Connecticut Saltwater Women's and Youth State Record Fish

Connecticut Saltwater Trophy Fish Records

Youth and Women's Categories

Youth Trophy Fish Record Marine Fish - Harvested Category (Weight)

Youth Trophy Fish Record Marine Fish - Catch and Release Category (Length)

Women’s Trophy Fish Record Marine Fish - Harvested Category (Weight)

Women’s Trophy Fish Record Marine Fish - Catch and Release Category (Length)

Youth Trophy Fish Record Marine Fish - Harvested Category (Weight)

The harvest category recognizes the heaviest fish for each species.

American Eel

• 5 pounds, 3 ounces, 39.5 inches long
• 2017 from West Haven
• Alyssa Zuppe

Black Sea Bass

• 7 pounds, 3.2 ounces, 24.75 inches long
• 2025 from Old Saybrook
• Hunter Heath (Male)

Black Sea Bass

• 5 pounds, 0 ounces, 23 inches long
• 2012 from Block Island Sound
• Holly N. Sulzinski (Female)

Blue Crab

• 1 pound, 1 ounce, 8.75 inches long
• 2005 from Old Saybrook
• Cody Lessard (Male)

Blue Crab

• 1 pound, 0 ounces, 8.5 inches long
• 2016 from Clinton
• Alyssa Zuppe (Female)

Bluefish

• 18 pounds, 1 ounce, 38 inches long
• 2015 from Six Mile Reef
• Evan Kamoen (Male)

Bluefish

• 17 pounds, 2 ounces, 37 inches long
• 2016 from Long Island Sound
• Kori Anne Garber (Female)

Gray Triggerfish

• 3 pounds, 11.2 ounces, 19 inches long
• 2020 from New London
• Logan Dube

Hickory Shad

• 2 pounds, 4 ounces, 20 inches long
• 2009 from Connecticut River
• Marina K. Molnar

Northern Kingfish

• 2 pounds, 7 ounces, 18.5 inches long
• 2014 from Niantic River
• Kaleb Reed Crescenzo

Oyster Toadfish

• 2 pounds, 2 ounces, 12 inches long
• 2022 from Milford
• Colton Johnson

Scup (Porgy)

• 2 pounds, 15 ounces, 18 inches long
• 2015 from Niantic Bay
• Dakota Pane (Female)

Scup (Porgy)

• 4 pounds, 1 ounce, 20 inches long
• 2018 from Calves Island
• Xavier T. St. Cyr (Male)

Smooth Dogfish

• 13 pounds, 13 ounces, 48 inches long
• 2018 from Thimble Islands
• Ryan John Alves

Spanish Mackerel

• 1 pound, 0 ounces, 15.8 inches long
• 2019 from Gulf Beach Pier
• Jackson Biroscak

Squid (Longfin)

• 14-inch-long mantle
• 2025 from Block Island Sound
• Colton Johnson

Striped Bass

• 55 pounds, 0 ounces, 52 inches long
• 2009 from Black Point, Niantic
• Alan Guild, Jr. (Male)

Striped Bass

• 46 pounds, 5 ounces, 47 inches long
• 2016 from West Haven
• Alyssa Zuppe (Female)

Summer Flounder (Fluke)

• 12 pounds, 6 ounces, 30 inches long
• 2018 from Six Mile Reef
• Metages Ivy (Male)

Summer Flounder (Fluke)

• 8 pounds, 10 ounces, 28 inches long
• 2015 from Clinton
• Addison Lewis (Female)

Tautog (Blackfish)

• 13 pounds, 1 ounce, 27 inches long
• 2013 from Stonington Breakwall
• Jacob Whewell (Male)

Tautog (Blackfish)

• 10 pounds, 6 ounces, 23.75 inches long
• 2012 from Niantic Bay
• Nikole Travis (Female)

Weakfish

• 8 pounds, 3 ounces, 29.25 inches long
• 2009 from Hammonasset
• Bryan Bottone (Male)

Weakfish

• 4 pounds, 3 ounces, 22.5 inches long
• 2012 from Long Island Sound
• Carlina Spadaccini (Female)

Winter Flounder

• 2 pounds, 3 ounces, 18 inches long
• 2012 from Niantic River
• Marco Folino

White Perch

• 1 pound, 10 ounces, 14.5 inches long
• 2024 from Connecticut River
• Colton Moskey

 

Youth Trophy Fish Record Marine Fish - Catch and Release Category (Length)

The Catch and Release category recognizes the largest fish of each species by length caught and immediately released.

Atlantic Needlefish

• 34 inches long
• 2016 from Mystic River
• Zacery Martindale

Black Sea Bass

• 24 inches long
• 2018 from Six Mile Reef
• Evan Kamoen

Bluefish

• 36 inches long
• 2016 from Duck Island
• Evan Kamoen (Male)

Bluefish

• 35 inches long
• 2023 from Stratford
• Oakley Johnson (Female)

Clearnose Skate

• 35 inches long
• 2018 from Clinton
• Evan Kamoen

Hickory Shad

• 16.5 inches long
• 2021 from West Haven
• Jackson Biroscak

Northern Kingfish

• 13.75 inches long
• 2023 from Gulf Beach
• Jackson Biroscak

Northern Puffer

• 10 inches long
• 2017 from Hammonasset Beach
• Evan Kamoen

Oyster Toadfish

• 18 inches long
• 2025 from Mystic River
• Graham Cook  Rory Shea

Scup (Porgy)

• 18.25 inches long
• 2017 from Hammonasset Beach
• Evan Kamoen (Male)

Scup (Porgy)

• 16.75 inches long
• 2023 from Stratford
• Oakley Johnson (Female)

Smooth Dogfish

• 11 pounds, 0 ounces, 47 inches long
• 2017 from New Haven Harbor
• Joselin Braun

Spot

• 11 inches long
• 2025 from Branford
• Nicholas Dietz

Striped Bass

• 52 inches long
• 2025 from Byram River
• Evan Duan (Male)

Striped Bass

• 43 inches long
• 2023 from Stratford
• Oakley Johnson (Female)

Striped Sea Robin

• 16.5 inches long
• 2021 from Niantic Bay
• Benjamen Urban

Weakfish

• 26 inches long
• 2025 from Milford
• Colton Johnson

 

Women’s Trophy Fish Record Marine Fish - Harvested Category (Weight)

The harvest category recognizes the heaviest fish for each species.

American Eel

• 3 pounds, 8 ounces, 38.25 inches long
• 2016 from Milford
• Jennifer Zuppe

Atlantic Chub Mackerel

• 2 pounds, 3 ounces, 17 inches long
• 2023 from Niantic Bay
• Cheri Westbrook

Black Sea Bass

• 5 pounds, 4 ounces, 23.5 inches long
• 2015 from Falkner Island
• Alison Varian

Blackfish (Tautog)

• 11 pounds, 6 ounces, 26 inches long
• 2017 from New Haven
• Jennifer Zuppe

Blue Crab

• 8.5 inches long
• 2015 from Milford
• Jennifer Zuppe

Bluefish

• 19 pounds, 2 ounces, 38 inches long
• 2017 from West Haven
• Jennifer Zuppe

Clearnose Skate

• 7 pounds, 6 ounces, 51.75 inches long
• 2016 from West Haven
• Jennifer Zuppe

Gray Triggerfish

• 4 pounds, 7 ounces, 19 inches long
• 2007 from Niantic Bay, Waterford
• Christine Small

Northern Kingfish

• 1 pound, 12 ounces, 16 inches long
• 2013 from Mystic River
• Laura Sanada

Oyster Toadfish

• 3 pounds, 0.32 ounces, 15 inches long
• 2025 from Niantic Bay
• Arielle Yindra

Scup (Porgy)

• 3 pounds, 11 ounces, 17.5 inches long
• 2012 from Block Island Sound
• Debra A. Ferris

Smooth Dogfish

• 18 pounds, 11 ounces, 57 inches long
• 2017 from New Haven
• Jennifer Zuppe

Spiny Dogfish

• 22 pounds, 11 ounces, 57.75 inches long
• 2018 from Milford
• Jennifer Zuppe

Squid (Longfin)

• 15-inch-long mantle
• 2019 from South Side of Fisher's Island
• Jodi Stone

Striped Bass

• 51 pounds, 11 ounces, 47.5 inches long
• 2015 from Plum Gut
• Jennifer Zuppe

Striped Searobin

• 3 pounds, 15 ounces, 21.25 inches long
• 2016 from West Haven
• Jennifer Zuppe

Summer Flounder (Fluke)

• 12 pounds, 8 ounces, 32 inches long
• 2016 from Six Mile Reef
• Cathy Strzepek

 

Women’s Trophy Fish Record Marine Fish - Catch and Release Category (Length)

The Catch and Release category recognizes the largest fish of each species by length caught and immediately released.

Black Sea Bass

• 23 inches long
• 2020 from Clinton
• Brooke Colombo

Blackfish (Tautog)

• 12 pounds, 1 ounce, 26 inches long
• 2013 from Westbrook
• Michaela Ruzbasan

Blue Shark

• 96 inches long
• 2009 from Block Island Sound
• Claire C. Kilbride

Bluefish

• 36.5 inches long
• 2015 from Cornfield Point
• Stephanie Spadaccini

Cownose Ray

• 39 pounds, 14.88 ounces, 56.5 inches long
• 2020 from Sandy Point
• Jennifer Zuppe

Scup (Porgy)

• 19.87 inches long
• 2020 from New Haven Breakwater
• Jennifer Zuppe

Smooth Dogfish

• 44 inches long
• 2016 from West Haven
• Jennifer Zuppe

Spot

• 7.75 inches long
• 2025 from Greenwich Harbor
• Nicole Evancha

Striped Bass

• 60 inches long
• 2016 from Westbrook
• Jolyn Wiggin

Summer Flounder (Fluke)

• 10 pounds, 11 ounces, 29 inches long
• 2018 from Sara's Ledge
• Sara Roman

Alison Varina with her 5 pound 4 ounce, 23.5 inches state record black sea bass.

Content last updated in April 2026.