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New York State Fishing Records
| Species | Weight | Length (inches) |
Angler | Lure | Water | Date |
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| American Eel | 7 lb. 14 oz. | n/a | Larry Manino | Nightcrawler | Cayuga Lake, Seneca Co. | 7/25/1984 |
| American Shad | 9 lb. 4 oz. | 28 | Robert Kubica | Shad Dart | Hudson River, Albany Co. | 5/9/2007 |
| Atlantic Salmon | 24 lb. 15 oz. | 35 | Mike Dandino | Bomber Long A | Lake Ontario, Wayne Co. | 4/5/1997 |
| Black Bullhead | 7 lb. 7 oz. | 26 | Kevin Kelly | Wonder Bread | Mill Pond, Nassau Co. | 8/25/1993 |
| Black Crappie | 4 lb. 1 oz. | 18.5 | William Wightman | Black marabou jig | Lake Flavia, Cattaraugus Co. | 5/6/2018 |
| Bluegill | 2 lb. 8 oz. | 12 | Devin VanZandt | Worm | Kohlbach Pond, Broome Co. | 8/3/1992 |
| Bowfin | 13 lb. 8 oz. | 30.5 | Chase Soptelean | Cut Bait | Yanty Creek, Monroe Co. | 6/13/2021 |
| Brook Trout | 6 lb. 0 oz. | 22.6 | Richard Beauchamp | Lake Clear Wabbler | Silver Lake Wilderness Area, Hamilton Co. | 5/16/2013 |
| Brown Bullhead | 7 lb. 6 oz. | 22.2 | Glenn Collacuro | Sawbelly | Lake Mahopac, Putnam Co. | 8/1/2009 |
| Brown Trout | 33 lb. 2 oz. | 38 | Tony Brown | Smithwick Rogue | Lake Ontario, Oswego Co. | 6/10/1997 |
| Burbot | 16 lb. 12 oz. | 34.75 | Terrance Colwell | Minnow | Lake Ontario (Black River Bay), Jefferson Co. | 2/14/1991 |
| Chain Pickerel | 8 lb. 1 oz. | n/a | John Bosland | Toronto Reservoir, Sullivan Co. | 2/13/1965 | |
| Channel Catfish | 35 lb. 12 oz. | 40 | Bailey Williams | Cut Bait | Black River, Jefferson County | 5/8/2022 |
| Chinook Salmon | 47 lb. 13 oz. | 48 | Kurtis Killian | Orange Fly | Salmon River, Oswego Co. | 9/7/1991 |
| Cisco (Lake Herring) | 5 lb. 7 oz. | n/a | Albert Baratto | Tear Drop & Grub | Lake Lauderdale, Washington Co. | 1/25/1990 |
| Coho Salmon | 33 lb. 7 oz. | 41.9 | Stephen Sheets Jr. | Cut Bait | Lake Ontario, Oswego Co. | 8/13/1998 |
| Common Carp | 50 lb. 6 oz. | 44.5 | Charles Primeau Sr. | Nightcrawler | Tomhannock Reservoir, Rensselaer Co. | 5/12/1995 |
| Fallfish | 3 lb. 9 oz. | 19 | Jonathan McNamara | Tube Jig | Susquehanna River, Tioga Co. | 4/15/2009 |
| Freshwater Drum | 36 lb. 0 oz. | 42.75 | Jason Bair |
Rapala Jigging Rap |
Oneida Lake, Oneida Co. | 6/16/2017 |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | 15 lb. 5 oz. | 26.5 | Bryan Colley | Sawbelly | Lake Waccabuc, Westchester Co. | 7/30/2004 |
| Kokanee Salmon | 3 lb. 6 oz. | 21.5 | Kenneth Shear | Wobbler & Worm | Boy Scouts Clear Pond, Franklin Co. | 6/14/2002 |
| Lake Trout | 41 lb. 8 oz. | 42.75 | Jesse Wykstra | NK Spoon | Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co. | 8/9/2003 |
| Lake Whitefish | 10 lb. 8 oz. | 27.87 | Randolph Smith | Worm & Spinner | Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co. | 8/29/1995 |
| Largemouth Bass | 11 lb. 4 oz. | 25.5 | John Higbie | Spinnerbait | Buckhorn Lake, Otsego Co. | 9/11/1987 |
| Longnose Gar | 14 lb. 10 oz. | 52.25 | Michael Gatus | Chunk bait | Lake Champlain, Washington Co. | 8/18/2018 |
| Muskellunge | 69 lb. 15 oz. | 64.5 | Arthur Lawton | St. Lawrence River, Jefferson Co. | 9/22/1957 | |
| Northern Pike | 46 lb. 2 oz. | n/a | Peter Dubuc | Heddon Flaptail | Great Sacandaga Lake, Fulton Co. | 9/15/1940 |
| Pink Salmon | 4 lb. 15 oz. | n/a | Randy Nyberg | Johnson Sprite | Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co. | 9/16/1985 |
| Pumpkinseed | 1 lb. 9 oz. | 11.5 | R. Kennard Mosher Jordan Tontarski |
Nightcrawler Jig w/spike |
Indian Lake, Hamilton Co. Black River, Jefferson Co. |
7/19/1994 1/26/2020 |
| Rainbow Trout | 31 lb. 3 oz. | 39 | Robert Wilson | Joe's Pirate Crystalina | Lake Ontario, Niagara Co. | 8/14/2004 |
| Redfin Pickerel | 2 lb. 1 oz. | n/a | Duane Gillespie | Do Jigger | Lake Champlain, Essex Co. | 3/5/1989 |
| Rock Bass | 2 lb. 0 oz. | 14.5 | Jason Leusch | Live shiner | Port Bay (Lake Ontario), Wayne Co. | 5/24/2020 |
| Sauger (Retired Record) |
4 lb. 8 oz. | 22.19 | Darrin Schwenkbeck | Gitzit | Lower Niagara River, Niagara Co. | 9/30/1990 |
| Shorthead Redhorse (Retired Record) |
11 lb. 11 oz. | n/a | Joe Williams | Nightcrawler | Salmon River, Oswego Co. | 5/26/1996 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 8 lb. 6 oz. | Thomas Russell Jr. |
Berkley Maxscent Minnow | Cayuga Lake, Seneca County | 6/15/2022 | |
| Splake | 13 lb. 8 oz. | 31 | Jonathan Simon | Rapala | Limekiln Lake, Herkimer Co. | 6/27/2004 |
| Striped Bass | 60 lb. 0 oz. | 53 | Eric Lester | Blood Worm | Hudson River, Orange Co. | 5/14/2014 |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 35 lb. 8 oz. | 50 | Brett Gofgosky | Sucker | Tioughnioga River, Broome Co. | 5/25/1990 |
| Walleye | 18 lb. 2 oz. | 32 | Brian Hartman | Swimbait | St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Co. | 5/5/2018 |
| White Bass | 3 lb. 8 oz. | 18 | Morgan Fonzi | Steelshad | Lower Niagara River, Niagara Co. | 5/6/2020 |
| White Catfish | 10 lb. 5 oz. | 25.5 | Joe Silicato | Jig & Cut Bait | New Croton Reservoir, Westchester Co. | 5/17/1998 |
| White Crappie | 4 lb. 7 oz. | 19 | Roy Isaac | Minnow | Sleepy Hollow Lake, Greene Co. |
8/21/2021 |
| White Perch | 3 lb. 1 oz. | 17.5 | Joseph Tansey | Alewife | Lake Oscaletta, Westchester Co. | 9/21/1991 |
| White Sucker | 5 lb. 8 oz. | 24 | Joshua Wegner | Nightcrawler | Cold Brook, Steuben Co. | 4/14/2015 |
| Yellow Perch | 3 lb. 8 oz. | n/a | George Boice | Minnow | Lake Erie, Erie Co. | 4/28/1982 |
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