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Hunting & Fishing Records

As of 10/10/2022

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Game Records

Whitetailed Buck (Firearms): 355 lbs., field dressed, Horace Hinckley, Augusta, ME, 1955, Concord

Whitetailed Buck (Bowhunting): 268 lbs., field dressed, 8 points, Andrew Brazier, Acton, ME, 10/1/18, Charleston

Whitetailed Buck (Crossbow): 252 lbs., field dressed, 7 points, Hunter Ingersoll, Embden, ME, 10/9/2021, Embden

Whitetailed Doe (Firearms): 185 lbs., field dressed, Luke Arsenault, Lisbon Falls, ME, 11/1/92, Seboomook Township

Whitetailed Doe (Firearms): 185 lbs., field dressed, Steve Letourneau, Turner, ME, 11/11/04, Lower Enchanted Township

Whitetailed Doe (Bowhunting): 172.2 lbs., field dressed, Shawn MacFarlane, Dixfield, ME, 10/18/12 in Dixfield

Whitetailed Doe (Antlered): 222 lbs., six points, Justin Ridlon, Wayne, ME, 11/27/2009, Wayne

Black Bear (Firearms): 699 lbs., Matt Knox, Waynesboro PA, Guided by Grand Slam Guide Service, Greenville 9/7/12

Black Bear (Archery): 540 lbs., field dressed, Justin Cook, South China, ME, 08/25/14, New Sharon

Black Bear (Sow): 334.5 lbs., field dressed, (estimated 384.8 lbs., whole) Tom Sullivan, Portland, Conn., August 28, 2006, Mapleton

Black Bear (Sow): 355.5 lbs., whole weight, (estimated 303.2 lbs., dressed) Mary Lepley, Charlestown, WV, Augusta 27, 2014, Shirley

Black Bear (Sow – Archery) 328 pounds, Kyle Stokes, Annville, PA, 8/29/2007, St. Agatha.

Black Bear (Crossbow): 577 lbs., live weight (est. 480 – 530 lbs. dressed), Paul Reed, Jr., Durham ME, 8/29/2022, Mt. Chase, ME. Live weight certified by Warden Scott Martin and Mt. Chase Lodge/Wilderness Variety proprietor Sherri Skinner; hunt witnessed by Kevin Pagnano.

Moose (Bull) 1,330 lbs., field dressed, Willard & Sterling Waterman, New Gloucester, ME, 1982, Marsardis.

Moose (Bull-Archery) 1,040 lbs., Craig Warren, New Gloucester, ME, 9/30/2009, Allagash.

Moose (Cow) 905 lbs., Ralph L. Bartlett and Wanda L. Bartlett, Brownfield, ME, 10/16/2010; Mars Hill; Zone 8.

Turkey: 27 lbs. 12 oz., Sarah Levangie, Belfast, ME, 4/28/03, Waldo County.

Turkey (Bow): 25 lbs., Chris Nadeau, Wells, ME, 5/1/07, Wells Falls

Freshwater Fish Records

Atlantic Salmon: 28 lbs. 1 oz., Howard Clifford, Portland, ME, 10/9/80, location undisclosed
NOTICE: Under current law, sea-run Atlantic Salmon are considered federally-endangered, and no fishing is permitted for this species.

Black Crappie: 3 pounds, 9.76 ounces, Quinn Warren, Messalonskee Lake, February 2012

Blueback Trout: 5.24 lbs., Carter McLaughlin, Mapleton, August 20, 2008, Pushineer Pond

Bluegill: .955 lbs. (15.28 oz.); caught June 21, 2020 by Michael Gibbs, Lebanon, ME, in Murdock Lake (Hatfield Pond), Berwick; Certified by James Pellerin, MDIFW Fisheries Biologist, Gray, Maine

Brook Trout: 9-pounds 2-ounces, Patrick Coan, Waterboro, Maine, 1/8/2010, Mousam Lake.

Brown Trout: 23 1/2 lbs., Robert Hodsdon, Sanford, ME, 3/6/1996, Square Pond

White Catfish: 6.69 lbs., Danny Shores, Albion, ME, 7/7/2015

Common Carp: 16.3 lbs., Samuel Foster, Augusta, ME 9/2014, Kennebec River

Cusk: 18 lbs. 8 oz., Annette Dumond, Fort Kent, ME, 3/15/1986, Eagle Lake

Fallfish: 3 lbs. 12 oz., Wayne S. Morey, Benton, ME, 9/12/1986, Sibley Pond

Lake Trout: 39.2 lbs., Erik T. Poland, Andover, ME, 7/2/2020, Richardson Lake

Landlocked Salmon: 22 lbs. 8 oz., Edward Blakely, Darien, CT, 1907, Sebago Lake

Largemouth Bass: 11 lbs. 10 oz., Robert Kamp, Denmark, ME, 1968, Moose Pond

Muskellunge: 33 lbs. , Onezime Dufour, Madawaska, ME, 5/15/2010, St. John River

Northern Pike: 31.2 lbs., Lance Bolduc, Skowhegan, ME, 3/25/1998, North Pond

Pickerel: 7 lbs. 02 oz., Josh Gagnon, Lebanon, ME, 3/10/2007, Balch Lake

Pumpkinseed Sunfish: 1.19 lbs., 10.5″ long, Olivia Jean Hanna, Belgrade, ME, 8/20/2016, North Pond, Smithfield

Rainbow Trout: 13 lbs. 9 oz., Timothy Kelley, Conway, AR, 6/4/2016, Quarry Pond

Smallmouth Bass: 8 lbs., George Dyer, Augusta, ME, 1970, Thompson Lake

Splake: 14.7 pounds; 32-1/2″ long; Drew Leavitt, Greene, ME; 8/2/2019; Pleasant Pond (Turner)

Walleye: 5.7 pounds, Nathan Lawler, Portland, ME, 8/1/2009, Messalonskee Lake

White Perch: 3.51 pounds, Matthew Lund, Bath, ME, 1/1/22, Undisclosed Location

Whitefish: 7 lbs. 8 oz., Neil Sullivan, Worcester, MA, 1958, Sebago Lake

Yellow Perch: 2.12 lbs.,Martina Drugovich, Southwest Harbor, ME, 2/11/2020, Undisclosed Location

Saltwater Fish Records

Bass, Striped (Morone Saxatilis), Rod and Reel: 67 lbs., Sheepscot River, Douglas Dodge, 9/20/1978

Bluefish (Pomatomus Saltatrix), Rod and Reel: 19.68 lbs., Boothbay Harbor, Denis Moran, 8/8/1994

Cod, Atlantic, (Gadus Morhua), Rod and Reel: 80 lbs. 7 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Neil Downey, 9/8/1992

Cunner (Tautogolabrus adspersus), Rod and Reel: 2.95 lbs., Cape Neddick, Justin Petelle, 6/26/2021

Cusk (Brosme Brosme), Rod and Reel: 30 lbs. 1 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Neil Morrill, 7/2/1988

Flounder, Winter (Pleuronectes Americanus), Rod and Reel: 4 lbs. 3 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Lisa Boughner, 6/28/1989

Goosefish, (Lophius Americanus), Rod and Reel: 49 lbs. 12 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Nancy Lee Regimbald, 7/9/1991

Haddock (Melanogrammus Aeglefinus), Rod and Reel: 15.61 lbs., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Jared Keniston, 5/11/2004

Hake, Silver (Merluccius Bilinearis), Rod and Reel: 5 lbs. 1.4 oz., South Portland, Nathan Superchi, 7/13/2021

Hake, White (Urophycis Tenuis), Rod and Reel: 48 lbs. 4.2 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Stephen Selmer, 7/17/2018

Halibut, Atlantic (Hippoglossus Hippoglossus), Rod and Reel: 215 lbs., Bailey’s Island, Richard F. Hincman, 8/14/1965

Herring, Atlantic (Clupea harengus), Rod and Reel: 0.1 lbs., Perry, James Stanley, 9/5/2004

Mackerel, Atlantic (Scomber Scombrus), Rod and Reel: 2.44 lbs., Bailey’s Island, Ian T. Bexton, 7/25/1995

Pollock (Pollachius Virens), Rod and Reel: 46 lbs. 10.9 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Linda Paul, 10/24/1990

Ray, Torpedo (Torpedo Nobiliana), Rod and Reel: 35 lbs. 5 oz., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Don Carignan, 8/24/1995

Sculpin, Shorthorn (Myoxocephalus scorpius), Rod and Reel: 2.84 lbs., Perry, James Stanley, 9/5/2004

Sea Bass, Black (Centropristis striata), Rod and Reel: 1.75 lbs., Ogunquit, David Hutchins, 6/8/2002

Shad, American (Alosa sapidissima), Fly Rod: 3.42 lbs., Cherryfield, Alton West, 6/30/2020

Shark, Blue (Prionace Glauca), Fly Rod: 101 lbs., Bath, Fred C. Danforth, 8/30/1996

Shark, Blue (Prionace Glauca), Rod and Reel: 470.5 lbs., South Portland, Dustin Gieryn, 9/5/2008

Shark, Mako (Isurus Oxyrinchus), Handline: 724 lbs., Portland, Mark Chase, 8/15/1992

Shark, Mako (Isurus Oxyrinchus), Rod and Reel: 680 lbs., Jim Hinkley, Jr., 8/15/1990

Shark, Porbeagle (Lamna Nasus), Handline: 495 lbs., Phippsburg, Jerry Dillon, 7/28/1996

Shark, Porbeagle (Lamna Nasus), Rod and Reel: 548 lbs., Bailey’s Island, Wesley Hurst, Jr., 7/22/1995

Shark, Thresher (Alopias vulpinus), Handline: 628 lbs., South Portland, Stephen York, 9/9/2006

Shark, Thresher (Alopias vulpinus), Rod and Reel: 425 lbs., Boothbay Harbor, John H. Shostak, 7/14/1998

Tautog (Tautoga onitis), Handline: 7 lbs. 13 oz., York, Chris Morrell, 8/27/2013

Tuna, Bluefin (Thunnus Thynnus), Harpoon: 1,155 lbs., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Tim Tower and Percy Stevens, Jr., 8/20/1981

Tuna, Bluefin (Thunnus Thynnus), Handline: 810 lbs., Portland, Ian T. Bexon, 9/7/1998

Tuna, Bluefin (Thunnus Thynnus), Rod and Reel: 819 lbs., Bath, Jerry Jamison, 8/10/1977

Wolffish, Atlantic (Anarhichas Lupus), Rod and Reel: 30 lbs., Perkins Cove, Ogunquit, Gunther Schulz, 8/21/1990

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