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Maryland Fishing State Records Timeline
Maryland Fishing State Records Timeline
Welcome to the Maryland Fishing State Records Timeline. Click and drag the timeline from past to present (you may also use your mouse wheel). Click on a state record in the timeline to view Angler information and a photo. The Year and Month bands move dependant of each other.
Atlantic
Chesapeake
Freshwater | The top bar represents a 12 month view of the year highlighted in the bottom bar.
| Division | Species | Weight | Angler | Date Caught | Location Caught |
| Atlantic | Albacore (longfin) | 74 lbs. | Victor W. Gardner II | 7/17/2004 | Baltimore Canyon |
| Atlantic | Atlantic Spadefish | 11 lbs. 6.5 oz | Noel Lohr | 9/2/2004 | Triple Wrecks |
| Atlantic | Black Seabass | 8lbs. | Hayward Madison | 6/1/1978 | Jackspot |
| Atlantic | Bluefish | 23 lbs., 8 oz | Lillian Morris | 10/30/1974 | Assateague Island |
| Atlantic | Cobia | 72 lbs. | Chris Toner | 7/25/2009 | Great Gull Shoal |
| Atlantic | Dolphin | 67 lbs., 8 oz | Kim Lawson | 7/21/1985 | 53 Miles Off Ocean City |
| Atlantic | Drum, Black | 79 lbs. | Stanley Ilyes | 9/7/1985 | Bass Grounds |
| Atlantic | Drum, Red | 70 lbs. | Robert Light | 9/24/1977 | Assateague Island |
| Atlantic | False Albacore | 22 lbs., 8 oz | Kevin Sheckells | 6/25/1995 | Third Lump |
| Atlantic | Flounder, Summer | 17 lbs. | Anthony Vacari | 10/3/1974 | Assateague Island |
| Atlantic | Flounder, Winter | 4 lbs., 7 oz. | Jeremy Kuhn | 8/3/2006 | Ocean City |
| Atlantic | King Mackerel | 47 lbs. | Gerald Kauffman | 10/18/1985 | Big Gulf |
| Atlantic | Kingfish | 2 lbs., 8 oz | Grace Walker | 10/1/1975 | Assateague Island |
| Atlantic | Marlin, Blue | 1,062 lbs. | Robert Farris | 8/7/2009 | Baltimore Canyon |
| Atlantic | Porgy | 6 lbs., 3 oz | Pearl Hopple | 7/4/1966 | Fenwick Shoal |
| Atlantic | Shark, Black Tip | 193 lbs. | Brian Zysk | 8/4/1991 | Ocean City |
| Atlantic | Shark, Blue | 280 lbs. | Martin Waltman | 9/13/1997 | Ocean City |
| Atlantic | Shark, Dogfish, Smooth | 15 lbs., 5 oz. | Gregg Bacchien | 5/22/1993 | Ocean City |
| Atlantic | Shark, Dogfish, Spiny | 11 lbs., 8 oz. | Meyels Sampson | 5/17/1993 | Ocean City |
| Atlantic | Shark, Dusky | 469 lbs. | Jim Liberto | 7/1/1982 | Ocean City |
| Atlantic | Shark, Great White | 467 lbs. | Jack Holmes | 6/11/1992 | Ocean City |
| Atlantic | Shark, Hammerhead, Scalloped | 266 lbs 8oz | Scott Cusick | 8/8/2012 | Washington Canyon |
| Atlantic | Shark, Hammerhead, Smooth | 375 lbs. | George Wilson Ford V | 6/17/2004 | Parking Lot |
| Atlantic | Shark, Mako | 876 lbs. | Jim Hughes | 6/20/2009 | Poormans Canyon |
| Atlantic | Shark, Sand Tiger | 334 lbs | Billy Leidner | 9/8/1983 | Ocean City |
| Atlantic | Shark, Sandbar | 235 lbs | Mark Sampson | 7/8/1983 | Ocean City |
| Atlantic | Shark, Thresher | 642 lbs. | Brent Applegit | 6/19/2009 | The Fingers |
| Atlantic | Shark, Tiger | 715 lbs. 8 oz. | Terrence Coll | 7/8/1983 | Fingers, Ocean City, Md |
| Atlantic | Shark, Tiger | 1,210 lbs. | Grace Czerniak | 7/9/1983 | Ocean City |
| Atlantic | Sheepshead | 17 lbs. 8 oz. | Raymond Daniel | 7/25/2004 | Ocean City Inlet |
| Atlantic | Snowy Grouper | 66 lbs | Gregory Benn | 7/30/2012 | Norfolk Canyon |
| Atlantic | Spotted Seatrout | 13 lbs. | Jack Miller | 8/21/1973 | Sinepuxent Bay |
| Atlantic | Striped Bass | 57.2 lbs | Gary Smith | 5/6/2006 | Assateague Island |
| Atlantic | Tautog | 23 lbs | Charles Donohue | 1/11/2012 | 12 Miles East Of Oc |
| Atlantic | Tilefish, Blueline | 20 lbs | Robert Purcell | 9/12/2012 | Norfolk Canyon |
| Atlantic | Tilefish, Golden | 62 lbs. | Steve Doctor | 10/22/2009 | Baltimore Canyon |
| Atlantic | Tuna, Bigeye | 375 lbs., 8 oz | Cecil Browne | 8/26/1977 | Ocean City |
| Atlantic | Tuna, Blackfin | 32 lbs. | Bob Zang | 9/20/1998 | 30 Fathom Line |
| Atlantic | Tuna, Bluefin | 625 lbs. | James Daniels, IV | 8/3/1975 | 45 Miles East Of Ocean City |
| Atlantic | Tuna, Yellowfin | 236.5 lbs. | Mark Bennett | 9/22/2002 | Washington Canyon |
| Atlantic | Wahoo | 111 lbs. | Christian Tiller | 10/8/2003 | Poor Man's Canyon |
| Atlantic | Weakfish | 16 lbs. | Donald Cannon | 9/11/1976 | Ocean City Inlet |
| Atlantic | White Marlin | 135 lbs. | George Pierson | 8/29/1980 | Poor Man's Canyon |
| Chesapeake | Atlantic Spadefish | 10 lbs. | Charlie Barron | 7/15/2007 | Buoy 72 |
| Chesapeake | Black Drum | 103 lbs., 8 oz | Robert Messik Jr. | 9/23/1973 | Buoy #16 |
| Chesapeake | Bluefish | 22lbs. | Thomas R. Talbott | 5/8/1991 | Chesapeake Beach |
| Chesapeake | Bluefish | 22lbs. | Ronald Raffo | 5/31/1986 | Hackett's Point |
| Chesapeake | Bluefish | 22 lbs. | John Davidson | 10/18/1979 | Off Queen Anne Marina |
| Chesapeake | Carp | 44 lbs., 6 oz | Jimmy Lake | 4/28/1978 | Morgantown Beach |
| Chesapeake | Catfish, Blue | 84 lbs | Ed Jones | 8/13/2012 | Near Fort Washington, Potomac River |
| Chesapeake | Catfish, Channel | 29 lbs., 10 oz | Kevin Kern | 4/26/1997 | Mattawoman Creek |
| Chesapeake | Catfish, White | Min Wt 7 lbs | None | ||
| Chesapeake | Chain Pickerel | 6lbs., 8 oz | James Grant | 5/19/1965 | Susquehanna River |
| Chesapeake | Cobia | 97 lbs., 12 oz | John Scheifele | 9/12/1969 | Middle Grounds |
| Chesapeake | Crappie | 4lbs. | Sid Stollings | 3/30/2007 | Dundee Creek |
| Chesapeake | Croaker | 6.52 lbs. | Russell Knapp | 9/4/2006 | Point Lookout |
| Chesapeake | Flounder, Summer | 15 lbs. | Kenneth Grimes | 10/14/1978 | Buoy #50 |
| Chesapeake | Hickory Shad | 4 lbs. | John Schaeffer Jr. | 7/23/1971 | Susquehanna River |
| Chesapeake | Largemouth Bass | 11.18 lbs. | Justin Riley | 1/26/2008 | Potomac River |
| Chesapeake | Longnose Gar | 17 lbs. | Justin Kelley | 7/31/2011 | Pocomoke River |
| Chesapeake | Norfolk Spot | 2 lbs. | Parlett Moore | 9/5/1978 | Tangier Sound |
| Chesapeake | Red Drum | 74 lbs., 6 oz | Earnest Hutchinson | 5/15/1977 | Tangier Sound |
| Chesapeake | Rock Bass | 1 lb | Timothy A. Adams | 5/4/1997 | Susquehanna River |
| Chesapeake | Sheepshead | 13 lbs 5 oz | Dan Thomas | 9/16/2012 | Hoopers Strait |
| Chesapeake | Smallmouth Bass | 6 lbs. | Charles Janes | 7/23/1979 | Susquehanna River |
| Chesapeake | Spanish Mackerel | 12.4 lbs. | Dean Mitchell | 10/6/2007 | Middle Grounds |
| Chesapeake | Spotted Seatrout | 16 lbs., 6 oz | John Phillips | 5/15/1977 | Roaring Point |
| Chesapeake | Striped Bass | 67 lbs., 8 oz | Devin Nolan | 5/13/1995 | Bloody Point |
| Chesapeake | Tautog | 9 lbs. | Gary Halbeisen | 10/29/2005 | Point Lookout |
| Chesapeake | Weakfish | 16 lbs., 8 oz | Wayne Lappe | 5/8/1979 | Nanticoke River |
| Chesapeake | White (american) Shad* | 8 lbs., 2 oz | Vance Carter | 5/3/1975 | Wicomico River |
| Chesapeake | White Perch | 2 lbs., 10 oz | Sid Stollings | 5/18/1979 | Dundee Creek |
| Chesapeake | Yellow Perch | 2 lbs., 3 oz | Niles Pethel | 11/21/1979 | Marsh Creek |
| Freshwater | Bass, Largemouth | 11 lbs., 2 oz | Rodney Cockrell | 10/4/1983 | Farm Pond |
| Freshwater | Bass, Smallmouth | 8 lbs., 4 oz | Gary Peters | 10/4/1974 | Liberty Reservoir |
| Freshwater | Bluegill | 3 lbs., 7 oz | Sarah Brenneman | 8/9/1998 | Deep Creek Lake |
| Freshwater | Carp | 47 lbs., 8 oz | Wayne Longenecker | 6/11/1997 | Frederick County Farm Pond |
| Freshwater | Catfish, Bullhead | 3 lbs. 6oz | Zelijko Koretic | 8/11/2007 | Loch Raven Reservoir |
| Freshwater | Catfish, Channel | 27.92 lbs. | Steven Trent Abell | 7/5/2004 | Upper Potomac River |
| Freshwater | Catfish, White | Min Wt 7 lbs | None | ||
| Freshwater | Chain Pickerel | 7 lbs. 4 oz | Roy Molick, Sr. | 11/27/1976 | Johnson Pond |
| Freshwater | Crappie | 4 lbs. 7 ozs | Jason D. Morrison | 5/30/2004 | Farm Pond |
| Freshwater | Muskellunge | 31 lbs. 12 oz | Kenneth Files | 4/14/2011 | Potomac River |
| Freshwater | Northern Pike | 24 lbs., 12 oz | Shawn Jacobson | 10/16/1999 | Deep Creek Lake |
| Freshwater | Perch, White | 1.62 lbs | John Williams | 4/5/2008 | Loch Raven Reservoir |
| Freshwater | Perch, Yellow | 3 lbs., 5 oz | Philip Deere IV | 3/12/2006 | Harford County Farm Pond |
| Freshwater | Redbreast Sunfish | Min Wt 14 oz | None | ||
| Freshwater | Redear Sunfish | 2 lbs., 5 oz | Vittie Alkocius | 6/4/1985 | Gilbert Run |
| Freshwater | Rock Bass | 1 lb., 8 oz | Earl Jenkins IV | 3/22/2010 | Thurmont Farm Pond |
| Freshwater | Striped Bass | 47 lbs, 2 oz | Robert Bruce | 9/14/2000 | Liberty Reservoir |
| Freshwater | Tiger Muskellunge | 29 lbs, 4.75 oz | Kevin Conner | 2/14/1997 | Dam # 5 |
| Freshwater | Trout, Brook | 6lbs., 1.75 oz | Mike Fiorita, Jr. | 4/10/1999 | North Branch Of The Potomac River Below Randolph Dam |
| Freshwater | Trout, Brown | 18 lbs., 3 oz | Gary Kuhn | 8/3/2001 | North Branch Of Potomac At Barnum |
| Freshwater | Trout, Cutthroat | 7 lbs. 9 oz | David G. Martin | 5/20/2000 | North Branch Of Potomac At Barnum |
| Freshwater | Trout, Rainbow | 14 lbs., 3 oz | Dave Schroyer | 10/21/1987 | Savage River Reservoir |
| Freshwater | Walleye | 14 lbs., 4 oz | John McCarley | 5/16/1998 | Jennings Randolph Reservoir |
| Freshwater | Warmouth | 9.76 oz | Don Perantoni | 8/7/2009 | Cash Lake |