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 Cownose Ray
The cownose ray grows about 3 feet wide
and is armed with a venomous tail spine.
It feeds along the inshore shelves and
shallow bays of the Atlantic and Gulf
of Mexico, hunting hardshelled mollusks.
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 Oyster Toadfish
The oyster toadfish is not just a noisy
swimmer, but holds the distinction of
having been to space. Members of the species
— Opsanus tau — traveled to the
space station for tests. Known for the
male's "foghorn" vocalizations,
the oyster toadfish lives in the shallows
of the Atlantic, from Maine to the West
Indies.
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 Atlantic Croaker
The Atlantic croaker is a common fish
on the East Coast of the United States,
often feeding at the shoreline and migrating
to the Gulf of Mexico. Averaging less
than a foot long, croakers can be caught
by those fishing from land into the Atlantic
Ocean surf.
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Species
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Weight
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Angler
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Date
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Catch Location
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Black Drum
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103 lbs., 8 oz
|
Robert Messik Jr.
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09/23/73
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Buoy #16
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Bluefish |
22
lbs. |
John
Davidson |
10/18/79
|
Off
Queen Anne Marina |
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Ronald Raffo |
05/31/86 |
Hackett's Point |
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Thomas R. Talbott |
05/08/91 |
Chesapeake Beach |
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Carp
|
44 lbs., 6 oz
|
Jimmy Lake
|
04/28/78
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Morgantown Beach
|
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Catfish, Channel |
29
lbs., 10 oz |
Kevin
Kern |
04/26/97 |
Mattawoman Creek |
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Chain
Pickerel |
6lbs., 8 oz |
James
Grant |
05/19/65 |
Susquehanna River |
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Cobia |
97
lbs., 12 oz |
John
Scheifele |
09/12/69 |
Middle Grounds |
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Crappie |
2
lbs., 10 oz |
Lawrence Rush |
04/04/02 |
Swann
Creek |
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Croaker |
6
lbs., 3 oz |
Rome
Tull |
07/09/80
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Puppy
Hole |
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Flounder |
15
lbs. |
Kenneth Grimes |
10/14/78 |
Buoy
#50 |
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Gar |
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No
Current Record. Benchmark for establishing this record
is 25 pounds. |
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Hickory Shad* |
4
lbs. |
John
Schaeffer Jr. |
07/23/71 |
Susquehanna River |
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Largemouth Bass |
9
lbs., 1 oz |
J.D.
Noell |
09/13/75
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Pocomoke River |
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Norfolk Spot |
2
lbs. |
Parlett Moore |
09/05/78 |
Tangier Sound |
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Red
Drum* |
74
lbs., 6 oz |
Earnest Hutchinson |
05/15/77
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Tangier Sound |
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Rock
Bass |
1 lb |
Timothy A. Adams |
05/04/97 |
Susquehanna River |
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Sheepshead |
13
lbs.
6
lbs., 5.92 oz |
Margaret L. Taylor
Tom Horan |
06/11/06
09/25/99
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Tangier Sound
Middle Grounds |
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Smallmouth Bass |
6
lbs. |
Charles Janes |
07/23/71 |
Susquehanna River |
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Spanish Mackerel |
10.99
lbs. |
George Hemelt |
10/02/02 |
Buoy
83 |
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Spotted Seatrout |
16
lbs., 6 oz |
John
Phillips |
05/15/77 |
Roaring Point |
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Striped Bass |
67
lbs., 8 oz |
Devin
Nolan |
05/13/95 |
Bloody Point |
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Weakfish |
16
lbs., 8 oz |
Wayne
Lappe |
05/08/79
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Nanticoke River |
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White
Perch |
2
lbs., 10 oz |
Sid
Stollings |
05/18/79 |
Dundee Creek |
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White
(American) Shad* |
8
lbs., 2 oz |
Vance
Carter |
05/03/75
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Wicomico River |
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Yellow Perch |
2
lbs., 3 oz |
Niles
Pethel |
11/21/79 |
Marsh
Creek |
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Bold indicates what the Down Time usually fishes for and
trying to beat!
*Indicates species is no longer eligible for State record
consideration. |
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