Florida Saltwater Fishing Records
With the help of our friends at IGFA, we've compiled this list of Florida Fishing Records. We hope some of our customers can get on this list - talk about bragging rights!
SPECIES | SCIENTIFIC NAME | WEIGHT | LOCATION | DATE | ANGLER |
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Amberjack, greater | Seriola dumerili | 142 lb | Islamorada | Feb. 3, 1979 | W. A. Colbert, Jr. |
Barracuda, great | Sphyraena barracuda | 67 lb | Islamorada | Jan. 29, 1949 | Harold K. Goodstone |
Bass, black sea | Centropristis striata | 5 lb 1 oz | Panama City | July 21, 1956 | Mrs. R.H. Martin |
Bass, striped (saltwater) | Morone saxatilis | 43 lb 9 oz | Indian River | Jan. 3, 2004 | Carl R. Jackson |
Bluefish | Pomatomus saltatrix | 22 lb 2 oz | Jensen Beach | Mar. 19, 1973 | Liz Yates |
Bonefish | Albula spp. | 16 lb 3 oz | Islamorada | Mar. 19, 2007 | Robert Schroeder |
Bonito, Atlantic | Sarda sarda | 6 lb 8 oz | Boca Raton | Feb. 15, 2009 | Derrick Salim Jaradi |
Catfish, gafftopsail | Bagre marinus | 8 lb 14 oz | Titusville | Sept. 21, 1996 | Larry C. Jones |
Catfish, hardhead | Arius felis | 3 lb 5 oz | Sebastian | Apr. 18, 1993 | Amanda A. Steed |
Cobia | Rachycentron canadum | 130 lb 1 oz | Destin | Mar. 21, 1997 | Peter McCollester |
Croaker, Atlantic | Micropogonias undulatus | 4 lb 15 oz | St. Lucie | Dec. 15, 2002 | Anthony de Foster |
Dolphinfish | Coryphaena hippurus | 81 lb 0 oz | Lantana | June 9, 2007 | Robert Vail |
Drum, black | Pogonias cromis | 96 lb | Fernandina Beach | April 12, 2001 | James E. Cartwright |
Drum, red | Sciaenops ocellatus | 52 lb 5 oz | Cocoa | Feb. 24, 1996 | George E. Hogan, Jr. |
Flounder | Bothidae or Pleuronectidae | 20 lb 9 oz | Nassau County | Dec. 23, 1983 | Larenza W. Mungin |
Grouper, black | Mycteroperca bonaci | 113 lb 6 oz | Dry Tortugas | Jan. 27, 1990 | Donald W. Bone |
Grouper, gag | Mycteroperca microlepis | 80 lb 6 oz | Destin | Oct. 14, 1993 | Bill Smith |
Grouper, goliath | Epinephelus itajara | 680 lb | Fernandina Beach | May 20, 1961 | Lynn Joyner |
Grouper, Nassau | Epinephelus striatus | 9 lb 0 oz | Marathon Key | Jan. 28, 2007 | Nicholas F. Grecco |
Grouper, red | Epinephelus morio | 42 lb 4 oz | St. Augustine Inlet | Mar. 9, 1997 | Del Wiseman, Jr. |
Grouper, Warsaw | Epinephelus nigritus | 436 lb 12 oz | Destin | Dec. 22, 1985 | Steve Haeusler |
Grouper, yellowfin | Mycteroperca venenosa | 34 lb 6 oz | Key Largo | Dec. 7, 1988 | Roy Hogrebe |
Hind, speckled | Epinephelus drummondhayi | 52 lb 8 oz | Destin | Oct. 21, 1994 | Russell George Perry |
Hogfish | Lachnolaimus maximus | 19 lb 8 oz | Daytona Beach | Apr. 28, 1962 | Robert E. Batson |
Jack, almaco | Seriola rivoliana | Vacant | |||
Jack, bar | Caranx ruber | 7 lb 12 oz | Miami | Dec. 18, 1999 | Martin Arostegui |
Jack, crevalle | Caranx hippos | 57 lb | Jupiter | May 18, 1993 | Gerald John Washburn |
Jack, horse-eye | Caranx latus | 25 lb 12 oz | Palm Beach | Oct. 31, 1997 | David Leavitt |
Jack, yellow | Caranx bartholomaei | Vacant | |||
Ladyfish | Elops saurus | 6 lb 4 oz | Cocoa Beach | Aug. 2, 2005 | Lorie Elliot |
Mackerel, cero | Scomberomorus regalis | 17 lb 2 oz | Islamorada | Apr. 5, 1986 | G. Michael Mills |
Mackerel, king | Scomberomorus cavalla | 90 lb | Key West | Feb. 16, 1976 | Norton I. Thomton |
Mackerel, Spanish | Scomberomorus maculatus | 12 lb | Ft. Pierce | Nov. 17, 1984 | John F. Colligan |
Margate, white | Haemulon album | 19 lb 8 oz | Dry Tortugas | Feb. 6, 2011 | Hector Vasallo |
Marlin, blue | Makaira nigricans | 1046 lb | Panama City | July 14, 2001 | Conrad E. Hawkins |
Marlin, white | Kajikia albida | 161 lb | Miami Beach | Mar. 20, 1938 | L. F. Hooper |
Permit | Trachinotus falcatus | 56 lb 2 oz | Ft. Lauderdale | June 30, 1997 | Thomas Sebestyen |
Pompano, African | Alectis ciliaris | 50 lb 8 oz | Daytona Beach | Apr. 21, 1990 | Tom Sargent |
Pompano, Florida | Trachinotus carolinus | 8 lb 4 oz | Port St. Joe | Oct. 16, 1999 | Barry Huston |
Runner, blue | Caranx crysos | 8 lb 5 oz | Pensacola | June 16, 1995 | Kevin Siverly |
Runner, rainbow | Elagatis bipinnulata | 23 lb | Boynton Beach | Sept. 28, 2003 | Alan Richbell |
Sailfish, Atlantic | Istiophorus platypterus | 126 lb | Big Pine Key | June 13, 2009 | Larry Maier |
Scamp | Mycteroperca phenax | 28 lb 6 oz | Mayport | April 3, 2002 | Braden Douglas Pursell |
Seatrout, spotted | Cynoscion nebulosus | 17 lb 7 oz | Ft. Pierce | May 11, 1995 | Craig F. Carson |
Shark, blacktip | Carcharhinus limbatus | 152 lb | Sebastian | Oct. 29, 1987 | Darlene Rees |
Shark, bull | Carcharhinus leucas | 517 lb | Panama City Beach | October, 1981 | Gregory K. Burnett |
Shark, dusky | Carcharhinus obscurus | 764 lb | Longboat Key | May 28, 1982 | Warren Girle |
Shark, hammerhead | Sphyrna spp. | 1060 lb | Boca Grande | May 5, 2009 | Capt. Bucky Dennis |
Shark, lemon | Negaprion brevirostris | 397 lb | Dunedin | Apr. 29, 1977 | Richard M. Guccione |
Shark, mako | Isurus spp. | 911 lb 12 oz | Palm Beach | Apr. 9, 1962 | Audrey Cohen |
Shark, spinner | Carcharhinus brevipinna | 190 lb | Flagler Beach | Apr. 3, 1986 | Mrs. Gladys Prior |
Shark, thresher | Alopias spp. | 544 lb 8 oz | Destin | Sept. 15, 1984 | James Weil |
Shark, tiger | Galeocerdo cuvier | 1,065 lb | Pensacola | June 20, 1981 | Richard Baggs |
Shark, white | Carcharodon carcharias | 686 lb | Key West | Apr. 30, 1988 | Richard P. DeAngelis |
Sheepshead | Archosargus probatocephalus | 15 lb 2 oz | Homosassa | Jan. 29, 1981 | Eugene Lechler |
Snapper, cubera | Lutjanus cyanopterus | 116 lb | Clearwater | July 26, 1979 | Billy Graham |
Snapper, gray | Lutjanus griseus | 17 lb | Port Canaveral | June 14, 1992 | Steve Maddox |
Snapper, lane | Lutjanus synagris | 6 lb 6 oz | Pensacola | Apr. 18, 1991 | Ken Jones |
Snapper, mutton | Lutjanus analis | 30 lb 4 oz | Dry Tortugas | Nov. 29, 1998 | Richard Casey |
Snapper, red | Lutjanus campechanus | 46 lb 8 oz | Destin | Oct. 1, 1985 | Lane Nichols III |
Snapper, | vermilion Rhomboplites aurorubens | Vacant | |||
Snapper, yellowtail | Ocyurus chrysurus | 8 lb 9 oz | Ft. Myers | Sept. 13, 1996 | Capt. William M. Howard |
Snook | Centropomus undecimalis | 44 lb 3 oz | Ft. Myers | Apr. 25, 1984 | Robert De Cosmo |
Spearfish, longbill | Tetrapturus pfluegeri | 61 lb 8 oz | Islamorada | April 29, 1981 | Ted Damiano |
Swordfish | Xiphias gladius | 612 lb 12 oz | Key Largo | May 7, 1978 | Stephen Stanford |
Tarpon | Megalops atlanticus | 243 lb | Key West | Feb. 17, 1975 | Gus Bell |
Triggerfish, Gray | Balistes capriscus | 12 lb 7 oz | Pensacola | July 15, 2001 | Kenneth Morris |
Tripletail | Lobotes surinamensis | 40 lb 13 oz | Ft. Pierce | Mar. 4, 1998 | Thomas D. Lewis |
Tuna, bigeye | Thunnus obesus | 167 lb | Miami Beach | Jan. 18, 1957 | Jerry Mills |
Tuna, blackfin | Thunnus atlanticus | 45 lb 8 oz | Key West | May 4, 1996 | Sam J. Burnett |
Tuna, bluefin | Thunnus thynnus | Vacant | |||
Tuna, skipjack | Euthynnus pelamis | 33 lb 8 oz | Islamorada | July 21, 1998 | Frank Digiovanni |
Tuna, yellowfin | Thunnus albacares | 240 lb | Key West | Dec. 5, 2002 | Michael Delph |
Tunny, little | Euthynnus alletteratus | 27 lb | Key Largo | April 20, 1976 | William E. Allison |
Wahoo | Acanthocybium solandri | 139 lb | Marathon | May 18, 1960 | George Von Hoffman |
Weakfish | Cynoscion regalis | 10 lb | Port Canaveral | Dec. 30, 1987 | George R. Mizell, Jr. |