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Saltwater Florida Fly Fishing Records
The first list consists of fish caught on fly fishing rod throughout the state of FL. The second list includes conventional tackle records.
FL Fly Fishing Records
| Amberjack, greater 103 lb 12 oz Barracuda, great 37 lb 12 oz Bonefish 15 lb 8 oz Cobia 83 lb 4 oz Dolphinfish 51 lb 8 oz Drum, red 43 lb Grouper, black Vacant Grouper, gag 13 lb 4 oz Grouper, goliath 356 lb Grouper, yellowfin Vacant Hogfish Vacant Jack, crevalle 37 lb 8 oz Mackerel, cero 9 lb Mackerel, king 55 lb Mackerel, Spanish 6 lb 13 oz Marlin, blue Vacant Marlin, white 68 lb Permit 41 lb 8 oz |
Sailfish, Atlantic 55 lb 8 oz Shark, blacktip 122 lb Shark, bull 389 lb 4 oz Shark, hammerhead 154 lb Shark, lemon 288 lb 8 oz Shark, spinner Vacant Shark, white Vacant Snapper, cubera Vacant Snapper, gray 10 lb 12 oz Snapper, mutton 17 lb Snapper, yellowtail 3 lb 8 oz Snook 30 lb 4 oz Swordfish Vacant Tarpon 202 lb 8 oz Tripletail 21 lb 2 oz Tuna, blackfin 34 lb 3 oz Tuna, yellowfin Vacant Wahoo 28 lb 12 oz |
Saltwater FL Conventional Tackle Records -
Amberjack, Seriola dumerili 142 lbs., Islamorada, 2-3-79, W.A. Colbert,Jr.
Barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda 67 lbs., Islamorada, 1-29-49, Harold K. Goodstone
Bass, Black Sea, Centropristis striata 5lbs. 1 oz., Panama City, 7-21-56, Mrs. R. H. Martin
Bass, Striped, (caught in saltwater), Morone saxatilis 33 lbs. 2 oz., Tallahassee, 2-5-89, Jonni S. Gill
Bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix 22lbs. 2 oz., Jensen Beach, 3-19-73, Liz Yates
Bonefish, Albula vulpes 15 lbs. 12 oz., Key Biscayne, 2-27-77, Ken Pittman
Bonita, Atlantic, Sarda sarda Vacant
Catfish, Gafftopsail, Bagre marinus 8 lbs. 14 oz., Titusville, 9-21-96, Larry C. Jones
Catfish, Hardhead, Arius felis 3 lbs. 5 oz., Sebastian, 4-18-93, Amanda A. Steed
Cobia, Rachycentron canadum 130 lbs. 1 oz., Destin, 3-21-97, Peter McCollester
Croaker, Micropogonias undulatus 3 lbs. 12 oz., Pensacola, 9-29-92, Tina Marie Jeffers
Dolphin, Coryphaena hippurus 77 lbs. 12 oz., Ft. Pierce, 4-27-85, Bill Foster
Drum, Black, Pogonias cromis 96 lbs. Fernandina Beach, 4-12-01, James E. Cartwright
Drum, Red, Sciaenops ocellatus "Redfish" 52 lbs. 5 oz., Cocoa, 2-24-96, George E. Hogan, Jr.
Flounder, Bothidae or Pleuronectidae 20 lbs. 9 oz., Nassau County, 12-23-83, Larenza W. Mungin
Grouper, Black, Mycteroperca bonaci 113 lbs. 6 oz., Dry tortugas, 1-27-90, Doanld W. Bone
Grouper, Gag, Mycteroperca microlepis 71 lbs. 3 oz., Destin, 7-12-91, Jim E. Gunter
Grouper, Goliath, Epinephelus itajara "Jewfish" 680 lbs. Fernandina Beach, 5-20-61, Lynn Joyner
Grouper, Nassau, Epinephelus striatus 3 lbs. 4 oz., Key Largo, 11-16-84, Brian Edward Calhoun
Grouper, Red, Epinephelus morio 42 lbs. 4 oz., St. Augustine Inlet, 3-9-97, Del Wiseman
Grouper, Warsaw, Epinephelus nigritus 436 lbs. 12 oz., Destin, 12-22-85, Steve Haeusler
Grouper, Yellowfin, Mycteroperca venenosa 34 lbs. 6 oz., Key Largo, 12-7-88, Roy Hogrebe
Grunts, Margates, Sailors Choice, White Margate, Haemulon Spp. 15 lbs. 8 oz., Key West, 5-6-01, Carman Nichols
Hind, Speckled, Epinephelus drummondhayi 52 lbs. 8 oz., Destin, 10-21-94, Russell George Perry
Hogfish, Lachnolaimus maximus 19 lbs. 8 oz., Daytona, 04-28-62, Robert E. Batson Jack, Bar, Caranx ruber 7 lbs. 12 oz., Miami, 12-18-99, Martin Arostegui
Jack, Crevalle, Caranx hippos 57 lbs. Jupiter, 5-18-93, Gerald John Washburn
Jack, Horse-eye, Caranx latus 25 lbs. 12 oz., Palm Beach, 10-31-97, David Leavitt
Ladyfish, Elops saurus 6 lbs., Jupiter, 12-20-97, Michael Baz
Mackerel, Cero, Scomberomorus regalis 17 lbs. 2 oz., Islamorada, 4-5-86, G. Michael Mills
Mackerel, King, Scomberomorus cavalla "Kingfish" 90 lbs. Key West, 2-16-76, Norton I. Thomton
Mackerel, Spanish, Scomberomorus maculatus 12 lbs. Ft. Pierce, 11-17-84, John F. Colligan
Margate, Black, Anisotremus surinamensis 12 lbs. 12 oz., Ft. Pierce, 5-28-94, Carol Napierala
Marlin, Blue, Makaira nigricans 1046 lbs., Panama City, 7-14-01, Conrad E. Hawkins
Marlin, White, Tetrapturus albs.idus 161 lbs. Miami Beach, 3-20-38, L. F. Hooper
Permit, Trachinotur falcatus 56 lbs. 2 oz., Ft. Lauderdale, 6-30-97, Thomas Sebestyen
Pompano, African, Alectis ciliaris 50 lbs. 8 oz., Daytona Beach, 4-21-90, Tom Sargent
Pompano, Florida, Trachinotus carolinus 8 lbs. 4 oz., Port St. Joe,10-16-99, Barry Huston
Runner, Blue, Caranx crysos 8 lbs. 5 oz., Pensacola, 6-16-95, Kevin Siverly
Runner, Rainbow, Elagatis dipinnulata 17 lbs. Key West, 4-11-87, Ann Doan
Sailfish, Atlantic, Istiophorus platypterus 116 lbs. 10 oz., Miami Beach, 5-7-89, Beppe Filipetti
Sawfish, Pristis spp. 545 lbs. Naples, 4-2-58, G. R. Maxwell
Scamp, Mycteroperca phenax 25 lbs. 4 oz., Port Canaveral, 11-24-91, Capt. Walt Morgan
Seatrout, Spotted, Cynoscion nebulosus 17 lbs. 7 oz., Ft. Pierce, 5-11-95, Craig F. Carson
Shark, Blacktip, Carcharhinus limbatus 152 lbs. Sebastian, 10-29-87, Darlene Rees
Shark, Bull, Carcharhinus leucas 517 lbs. Panama City Beach, 10-81, Gregory K. Burnett
Shark, Dusky, Carcharhinus obscurus 764 lbs. Longboat Key, 5-28-82, Warren Girle
Shark, Hammerhead, Sphyrna spp. 991 lbs. Sarasota, 5-30-82, Allen Ogle
Shark, Lemon, Negaprion brevirostris 397 lbs. Dunedin, 4-29-77, Richard M. Guccione
Shark, Mako, Isurus spp. 911 lbs. 12 oz., Palm Beach, 4-09-62, Audrey Cohen
Shark, Spinner, Carcharhinus brevipinna 190 lbs. Flagler Beach, 4-03-86, Mrs. Gladys Prior
Shark, Thresher, Alopias spp. 544 lbs. 8 oz., Destin, 9-15-84, James Weil
Shark, Tiger, Galeocerdo cuvier 1,065 lbs. Pensacola, 6-20-81, Richard Baggs
Shark, White, Carcharodon carcharias 686 lbs. Key West, 4-30-88, Richard P. DeAngelis
Sheepshead, Archosargus probatocephalus 15 lbs. 2 oz., Homosassa, 1-29-81, Eugene Lechler
Snapper, Cubera, Lutjanus cyanopterus 116 lbs. Clearwater, 7-26-79, Billy Graham
Snapper, Gray, Lutjanus griseus "Mangrove Snapper" 17 lbs. Port Canaveral, 6-14-92, Steve Maddox
Snapper, Lane, Lutjanus synagris 6 lbs. 6 oz., Pensacola, 4-18-91, Ken Jones
Snapper, Mutton, Lutjanus analis 30 lbs. 4 oz., Dry Tortugas, 11-29-98, Richard Casey
Snapper, Red, Lutjanus campechanus 46 lbs. 8 oz., Destin, 10-01-85, Lane Nichols III
Snapper, Yellowtail, Ocyurus chryurus chrysurus 8 lbs. 9 oz., Ft. Myers, 9-13-96, Capt. William M. Howard
Snook, Common, Centropomus undecimalis 44 lbs. 3 oz., Ft. Myers, 4-25-84, Robert De Cosmo
Spearfish, Longbill, Tetrapturus pfluegeri 61 lbs. 8 oz., Islamorada, 4-29-81, Ted Damiano
Spot, Leiostomus xanthurus Vacant
Swordfish, Xiphias gladius 612 lbs. 12 oz., Key Largo, 5-7-78, Stephen Stanford
Tarpon, Megalops atlanticus 243 lbs. Key West, 2-17-75, Gus Bell
Triggerfish, Gray, Balistes capriscus 12 lbs. 7 oz., Pensacola, 7-15-01, Kenneth Morris
Tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis 32 lbs. Apalachicola Bay, 7-2-88, Karen Michelle Kembro
Tuna, Bigeye, Thunnus Obesus 167 lbs. Miami Beach, 1-18-57, Jerry Mills
Tuna, Blackfin, Thunnus atlanticus 45 lbs., 8 oz., Key West, 5-4-96, Sam J. Burnett
Tuna, Bluefin, Thunnus thynnus Vacant
Tuna, Skipjack, Euthynnus pelamis 33 lbs. 8 oz., Islamorada, 7-21-98, Frank Digiovanni
Tuna, Yellowfin, Thunnus albsacares 230 lbs. Key West, 12-30-93, Robert D. Jones
Tunny, Little, Euthynnus alletteratus 27 lbs. Key Largo, 4-20-76, William E. Allison
Wahoo, Acanthocybium solanderi 139 lbs. Marathon, 5-18-60, George Von Hoffman
Weakfish, Cynoscion regalis
10 lbs. Port Canaveral, 12-30-87, George R. Mizell, Jr.
