Look At The Full List Of New York State Freshwater Fishing Records
After seeing one record recently broken, who holds the other records for the wide list of catchable fish in New York State?
New York is home to some of the best lakes, rivers, and waterbeds for fishing in the United States. There have certainly been some big fish caught over the years, some records that have stood for years and others that were just recently beaten.
Here's a list of all the current record holders for biggest fish caught in New York State.
American Eel
7lb. 14oz. - Larry Manino
Cayuga Lake, Seneca Co. - 7/25/1984
American Shad
9 lb. 4 oz. - 28 - Robert Kubica
Hudson River, Albany Co. - 5/9/2007
Atlantic Salmon
24 lb. 15 oz. - 35 - Mike Dandino
Lake Ontario, Wayne Co. - 4/5/1997
Black Bullhead
7 lb. 7 oz. - 26 - Kevin Kelly
Mill Pond, Nassau Co. - 8/25/1993
Black Crappie
4 lb. 1 oz. - 18.5 - William Wightman
Lake Flavia, Cattaraugus Co. - 5/6/2018
Bluegill
2 lb. 8 oz. - 12 - Devin VanZandt
Kohlbach Pond, Broome Co. - 8/3/1992
Bowfin
13 lb. 8 oz. - 30.5 - Chase Soptelean
Yanty Creek, Monroe Co. - 6/13/2021
Brook Trout
6 lb. 0 oz. - 22.6 - Richard Beauchamp
Silver Lake Wilderness Area, Hamilton Co. - 5/16/2013
Brown Bullhead
7 lb. 6 oz. - 22.2 - Glenn Collacuro
Lake Mahopac, Putnam Co. - 8/1/2009
Brown Trout
33 lb. 2 oz. - 38 - Tony Brown
Lake Ontario, Oswego Co. - 6/10/1997
Burbot
16 lb. 12 oz. - 34.75 - Terrance Colwell
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
Black River, Jefferson County - 5/8/2022
Chinook Salmon
47 lb. 13 oz. - 48 - Kurtis Killian
Salmon River, Oswego Co. - 9/7/1991
Cisco (Lake Herring)
5 lb. 7 oz. - n/a - Albert Baratto
Lake Lauderdale, Washington Co. - 1/25/1990
Coho Salmon
33 lb. 7 oz. - 41.9 - Stephen Sheets Jr.
Lake Ontario, Oswego Co. - 8/13/1998
Common Carp
50 lb. 6 oz. - 44.5 - Charles Primeau Sr.
Tomhannock Reservoir, Rensselaer Co. - 5/12/1995
Fallfish
3 lb. 9 oz. - 19 - Jonathan McNamara
Susquehanna River, Tioga Co. - 4/15/2009
Freshwater Drum
36 lb. 0 oz. - 42.75 - Jason Bair
Oneida Lake, Oneida Co. - 6/16/2017
Hybrid Striped Bass
15 lb. 5 oz. - 26.5 - Bryan Colley
Lake Waccabuc, Westchester Co. - 7/30/2004
Kokanee Salmon
3 lb. 6 oz. - 21.5 - Kenneth Shear
Boy Scouts Clear Pond, Franklin Co. - 6/14/2002
Lake Trout
41 lb. 8 oz. - 42.75 - Jesse Wykstra
Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co. - 8/9/2003
Lake Whitefish
10 lb. 8 oz. - 27.87 - Randolph Smith
Lake Pleasant, Hamilton Co. - 8/29/1995
Largemouth Bass
11 lb. 4 oz. - 25.5 - John Higbie
Buckhorn Lake, Otsego Co. - 9/11/1987
Longnose Gar
14 lb. 10 oz. - 52.25 - Michael Gatus
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
Great Sacandaga Lake, Fulton Co. - 9/15/1940
Pink Salmon
4 lb. 15 oz. - n/a - Randy Nyberg
Lake Erie, Chautauqua Co. - 9/16/1985
Pumpkinseed
1 lb. 9 oz. - 11.5 - R. Kennard Mosher & Jordan Tontarski
Indian Lake, Hamilton Co. - 7/19/1994
Black River, Jefferson Co. - 1/26/2020
Rainbow Trout
31 lb. 3 oz. - 39 - Robert Wilson
Lake Ontario, Niagara Co. - 8/14/2004
Redfin Pickerel
2 lb. 1 oz. - n/a - Duane Gillespie
Lake Champlain, Essex Co. - 3/5/1989
Rock Bass
2 lb. 0 oz. - 14.5 - Jason Leusch
Port Bay (Lake Ontario), Wayne Co. - 5/24/2020
Sauger (Retired Record)
4 lb. 8 oz. - 22.19 - Darrin Schwenkbeck
Lower Niagara River, Niagara Co. - 9/30/1990
Shorthead Redhorse (Retired Record)
11 lb. 11 oz. - n/a - Joe Williams
Salmon River, Oswego Co. - 5/26/1996
Smallmouth Bass
8 lb. 6 oz. - na - Smallmouth Bass
Cayuga Lake, Seneca Co. - 6/15/2022
Splake
13 lb. 8 oz. - 31 - Jonathan Simon
Limekiln Lake, Herkimer Co. - 6/27/2004
Striped Bass
60 lb. 0 oz. - 53 - Eric Lester
Hudson River, Orange Co. - 5/14/2014
Tiger Muskellunge
35 lb. 8 oz. - 50 - Brett Gofgosky
Tioughnioga River, Broome Co. - 5/25/1990
Walleye
18 lb. 2 oz. - 32 - Brian Hartman
St. Lawrence River, St. Lawrence Co. - 5/5/2018
White Bass
3 lb. 8 oz. - 18 - Morgan Fonzi
Lower Niagara River, Niagara Co. - 5/6/2020
White Catfish
10 lb. 5 oz. - 25.5 - Joe Silicato
New Croton Reservoir, Westchester Co. - 5/17/1998
White Crappie
4 lb. 7 oz. - 19 - Roy Isaac
Sleepy Hollow Lake, Greene Co. - 8/21/2021
White Perch
3 lb. 1 oz. - 17.5 - Joseph Tansey
Lake Oscaletta, Westchester Co. - 9/21/1991
White Sucker
5 lb. 8 oz. - 24 - Joshua Wegner
Cold Brook, Steuben Co. - 4/14/2015
Yellow Perch
3 lb. 8 oz. - n/a - George Boice
Lake Erie, Erie Co. - 4/28/1982