New Jersey State Record

Freshwater Sport Fish

Information from the State of New Jersey

Species

Lbs. Oz. Year

Angler

Where Caught

Bass, largemouth 10 14 1980 Robert Eisele Menantico Sand Wash Pond
Bass, rock 1 5 1982 Eric Avogardo Saddle River
Bass, smallmouth 7 2 1990 Carol Marciniak Round Valley Reservoir
Bluegill 3 0 1990 Dom Santarelli Farm Pond in Pennington
Bowfin 8 4 1988 Craig Raffay Lake Tranquility
Bullhead, brown 4 8 1997 Gary Schmidt Lake of the Woods Fort Dix
Carp 47 0 1995 Billy Friedman South Branch of Raritan River
Carp (archery) 42 1 1987 John Puchalik Delaware River
Carp, Grass (archery) 49 3 1996 George Vash Delaware & Raritan Canal
Catfish, channel 33 3 1978 Howard Hudson Lake Hopatcong
Catfish, white 10 5 1976 Lewis Lomerson Raritan River
Crappie, black 4 8 1996 Andy Tintle Pompton Lake
Crappie, white 2 10 1997 Bobby Barnard Riverview Park Pond
Eel, American 6 2 1994 James Long Round Valley Reservoir
Muskellunge 42 13 1997 Bob Neals Monksville Reservoir
Muskie, tiger 29 0 1990 Larry Migliarese Delaware River
Perch, white 3 1 1989 Edward Tango Forest Hill Lake
Perch, yellow 2 6 1989 Gene Engels Holiday Lake
*Perch, yellow 4 4 1865 Charles Abbott Crosswicks Creek
Pickerel, chain 9 3 1957 Frank McGovern Lower Aetna Lake
Pickerel, redfin 1 13 1982 Gerald Humphrey Lake Assunpink
Pike, Northern 30 2 1977 Herb Hepler Spruce Run Reservoir
*Salmon (landlocked) 8 0 1951 John Mount New Wawayanda Lake
Shad, American 11 1 1984 Charles Mower Delaware River
Sunfish, pumpkinseed 1 8 1987 Daryl Donalson Farm Pond in Burlington County
Striped Bass 35 0 1995 Patrick Lilly Delaware River
Striped Bass, hybrid 10 14 1991 Roy Pascoe Lake Hopatcong
Trout, brook 7 3 1995 Andrew DuJack Rockaway River
Trout, brown 21 6 1995 Lenny Saccente Round Valley Reservoir
Trout, lake 24 14 1994 Carl Bird Round Valley Reservoir
Trout, rainbow 13 0 1988 Gene Rutkoski Lake Hopatcong
Walleye 13 9 1993 George Fundell Delaware River

* Denotes Historical Record


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