North Carolina State Saltwater Records

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Species labeled with * denotes a World All Tackle Record

FISH WEIGHT LOCATION CAUGHT YEAR ANGLER
Albacore (false) 32 lb. 0 oz. Off Morehead City 2015 Michael Voytkowski
Albacore 62 lb. 0 oz. Off Oregon Inlet 2001 Brien L. Hamer
Amberjack, Greater 126 lb. 7 oz. Off Swansboro 2008 Michael Krantz
Barracuda 67 lb. 7 oz. Cape Lookout 1985 Buddy D. Garten
Bass, Black Sea 8 lb. 12 oz. Off Oregon Inlet 1979 Joe Mizelle
Bass, Striped 64 lb. 0 oz. Off Oregon Inlet 2011 Keith Angel
Bluefish* 31 lb. 12 oz. Cape Hatteras 1972 James Hussey
Cobia 116 lb. 8 oz. Oregon Inlet 2006 Billy R. Lucas, Jr.
Creolefish* 2 lb. 1 oz. Off Ocean Isle Beach 2020 Craig Thompson
Croaker 5 lb. 0 oz. Oregon Inlet 1981 Daniel Graber
Dolphin 79 lb. 0 oz. Cape Hatteras 1993 Sean J. Yurkanin
Dolphinfish, Pompano 11 lb. 5.4 oz. Off Ocean Isle Beach 2022 Charles K. Noonan
Drum, Black 100 lb. 1 oz. Cape Fear River 1998 Charles R. Dycus
Drum, Red* 94 lb. 2 oz. Hatteras Island 1984 David G. Deuel
Flounder, Southern 20 lb. 8 oz. Carolina Beach 1980 Harold Auten
Flounder, Gulf 7 lb. 2 oz. Bogue Sound 2011 Charlie I. Aman
Grouper, Gag 48 lb. 0 oz. Off Morehead City 2018 Louis Guzman
Grouper, Graysby 3 lb. 0.8 oz. Off Ocean Isle Beach 2022 Edward J. Tait
Grouper, Red 35 lb. 11 oz. Off Carolina Beach 2017 Robert L. Dean
Grouper, Strawberry 28 lb. 8 oz. Off Topsail Beach 1972 Jackie Blanchard
Grouper, Warsaw 245 lb. 0 oz. Wrightsville Beach 1967 Cora Keen
Grouper, Yellowfin 42 lb. 10 oz. Off Carolina Beach 2009 Michael Hall
Grouper, Yellowmouth 23 lb. 3 oz. Off Calabash 2024 Christopher Hyche
Grunt, White 5 lb. 3.2 oz. Frying Pan Towers 2024 Joshua Pendleton
Hind, Red 10 lb. 2.4 oz. Off Beaufort Inlet 2023 Christopher Rocci
Hogfish* 21 lb. 6 oz. Frying Pan Shoals 2005 Derek Williams
Hogfish, Spanish* 2 lb. 11 oz. Off Frying Pan Tower 2021 Robert W. Timson
Jack, Almaco 33 lb. 12.16 oz. Off Morehead City 2024 Roberto Cancel III
Jack, Crevalle 49 lb. 1 oz. Off Wrightsville Beach 2014 Frank Dalli
Kingfish, Gulf* 3 lb. 13 oz Kure Beach 2020 Vickie Hammonds
Kingfish, Northern 3 lb. 8 oz. Bogue Banks Pier 1971 Ted Drinnon
King Mackerel 82 lb. 4 oz. Off Ocracoke 1999 James Winch
Spanish Mackerel* 13 lb. 0 oz. Ocracoke Inlet 1987 Robert Cranton
Marlin, Blue 1,228 lb. 8 oz. Off Oregon Inlet 2008 Trey Irvine
Marlin, White 138 lb. 0 oz. Off Cape Hatteras 2015 Neil Manning
Mullet, Sea 3 lb. 8 oz. Bogue Banks Pier 1971 Ted Drinnon
Perch, White 2 lb. 0.8 oz. Kitty Hawk Bay 2024 Donald White
Pigfish/Hogfish* 2 lb. 12 oz. Atlantic Ocean SE of Cape Lookout 2016 Jason Edwards
Pinfish 2 lb. 14 oz. Off Beaufort Inlet 2006 Hope L. Sanderson
Pomfret, Bigscale 26 lb. 11.4 oz Off Morehead City 2023 Jeremiah Elliott
Pompano, African 46 lb. 0 oz. Off Atlantic Beach 2014 Toby Grantham
Pompano, Florida 8 lb. 0 oz. Carolina Beach 2001 John F. Vickers
Porgy, Jolthead 14 lb. 14 oz. Off Southport 2015 Randy Brock
Porgy, Saucereye 13 lb. 2 oz. Off Cape Lookout 1987 Glenn D. Greer
Puddingwife 3 lb. 11 oz. Off Southport 2023 Connor Stone
Runner, Rainbow 23 lb. 12 oz. Off Ocracoke 2016 Bruce Vosburgh
Sailfish 100 lb. 0 oz. Off Ocean Isle 1987 John P. Grooms, Jr.
Scamp 32 lb., 0 oz. Off Atlantic Beach 2016 Teddy Wingfield
Shark, Blue 478 lb. 0 oz. Crystal Fishing Pier 1961 Bobby Kentrolis
Shark, Common Thresher 589 lb. 1 oz. off Oak Island 2023 Steven Viltoft
Shark, Dusky 610 lb. 0 oz. Jennette's Ocean Pier 1962 Robert T. Keller
Shark, Hammerhead 710 lb. 0 oz. Jennette's Ocean Pier 1961 Robert T. Keller
Shark, Lemon 421 lb. 8 oz. Kure Beach Pier 1978 Stanley Seawell
Shark, Mako 768 lb. 0 oz. Off Oregon Inlet 1983 Russell J. Langford
Shark, Scalloped Hammerhead 234 lb. 0 oz. South of Cape Point 1990 Timothy P. Harlow
Shark, Tiger 1,150 lb. 0 oz. Yaupon Beach Pier 1966 Walter Maxwell
Sheepshead 19 lb. 4 oz. Off Oregon Inlet 1999 Chris Robbins
Snapper, Cubera 58 lb. 8 oz. Offshore of Hatteras 2022 Thomas M. Madsen
Snapper, Gray (Mangrove) 15 lb. 3.2 oz. Near Frying Pan Tower 2023 Adrian Faircloth
Snapper, Red 40 lb. 0 oz. Off Cape Lookout 1970 Ben Grant
Snapper, Yellowtail 9 lb. 4 oz. Off Calabash 2019 Aiden Grant
Snapper, Vermilion 7 lb. 4 oz. Off Morehead City 2025 Colby Shaw
Spadefish, Atlantic 11 lb. 3oz. Off Hatteras Village 2009 Steven C. Chadwick
Spearfish, Longbill 98 lb. 0 oz. Off Cape Hatteras 1978 John R. Windsor
Spot 1 lb. 13 oz. Manns Harbor 1979 Hubert Basnight
Swordfish 504 lb. 8 oz. Off Morehead City 2022 Cary Carney
Tarpon 193 lb. 5 oz. Sea View Pier 2008 Malcolm Condie
Tautog 19 lb. 0 oz. Off Oregon Inlet 1992 Louis M. Knoerzer
Tilefish, Blueline 17 lb. 1.9 oz. Offshore of Nags Head 2023 Thomas Adkins
Tilefish, Golden 52 lb. 0 oz. Off Oregon Inlet 2021 Robert M. Feldhaus
Tilefish, Sand* 4 lb. 5 oz. Off Oak Island 2004 Frank L. Ballas
Trevally, White 19lb. 3.2oz Off Wrightsville Beach 2025 Thomas Woo
Triggerfish, Gray 11 lb. 6 oz. Morehead City 1992 Annette F. Carrico
Triggerfish, Queen 10 lb 11 oz. Off Jacksonville 2012 Benjamin Peterson
Tripletail 27 lb. 7 oz. Ocean Crest Pier 2009 Thomas M. Cutler
Trout, Gray 14 lb. 14 oz. Nags Head Surf 1980 Sterling L. Ammons
Trout, Speckled 12 lb. 8 oz. Neuse River 2022 Todd Spangler
Tuna, Bigeye 311 lb. 8 oz. Off Oregon Inlet 1992 Clarence N. Cook
Tuna, Blackfin 40 lb. 11 oz. Off Wrightsville Beach 2011 Michael Accattato
Tuna, Bluefin 877 lb. 0 oz. Off Oregon Inlet 2017 Scott Chambers
Tuna, Yellowfin 237 lb. 0 oz. Off Cape Lookout 1979 James Mixon, Jr.
Tuna, Skipjack 32 lb. 5 oz. Gulf Stream off of Hatteras 2016 Timothy Ray Street
Wahoo 150 lb. 0 oz. Ocracoke 1994 Kevin M. Elwell
Wrasse, Yellowcheek 1 lb. 0 oz. Morehead City 2023 Mark Foster
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