North Carolina State Fishing Records

Freshwater

Species WeightLocationAnglerDate
American Shad7 lbs 15 ozTar River R.S. Proctor4/10/1974
Blue Catfish85 lbs 0 ozLake NormanJoel Lineberger6/19/2004
Bluegill Sunfish4 lbs 5 ozN/ADanny Case7/27/1967
Bodie Bass17 lbs 7 ozLake Chatuge Michael R. Hogsed3/15/1996
Bowfin17 lbs 15 ozBlack River Gregory A. Demery Sr.6/21/1997
Brook Trout7 lbs 7 ozRaven Fork G.L. Marshall Jr.5/15/1980
Brown Bullhead3 lbs 12 ozBuckhall Creek Gregory D. Hughes4/26/1997
Brown Trout24 lbs 10 ozNantahala River Rober L. Dyer4/17/1998
Carp48 lbs 0 ozprivate pond William Houston Jr.3/11/1986
Chain Pickerel8 lbs 0 ozGaston Reservoir John H. Leonard2/13/1968
Channel Catfish40 lbs 8 ozFontana Reservoir P.P. Paine4/15/1971
Crappie4 lbs 15 ozAsheboro City Lake #4 Dean Dixon4/27/1980
Flathead Catfish78 lbs 0 ozCape Fear River Brian Newberger9/17/2005
Flier Sunfish1 lbs 5 ozprivate pond Douglas N. McCall3/17/1990
Freshwater Drum13 lbs 22 ozKerr LakeHenry W. Proctor, Sr10/1/2003
Grass Carp68 lbs 12 ozSummerlins Pond - LelandDavid W. Stowell6/8/1998
Green Sunfish1 lbs 14 ozPrivate pondSean Vanderburg7/27/2008
Hickory Shad4 lbs 1 ozPitchkettle CreekTrey Maroules2/22/2004
Largemouth Bass15 lbs 14 ozprivate pond William H. Wofford3/29/1991
Longnose Gar15 lbs 6 ozIntracoastal WaterwayKelly WIlliams1/30/2009
Muskellunge41 lbs 8 ozLake Adger Richard W. Dodd1/23/2001
Northern Pike11 lbs 13 ozLake James Keith Gilliam8/26/1978
Pumpkinseed Sunfish1 lbs 6 ozTrent RiverJohn Koonce5/21/2003
Rainbow Trout16 lbs 5 ozN/ATerry L. Gregory12/20/1989
Redbreast Sunfish1 lbs 12 ozBig Swamp Ronald Stanley5/29/1983
Redear Sunfish4 lbs 15 ozN/ATravis Jackson5/19/2008
Redeye Bass1 lbs 14 ozDeep River - CarbontonRobert W. Lytton4/29/1998
Redfin Pickerel2 lbs 4 ozGallberry Swamp Edward C. Davis6/23/1997
Roanoke Bass2 lbs 11 ozFishing CreekRichard E. Evans4/27/1994
Sauger5 lbs 15 ozNorman Lake David Shook7/25/1971
Smallmouth Bass10 lbs 0 ozHiwassee Reservoir Archie Lampkin6/1/1951
Smallmouth Buffalo88 lbs 0 ozLake Wylie Tony Crawford11/14/1993
Spotted Bass6 lbs 5 ozLake NormanEric M. Weir12/26/2003
Striped Bass66 lbs Hiwassee Reservoir Tyler Shields3/31/2012
Tiger Muskellunge33 lbs 8 ozLake James Gary D. Nanney4/3/1988
Walleye13 lbs 8 ozLake Chatuge Lamar L. Cofer8/16/1986
Warmouth1 lbs 13 ozMcLeods Pond Emma Sears5/7/1976
White Bass5 lbs 14 ozKerr Reservoir Jim King3/15/1986
White Catfish13 lbs 0 ozLake James Jerry W. Bentley5/21/1990
White Perch2 lbs 15 ozFalls of the Neuse ReservoirBob G. Williams, Jr.12/16/2001
Yellow Perch2 lbs 9 ozIndiantown Creek Evelyn G. Ethridge2/8/1990

Saltwater

FISHWEIGHTLOCATION CAUGHTYEARANGLER
Albacore (false)32 lbs 0 oz.Off Morehead City2015Michael Voytkowski
Albacore62 lb. 0 oz.Off Oregon Inlet2001Brien L. Hamer
Amberjack126 lb. 7 oz.Off Swansboro2008Michael Krantz
Barracuda67 lb. 7 oz.Cape Lookout1985Buddy D. Garten
Bass, Black Sea8 lb. 12 oz.Off Oregon Inlet1979Joe Mizelle
Bass, Striped64 lb. 0 oz.Off Oregon Inlet2011Keith Angel
Bluefish*31 lb. 12 oz.Cape Hatteras1972James Hussey
Cobia116 lb. 8 oz.Oregon Inlet2006Billy R. Lucas, Jr.
Croaker5 lb. 0 oz.Oregon Inlet1981Daniel Graber
Dolphin79 lb. 0 oz.Cape Hatteras1993Sean J. Yurkanin
Drum, Black100 lb. 1 oz.Cape Fear River1998Charles R. Dycus
Drum, Red*94 lb. 2 oz.Hatteras Island1984David G. Deuel
Flounder20 lb. 8 oz.Carolina Beach1980Harold Auten
Grouper, Gag48 lb.Off Morehead City2018Louis Guzman
Grouper, Red35 lb. 11 oz.Off Carolina Beach2017Robert L. Dean
Grouper, Strawberry28 lb. 8 oz.Off Topsail Beach1972Jackie Blanchard
Grouper, Warsaw245 lb. 0 oz.Wrightsville Beach1967Cora Keen
Grouper, Yellowfin42 lb. 10 oz.Off Carolina Beach2009Michael Hall
Grunt, White4 lb. 8 oz.Off Cape Lookout1969Vernon Councilman
Hogfish*21 lb. 6 oz.Frying Pan Shoals2005Derek Williams
Jack, Crevalle49 lb. 1 oz.Off Wrightsville Beach2014Frank Dalli
Kingfish, Northern3 lb. 8 oz.Bogue Banks Pier1971Ted Drinnon
King Mackerel82 lb. 4 oz.Off Ocracoke1999James Winch
Spanish Mackerel*13 lb. 0 oz.Ocracoke Inlet1987Robert Cranton
Marlin, Blue1,228 lb. 8 oz.Off Oregon Inlet2008Trey Irvine
Marlin, White138 lb. 0 oz.Off Cape Hatteras2015Neil Manning
Mullet, Sea3 lb. 8 oz.Bogue Banks Pier1971Ted Drinnon
Perch, White1 lb. 13 oz.Pembroke Creek1986John David Stallings
Pigfish/Hogfish*2 lb. 12 oz.Atlantic Ocean,2016Jason Edwards
SE of Cape Lookout
Pinfish2 lb. 14 oz.Off Beaufort Inlet2006Hope L. Sanderson
Pompano, African46 lbs. 0 oz.Off Atlantic Beach2014Toby Grantham
Pompano, Florida8 lb. 0 oz.Carolina Beach2001John F. Vickers
Porgy, Jolthead14 lbs. 14 oz.Off Southport2015Randy Brock
Porgy, Saucereye13 lb. 2 oz.Off Cape Lookout1987Glenn D. Greer
Runner, Rainbow23 lb. 12 oz.Off Ocracoke2016Bruce Vosburgh
Sailfish100 lb. 0 oz.Off Ocean Isle1987John P. Grooms, Jr.
Scamp32 lb., 0 oz.Off Atlantic Beach2016Teddy Wingfield
Shark, Blue478 lb. 0 oz.Crystal Fishing Pier1961Bobby Kentrolis
Shark, Dusky610 lb. 0 oz.Jennette's Ocean Pier1962Robert T. Keller
Shark, Hammerhead710 lb. 0 oz.Jennette's Ocean Pier1961Robert T. Keller
Shark, Lemon421 lb. 8 oz.Kure Beach Pier1978Stanley Seawell
Shark, Mako768 lb. 0 oz.Off Oregon Inlet1983Russell J. Langford
Shark, Scalloped Hammerhead234 lb. 0 oz.South of Cape Point1990Timothy P. Harlow
Shark, Thresher185 lb. 0 oz.Off Oregon Inlet2005Brandon Bailey
Shark, Tiger1,150 lb. 0 oz.Yaupon Beach Pier1966Walter Maxwell
Sheepshead19 lb. 4 oz.Off Oregon Inlet1999Chris Robbins
Snapper, Cubera58 lb. 0 oz.Off Beaufort Inlet2017Randy Harmon
Snapper, Gray (Mangrove)12 lb. 5 oz.Off Ocean Isle Beach2018Mark Davis
Snapper, Red40 lb. 0 oz.Off Cape Lookout1970Ben Grant
Snapper, Vermillion6 lb. 9 oz.Off Ocean Isle2009Todd Helf
Spadefish, Atlantic11lb.3oz.Off Hatteras Village2009Steven C. Chadwick
Spearfish, Longbill98 lb. 0 oz.Off Cape Hatteras1978John R. Windsor
Spot1 lb. 13 oz.Manns Harbor1979Hubert Basnight
Swordfish441 lb. 0 oz.Off Wrightsville Beach1979J. Horace Murray, Jr.
Tarpon193 lb. 5 oz.Sea View Pier2008Malcolm Condie
Tautog19 lb. 0 oz.Off Oregon Inlet1992Louis M. Knoerzer
Tilefish, Blueline16 lb. 8 oz.Off Oregon Inlet2006Terry M. Shepherd
Tilefish, Golden46 lb. 0 oz.Off Cape Hatteras2013Rex Bunting
Tilefish, Sand*4 lb. 5 oz.Off Oak Island2004Frank L. Ballas
Triggerfish, Gray11 lb. 6 oz.Morehead City1992Annette F. Carrico
Triggerfish, Queen10 lbs 11 oz.Off Jacksonville2012Benjamin Peterson
Trippletail27 lb. 7 oz.Ocean Crest Pier2009Thomas M. Cutler
Trout, Gray14 lb. 14 oz.Nags Head Surf1980Sterling L. Ammons
Trout, Speckled12 lb. 4 oz.Wrightsville Beach1961John R. Kenyon, Jr.
Tuna, Bigeye311 lb. 8 oz.Off Oregon Inlet1992Clarence N. Cook
Tuna, Blackfin40 lb. 11 oz.Off Wrightsville Beach2011Michael Accattato
Tuna, Bluefin877 lb. 0 oz.Off Oregon Inlet2017Scott Chambers
Tuna, Yellowfin237 lb. 0 oz.Off Cape Lookout1979James Mixon, Jr.
Tuna, Skipjack32 lb. 5 oz.Gulf Stream off2016Timothy Ray Street
of Hatteras
Wahoo150 lb. 0 oz.Ocracoke1994Kevin M. Elwell
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