Massachusetts saltwater game fish records

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Want to set a new record for saltwater game fish in Massachusetts? Check out the current leaders. The last record catch was set on July 20, 2016.

Saltwater game fish records

SpeciesWeightLocationDateAngler
Albacore65 lb.Canyon08/23/03Tommy Good
Bigeye Tuna319 lb. 5 oz. 2018Daniel Bliss
Black Sea Bass8 lb. 15 oz.Buzzards BayMay 2007Aaron Costa
Bluefish27 lb. 4 oz.Graves Light09/11/82Louis Gordon
Bluefin Tuna1,228 lb.Cape Cod Bay09/23/84Marlene Goldstein
Blue Marlin873 lb. 2015Dr. Ralph DeLaTorre
Blue Shark485 lb. 2 oz.Jeffreys Ledge2011Ethan Lynch
Bonito13 lb. 8 oz.NB Dike09/23/02Eddie Gomez
Cod92 lb.Jeffreys Ledge07/05/87Robert Radzik
Coho Salmon18 lb. 8 oz.North River01/21/86James Lewis
Cusk34 lb. 4 oz.Stellwagen Bank07/15/90Gabe Silvestrone
Dolphin61 lb. 3 oz.Veatch Canyon08/08/09Ty Warren
False Albacore19 lb. 5 oz.Edgartown09/27/90Donald MacGillvray
Fluke21 lb. 8 oz.Nomans Island09/25/80Joseph Czapiga
Haddock*20 lb.Stellwagen Bank1972Don Rehnstrom
Haddock*20 lb. Boston Lightship08/03/74Joseph Gelsomini
Halibut321 lb.Massachusetts Bay07/21/65Norman Cournoyer
King Mackerel9 lb. 14 oz.Hedge Fence2018Zak Potter
Mackerel3 lb. 8 oz.Hampton Shoal10/09/94Steve Ostrander
Mako Shark (shortfin)1,324 lb.Massachusetts Bay07/27/99Kevin Scola
Pollock48 lb. 2 oz.Cashes Ledge09/14/92Sal Mocerino
Porbeagle Shark495 lb.Martha’s Vineyard2011Jesse Siegel
Scup5 lb. 14 oz.Nomans Land Island10/17/83Robert Pimental
Spanish Mackerel8 lb.Vineyard Sound2011Joe Canha
Striped Bass*73 lb.Quick’s Hole1913Charles Church
Striped Bass*73 lb.Sow & Pigs1967Charles Cinto
Striped Bass*73 lb.Nauset Beach11/3/81Anton Stetzko
Swordfish646 lb.Nomans Land Island1972Albert Little
Tautog22 lb. 9 oz.Gay Head06/29/78Michael Horsely
Thresher Shark630 lb.Martha’s Vineyard2011Timothy Delude
Wahoo182 lb. 3 oz.Veatch Canyon07/12/16Derek Wittkamper
Weakfish18 lb. 12 oz.Buzzards Bay08/19/84George Mahoney
White Marlin131 lb.Nantucket07/30/82Ted Nfatzger
Winter Flounder8 lb. 2 oz.Georges Bank07/12/96Tom Hillebrand
Wolffish55 lb. 8 oz.Cape Cod Bay06/19/00Andrew Glovsky
Yellowfin Tuna187 lb.Nantucket08/05/90Mark Bojoukos
SpeciesWeightLocationDateAngler

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