Massachusetts saltwater game fish records

Want to set a new record for saltwater game fish in Massachusetts? Check out the current leaders. The last record catch was set in 2020.

Saltwater Game Fish Records

Species	Weight	Location	Date	Angler
Albacore	65 lb. 6 oz.	Edgartown	2020	Sean Ready
Bigeye Tuna	319 lb. 5 oz.		2018	Daniel Bliss
Black Sea Bass	8 lb. 15 oz.	Buzzards Bay	May 2007	Aaron Costa
Bluefish	27 lb. 4 oz.	Graves Light	09/11/82	Louis Gordon
Bluefin Tuna	1,228 lb.	Cape Cod Bay	09/23/84	Marlene Goldstein
Blue Marlin	873 lb.		2015	Dr. Ralph DeLaTorre
Blue Shark	485 lb. 2 oz.	Jeffreys Ledge	2011	Ethan Lynch
Bonito	13 lb. 8 oz.	NB Dike	09/23/02	Eddie Gomez
Cod	92 lb.	Jeffreys Ledge	07/05/87	Robert Radzik
Coho Salmon	18 lb. 8 oz.	North River	01/21/86	James Lewis
Cusk	34 lb. 4 oz.	Stellwagen Bank	07/15/90	Gabe Silvestrone
Dolphin	61 lb. 3 oz.	Veatch Canyon	08/08/09	Ty Warren
False Albacore	19 lb. 5 oz.	Edgartown	09/27/90	Donald MacGillvray
Fluke	21 lb. 8 oz.	Nomans Island	09/25/80	Joseph Czapiga
Haddock*	20 lb.	Stellwagen Bank	1972	Don Rehnstrom
Haddock*	20 lb.	Boston Lightship	08/03/74	Joseph Gelsomini
Halibut	321 lb.	Massachusetts Bay	07/21/65	Norman Cournoyer
King Mackerel	9 lb. 14 oz.	Hedge Fence	2018	Zak Potter
Mackerel	3 lb. 8 oz.	Hampton Shoal	10/09/94	Steve Ostrander
Mako Shark (shortfin)	1,324 lb.	Massachusetts Bay	07/27/99	Kevin Scola
Pollock	48 lb. 2 oz.	Cashes Ledge	09/14/92	Sal Mocerino
Porbeagle Shark	495 lb.	Martha's Vineyard	2011	Jesse Siegel
Scup	5 lb. 14 oz.	Nomans Land Island	10/17/83	Robert Pimental
Spanish Mackerel	8 lb.	Vineyard Sound	2011	Joe Canha
Striped Bass*	73 lb.	Quick's Hole	1913	Charles Church
Striped Bass*	73 lb.	Sow & Pigs	1967	Charles Cinto
Striped Bass*	73 lb.	Nauset Beach	11/3/81	Anton Stetzko
Swordfish	646 lb.	Nomans Land Island	1972	Albert Little
Tautog	22 lb. 9 oz.	Gay Head	06/29/78	Michael Horsely
Thresher Shark	630 lb.	Martha's Vineyard	2011	Timothy Delude
Wahoo	182 lb. 3 oz.	Veatch Canyon	07/12/16	Derek Wittkamper
Weakfish	18 lb. 12 oz.	Buzzards Bay	08/19/84	George Mahoney
White Marlin	131 lb.	Nantucket	07/30/82	Ted Nfatzger
Winter Flounder	8 lb. 2 oz.	Georges Bank	07/12/96	Tom Hillebrand
Wolffish	55 lb. 8 oz.	Cape Cod Bay	06/19/00	Andrew Glovsky
Yellowfin Tuna	187 lb.	Nantucket	08/05/90	Mark Bojoukos

* record tie

Record-breaking catch?

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