18-56-CWS | September 21, 2018
BILOXI, Miss. – The state Commission on Marine Resources on Tuesday certified two state fishing records.
C. Brennan Sanders of Diamondhead set the record for Inshore Lizardfish (Synodus foetens) with a fish weighing 5.5 ounces using conventional tackle.
Reagan McGarvey, 9, of Flower Mound, Texas, set a youth record using conventional tackle for Gulf Kingfish (Menticirrhus littoralis) with a fish weighing 1 pound, 8.72 ounces.
Photos courtesy MS Department of Marine Resources
$11. C. Brennan Sanders
$12. Reagan McGarvey
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources is dedicated to enhancing, protecting and conserving marine interests of the state by managing all marine life, public trust wetlands, adjacent uplands and waterfront areas to provide for the optimal commercial, recreational, educational and economic uses of these resources consistent with environmental concerns and social changes. Visit the DMR online at dmr.ms.gov.
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