Delaware State Records
Species
Weight
Angler
Date
Location
Atlantic Mackerel
3 lbs. 5 oz
Ricky Yakimowicz
04/02/85
Delaware Bay
Black Drum
115 lbs.
Kenneth H. Smith
05/20/78
Delaware Bay
Blue Marlin
820 lbs.
Bruce King
07/08/86
Poorman’s Canyon
Bluefish
21 lbs. 15 oz
Bill Thoroughgood
10/27/80
Rehoboth Beach
Channel Bass
75 lbs.
James Vandetti
06/15/76
Not Recorded
Cod
44 lbs. 10 oz
John Osborne
01/25/75
Five Fathom Bank
Croaker
5 lbs. 3.5 oz
Catherine Simpson
09/12/80
Indian River
Dolphin
52 lbs. 12 oz
Charles Ciociola
08/18/03
Hotdog
False Albacore
17 lbs. 9 oz
Scott A.Werner
08/31/80
30 Fathom Line
Flounder
17 lbs. 15 oz
William Kendall
10/07/74
Indian River Inlet
Grey Triggerfish
5 lbs. 14.6 oz.
Clint Willman
10/19/07
Ocean Wreck
King Mackerel
48 lbs. 9 oz
Gordon Harris
09/19/92
“B” Buoy
Kingfish
4 lbs.
Billing Hastings
10/13/73
Bethany Beach
Longfin Albacore
80 lbs.
David Francella
09/15/87
Atlantic Ocean
Mako Shark
975 lbs.
Thomas Barnes
07/22/00
Poorman’s Canyon
Porgy
5 lbs. 5 oz
Herman Schmidt
05/31/79
Not Recorded
Seabass
7 lbs. 6 oz
Steve Samluk
09/09/88
Fenwick Shoal
Shark
825 lbs.
Brent Thomas
07/11/81
Atlantic Ocean
Sheepshead
13 lbs. 15 oz
Theresa Hilley
10/17/07
Haystack
Spanish Mackerel
6 lbs. 4 oz.
Eric Ludwig
08/06/00
Light Ship
Striped Bass
51 lbs. 8 oz
Betty Roseu
12/1/1978
Indian River Inlet
Swordfish
276 lbs 12 oz
Albert E. Scott
08/20/78
Delaware Bay
Tautog
21 lbs. 4 oz.
Glenn Cave
06/18/05
Delaware Bay
Trout
19 lbs. 2 oz
William E. Thomas
05/20/89
Delaware Bay
Tuna
873 lbs.
Dan Dillon
07/02/05
Sausages
Wahoo
106.4 lbs.
Will Stahlgren
09/07
Wilmington Canyon
White Marlin
120 lbs.
William Garner, Jr.
09/25/72
Baltimore Canyon
