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Maine State Record Fish

As published by maine.gov, checked Sep 17, 2026. 48 records. Maine fishing tournaments

Maine state fish: Atlantic salmon (freshwater). Records kept by Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (agency website ↗).

Freshwater Records

SpeciesRecordYearWaterCountySource
Atlantic Salmon 22 lb 8 oz#5 of 13 states 1907 Sebago Lake — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Black Crappie 3 lb 9.76 oz#27 of 34 states 2012 Messalonskee Lake — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Blueback Trout 5 lb 3.84 oz 2008 Pushineer Pond — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Bluegill 1 lb 1.44 oz 2024 Little Ossipee Lake Waterboro maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Brook Trout 9 lb 2 oz#8 of 33 states 2010 Mousam Lake — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Brown Bullhead CatfishAlso listed as Brown Bullhead 1 lb 15 oz#29 of 30 states 2025 Little Cobbossee Manchester maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Brown Trout 23 lb 8 oz#16 of 36 states 1996 Square Pond — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Burbot 18 lb 8 oz#5 of 16 states 1986 Eagle Lake — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Chain Pickerel 7 lb 2 oz#13 of 25 states 2007 Balch Lake — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Common CarpAlso listed as Carp 18 lb 2024 Kennebec River — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Fallfish 3 lb 12 oz#3 of 8 states 1986 Sibley Pond — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Lake Trout 39 lb 3.2 oz#10 of 25 states 2020 Richardson Lake — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Largemouth Bass 11 lb 10 oz#27 of 43 states 1968 Moose Pond — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
MuskellungeAlso listed as Musky 33 lb#18 of 22 states 2010 St. John River — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Northern Pike 31 lb 3.2 oz#14 of 33 states 1998 North Pond — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Pumpkinseed SunfishAlso listed as Pumpkinseed 1 lb 3.04 oz#11 of 22 states 2016 North Pond Smithfield maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Rainbow Trout 13 lb 9 oz#33 of 39 states 2016 Quarry Pond — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Smallmouth Bass 8 lb#20 of 40 states 1970 Thompson Lake — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Splake 14 lb 11.2 oz#4 of 8 states 2019 Pleasant Pond Turner maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Walleye 5 lb 11.2 oz 2009 Messalonskee Lake — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
White Catfish 6 lb 11.04 oz#16 of 18 states 2015 Not listed — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
White Perch 3 lb 8.16 oz#2 of 18 states 2022 Not listed — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Whitefish (Lake)Also listed as Lake Whitefish 7 lb 8 oz#10 of 12 states as Whitefish 1958 Sebago Lake — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Yellow Perch 2 lb 1.92 oz#30 of 36 states 2020 Not listed — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026

Saltwater Records

SpeciesRecordYearWaterCountySource
Atlantic CodAlso listed as Cod 80 lb 7 oz#5 of 9 states 1992 Perkins Cove — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Atlantic Halibut 215 lb 1965 Bailey Island — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Atlantic Herring 0 lb 1.6 oz 2004 Perry — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Atlantic Mackerel 2 lb 7.04 oz#5 of 6 states 1995 Bailey Island — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Atlantic Wolffish 30 lb 1990 Perkins Cove — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Black Sea Bass 1 lb 12 oz 2002 Ogunquit — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Blue Shark 470 lb 8 oz#4 of 9 states 2008 South Portland — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Bluefin Tuna 839 lb 2 oz#9 of 16 states 2023 Harpswell — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Bluefish 19 lb 10.56 oz#13 of 17 states 1994 Boothbay Harbor — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Cunner 2 lb 14.72 oz 2021 Cape Neddick — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Cusk 33 lb 6.72 oz 2002 Perkins Cove — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Goosefish 49 lb 12 oz 1991 Perkins Cove — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Haddock 15 lb 9.76 oz 2004 Perkins Cove — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Pollock 46 lb 10.9 oz#3 of 7 states 1990 Perkins Cove — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Porbeagle Shark 548 lb 1995 Bailey Island — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Shortfin Mako SharkAlso listed as Mako Shark 680 lb#13 of 17 states 1990 Saco — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Shorthorn SculpinAlso listed as Sculpin 2 lb 13.44 oz 2004 Perry — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Silver Hake 5 lb 1.4 oz 2021 South Portland — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Striped Bass 67 lb#7 of 35 states 1978 Sheepscot River — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Tautog 7 lb 13.2 oz#10 of 11 states 2023 Pine Point — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Thresher Shark 425 lb#9 of 12 states 1998 Boothbay Harbor — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Torpedo Ray 35 lb 5 oz 1995 Perkins Cove — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
White Hake 48 lb 4.2 oz 2018 Perkins Cove — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026
Winter Flounder 4 lb 3 oz#6 of 7 states 1989 Perkins Cove — maine.gov ↗Checked Sep 17, 2026

Weights and lengths are shown as each list gives them, with units spelled out. Record holders' names are on the linked lists. Where one list shows the same fish under two names, it appears once with both names. Waters that have a page in this directory are linked. A rank such as "#3 of 46 states" places a record among the states' records for that species by weight; it is shown only where the record matches the national ranking exactly.

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