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Connecticut Saltwater Trophy Fish Records
Youth and Women's Categories

Youth Category: Long Island Sound - Fishers Island Sound

Common Name

Size

Location Caught

Angler

Year Caught

Lbs.

Oz.

Length

American Eel

5

3

39.5"

West Haven

Alyssa Zuppe

2017

Atlantic Needlefish
Catch and Release

0

0

34"

Mystic River

Zacery Martindale

2016

Black Sea Bass

5

8

24.25"

Six Mile Reef

John J. Piccoli

2014

Black Sea Bass

5

0

23"

Block Island Sound

Holly N. Sulzinski

2012

Black Sea Bass
Catch and Release

0

0

24"

Six Mile Reef

Evan Kamoen

2018

Blue Crab

1

0

8.5"

Clinton

Alyssa Zuppe

2016

Blue Crab

1

1

8.75"

Old Saybrook

Cody Lessard

2005

Bluefish

18

1

38"

Six Mile Reef

Evan Kamoen

2015

Bluefish

17

2

37"

Long Island Sound

Kori Anne Garber

2016

Bluefish
Catch and Release

 

 

36"

Duck Island

Evan Kamoen

2016

Bluefish
Catch and Release

 

 

35"

Stratford

Oakley Johnson

2023

Clearnose Skate
Catch and Release

35"

Clinton

Evan Kamoen

2018

Gray Triggerfish

3

11.2

19"

New London

Logan Dube

2020

Hickory Shad

2

4

20"

Connecticut River

Marina K. Molnar

2009
Hickory Shad     16.5" West Haven Jackson Biroscak
 2021

Northern Kingfish

2

7

18.5"

Niantic River

Kaleb Reed Crescenzo

2014

Northern Kingfish
Catch and Release

     13.75" Gulf Beach Jackson Biroscak 2023

Northern Puffer
Catch and Release

0

0

10.0"

Hammonasset Beach

Evan Kamoen

2017

Oyster Toadfish

2

2

12

Milford

Colton Johnson

2022

Oyster Toadfish
Catch and Release

0

0

13"

Long Island Sound

Timothy Griffith Jr.

2016

Scup (Porgy)
Catch and Release

0

0

18.25"

Hammonasset Beach

Evan Kamoen

2017
Scup (Porgy)
Catch and Release		 0 0  16.75" Stratford Oakley Johnson 2023

Scup (Porgy)

2

15

18"

Niantic Bay

Dakota Pane

2015

Scup (Porgy)

4

1

20"

Calves Island

Xavier St. Cyr

2018

Smooth Dogfish

13

13

48"

Thimble Islands

Ryan John Alves

2018

Smooth Dogfish
Catch and Release

11

0

47"

New Haven Harbor

Joselin Braun

2017

Spanish Mackerel

1

0

15.8"

Gulf Beach Pier

Jackson Biroscak

2019

Squid

11.5" mantle length

West Haven

 Jonathan Schmedlin 2018

Striped Bass

55

0

52"

Black Point, Niantic

Alan Guild Jr.

2009

Striped Bass

46

5

47"

West Haven

Alyssa Zuppe

2016
Striped Bass
Catch and Release		     49.5" Stratford Point Colton Johnson 2023

Striped Bass
Catch and Release

     43"

Stratford

 Oakley Johnson 2023

Striped Bass
Catch and Release

48"

Bartlett Reef

Andrew Bertrand

2018

Striped Bass
Catch and Release

46

0

48"

Long Island Sound

Stephen Lonczak

2012
Striped Sea Robin
Catch and Release		     16.5"  Niantic Bay Benjamen Urban 2021

Summer Flounder (Fluke)

12

6

30"

Six Mike Reef

Metages Ivy

2018

Summer Flounder (Fluke)

8

10

28"

Clinton

Addison Lewis

2015

Tautog (Blackfish)

10

6

23.75"

Niantic Bay

Nikole Travis

2012

Tautog (Blackfish)

13

1

27"

Stonington Breakwall

Jacob Whewell

2013

Weakfish

4

3

22.5"

Long Island Sound

Carlina Spadaccini

2012
Weakfish     24" West Haven Jackson Biroscak 2021

Weakfish

8

3

29.25"

Hammonasset

Bryan Bottone

2009

Weakfish
Catch and Release

0

0

23.5

Hammonasset

Thomas Aquino

2014

Winter Flounder

2

3

18"

Niantic River

Marco Folino

2012

White Perch

1

10

14.5"

Connecticut River

Colton Moskey

2024

 

Connecticut Saltwater Trophy Fish Records Women's Category

Common Name

Weight

Length

Location Caught

Angler

Year

lbs.

oz.

 

American Eel

3

8

38.25"

Milford

Jennifer Zuppe

2016
Atlantic Chub Mackerel 2 .03  17" Niantic Bay Cheri Westbrook  2023 

Black Sea Bass

5

4

23.5"

Falkner Island

Alison Varian

2015

Black Sea Bass
Catch and Release

23”

Clinton

Brooke Colombo

2020

Blackfish (Tautog)

11

6

26"

New Haven

Jennifer Zuppe

2017

Blackfish (Tautog)
Catch and Release

12

1

26"

Westbrook

Michaela Ruzbasan

2013

Blue Crab

8.5"

Milford

Jennifer Zuppe

2015

Blue Shark
Catch and Release

96"

Block Island Sound

Claire C. Kilbride

2009

Bluefish

19

2

38"

West Haven

Jennifer Zuppe

2017

Bluefish
Catch and Release

36.5"

Cornfield Point

Stephanie Spadaccini

2015

Clearnose Skate

7

6

51.75"

West Haven

Jennifer Zuppe

2016
Cownose Ray
Catch and Release		 39 14.88  56.5"  Sandy Point Jennifer Zuppe 2020

Gray Triggerfish

4

7

19"

Niantic Bay, Waterford

Christine Small

2007

Northern Kingfish

1

12

16"

Mystic River

Laura Sanada

2013

Scup (Porgy)

3

11

17.5"

Block Island Sound

Debra A. Ferris

2012

Scup (Porgy)
Catch and Release

0

0

19.87"

New Haven Breakwater

 Jennifer Zuppe

2020

Smooth Dogfish

18

11

57"

New Haven

Jennifer Zuppe

2017

Smooth Dogfish
Catch and Release

0

0

44"

West Haven

Jennifer Zuppe

2016

Spiny Dogfish

22

11

57.75"

Milford

Jennifer Zuppe

2018

Squid

0

0

15.00"
Mantle

South Side of Fisher's Island

Jodi Stone

2019

Striped Bass

51

11

47.5"

Plum Gut

Jennifer Zuppe

2015

Striped Bass
Catch and Release

0

0

60"

Westbrook

Jolyn Wiggin

2016

Striped Searobin

3

15

21.25"

West Haven

Jennifer Zuppe

2016

Summer Flounder (Fluke)

12

8

32"

Six Mile Reef

Cathy Strzepek

2016

Summer Flounder
Catch and Release

10

11

29"

Sara's Ledge

Sara Roman

2018

Alison Varina with her 5 pound 4 oounce 23.5 inches state record balck sea bass

Content last updated in October 2024.