Updated: February 2024
The following tables list the current New Hampshire state fishing records for both freshwater and saltwater species. The latter table also includes anadromous species such as salmon and striped bass.
If you hope to notch your own name in the state’s fishing record books, see the resources linked at the bottom of this article.
Freshwater Fishing Records
| Bass, Largemouth 10 lbs, 8 oz | Potanipo Lake | G. Bullpitt May 1967 |
| Bass, Rock 1 lb, 8 oz | Island Pond | Linc Chamberland Sep 18, 1982 |
| Bass, Smallmouth 7 lbs, 14.5 oz | Goose Pond | Francis H. Loud Aug 1970 |
| Bowfin 8 lbs, 13 oz | Wilson Pond | Kenneth L’Abbe Aug 24, 1994 |
| Carp, Common 35 lbs, 13.12 oz | Merrimack River | Donald St. Lawrence May 15, 2016 |
| Carp, Common (Bow) 41 lbs, 0.04 oz | Connecticut River | Kevin Martin Jun 2, 2013 |
| Catfish, Brown Bullhead 3 lbs, 4.8 oz | Merrimack River | Donald Robbins Aug 6, 2005 |
| Catfish, Channel 15 lbs, 12.8 oz | Connecticut River | Scott Alexander, Jr. Sep 27, 2022 |
| Catfish, White 5 lbs, 11 oz | Big Cub Pond | Zachary Cross Aug 4, 1996 |
| Catfish, Yellow Bullhead 2 lbs, 8 oz | Pecknolds Pond | Gerald Menard Aug 1980 |
| Crappie, Black 2 lbs, 15.84 oz | Great East Lake | Brian O’Day May 3, 2016 |
| Cusk (Burbot) 12 lbs, 8.48 oz | Lake Winnipesaukee | Ryan Scott Ashley Jan 13, 2022 |
| Eel, American 8 lbs | Crystal Lake | Michael Hansharak Jul 6, 1975 |
| Fallfish 3 lbs, 8.96 oz | Lake Winnipesaukee | John Conti Jun 12, 1991 |
| Muskellunge, Tiger 11 lbs, 11.68 oz | Connecticut River | Brian Patch Jun 27, 1982 |
| Perch, White 3 lbs, 11.5 oz | Lake Winnipesaukee | John J. Ziolkowski Dec 29, 1986 |
| Perch, Yellow 2 lbs, 6 oz | Head’s Pond | R. Hebert Mar 4, 1969 |
| Pickerel, Chain 8 lbs | Plummer Lake | Carroll R. Akeley Apr 24, 1966 |
| Pike, Northern 26 lbs, 9.44 oz | Moore Reservoir | Kevin Phelps Feb 16, 2013 |
| Pumpkinseed 1 lbs, 1.76 oz | Lake Winnipesaukee | Michael Steffen Jan 7, 2017 |
| Salmon, Landlocked 18 lbs, 8 oz | Pleasant Lake | Mrs. Letty M. Clark Aug 31, 1942 |
| Salmon, Landlocked 18 lbs, 8 oz | Pleasant Lake | Mr. P.H. Killelea Aug 30, 1914 |
| Sucker, Common White 6 lbs, 11.68 oz | Lake Winnipesaukee | Randy Comeau May 3, 2015 |
| Sunfish, Bluegill 2 lbs, 0.64 oz | Goodwins Pond | Justin S. Theriea Jun 18, 1992 |
| Trout, Brown 16 lbs, 6 oz | Connecticut River | Ken Reed, Jr. Jul 4, 1975 |
| Trout, Brook 9 lbs | Pleasant Lake | A. Val Woodruff May 8, 1911 |
| Trout, Lake 37 lbs, 10.4 oz | Big Diamond Pond | Thomas Knight Feb 25, 2020 |
| Trout, Rainbow 15 lbs, 7.2 oz | Pemigewasset River | Lance King Sep 16, 1996 |
| Trout, Splake 9 lbs | Crystal Lake | Thomas Barbour Feb 20, 1980 |
| Trout, Sunapee 11 lbs, 8 oz | Sunapee Lake | Ernest Theoharris Oct 2, 1954 |
| Trout, Tiger 3 lbs, 8.64 oz | Willard Pond | Molly Metivier Jul 6, 2011 |
| Walleye 12 lbs, 8.8 oz | Connecticut River | Anthony Bartolini May 4, 1992 |
| Whitefish, Lake 5 lbs, 1 oz | Lake Winnipesaukee | Paul E. Littlefield Aug 23, 1974 |
| Whitefish, Round 1 lb, 11.68 oz | Newfound Lake | Marty Martin Feb 5, 2005 |
Saltwater Fishing Records
(Includes Anadromous Species)
| Bass, Black Sea 2 lbs, 14.88 oz | Little Bay | Lucas Watson Aug 15, 2016 |
| Bass, Striped 60 lbs | Great Bay | Robert A. Lindholm Jun 26, 1980 |
| Bluefish 21 lbs | Great Bay | Henry S. Krook Aug 23, 1975 |
| Cod, Atlantic 98 lbs, 12 oz | Isle of Shoals | Alphonse Bielevich Jun 8, 1969 |
| Cunner 1 lb, 14.72 oz | Atlantic Ocean | Ryan Paul Patenaude Oct 1, 2021 |
| Cusk 31 lbs | Gulf of Maine | Richard F. Hincman Jun 10, 1996 |
| Flounder, Winter 3 lbs, 3.68 oz | Hampton River | Mike Radziszewski Aug 2, 2014 |
| Haddock 10 lbs, 10.75 oz | Gulf of Maine | George R. Koster May 26, 1988 |
| Mackerel 3 lbs | Gulf of Maine | Donald F.X. Angerman May 12, 1988 |
| Pollock 47 lbs | Atlantic Ocean | Noborv Murakami Jul 1, 1981 |
| Salmon, Chinook 19 lbs, 4 oz | Exeter River | Brian O’Connell Nov 9, 1985 |
| Salmon, Coho 16 lbs, 3 oz | Piscataqua River | Perry R. Soroko Sep 3, 1984 |
| Tautog 9 lbs, 0.06 oz | Hampton Harbor | Marc Schloss May 13, 2012 |
| Triggerfish, Grey 2 lbs, 1.12 oz | Piscataqua River | Timothy D. Moore, Jr. Aug 31, 2012 |
| Tuna, Bluefin 962 lbs | Gulf of Maine | Richard Green Aug 10, 2013 |
Setting a New Hampshire Fishing Record
If you think you’ve caught a record-breaking fish in New Hampshire waters (or just want to read the rules so you’ll be prepared, read the Fish and Game’s Trophy and Record Fish Program page. You’ll also find a link to the official application.