Update February 2024
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management keeps track of both freshwater and saltwater game fish records in the state.
Find a link below if you want to check out the process for claiming a record. It’s nice to review the basics before you ever hook that trophy so you hit the water prepared.
Freshwater Fishing Records
| Bass, Largemouth 11 lbs, 3.2 oz | Johnson’s Pond | B. Migliore Apr 2016 |
| Bass, Smallmouth 5 lbs, 15 oz | Wash Pond | B. Ferris Sep 1977 |
| Catfish, Brown Bullhead 4 lbs, 9.44 oz | No Location Listed | H. Laramee Aug 1998 |
| Catfish, White 16 lbs, 12 oz | Tiogue Lake | L. Angell Aug 1994 |
| Crappie, Black 3 lbs | Watchaug Pond | R. Sevegny Jul 1976 |
| Carp 32 lbs, 8 oz | Tiogue Lake | S. Wasilewski Jun 2001 |
| Perch, White 2 lbs, 7.28oz | Narrow River | O. Warner Nov 2018 |
| Perch, Yellow 2 lbs, 4 oz | Pascoag Reservoir | D. LaRochelle Feb 1987 |
| Pickerel, Chain 6 lbs, 14 oz | Beach Pond | T. Egan Aug 2005 |
| Pike, Northern 35 lbs | Hundred Acre Pond | D. LaRose Oct 1987 |
| Salmon, Atlantic (Domestic) 21 lbs, 9 oz | Barber Pond | Robert Maldonis Jan 2004 |
| Sunfish, Bluegill 2 lbs, 1 oz | No Location Listed | C. Rizzo Aug 1987 |
| Sunfish, Pumpkinseed 13.6 oz | Block Island | Aug 2020 |
| Trout, Brook 3 lbs, 12 oz | Wyoming Pond | R. Boucher, Jr. Oct 1984 |
| Trout, Brown 7 lbs, 9 oz | Wallum Lake | R. Groleau Apr 2000 |
| Trout, Golden Rainbow 11 lbs, 0.36 oz | Olney Pond | J. Lopez Apr 2019 |
| Trout, Rainbow 15 lbs, 12 oz | Peck Pond | Z. Taylor Jan 2024 |
Saltwater Fishing Records
| Albacore, False 16.2 lbs | The Gully | T. Craig Sep 2022 |
| Bass, Sea 8 lbs, 7.25 oz | Block Island | K. McDuffie Oct 1981 |
| Bass, Striped 77 lbs, 6.4 oz | Block Island | P. Vican Jun 2011 |
| Bluefish 26 lbs | No Location Listed | D. Deziel Aug 1981 |
| Bonito 13 lbs | Westerly | R. Gliottone Oct 1995 |
| Cod 71 lbs | No Location Listed | M. Deciantis June 1965 |
| Flounder, Summer (Fluke) 17 lbs, 8 oz | Narrow River | G. Farmer 1962 |
| Flounder, Winter 6 lbs, 7 oz | Galilee | A. Pearson Aug 1990 |
| Mackerel, Chub 1.52 lbs | Point Judith | Jul 2022 |
| Mackerel, King 12 lbs, 3 oz | Point Judith | A. Camilleri Aug 2000 |
| Mackerel, Atlantic 1 lb, 1.6 oz | No Location Listed | T. Rovinelli Nov 2018 |
| Marlin, White 125 lbs | S. of Block Island | J. Luty, Sr. Aug 1987 |
| Pollock 28 lbs, 8 oz | No Location Listed | A. Jacobs May 1995 |
| Scup (Porgy) 5 lbs | Block Island | J. Yurwitz Oct 1990 |
| Shad, American (Closed) 6 lbs, 8 oz | Runnins River | W. Socha Apr 1985 |
| Shad, Hickory 2 lbs, 11 oz | Narrow River | M. Pickering Nov 1989 |
| Shark, Blue 431 lbs, 2 oz | Cox Ledge | G. Kross Nov 2006 |
| Shark, Mako 718 lbs | S. Block Island | W. Alessi Jun 1993 |
| Shark, Tiger 597 lbs | S. of Block Island | M.P. Strout Jul 1990 |
| Swordfish 588 lbs | Atlantic | L. Banfield Aug 2018 |
| Squeteague (Weakfish) 16 lbs, 8.72 oz | Greenwich Bay | R. Moeller May 2007 |
| Tautog (Blackfish) 21 lbs, 9 oz | Newport | P. Newman Nov 2021 |
| Triggerfish, Gray 4 lbs, 8 oz | No Location Listed | G. Castonguay Oct 2021 |
| Tuna, Bluefin 1142 lbs, 12 oz | Block Island | J. Dempsey Sep 1981 |
| Tuna, Yellowfin 265 lbs | The Dip | R. Hughes Oct 1997 |
Claim Your Rhode Island Fishing Record
You can find the rules for establishing a new Rhode Island fishing record on the DEM’s Freshwater and Saltwater Sportfish Records page.