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Connecticut Freshwater Record Fish

Harvest Category (Weight)
Common Name Weight Location Caught Angler Year Caught
lbs oz
American Eel 10 3 Shetucket River, Norwich Charles J. Lobacz 1993
American Shad 9 4 Connecticut River, Windsor Edward Cypus 1981
Bluegill 2 4 Private Pond, Madison Daniel Gesner 1996
Bowfin 9 0 Connecticut River, Glastonbury Jack Dugay 2019
Brook Trout 9 3 Blackwells Brook, Brooklyn David Andes 1998
Brown Bullhead 4 15 Prospect Pond, Southington Robert Richey 1990
Brown Trout 19 0 West Hill Pond, New Hartford James M. Lucas II 2014
Brown Trout (Sea-run) 10 8 Saugatuck River, Westport Ronald J. Merly 2006
Calico Bass 4 0 Pataganset Lake, East Lyme James M. Boss 1974
Chain Pickerel 8 9 West Twin Lake, Salisbury Alden L. Foss 2005
Channel Catfish
29
6
Mashapaug Lake, Union
Appleton Barrows
2004
Common Carp
43
12
Connecticut River, Hartford
Michael Hudak
2012
Fallfish 2 4 Farmington River, Simsbury Chad Tessman 2012
Kokanee 2 14 East Twin Lake, Salisbury Tom Pasko 2011
Kokanee 2 14 West Hill Pond, Barkhamsted Seth Harris 2018
Lake Trout 29 13 Wononscopmuc Lake, Salisbury Dr. Thompson 1918
Largemouth Bass 12 14 Mashapaug Lake, Union Frank Domurat 1961
Northern Pike 29 0 Lake Lillinonah, Brookfield Joseph Nett 1980
Pumpkinseed 1 3 Lake Marie, Windham Robyn Rogers 1973
Rainbow Trout 14 10 Mansfield Hollow Reservoir, Mansfield Michael V. Ludlow 1998
Rock Bass 1 3 Colebrook Reservoir, Colebrook Ernie Gonsalves 1989
Rock Bass
1 3 Shenipsit Lake, Tolland
Joseph Mankauskas, Jr. 1980
Smallmouth Bass  7 12

Shenipsit Lake, Tolland

James Bonan

1995

Tiger Trout 7 14 Quassapaug Lake, Woodbury-Middlebury Jerry Barth 2011
Walleye 15 4 Beach Pond, Voluntown Vincent Deledda 2015
White Catfish 12 12 Connecticut River, Middletown John L. Shatas 1999
White Perch 3 1 Crystal Lake, Ellington Jacob Niemczyk 2018
White Sucker 3 5 Wepawaug River, Orange Jeffrey Bolliger 2019
Yellow Perch 2 13 Black Pond, Woodstock Miller B. Bassett

1973

 
Catch and Release Category (Length)
Common Name Length (in inches) Location Caught  Angler Year Caught 
American Eel 41 Lake Terramuggus, Marlborough Daniel E.S. Kornegay III 2011
Bluegill 10.5 Andover Lake, Andover Gregory Doane 2015
Bluegill 10.5 Private Pond, Killingworth Evan Kamoen 2018
Bluegill 10.5 Private Pond, Rocky Hill Ted Munette 2015
Bowfin 27 Connecticut River, Portland Michael Kelley 2019
Bowfin 27 Connecticut River, Middletown Joseph A. Netolicky 2019
Brook Trout 21.25 Natchaug River, Chaplin Nicholas Burnore 2010
Brown Bullhead 17.5 Saugatuck Reservoir, Redding Keith Bonenfant 2016
Brown Trout 27.5 Wononskopomuc Lake, Salisbury Paul Liphardt 2016
Calico Bass 19 Candlewood Lake, Danbury Evan Kamoen 2016
Chain Pickerel 33 West Hill Pond, Barkhamsted Mark R. Popolizio 2013
Channel Catfish 35 Lake Pocotopaug, East Hampton Michael G. Brogan 2008
Common Carp 42 Connecticut River, Hartford Michael Hudak 2012
Hybrid Sunfish 10.5 Private Pond, Cheshire James Robitaille 2014
Hybrid Sunfish 10.5 Risley Reservoir, Vernon Ryan McKinney 2019
Kokanee Salmon 20 East Twin Lake, Salisbury Timothy E. Kilbride 2010
Largemouth Bass 25.25 Lake Pocotopaug, East Hampton Daniel E.S. Kornegay III 2008
Northern Pike 45.75 Housatonic River, Falls Village David L. Jones 2009
Pumpkinseed 10 Lake McDonough, Barkhamsted Ellie Fiorentino 2012
Pumpkinseed 10 Lake McDonough, Barkhamsted Joey Takeman 2014
Rainbow Trout 30 Scoville Reservoir, Wolcott Michael Thureson 2010
Redbreast Sunfish 10.25 Lake Terramuggus, Marlborough Daniel E.S. Kornegay III 2018
Rock Bass 12.75 Housatonic River, Kent Daniel E.S. Kornegay III 2008
Smallmouth Bass 24.25 Farmington River, Windsor Jacob Long 2018
Tiger Trout 22 Woodbridge Lake, Goshen Cristian Cifaldi 2018
Walleye 30 Lake Pocotopaug, East Hampton Daniel E.S. Kornegay III 2010
White Catfish 25.5 Salmon River, East Haddam Shawn Sims 2012
White Sucker 20 Farmington River, Farmington Michael S. Swirzewski 2013
Yellow Perch 16.25 Lake McDonough, New Hartford Ron Barbour 2011


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