\/td>Frank Lykes, Jr.<\/td>Off Sandy Hook<\/td><\/tr>
Cobia<\/a><\/td>90<\/td>6<\/td>2019<\/td>Len Andalis<\/td>McCries Shoal<\/td><\/tr>
Cod<\/td>81<\/td>0<\/td>1967<\/td>Joseph Chelsa<\/td>Off Brielle<\/td><\/tr>
Crab, Blue<\/td>8.75″ pt. to pt.<\/td>–<\/td>2008<\/td>Raymond Ponik<\/td>Bayonne<\/td><\/tr>
Croaker, Atlantic<\/td>5<\/td>8<\/td>1981<\/td>Frederick Brown<\/td>Delaware Bay<\/td><\/tr>
Cunner<\/a><\/td>3<\/td>8.8<\/td>2019<\/td>John Zema<\/td>Atlantic Ocean<\/td><\/tr>
Dogfish, Smooth<\/a><\/td>22<\/td>0<\/td>2020<\/td>Ed DiMarcantonio<\/td>Strathmere (Beach)<\/td><\/tr>
Dogfish, Spiny<\/td>15<\/td>12<\/td>1990<\/td>Jeff Pennick<\/td>Off Cape May<\/td><\/tr>
Dolphin<\/td>63<\/td>3<\/td>1974<\/td>Scott Smith, Jr.<\/td>Baltimore Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Drum, Black<\/td>109<\/td>0<\/td>2008<\/td>Nick Henry<\/td>Delaware Bay<\/td><\/tr>
Drum, Red<\/td>55<\/td>0<\/td>1985<\/td>Daniel Yanino<\/td>Great Bay<\/td><\/tr>
Eel, American<\/td>9<\/td>13<\/td>1988<\/td>Warren Campbell<\/td>Atlantic City<\/td><\/tr>
Fluke<\/td>19<\/td>12<\/td>1953<\/td>Walter Lubin<\/td>Off Cape May<\/td><\/tr>
Flounder, Winter<\/td>5<\/td>11<\/td>1993<\/td>Jimmy Swanson<\/td>Off Barnegat Light<\/td><\/tr>
Hake, Red (Ling)<\/a><\/td>12<\/td>13<\/td>2010<\/td>Billy Watson<\/td>Off Manasqua<\/td><\/tr>
Hake, White<\/td>41<\/td>7<\/td>1989<\/td>Wayne Eble<\/td>Off Barnegat<\/td><\/tr>
Kingfish, Northern<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>8<\/td>2004<\/td>Chester Urbanski<\/td>Barnegat Bay<\/td><\/tr>
Mackerel, Atlantic<\/td>4<\/td>1<\/td>1983<\/td>Abe Elkin<\/td>Manasquan Ridge<\/td><\/tr>
Mackerel, King<\/a><\/td>67<\/td>7.2<\/td>2023<\/td>Dominic Vricella<\/td>Manasquan Inlet<\/td><\/tr>
*Mackerel, Spanish<\/td>9<\/td>12<\/td>1990<\/td>Donald Kohler<\/td>Off Cape May<\/td><\/tr>
Marlin, Blue<\/td>1,046<\/td>0<\/td>1986<\/td>Phil Infantolino<\/td>Hudson Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Marlin, White<\/td>137<\/td>8<\/td>1980<\/td>Mike Marchell<\/td>Hudson Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Perch, White<\/td>2<\/td>12<\/td>1998<\/td>Michael King<\/td>Little Beach Creek<\/td><\/tr>
*Pollock<\/td>46<\/td>7 <\/td>1975<\/td>John Holton<\/td>Off Brielle<\/td><\/tr>
Porgy<\/td>5<\/td>14<\/td>1976<\/td>Victor Rone<\/td>Delaware Bay<\/td><\/tr>
Sailfish<\/a><\/td>43<\/td>4<\/td>2006<\/td>Dr. John Tallia<\/td>Linden Kohl Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Seatrout, Spotted<\/td>11<\/td>2<\/td>1974<\/td>Bert Harper<\/td>Holgate Surf<\/td><\/tr>
Shad, American<\/td>7<\/td>0<\/td>1967<\/td>Rodger West<\/td>Great Bay<\/td><\/tr>
Shad, Hickory<\/a><\/td>2<\/td>13<\/td>2011<\/td>Robert Macejka<\/td>Mantoloking<\/td><\/tr>
Shark, Blue<\/td>366<\/td>0<\/td>1996<\/td>William Young, Jr.<\/td>Mud Hole<\/td><\/tr>
Shark, Bull<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>Vacant (Minimum Weight 150 Lbs.)<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Shark, Dusky<\/td>530<\/td>0<\/td>1987<\/td>Brian Dunlevy<\/td>Off Great Egg Inlet<\/td><\/tr>
Shark, Hammerhead<\/td>365<\/td>0<\/td>1985<\/td>Walter Thackara<\/td>Mud Hole<\/td><\/tr>
Shark, Porbeagle<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>Vacant (Minimum Weight 100 Lbs.)<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Shark, S-Fin Mako<\/td>856<\/td>0<\/td>1994<\/td>Christopher Palmer<\/td>Wilmington Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Shark, Thresher<\/td>683<\/td>0<\/td>2009<\/td>Bennett Fogelberg<\/td>Fingers<\/td><\/tr>
Shark, Tiger<\/td>880<\/td>0<\/td>1988<\/td>Billy DeJohn<\/td>Off Cape May<\/td><\/tr>
Sheepshead<\/a><\/td>19<\/td>3<\/td>2014<\/td>William Catino<\/td>Longport<\/td><\/tr>
Spadefish<\/td>11<\/td>6<\/td>1998<\/td>Cliff Low<\/td>Delaware Bay<\/td><\/tr>
Spearfish, Longbill<\/td>42<\/td>0<\/td>1989
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1997<\/td>		George Algard
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Joseph Natoli<\/td>		Poor Man’s Canyon
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Hudson Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Spot<\/a><\/td>0<\/td>13<\/td>2003<\/td>Robert Belsky, Jr.<\/td>Little Sheepshead Creek<\/td><\/tr>
Swordfish<\/td>530<\/td>0<\/td>1964<\/td>Edmund Levitt<\/td>Wilmington Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Tautog<\/a><\/td>25<\/td>13<\/td>2020<\/td>Chris Sullivan<\/td>Atlantic Ocean, 20 miles off Cape May<\/td><\/tr>
Tilefish, Golden<\/a><\/td>63<\/td>8<\/td>2009<\/td>Dennis Muhlenforth<\/td>Lindenkohl Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Tilefish, Blueline (Gray)<\/a><\/td>23<\/td>8<\/td>2021<\/td>George Hanakis<\/td>Wilmington Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Triggerfish, Gray<\/a><\/td>6<\/td>11<\/td>2016<\/td>James Massimino<\/td>Sea Girt Reef<\/td><\/tr>
Tuna, Albacore<\/a><\/td>78<\/td>2.4<\/td>2022<\/td>Matthew Florio<\/td>Hudson Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Tuna, Big-eye<\/td>364<\/td>14<\/td>1984<\/td>George Krenick<\/td>Hudson Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Tuna, Bluefin<\/td>1,030<\/td>6<\/td>1981<\/td>Royal Parsons<\/td>Off Pt. Pleasant<\/td><\/tr>
Tuna, Skipjack<\/td>13<\/td>4<\/td>1999<\/td>Craig Eberbach<\/td>Wilmington Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
Tuna, Yellowfin<\/td>290<\/td>0<\/td>1980<\/td>Wayne Brinkerhoff<\/td>Hudson Canyon<\/td><\/tr>
*Tunny, Little<\/td>24<\/td>15<\/td>1977<\/td>Mark Niemczyk<\/td>Off Sea Bright<\/td><\/tr>
Wahoo<\/td>123<\/td>12<\/td>1992<\/td>Robert Carr<\/td>28-Mile Wreck<\/td><\/tr>
Weakfish<\/td>18<\/td>8<\/td>1986<\/td>Karl Jones<\/td>Delaware Bay<\/td><\/tr>
Whiting (Silver Hake)<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td>Vacant (Minimum Weight 2.5 Lbs.)<\/strong><\/td>–<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
*Fish was certified by the IGFA as a world record. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

*** Retired Categories ***<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Species<\/th>Lbs.<\/th>Oz.<\/th>Year<\/th>Angler<\/th>Where Caught<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Barracuda<\/td>27<\/td>8<\/td>1991<\/td>Gary Szilagyi<\/td>Off Cape May<\/td><\/tr>
Blowfish, N. Puffer<\/td>1<\/td>14<\/td>1987<\/td>Virginia Patten<\/td>Delaware Bay<\/td><\/tr>
Blowfish (other)<\/td>9<\/td>10<\/td>1992<\/td>Kevin Steward<\/td>Delaware Bay<\/td><\/tr>
Cutlass Fish<\/a><\/td>6<\/td>11<\/td>2002<\/td>Mike Green<\/td>Mud Hole<\/td><\/tr>
Lobster, American<\/a><\/td>15<\/td>3<\/td>2003<\/td>William Sharp<\/td>Almirante Wreck<\/td><\/tr>
Mackerel, Chub<\/td>1<\/td>9<\/td>2002<\/td>Kathleen Leso<\/td>Off Spring Lake<\/td><\/tr>
Shark, Sandbar<\/a><\/td>168<\/td>8<\/td>1987<\/td>John Norton<\/td>Little Egg Inlet<\/td><\/tr>
Shark, Sand Tiger<\/td>246<\/td>0<\/td>1989<\/td>Richard Brown<\/td>Delaware Bay<\/td><\/tr>
Shark, White<\/td>759<\/td>0<\/td>1988<\/td>Jim Kneipp<\/td>Off Pt. Pleasant<\/td><\/tr>
Stargazer, Northern<\/td>13<\/td>0<\/td>2000<\/td>Jim Ludt<\/td>Off Cape May<\/td><\/tr>
*Striped Bass<\/a><\/td>78<\/td>8<\/td>1982<\/td>Al McReynolds<\/td>Atlantic City<\/td><\/tr>
Striped Bass, Hybrid<\/a><\/td>13<\/td>2<\/td>2004<\/td>James R. Fowler<\/td>Off Brigantine<\/td><\/tr>
Sturgeon, Atlantic<\/td>82<\/td>0<\/td>1994<\/td>Glen Lasco<\/td>Sandy Hook<\/td><\/tr>
Tarpon<\/td>53<\/td>0<\/td>1982<\/td>Jim Klaczkiewicz<\/td>Off Sea Bright<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
*Fish was certified by the IGFA as a world record.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

*** Retired Historical Records ***<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Species<\/th>Lbs.<\/th>Oz.<\/th>Year<\/th>Angler<\/th>Where Caught<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Crab, Blue<\/td>9″ pt. to pt.<\/td><\/td>1980<\/td>Frank Springfield<\/td>Delaware Bay<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Below are the current New Jersey record saltwater fish. In May, 2007, the program was revised to include Retired Categories of fish no longer included in the program, as well as Retired Historical Records. Currently there are 59 species of marine fish eligible for entry in the Record Fish Program. In 2014 the program was again revised with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"parent":42,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-8922","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8922\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/42"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}