ALL-TACKLE STATE RECORDS
Last updated January 14, 2026
| Common Name | Species | Pounds | Ounces | Date | Gear Type | Angler Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amberjack, Greater | Seriola dumerili | 126 | 0.00 | 03/22/14 | Conventional | Don Wheeler |
| Amberjack, Lesser | Seriola fasciata | 5 | 8.00 | 05/24/04 | Conventional | Jack Paul Edwards, IV |
| AtlanticBlue Tang | Acanthurus coeruleus | 1 | 3.20 | 08/14/23 | Spear | Sean Cook |
| Atlantic Creolefish | Paranthias furcifer | 1 | 9.60 | 06/22/24 | Spear | Sean Cook |
| Barracuda, Great | Sphyraena barracuda | 52 | 6.00 | 08/12/12 | Conventional | Matt Glenn |
| Barracuda, Guachanche | Sphyraena guachancho | 1 | 3.36 | 07/12/24 | Conventional | Maison Hallman |
| Bigeye | Priacanthus arenatus | 2 | 11.52 | 06/01/22 | Spear | Harley J. Havard |
| Bluefish | Pomatomus saltatrix | 16 | 6.00 | 00/00/84 | Conventional | Joe Krebs |
| Bonefish | Albula vulpes | 0 | 4.00 | 11/04/99 | Conventional | Scott Floyd |
| Bonita(Little Tunny) | Euthynnus alletteratus | 29 | 8.80 | 04/15/94 | Conventional | Jean A. Thorton |
| Bonnethead | Sphyrna tiburo | 15 | 2.40 | 08/31/19 | Conventional | Tucker House |
| Brotula, Bearded | Brotula barbata | 14 | 8.00 | 06/17/13 | Conventional | Joey Davis |
| Bumper, Atlantic | Chloroscombrus chrysurus | 0 | 4.52 | 09/07/19 | Conventional | Rinlee Armes |
| Burrfish, Striped | Chilomycterus schoepfii | 1 | 9.65 | 05/13/16 | Conventional | David Floyd |
| Catfish, Gafftopsail | Bagremarinus | 9 | 9.92 | 08/26/00 | Conventional | Shane Ardis |
| Catfish, Hardhead | Ariopsis felis | 3 | 0.32 | 06/08/05 | Conventional | Josh Holmes |
| Chub, Yellow | Kyphosus incisor | 9 | 10.00 | 07/30/92 | Conventional | Melvin Raymond Jr |
| Cobia | Rachycentron canadum | 106 | 13.00 | 05/02/96 | Conventional | Randy McDaniel |
| Croaker, Atlantic | Micropogonias undulatus | 5 | 1.00 | 09/28/12 | Conventional | Matt Glenn |
| Cubbyu | Pareques umbrosus | 2 | 6.72 | 05/28/05 | Conventional | John Smith |
| Cutlassfish, Atlantic | Trichiurus lepturus | 2 | 9.44 | 07/16/11 | Conventional | Jonathan Stanley |
| Dolphin(MahiMahi) | Coryphaena hippurus | 62 | 0.00 | 1981/1985 | Conventional | D.L. Siegel/Leo Muldoon |
| Dolphinfish, Pompano | Coryphaena equiselis | 1 | 0.80 | 05/22/05 | Conventional | Tom O’Brien |
| Driftfish, Black | Hyperoglyphe bythites | 23 | 3.84 | 06/07/15 | Conventional | John Cuevas |
| Drum,Black | Pogonias cromis | 70 | 5.00 | 03/12/05 | Conventional | Eddie Hansen |
| Drum,Blackbar | Pareques iwamotoi | 2 | 13.00 | 02/08/08 | Conventional | Lenny Maiolatesi |
| Drum,Red | Sciaenops ocellatus | 52 | 2.40 | 05/26/16 | Conventional | Antonio Rubio |
| Eel, Conger | Conger oceanicus | 30 | 2.24 | 07/27/25 | Conventional | Brandon Hogue |
| Eel, KingSnake | Ophichthus rex | 37 | 4.00 | 08/24/07 | Conventional | Steve Strickland |
| Filefish,Scribbled Leatherjacket | Aluterus scriptus | 3 | 2.45 | 10/31/22 | Spear | Tommy Phelps |
| Filefish, Unicorn | Aluterus monoceros | 5 | 9.80 | 06/02/22 | Spear | Brandon Powell |
| Flounder, Gulf | Paralichthys albigutta | 2 | 1.60 | 09/04/25 | Conventional | Trevor Moncrief |
| Flounder, Southern | Paralichthys lethostigma | 10 | 4.66 | 03/03/07 | Conventional | Karen A. Good |
| Frogfish, Ocellated | Fowlerichthys ocellatus | 6 | 0.00 | 08/10/08 | Conventional | Adam Perrigin |
| Gag | Mycteroperca microlepis | 67 | 6.40 | 06/03/21 | Conventional | Travis Gessley |
| Graysby | Cephalopholis cruentata | 1 | 9.93 | 06/17/18 | Conventional | Matt Glenn |
| Great Hammerhead | Sphyrna mokarran | 436 | 14.00 | 07/05/02 | Conventional | Robert J. Garrett |
| Grouper (unclassified) | Serranidae genus | 47 | 14.20 | 00/00/80 | Conventional | Dr. Kenneth Ramsey |
| Grouper, Black | Mycteroperca bonaci | 11 | 0.16 | 01/11/00 | Conventional | Michael L. Allen |
| Grouper, Marbled | Dermatolepis inermis | 12 | 8.00 | 12/03/10 | Conventional | Phillip King Jr. |
| Grouper, Red | Epinephelus morio | 27 | 0.32 | 04/13/24 | Spear | Darin Grant |
| Grouper, Snowy | Epinephelus niveatus | 24 | 3.20 | 02/19/10 | Conventional | William A. Scarborough Jr. |
| Grouper, Warsaw | Hyporthodus nigritus | 250 | 0.00 | 07/17/04 | Conventional | Paul Gallop |
| Grouper, Yellowedge | Hyporthodus flavolimbatus | 44 | 9.60 | 08/21/25 | Electric Reel | Holt Gammel |
| Hake, Gulf | Urophycis cirrata | 6 | 0.00 | 10/21/25 | Conventional | James Paul Williams |
| Hake,Southern | Urophycis floridana | 2 | 8.80 | 08/17/25 | Electric Reel | Cooper Wrightson |
| Halfbeak, Atlantic Silverstripe | Hyporhamphus unifasciatus | 0 | 2.24 | 07/07/24 | Conventional | Rodie Armes |
| Hind,Red | Epinephelus guttatus | 4 | 7.36 | 03/21/20 | Spear | Harley J. Havard |
| Hind, Rock | Epinephelus adscensionis | 4 | 4.80 | 11/01/25 | Conventional | Nicholas Lewelling |
| Hind, Speckled | Epinephelus drummondhayi | 12 | 12.16 | 11/21/14 | Conventional | Brandon Bosarge |
| Hogfish, Spanish | Bodianus rufus | 2 | 10.72 | 06/27/20 | Spear | Sean Cook |
| Hogfish, Spotfin | Bodianus pulchellus | 0 | 15.20 | 09/05/15 | Conventional | Harold Charlton III |
| Houndfish | Tylosurus crocodilus | 1 | 0.01 | 07/03/08 | Conventional | Wes Harvey |
| Jack, Almaco | Seriola rivoliana | 40 | 15.20 | 05/30/25 | Spear | Tim Shivers |
| Jack, Black | Caranx lugubris | 16 | 4.80 | 08/03/07 | Conventional | Dennis L. Henry |
| Jack, Bluntnose | Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus | 0 | 10.20 | 08/09/14 | Conventional | David Floyd |
| Jack, Crevalle | Caranx hippos | 48 | 0.50 | 07/19/85 | Conventional | Brian D. Pelton |
| Jack, Horse-eye | Caranx latus | 25 | 5.00 | 07/20/13 | Conventional | Donald L. Bosarge II |
| Kingfish, Gulf | Menticirrhus littoralis | 2 | 0.00 | 07/05/14 | Conventional | Riley Saucier |
| Kingfish, Northern | Menticirrhus saxatallis | 0 | 6.08 | 10/26/24 | Conventional | Cooper Wrightson |
| Kingfish, Southern | Menticirrhus americanus | 2 | 0.84 | 02/09/17 | Conventional | Mark Alan Ros Jr |
| Ladyfish | Elops saurus | 5 | 6.06 | 05/30/20 | Conventional | Doug Borries |
| Leatherjacket | Oligoplites saurus | 0 | 3.34 | 07/29/08 | Conventional | Dick Wilson |
| Lionfish, Red | Pterois volitans | 2 | 12.98 | 08/25/21 | Spear | Joseph Triplett |
| Lizardfish, Inshore | Synodus foetens | 0 | 9.10 | 11/14/21 | Conventional | Jordan Mathews |
| Longtail Bass | Hemanthias leptus | 5 | 6.40 | 07/12/07 | Conventional | Lenny Maiolatesi |
| Lookdown | Selene vomer | 3 | 4.83 | 05/19/15 | Conventional | Mark Allen Ross Jr. |
| Mackerel, King | Scomberomorus cavalla | 74 | 1.60 | 11/20/09 | Conventional | Barrett McMullan |
| Mackerel, Spanish | Scomberomorus maculatus | 8 | 0.00 | 00/00/84 | Conventional | Ron Dillistone |
| Mako, Shortfin | Isurus oxyrinchus | 550 | 0.00 | 01/08/12 | Conventional | Tim King |
| Marlin, Blue | Makaira nigricans | 1054 | 9.60 | 06/07/02 | Conventional | Barry D. Carr |
| Marlin, White | Kajikia albida | 80 | 3.20 | 09/15/00 | Conventional | Joseph Guidry |
| Moonfish, Atlantic | Selene setapinnis | 1 | 14.38 | 06/05/06 | Conventional | Scott Floyd |
| Moray, Blacktail | Gymnothorax kolpos | 5 | 11.84 | 07/04/05 | Conventional | Dick Wilson |
| Moray, Purplemouth | Gymnothorax vicinus | 3 | 1.00 | 07/04/03 | Conventional | Dick Wilson |
| Moray, Reticulate | Muraenaretifera | 6 | 15.84 | 08/06/04 | Conventional | Stephen E.Wilson |
| Mullet, Striped | Mugilcephalus | 5 | 6.95 | 11/18/20 | Gig | Joey Besancon Sr. |
| Needlefish, Atlantic | Strongylura marina | 0 | 2.56 | 09/07/20 | Conventional | Rodie Armes |
| Oilfish | Ruvettus pretiosus | 50 | 0.32 | 03/24/02 | Conventional | Kenneth Saxman |
| Permit | Trachinotus falcatus | 14 | 3.20 | 06/21/25 | Spear | Mike Aucoin |
| Pigfish | Orthopristis chrysoptera | 1 | 1.76 | 08/28/04 | Conventional | Lorielyn Newbury |
| Pinfish | Lagodon rhomboides | 3 | 5.60 | 09/04/92 | Conventional | William D. Fountain |
| Pomfret, Keeltail | Taractes rubescens | 16 | 8.00 | 06/15/21 | Conventional | Jimmy Boleware |
| Pomfret, Lowfin | Bramadussumieri | 0 | 4.37 | 09/15/18 | Conventional | Junie Creel |
| Pompano, African | Alectis ciliaris | 37 | 1.44 | 05/01/20 | Spear | Harley J. Havard |
| Pompano, Florida | Trachinotus carolinus | 5 | 0.64 | 10/19/23 | Conventional | Stefanson Smith |
| Pompano, Irish | Diapterus auratus | 0 | 5.90 | 10/23/23 | conventional | Cecily O’Brien |
| Porgy, Knobbed | Calamus nodosus | 1 | 4.80 | 12/05/19 | Conventional | Blake Bosarge |
| Porgy, Longspine | Stenotomus caprinus | 0 | 14.72 | 10/14/14 | Conventional | Steven Frye |
| Porgy, Red | Pagrus pagrus | 3 | 11.68 | 06/22/07 | Conventional | Donald L. Bosarge II |
| Porgy, Whitebone | Calamus leucosteus | 3 | 8.00 | 07/05/24 | Electric Reel | Garrett Jones |
| Puffer, Smooth | Lagocephalus laevigatus | 10 | 0.00 | 04/24/22 | Conventional | Phillip Overman |
| Ray, Cownose | Rhinoptera bonasus | 28 | 9.00 | 07/05/14 | Conventional | Thor Goodfellow |
| Remora | Remoraremora | 5 | 5.00 | 07/02/06 | Conventional | Ross Maxwell |
| Runner, Blue | Caranx crysos | 7 | 14.99 | 06/15/08 | Conventional | Carlton Nea |
| Runner, Rainbow | Elagatis bipinnulata | 18 | 12.00 | 07/30/94 | Conventional | Paul A. Pamigoni |
| Sailfish | Istiophorus platypterus | 62 | 0.00 | 00/00/63 | Conventional | Eddie Jones |
| Sand Perch | Diplectrum formosum | 0 | 2.40 | 03/02/19 | Conventional | Julien Barr |
| Sandfish, Belted | Serranus subligarius | 0 | 1.00 | 07/03/11 | Conventional | Eddi Kopszywa |
| Scalloped Hammerhead | Sphyrna lewini | 268 | 0.00 | 08/08/98 | Conventional | Warren V.Jones |
| Scamp | Mycteroperca phenax | 28 | 4.32 | 06/11/16 | Conventional | Joey Antoon |
| Scorpionfish, BlackbellyRosefish | Helicolenus dactylopterus | 2 | 11.20 | 05/14/22 | Conventional | John Wright |
| Scorpionfish, Spinycheek | Neomerinthe hemingwayi | 3 | 8.56 | 03/13/11 | Conventional | Pete Atwood |
| Scorpionfish, Spotted | Scorpaena plumieri | 2 | 2.24 | 08/22/04 | Conventional | Dick E. Wilson |
| Seabass, Rock | Centropristis philadelphica | 0 | 14.72 | 08/20/92 | Conventional | Robert Bel |
| Searobin, Bighead | Prionotus tribulus | 1 | 0.32 | 05/24/05 | Conventional | David Hise Jr. |
| Seatrout,Sand(White) | Cynoscion arenarius | 6 | 9.60 | 03/12/09 | Conventional | Chris Denton |
| Seatrout, Spotted | Cynoscion nebulosus | 10 | 10.00 | 04/08/13 | Conventional | David Floyd |
| Shark(unclassified) | Carcharhinidae | 885 | 0.00 | 00/00/83 | Conventional | Bruce Bartling |
| Shark,Atlantic Sharpnose | Rhizoprionodon terraenovae | 15 | 4.60 | 05/19/13 | Conventional | Steven J. Bracknell |
| Shark, Blacknose | Carcharhinus acronotus | 20 | 13.00 | 07/03/09 | Conventional | Andrew B. Odom |
| Shark, Blacktip | Carcharhinus limbatus | 98 | 9.60 | 04/20/05 | Conventional | Thomas W. Barnes |
| Shark, Bull | Carcharhinus leucas | 377 | 4.00 | 07/01/21 | Conventional | David Roders |
| Shark, Finetooth | Carcharhinus isodon | 46 | 10.40 | 04/22/17 | Conventional | Shiloh Turner |
| Shark, Lemon | Negaprion brevirostris | 83 | 2.00 | 06/30/12 | Conventional | John MayneII |
| Shark, Nurse | Ginglymostoma cirratum | 98 | 7.00 | 07/03/06 | Conventional | Tony Deltatorre |
| Shark, Sandbar | Carcharhinus plumbeus | 125 | 8.00 | 12/16/06 | Conventional | Strom Smith |
| Shark, Spinner | Carcharhinus brevipinna | 164 | 7.00 | 07/05/14 | Conventional | Jordan Mathews |
| Shark, Tiger | Galeocerdo cuvier | 675 | 0.00 | 06/30/18 | Conventional | Michael Garrett |
| Sharksucker | Echeneis naucrates | 2 | 15.20 | 10/03/04 | Conventional | Michael “Buck”Buchanan |
| Sheepshead | Archosargus probatocephalus | 19 | 10.00 | 00/00/66 | Conventional | Roy Groue Jr. |
| SilverPerch | Bairdiella chrysoura | 0 | 5.12 | 08/14/20 | Conventional | Donald L.BosargeII |
| Sleeper, Fat | Dormitator maculatus | 0 | 1.06 | 07/03/15 | Conventional | Kerry G. Hester |
| SmoothDogfish | Mustelus canis | 18 | 14.40 | 06/24/07 | Conventional | Leonard Maiolatesi |
| Smoothhound, Gulf | Mustelus sinusmexicanus | 23 | 15.99 | 12/10/22 | Conventional | Cooper Seibert |
| Snapper, Dog | Lutjanus jocu | 24 | 2.40 | 10/08/22 | Spear | Mark Kleinpeter |
| Snapper, Gray | Lutjanus griseus | 15 | 14.40 | 06/23/24 | Spear | Joseph Rizzuto |
| Snapper, Lane | Lutjanus synagris | 8 | 3.20 | 08/25/01 | Conventional | Stephen E. Wilson |
| Snapper, Mutton | Lutjanus analis | 5 | 8.80 | 01/07/23 | Conventional | John Montgomery |
| Snapper, Red | Lutjanus campechanus | 37 | 11.20 | 08/24/95 | Conventional | John J. Bullock |
| Snapper, Silk | Lutjanus vivanus | 2 | 13.60 | 09/06/25 | Conventional | Scott Thibodeaux |
| Snapper, Vermilion | Rhomboplites aurorubens | 6 | 9.60 | 04/28/25 | Electric Reel | Joseph Hoang |
| Snapper, Wenchman | Pristipomoides aquilonaris | 0 | 4.80 | 08/17/25 | Conventional | Chris Barlow |
| Snapper, Yellowtail | Ocyurus chrysurus | 7 | 9.60 | 06/10/23 | Conventional | Gavin Friend |
| Soapfish, Whitespotted | Rypticus maculatus | 0 | 6.20 | 07/20/11 | Conventional | David Kuehn |
| Spadefish, Atlantic | Chaetodipterus faber | 9 | 8.00 | 06/03/13 | Conventional | Cecily O’Brien |
| Spanish Flag | Gonioplectrus hispanus | 0 | 12.80 | 09/05/25 | Electric | Cooper Wrightson |
| Spot | Leiostomus xanthurus | 0 | 4.87 | 08/03/20 | Conventional | Rodie Armes |
| Squirrelfish | Holocentrus adscensionis | 1 | 3.00 | 08/03/12 | Conventional | Hannah Walker |
| Stingray, Atlantic | Sayatis sabina | 3.68 | 11/21/24 | Conventional | Jawaun Watson | |
| Stingray, Southern | Dasyatis americana | 158 | 1.60 | 07/04/07 | Conventional | Rick Grimstead |
| Swordfish | Xiphias gladius | 309 | 14.40 | 06/12/21 | Conventional | Donnie Jackson Jr |
| Tarpon | Megalops atlanticus | 185 | 8.80 | 08/02/19 | Conventional | Don Ruiz |
| Tilefish, Anchor | Caulolatilus intermedius | 0 | 14.4 | 09/06/25 | Conventional | Marshall Slay Jr. |
| Tilefish, Blueline | Caulolatilus microps | 12 | 5.60 | 03/08/23 | Electric Reel | Joshua Taylor |
| Tilefish, Golden | Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps | 28 | 38.96 | 08/04/24 | Conventional | Dustin Conway |
| Tilefish, Goldface | Caulolatilus chrysops | 2 | 15.00 | 11/09/07 | Conventional | Leonard Maiolatesi Sr. |
| Tilefish, Sand | Malacanthus plumieri | 2 | 1.00 | 02/08/08 | Conventional | Leonard Maiolatesi |
| Toadfish, Gulf | Opsanus beta | 2 | 3.20 | 07/30/13 | Conventional | Cecily O’Brien |
| Toadfish, Leopard | Opsanus pardus | 1 | 5.00 | 07/02/09 | Conventional | Michael Fournier Jr. |
| Toadfish, Oyster | Opsanus tau | 3 | 2.00 | 07/03/17 | Conventional | Sherman Roberts |
| Tomtate | Haemulon aurolineatum | 0 | 12.96 | 05/01/04 | Conventional | Stephen E. Wilson |
| Triggerfish, Black | Melichthys niger | 2 | 9.14 | 08/04/23 | Spear | Bryan Ratliff |
| Triggerfish, Gray | Balistes capriscus | 11 | 3.96 | 10/12/13 | Conventional | Cecily O’Brien |
| Triggerfish, Ocean | Canthidermis sufflamen | 6 | 15.84 | 07/08/20 | Spear | Chad Patti |
| Triggerfish, Queen | Balistes vetula | 7 | 6.40 | 07/21/07 | Conventional | Brandon Bosarge |
| Tripletail | Lobotes surinamensis | 37 | 12.00 | 00/00/72 | Conventional | B. Gibson |
| Tuna, Bigeye | Thunnus obesus | 203 | 14.00 | 07/11/11 | Conventional | Chip Temple |
| Tuna, Blackfin | Thunnus atlanticus | 33 | 0.80 | 05/07/11 | Conventional | MarkHerrmann |
| Tuna, Bluefin | Thunnus thynnus | 837 | 1.60 | 06/11/99 | Conventional | Bob Struwe |
| Tuna, Skipjack | Katsuwonus pelamis | 29 | 11.00 | 06/16/13 | Conventional | Jack Paul Edwards |
| Tuna, Yellowfin | Thunnus albacares | 236 | 9.60 | 03/30/20 | Conventional | Michael McElroyIII |
| Wahoo | Acanthocybium solandri | 111 | 3.20 | 05/16/98 | Conventional | Jeffery A. Lee |
| Wrasse, SlipperyDick | Halichoeres bivittatus | 0 | 6.88 | 03/04/18 | Conventional | Myles Fallo |