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New Hampshire State Fishing Records
Verified Record Freshwater Fish
| SPECIES | LENGTH | WEIGHT | WATERBODY | TOWN | DATE | ANGLER | STATE |
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| American Eel | 44.50" | 8 lbs. | Crystal Lake | Eaton | 7/6/1975 | Michael Hansharak | NH |
| Black Crappie | 17.00" | 2 lbs., 15.84 ozs. | Great East Lake | Wakefield | 5/3/2016 | Brian O’Day | NH |
| Bluegill | 11.25" | 2 lbs., 0.64 ozs. | Goodwins Pond | Acworth | 6/18/1992 | Justin S. Therieau | NH |
| Bowfin | 28.00" | 8 lbs., 13 ozs. | Wilson Pond | Swanzey | 8/24/1994 | Kenneth L’Abbe | NH |
| Brown Bullhead | 17.95" | 3 lbs., 4.8 ozs. | Merrimack River | Merrimack | 8/6/2005 | Donald Robbins | NH |
| Brown Trout | 32.50" | 16 lbs., 6 ozs. | Connecticut River | Pittsburg | 7/4/1975 | Ken Reed, Jr. | CT |
| Channel Catfish | 31.30” | 15 lbs., 5.28 ozs. | Connecticut River | Chesterfield | 8/29/2020 | Matthew Smith | NH |
| Common Carp | 37.00” | 35 lbs., 13.12 ozs. | Merrimack River | Manchester | 5/16/2015 | Donald St. Lawrence | NH |
| Common Carp (Bow) | 40.50" | 41 lbs., 0.04 ozs. | Connecticut River | Hinsdale | 6/2/2013 | Kevin Martin | NH |
| Common White Sucker | 23.00" | 6 lbs., 11.68 ozs. | Lake Winnipesaukee | Tuftonboro | 5/3/2015 | Randy Comeau | NH |
| Cusk | 35.00" | 12 lbs., 8.48 ozs. | Lake Winnipesaukee | Moultonborough | 1/13/2022 | Ryan Scott Ashley | NH |
| Brook Trout | 25.50" | 9 lbs. | Pleasant Lake | New London | 5/8/1911 | A. Val Woodruff | NH |
| Chain Pickerel | 26.00" | 8 lbs. | Plummer Lake | Sanbornton | 4/24/1966 | Carroll R. Akeley | MA |
| Fallfish | 20.75" | 3 lbs., 8.96 ozs. | Lake Winnipesaukee | Gilford | 7/12/1991 | John Conti | MA |
| Lake Trout | 42.125" | 37 lbs., 10.4 ozs. | Big Diamond Pond | Stewartstown | 2/25/2020 | Thomas Knight | NH |
| Lake Whitefish | 21.75" | 5 lbs., 1 oz. | Lake Winnipesaukee | Alton | 8/23/1974 | Paul E. Littlefield | NH |
| Landlocked Salmon | 34.50" | 18 lbs., 8 ozs. | Pleasant Lake | New London | 8/31/1942 | Mrs. Letty M. Clark | NH |
| Landlocked Salmon | 36.00" | 18 lbs., 8 ozs. | Pleasant Lake | New London | 8/30/1914 | Mr. P.H. Killelea | MA |
| Largemouth Bass | 25.80" | 10 lbs., 8 ozs. | Potanipo Lake | Brookline | May 1967 | G. Bullpitt | NH |
| Northern Pike | 44.50" | 26 lbs., 9.44 ozs. | Moore Reservoir | Dalton | 2/16/2013 | Kevin Phelps | NH |
| Pumpkinseed | 10.50" | 1 lbs., 1.76 ozs. | Lake Winnipesaukee | Moultonborough | 1/7/2017 | Michael Steffen | NH |
| Rainbow Trout | 35.50" | 15 lbs., 7.2 ozs. | Pemigewasset River | Bristol | 9/16/1996 | Lance King | NH |
| Rock Bass | 13.50" | 1 lb., 8 ozs. | Island Pond | Stoddard | 9/18/1982 | Linc Chamberland | CT |
| Round Whitefish | 18.00" | 1 lb., 11.68 ozs. | Newfound Lake | Bristol | 2/5/2005 | Marty Martin | NH |
| Smallmouth Bass | 23.25" | 7 lbs., 14.5 ozs. | Goose Pond | Canaan | Aug. 1970 | Francis H. Loud | MA |
| Splake Trout | 26.88" | 9 lbs. | Crystal Lake | Eaton | 2/20/1980 | Thomas Barbour | NH |
| Sunapee Trout | 33.00" | 11 lbs., 8 ozs. | Sunapee Lake | Sunapee | 10/2/1954 | Ernest Theoharris | NH |
| Tiger Muskellunge | 35.50" | 11 lbs., 11.68 ozs. | Connecticut River | Lebanon | 6/27/1982 | Brian Patch | NH |
| Tiger Trout | 20.00" | 3 lbs., 8.64 ozs. | Willard Pond | Antrim | 7/6/2011 | Molly Metivier | NH |
| Walleye | 34.00" | 12 lbs., 8.8 ozs. | Connecticut River | Wells River, VT | 5/4/1992 | Anthony Bartolini | NH |
| White Catfish | 23.00" | 5 lbs., 11 ozs. | Big Cub Pond | Danville | 8/4/1996 | Zachary Cross | NH |
| White Perch | 17.20" | 3 lbs., 11.5 ozs. | Lake Winnipesaukee | Moultonborough | 12/29/1986 | John J. Ziolkowski | CT |
| Yellow Bullhead | 16.00" | 2 lbs., 8 ozs. | Pecknolds Pond | Chester | Aug. 1980 | Gerald Menard | NH |
| Yellow Perch | 15.50" | 2 lbs., 6 ozs. | Head’s Pond | Hooksett | 3/4/1969 | R. Hebert | NH |
Verified Record Saltwater/Anadromous Fish
| SPECIES | LENGTH | WEIGHT | WATERBODY | TOWN | DATE | ANGLER | STATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Cod | 63.00" | 98 lbs., 12 ozs. | Isle of Shoals | Hampton | 6/8/1969 | Alphonse Bielevich | NH |
| Black Sea Bass | 18.25" | 2 lb.,14.88 ozs. | Little Bay | Newington | 8/15/2016 | Lucas Watson | NH |
| Bluefin Tuna | 119.00" | 962 lbs. | Gulf of Maine | Newcastle | 8/10/2013 | Richard Green | NH |
| Bluefish | 39.00"* | 21 lbs. | Great Bay | Durham | 8/23/1975 | Henry S. Krook | NH |
| Chinook Salmon | 37.00" | 19 lbs., 4 ozs. | Exeter River | Exeter | 11/9/1985 | Brian O’Connell | MA |
| Coho Salmon | 33.50" | 16 lbs., 3 oz. | Piscataqua River | Portsmouth | 9/3/1984 | Perry R. Soroko | NH |
| Cunner | 14.50" | 1 lb., 14.72 ozs. | Atlantic Ocean | Rye | 10/1/2021 | Ryan Paul Patenaude | NH |
| Cusk | 39.50" | 31 lbs. | Gulf of Maine | Hampton | 6/10/1996 | Richard F. Hincman | NH |
| Grey Triggerfish | 15.50" | 2 lbs., 1.12 ozs. | Piscataqua River | Portsmouth | 8/31/2012 | Timothy D. Moore, Jr. | NH |
| Haddock | 31.50" | 10 lbs., 10.75 ozs. | Gulf of Maine | Rye | 5/26/1988 | George R. Koster | NH |
| Mackerel | 17.50" | 3 lbs. | Gulf of Maine | Hampton | 5/12/1988 | Donald F.X. Angerman | MA |
| Pollock | 50.00" | 47 lbs. | Atlantic Ocean | Portsmouth | 7/1/1981 | Noborv Murakami, MD | NH |
| Striped Bass | 51.00" | 60 lbs. | Great Bay | Dover | 6/26/1980 | Robert A. Lindholm | NH |
| Tautog | 21.25" | 9 lbs., 0.06 ozs. | Hampton Harbor | Seabrook | 5/13/2012 | Marc Schloss | MA |
| Winter Flounder | 18.00" | 3 lbs., 3.68 ozs. | Hampton River | Hampton | 8/2/2014 | Mike Radziszewski | NY |
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