Maine’s Record Fish & Game
Here are Maine’s current fish and game records. We’ll update these periodically as they change.
As of 3/24/09
FRESHWATER FISH RECORDS
• Atlantic Salmon: 28 lbs. 1 oz., 10/9/80, location undisclosed – Howard Clifford, Portland, ME
• Black Crappie: 3 lbs. 4 oz., 12/28/06, location undisclosed – Jarod Hjort, Gray, ME
• Black Crappie: 3 lbs. 4 oz., 9/12/86, Sibley Pond – Wayne S. Morey, Sr., Benton, ME
• Blueback Trout: 5.24 lbs., August 20, 2008., Pushineer Pond – Carter McLaughlin, Mapleton
• Brook Trout: 8 lbs. 8 oz., 1979, Big Black Pond – James Foster, Howland, ME
• Brown Trout: 23 1/2 lbs., 3/6/96, Square Pond – Robert Hodsdon, Sanford, ME
• Cusk: 18 lbs. 8 oz., 3/15/86, Eagle Lake – Annette Dumond, Fort Kent, ME
• Fallfish: 3 lbs. 12 oz., 9/12/86, Sibley Pond – Wayne S. Morey, Benton, ME
• Lake Trout: 31 lbs. 8 oz., 1958, Beech Hill Pond – Hollis Grindle, Ellsworth, ME
• Landlocked Salmon: 22 lbs. 8 oz., 1907, Sebago Lake – Edward Blakely, Darien, CT
• Largemouth Bass: 11 lbs. 10 oz., 1968, Moose Pond – Robert Kamp, Denmark, ME
• Muskellunge: 31.02 lbs., 3/24/07, Glazier Lake – Jeff Albert, Madawaska, ME
• Northern Pike: 31.2 lbs., 3/25/98, North Pond – Lance Bolduc, Skowhegan, ME
• Pickerel: 7 lbs. .02 oz., 3/10/07, Balch Lake – Josh Gagnon, Lebanon, ME
• Rainbow Trout: 6.52 lbs., 6/5/07, Androscoggin River – Steven Day, Madison, ME
• Smallmouth Bass: 8 lbs., 1970, Thompson Lake – George Dyer, Augusta, ME
• Splake: 10 lbs. 3 oz., 5/8/93, Basin Pond – Daniel R. Paquette, Augusta, ME
• White Perch: 3 lbs, 2 oz., 2008, Little Parker Pond, Jay – Chris Bubier, Wilton, ME
• Whitefish: 7 lbs. 8 oz., 1958, Sebago Lake – Neil Sullivan, Worcester, MA
• Yellow Perch: 1 lb. 10 oz., 8/89, Worthley Pond, East Peru – Chad Mostats, Portland, ME
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GAME RECORDS
• Whitetailed Buck (Firearms): 355 lbs., field dressed, 1955, Concord – Horace Hinckley, Augusta, ME
• Whitetailed Buck (Bowhunting): 259 lbs., field dressed, 10/20/1988, Waldoboro – Darryl Flagg, Jefferson, ME
• Whitetailed Doe (Firearms): 185 lbs., field dressed, 11/1/92, Seboomook Township – Luke Arsenault, Lisbon Falls, ME
• Whitetailed Doe (Firearms): 185 lbs., field dressed, 11/11/04, Lower Enchanted Township – Steve Letourneau, Turner, ME
• Whitetailed Doe (Bowhunting): 166 lbs., field dressed, 9/13/05, Cape Elizabeth – Joseph Kennedy, Litchfield, ME
• Whitetailed Doe (Antlered): 210 lbs., eight-points, 11/15/80, Bethel – Jack Cross, Bethel, ME
• Black Bear (Firearms): 680 lbs. (live weight), 9/13/93, Patten – Richard Moore, Allentown, PA
• Black Bear (Archery): 501 lbs., field dressed, 8/29/90, Strong – Pete Shippee, Winthrop, ME
• Black Bear (Sow): 334.5 lbs., field dressed, August 28, 2006, Mapleton – Tom Sullivan, Portland, CT
• Black Bear (Sow – Archery) 328 pounds, 8/29/2007, St. Agatha – Kyle Stokes, Annville, PA
• Moose, Bull: 1,330 lbs., field dressed, 1982, Marsardis – Willard & Sterling, Waterman, New Gloucester, ME
• Moose, Cow: 774 lbs., 10/13/05, Dyer Brook – Mark McKenna, Jay, ME
• Turkey: 27 lbs. 12 oz., 4/28/03, Waldo County – Sarah Levangie, Belfast, ME
• Turkey (Bow): 25 lbs., 5/1/07, Wells Falls – Chris Nadeau, Wells, ME
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SALT WATER FISH RECORDS
• Bass, Striped (Morone Saxatilis), Rod and Reel: 67 lbs., 9/20/78, Sheepscot River – Douglas Dodge
• Bluefish (Pomatomus Saltatrix), Rod and Reel: 19.68 lbs., 8/8/94, Boothbay Harbor – Denis Moran
• Cod, Atlantic, (Gadus Morhua), Rod and Reel: 80 lbs. 7 oz., 9/8/92, Perkins Cove – Neil Downey
• Cusk (Brosme Brosme), Rod and Reel: 30 lbs. 1 oz., 7/2/88, Perkins Cove – Neil Morrill
• Flounder, Winter (Pleuronectes Americanus), Rod and Reel: 4 lbs. 3 oz., 6/28/89, Perkins Cove – Lisa Boughner
• Goosefish, (Lophius Americanus), Rod and Reel: 49 lbs. 12 oz., 7/9/91, Perkins Cove – Nancy Lee Regimbald
• Haddock (Melanogrammus Aeglefinus), Rod and Reel: 11 lbs. 11 oz., 9/12/91, Perkins Cove – James Mailea
• Hake, Silver (Merluccius Bilinearis), Rod and Reel: 4.51 lbs., 8/8/95, Perkins Cove – Erik M. Callahan
• Hake, White (Urophycis Tenuis), Rod and Reel: 46 lbs. 4 oz., 10/26/ 86, Perkins Cove – John Audet
• Halibut, Atlantic (Hippoglossus Hippoglossus), Rod and Reel: 215 lbs., 8/14/65 Bailey’s Island – Richard F. Hincman
• Mackerel, Atlantic (Scomber Scombrus), Rod and Reel: 2.44 lbs., 7/25/95, Bailey’s Island – Ian T. Bexton
• Pollock (Pollachius Virens), Rod and Reel: 46 lbs. 10.9 oz., 10/24/90, Perkins Cove – Linda Paul
• Ray, Torpedo (Torpedo Nobiliana), Rod and Reel: 35 lbs. 5 oz., 8/24/95, Perkins Cove – Don Carignan
• Shark, Blue (Prionace Glauca), Fly Rod: 101 lbs., 8/30/96, Bath – Fred C. Danforth
• Shark, Blue (Prionace Glauca), Rod and Reel: 391 lbs., 8/9/89, Portland -Ken Putnam
• Shark, Mako (Isurus Oxyrinchus), Handline: 724 lbs., 8/15/92, Portland – Mark Chase
• Shark, Mako (Isurus Oxyrinchus), Rod and Reel: 680 lbs., 8/15/90, location undislosed – Jim Hinkley, Jr.
• Shark, Porbeagle (Lamna Nasus), Rod and Reel: 548 lbs., 7/22/95, Bailey’s Island – Wesley Hurst, Jr.
• Shark, Thresher, Rod and Reel: 425 lbs., 7/14/98, Boothbay Harbor – John H. Shostak
• Tuna, Bluefin (Thunnus Thynnus), Harpoon: 1,155 lbs., 8/20/81, Perkins Cove – Tim Tower and Percy Stevens, Jr.
• Tuna, Bluefin (Thunnus Thynnus), Rod and Reel: 819 lbs., 8/10/77, Bath – Jerry Jamison
• Wolffish, Atlantic (Anarhichas Lupus), Rod and Reel: 30 lbs., 8/21/90, Perkins Cove – Gunther Schulz
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* Note: If you know of a verifiable fish or game record larger than those listed here, or for a species not listed here, please send the information to: Harry Vanderweide, The Maine Sportsman, PO Box 351, Augusta, Maine 04332 or email harry.vanderweide@myfairpoint.net