State Saltwater Records: Fly Fishing
|
Species |
Weight (lbs.) |
Length (in.) |
Date |
Water Body |
Minor Bay/Other |
Angler |
Fly |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Barracuda |
Great |
16.69 |
46.5 |
09/15/98 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Whitner Dieterich |
streamer |
|
Bluefish |
|
3 |
19.25 |
12/06/04 |
Gulf of Mexico |
Willacy |
Cory Martenson |
Corey's inverted rooster |
|
Bumper |
Atlantic |
0.16 |
7.9 |
07/11/00 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Kenneth Thyssen |
hare ear nymph |
|
Chub |
Bermuda |
3.63 |
18.13 |
09/06/01 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Jim Darnell |
clouser minnow |
|
Cichlid |
Rio Grande |
0.16 |
5.88 |
07/08/01 |
Galveston Bay |
Armand Bayou |
Ralph Robbins |
black sponge spider |
|
Cobia |
|
53.4375 |
56 |
06/27/05 |
Sabine Lake |
|
Robert Sloan |
Bone Head |
|
Croaker |
Atlantic |
0.53 |
10.75 |
08/20/01 |
Galveston Bay |
|
Kenneth Thyssen |
|
|
Cutlassfish |
Atlantic |
0.88 |
33.75 |
12/02/99 |
Laguna Madre |
|
Thomas Sheehan |
chartruese/white clse dp |
|
Dolphin |
|
11.56 |
39.5 |
08/29/00 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Jeffery Pierce |
Jeff's mackerel fly |
|
Drum |
Black |
19.5 |
32.5 |
12/04/01 |
Lower Laguna Madre |
|
Stephen Puzio |
|
|
Drum |
Red |
30 |
42 |
07/09/05 |
Gulf of Mexico |
San Patricio |
Jon King |
black whistler |
|
Flounder |
Southern |
6.0625 |
23.5 |
11/10/05 |
Gulf of Mexico |
Willacy |
Robert Campbell |
Scott 9' Phillips Header |
|
Herring |
Skipjack |
3.34 |
26.5 |
10/11/01 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Frank Budd |
clouser |
|
Jack |
Almaco |
0.4 |
9.75 |
07/01/00 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Steve Welborn |
clouser minnow |
|
Jack |
Crevalle |
26.36 |
41.5 |
10/27/02 |
San Antonio Bay |
Espiritu Santo |
Ted Baker |
streamer |
|
Jack |
Horse-eye |
8.7 |
29.13 |
06/17/01 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Robert Sloan |
|
|
Kingfish |
Gulf |
0.88 |
12.5 |
11/10/01 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Thomas Sheehan |
clooser deep minnow |
|
Kingfish |
Southern |
1.19 |
14.25 |
07/09/00 |
Galveston Bay |
|
Kenneth Thyssen |
epoxy shrimp |
|
Ladyfish |
|
4.2 |
26.875 |
10/18/03 |
Lower Laguna Madre |
|
Skipper Ray |
clouser minnow |
|
Mackerel |
King |
30 |
53 |
08/31/02 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Edwin Shih |
|
|
Mackerel |
Spanish |
5.4 |
28 |
09/03/04 |
Gulf of Mexico |
Jefferson |
Robert Sloan |
bone head |
|
Perch |
Silver |
0.25 |
8.25 |
07/14/00 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Kenneth Thyssen |
glass minnow |
|
Pinfish |
|
0.8 |
12 |
06/27/03 |
Corpus Christi Bay |
|
James Darnell |
clouser minnow |
|
Pompano |
Florida |
3.91 |
21 |
07/03/00 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Gary Shelton Jr. |
pink rattling clouser |
|
Runner |
Blue |
5.5 |
24.25 |
08/07/03 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Whitner Dietrich |
chum fly |
|
Runner |
Rainbow |
0.54 |
12.63 |
08/17/01 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Kenneth Thyssen |
|
|
Sardine |
Scaled |
0.1 |
6.5 |
08/20/99 |
Corpus Christi Bay |
|
John Jackman |
chartreuse/white clouser |
|
Seatrout |
Sand |
1 |
14.5 |
11/05/05 |
Galveston Bay |
Galveston |
Vincent Rinando, Jr. |
|
|
Seatrout |
Spotted |
15.6 |
37.25 |
05/23/02 |
Lower Laguna Madre |
|
Carl Rowland |
|
|
Shark |
Blacktip |
37.25 |
54.5 |
09/11/05 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Clifton Blair |
blueback herring |
|
Shark |
Silky |
8.6 |
34 |
08/21/99 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Robert Sloan |
streamer |
|
Sheepshead |
|
6.1 |
22.25 |
05/23/05 |
Lower Laguna Madre |
Willacy |
Dan Coley |
Coley rattling shrimp |
|
Snapper |
Gray |
10.13 |
26 |
08/11/01 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Casey Cox |
Casey's half & half |
|
Snapper |
Red |
8 |
25.375 |
08/31/02 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Edwin Shih |
|
|
Snook |
|
6.5 |
29 |
11/25/05 |
Lower Laguna Madre |
Cameron |
Nick Rizopoulos |
Eg Mullet |
|
Spadefish |
Atlantic |
2.07 |
14.75 |
07/21/00 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Connie Mack Moran |
chartreuse clouser |
|
Sunfish |
Longear |
0.13 |
5.25 |
07/08/01 |
Galveston Bay |
Armand Bayou |
Ralph Robbins |
black popper |
|
Sunfish |
Orangespotted |
0.1 |
4.88 |
07/08/01 |
Galveston Bay |
Armand Bayou |
Ralph Robbins |
black sponge spider |
|
Tuna |
Blackfin |
24.2 |
36.5 |
08/08/04 |
Gulf of Mexico |
Harris |
Robert Sloan |
streamer |
|
Tunny |
Little |
11.62 |
30.4 |
08/08/04 |
Gulf of Mexico |
Harris |
Robert Sloan |
streamer |
|
Wahoo |
|
13.5 |
41 |
07/28/02 |
Gulf of Mexico |
|
Cary Toland |
|