NJ Freshwater Record

New Jersey State Record:
Freshwater Sport Fish
Updated 10/28/10
* Denotes historical record
** Denotes fish has been certified by the IGFA as a world record
 
Species
Lbs
Ozs.
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 Raitan River
Carp (archery) 43 14 2008 Mark Kronyak Delaware River
Carp, grass 54 7 2008 Homer Tye Garrison Lake
Carp, grass (archery) 65 0 2008 Mark Kronyak Delaware River
Catfish, channel 33 3 1978 Howard Hudson Lake Hopatcong
Catfish, white 14 4 2004 Timothy Jasko Dallenbach Pond/East Brunswick
Crappie, black 4 8 1996 Andy Tintle Pompton Lake
Crappie, white 3 11 2009 William Lewis Mercer Lake
Eel, American 6 13 2005 David J. Payne 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
 
Species
Lbs.
Ozs.
Year
Angler
Where Caught
Pickerel, chain 9 3 1957 Frank McGovern Lower Aetna Lake
Pickerel, redfin 1 13 1982 Gerald Humphrey Lake Assunpink
Pike, Northern 30 8.5 2009 John Viglione Pompton Lake
*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 51 0 2002 John Christian Great Egg Harbor River
Striped Bass, hybrid 16 4 1999 Bill Schmidt Culvers Lake
Trout, brook 7 3 1995 Andrew DuJack Rockaway River
Trout, brown 21 6 1995 Lenny Saccente Round Valley Reservoir
Trout, lake 32 2 2002 Gregory Young Round Valley Reservoir
Trout, rainbow 13 0 1988 Gene Rutkoski Lake Hopatcong
Walleye 13 9 1993 George Fundell Delaware River
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