NY State Freshwater Fishing Records
As of June 1, 2007
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| Species | Weight | Angler | Lure | Water | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Eel | 7 lb. 14 oz. | Larry Manino | Nightcrawler | Cayuga Lake, Seneca Co. | 7/25/84 |
| American Shad | 9 lb. 4 oz. | Robert Kubica | Shad Dart | Hudson River, Albany Co. | 5/9/07 |
| Atlantic Salmon | 24 lb. 15 oz. | Mike Dandino | Bomber Long A | Lake Ontario, Wayne Co. | 4/5/97 |
| Black Bullhead | 7 lb. 7 oz. | Kevin Kelly | Wonder Bread | Mill Pond, Nassau Co. | 8/25/93 |
| Black Crappie | 3 lb. 12 oz. | Kenneth Kierst | Jig | Duck Lake, Cayuga Co. | 4/17/98 |
| Bluegill | 2 lb. 8 oz. | Devin VanZandt | Worm | Kohlbach Pond, Broome Co. | 8/3/92 |
| Bowfin | 12 lb. 13 oz. | Jeff Harrington | Live Minnow | Basha Kill, Sullivan Co. | 6/5/00 |
| Brook Trout | 4 lb. 15 oz. | Jesse Yousey | Lake Clear Wobbler | Five Ponds Wilderness Area, Herkimer Co. | 5/25/06 |
| Brown Bullhead | 6 lb. 9 oz. | Bobby Tripplet | Nightcrawler | Sugarloaf Pond, Saratoga Co. | 4/26/98 |
| Brown Trout | 33 lb. 2 oz. | Tony Brown | Smithwick Rogue | Lake Ontario, Oswego Co. | 6/10/97 |
| Burbot | 16 lb. 12 oz. | Terrance Colwell | Minnow | Lake Ontario (Black River Bay), Jefferson Co. | 2/14/91 |
| Chain Pickerel | 8 lb. 1 oz. | John Bosland | n/a | Toronto Reservoir, Sullivan Co. | 2/13/65 |
| Channel Catfish | 32 lb. 12 oz. | Chris Dixon | Worm | Brant Lake, Warren Co. | 6/21/02 |
| Chinook Salmon | 47 lb. 13 oz. | Kurtis Killian | Orange Fly | Salmon River, Oswego Co. | 9/7/91 |
| Cisco (Lake Herring) | 5 lb. 7 oz. | Albert Baratto | Tear Drop & Grub | Lake Lauderdale, Washington Co. | 1/25/90 |
| Coho Salmon | 33 lb. 7 oz. | Stephen Sheets Jr. | Cut Bait | Lake Ontario, Oswego Co. | 8/13/98 |
| Common Carp | 50 lb. 6 oz. | Charles Primeau Sr. | Nightcrawler | Tomhannock Reservoir, Rensselaer Co. | 5/12/95 |
| Fallfish | 3 lb. 7 oz. | Jeffrey Weibly | Jig & Curlytail | Tioughnioga River, Cortland Co. | 2/29/04 |
| Freshwater Drum | 24 lb. 8 oz. | Gregory Netto | Jerk Bait | Lake Ontario (Chaumont Bay), Jefferson Co. | 6/8/05 |
| Hybrid Striped Bass | 15 lb. 5 oz. | Bryan Colley | Sawbelly | Lake Waccabuc, Westchester Co. | 7/30/04 |
| Kokanee Salmon | 3 lb. 6 oz. | Kenneth Shear | Wobbler & Worm | Boy Scouts Clear Pond, Franklin Co. | 6/14/02 |
| Lake Trout | 41 lb. 8 oz. | Jesse Wykstra | NK Spoon | Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co. | 8/9/03 |
| Lake Whitefish | 10 lb. 8 oz. | Randolph Smith | Worm & Spinner | Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co. | 8/29/95 |
| Largemouth Bass | 11 lb. 4 oz. | John Higbie | Spinnerbait | Buckhorn Lake, Otsego Co. | 9/11/87 |
| Longnose Gar | 13 lb. 3 oz. | Kenneth Cassant | Sucker | Lake Champlain, Washington Co. | 7/25/99 |
| Muskellunge | 69 lb. 15 oz. | Arthur Lawton | n/a | St. Lawrence River, Jefferson Co. | 9/22/57 |
| Northern Pike | 46 lb. 2 oz. | Peter Dubuc | Heddon Flaptail | Great Sacandaga Lake, Fulton Co. | 9/15/40 |
| Pink Salmon | 4 lb. 15 oz. | Randy Nyberg | Johnson Sprite | Lake Erie, Erie Co. | 9/16/85 |
| Pumpkinseed | 1 lb. 9 oz. | R. Kennard Mosher | Nightcrawler | Indian Lake, Hamilton Co. | 7/19/94 |
| Rainbow Trout | 31 lb. 3 oz. | Robert Wilson | Joe's Pirate Crystalina | Lake Ontario, Niagara Co. | 8/14/04 |
| Redfin Pickerel | 2 lb. 1 oz. | Duane Gillespie | Do Jigger | Lake Champlain, Essex Co. | 3/5/89 |
| Rock Bass | 1 lb. 15 oz. | Eric Avogardo | Live shiner | Ramapo River, Rockland Co. | 5/26/84 |
| Sauger | 4 lb. 8 oz. | Darrin Schwenkbeck | Gitzit | Lower Niagara River, Niagara Co. | 9/30/90 |
| Shorthead Redhorse | 11 lb. 11 oz. | Joe Williams | Nightcrawler | Salmon River, Oswego Co. | 5/26/96 |
| Smallmouth Bass | 8 lb. 4 oz. | Andrew Kartesz | Jig & Grub Tail | Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co. | 6/4/95 |
| Splake | 13 lb. 8 oz. | Jonathan Simon | Rapala | Limekiln Lake, Herkimer Co. | 6/27/04 |
| Striped Bass | 55 lb. 6 oz. | Ian Kiraly | Trolling Plug | Hudson River, Ulster Co. | 5/9/07 |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 35 lb. 8 oz. | Brett Gofgosky | Sucker | Tioughnioga River, Broome Co. | 5/25/90 |
| Walleye | 16 lb. 7 oz. | John Fluder | Mr. Twister Jig | Kinzua Reservoir, Cattaraugus Co. | 5/22/94 |
| White Bass | 3 lb. 6 oz. | Robert Hilton | Rapala | Furnace Brook, Westchester Co. | 5/2/92 |
| White Catfish | 10 lb. 5 oz. | Joe Silicato | Jig & Cut Bait | New Croton Reservoir, Westchester Co. | 5/17/98 |
| White Crappie | 3 lb. 13 oz. | James Weinberg | Jig | Sleepy Hollow Lake, Greene Co. | 6/9/01 |
| White Perch | 3 lb. 1 oz. | Joseph Tansey | Alewife | Lake Oscaletta, Westchester Co. | 9/21/91 |
| White Sucker | 5 lb. 3 oz. | Eric Kindron | Nightcrawler | Hudson River, Warren Co. | 5/13/94 |
| Yellow Perch | 3 lb. 8 oz. | George Boice | Minnow | Lake Erie, Erie Co. | 4/28/82 |