Louisiana State Fish
Records
Fresh/Saltwater--Rod & Reel/Fly
Fishing
Documented and kept by the Louisiana Outdoor Writers Association
LOUISIANA STATE FISH RECORDS OFFICIAL COPY
ALL RECORDS ARE CURRENT THROUGH THE LAST RECORD AWARDED
WHICH WAS ON January 15, 2017
(All ounce weights are converted into hundredths of a pound (16oz = 1.00) for uniformity)
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fishrecords@yahoo.com, or send inquiries to:
LOWA Fish Records
13168 Bayou Terrace Dr
St Amant, La 70774
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FRESHWATER SPECIES DIVISION
ROD & REEL
"*" indicates verification by state biologist or fisheries professional
Species: BASS, HYBRID
STRIPED
(Morone saxatilis x Morone
chrysops)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
16.25
William D. Hungerford
Lake Pontchartrain
February 2000
*2.
15.21
Tadd R. Jennings
Toledo Bend
May 1992
3.
15.0
Richard Thompson
Toledo Bend
June 1993
*4.
14.0
William D. Hungerford
Lake Pontchartrain
March 1994
5.
13.94
Daniel Milner
Caddo Lake
February 1990
6.
12.87
Marty Curtis
Lake Claiborne
April 1990
7.
11.75
J.D. Murphy
Toledo Bend
March 1979
*8.
11.26
Marty Curtis
Lake Claiborne
June 1993
*9.
11.13
Jimmy Doiron
False River
March 2005
10.
10.50
Wilton J. Pino, Jr.
December 1979
Species: BASS,
LARGEMOUTH
(Micropterus
salmoides)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
15.97
Greg Wiggins
Caney Lake
February 1994
*2.
15.87
Regina Womack
Valentine Lake
May 2010
*3.
15.82
Adam Oliver
Blk. Bayou Hoosten
March 2009
*4.
15.54
Tommy Foster
Caney Lake
February 1993
*5.
15.53
Fred Kennedy
Caney Lake
October 1993
*6.
15.42
Bryan Smith
Caney Lake
March 1993
*7.
15.38
Thomas J. Robertson
B.R. University Lk.
June 1992
*8.
15.33
Johnny Harper
Caney Lake
July 1996
*9.
15.31
Ed Stellner
Lake D’Arbonne
February 2000
*10.
15.15
Chris Roberts
Caney Lake
February 1995
Species: BASS,
SPOTTED
(Micropterus
punctulatus)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
4.88
Vernon Johnson, Jr.
Tickfaw River
August 1976
4.50
Jeff L. Pierre
December 1988
4.38
Jim Farr
February 1976
4.38
Dalton Fayard
April 1976
4.25
Ben Strange, Jr.
July 1976
4.19
Carroll Perkins
October 1949
4.0
Bill Varnado
March 1978
3.94
Charles Kennedy
May 1976
3.94
Pincus J. Granat, Jr.
March 1988
3.88
Jeff Hughes
November 1975
Species: BASS,
STRIPED
(Morone
saxatilis)
Weight
47.50
Angler
James L. Taylor
Where Caught
Toledo Bend
Date Caught
August 1991
44.50
Daniel F. Thompson
May 1990
38.75
Larry Simmons
September 1992
38.25
Anthony Clemens
Toledo Bend
June 1988
37.0
John E. Dowden
September 1983
33.50
Robert L. Frisby
April 1982
33.19
James Kent, Jr.
February 1980
32.75
Mrs. Gloria Andrus
April 1979
32.05
Ronnie Treuil
Old River Locks
March 2005
30.56
Charles Slaughter, Jr.
April 1982
Species: BASS,
WHITE
(Morone
chrysops)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
6.81
Corey Crochet
Amite River
August 2010
(2010 LOWA Fish of the Year)
(IGFA World Record)
(IGFA World Record)
4.13
Randy L. Dubuc
February 1986
4.0
Bonnie Kauffman
Bayou Dorchet
March 2010
3.88
Sam Parrish
February 1969
3.69
Gale H. Gleason
Sabine River
February 1998
3.50
Kenny DeJean
February 1986
3.44
Robert Wells
Poverty Point
March 27, 2013
3.26
Patricia Tolbird/Turner
Poverty Point, Delhi,LA
March 2004
3.25
Stephen Guerin
February 1995
3.19
M.L. Rrabb
August 1985
Species: BASS,
YELLOW
(Morone
mississippeinsis)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1
2.67
Eddie Halbrook
Lake Darbonne
January 2014
*2.
2.56
Dean Higginbotham
Toledo Bend
January 2011
*3.
1.27
Ryan Daniel
Caney Lake
February 2008
*4.
0.96
Darrell Womack
Caney Lake
February 2008
*5.
0.30
Aaron Lincoln
Red River Locks
June 2012
Species:
BLUEGILL
(Lepomis
macrochirus)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
1.83
Timothy Delaney
Iatt Lake
May 2016
1.63
Oliver Hertzog
Old River
July 2008
1.61
Mike Lamb
“Yucatan” off Miss. Rvr.
August 1999
1.53
Kenny Cobb
Caney Lake
July 2001
1.47
Curt Freeman
D’Arbonne Bar Pit
July 1998
1.44
Kenny Cobb
Caney Lake
July 2001
1.40
Padra Francois
Old River
September 2016
1.33
Kenny Cobb
Caney Lake
July 2001
1.28
Katie L. Roberson
Corney Lake
April 2009
1.26
Ralph Hammer
Caney Lake
September 1998
Species: BOWFIN
(Choupique)
(Amia
calva)
Weight
20.50
Angler
Brian Fant
Where Caught
Toledo Bend
Date Caught
April 1976
18.94
Hollis E. Moore
April 1976
17.50
Julius E. Aaron
February 1973
17.0
K.R. McCullough
May 1976
16.50
Ike Dunlap
May 1974
16.50
Mark King
August 1976
16.06
Francis J. Gautreau
November 1975
15.0
Don O
May 1988
14.75
Mary T. Boose
April 1975
14.25
Perry Dixon
June 1980
Species: BUFFALO,
BIGMOUTH
(Ictiobus
cyprinellus)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
70.31
Delbert Sisk
Bussy Brake
April 1980
55.0
Donnie L. Coleman
July 1981
52.0
Tommy Descant
City Park, New Orleans
July 1976
50.0
James “Bud” Baldwin
June 1994
46.50
Victor Zagone, Jr.
February 1971
42.0
Merv LeBlanc
July 1982
40.0
Ray Rhymes, Jr.
July 197?
30.0
Rick Meador
February 1981
26.25
Arnold Watson
May 1974
Species: BUFFALO,
SMALLMOUTH
(Ictiobus
bubalis)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
43.50
DeVohn B. Hayes
Bussy Brake
December 1986
*2.
15.0
Michael Cebrynski, Jr.
Larto Lake
June 2005
Species: CARP,
COMMON
(Cyprinus
carpio)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
35.0
James D. Rodgers, Jr.
Bussy Brake
April 1981
33.0
James E. Strange
Bussy Brake
May 1971
29.50
Glenn Bond, Jr.
February 1980
27.50
Edgar Coltharp, Sr.
June 1975
18.64
Robert Wells
Lake Palonde
January 1995
16.0
Amy Ann Smith
False River
July 1976
15.25
G. Morgan Ford
April 1976
15.0
Edgar Coltharp, Sr.
June 1975
Species: CATFISH,
BLUE
(Ictalurus furcatus) Species
seperation 1994
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1
114.00
Lawson Boyte
Mississippi River
March 2014
(2014 LOWA Fish of the Year)
East Carroll Parish
*2.
110.19
Keith Day
Mississippi River
April 2005
(2005 LOWA Fish of the Year)
St. Francisville
*3.
105.0
Joseph Wiggins
Mississippi River, BR
June 1997
4.
98.0
Arthur Pierre, Sr.
Miss. River.
August 1987
(Blue/Albino)
*5.
96.00
Craig Durbin
Red River Pool 1
July 2015
*6.
93.0
Dwight Hendrickson
Lk#5, Red River
November 2004
*7.
87.0
Jon Michael Fortenberry
Mississippi River
July 2002
*8.
86.50
Brad Doughty
May 1994
9.
84.0
Tommy P. Soileau
Old River Locks
January 1981
*10.
78.0
Ed Deshotels
Atchafalaya River
August 1980
Species: CATFISH,
CHANNEL
(Ictalurus
punctatus)
Species seperation 1994
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
1.
30.31
Harold W. Clubb
Minor’s Canal/Intracst.
August 1977
2.
3.75
L.M. Owens
February 1973
*3.
2.03
Zachary Elliot
Myrtle Grove
September 2015
*4.
1.82
Clint Elliot
Myrtle Grove
September 2015
*5.
1.46
Luke Elliot Jr
Myrtle Grove
September 2015
Species: CATFISH,
FLATHEAD
(Pylodictis
olivaris)
Species seperation 1994.)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
95.0
Roland Lasseigne
Wax Lake
July 2007
*2.
66.0
Harley Rakes
Red River
July 1998
*3.
61.0
Michael S Lee
Lake Providence
July 2016
*4.
52.04
Michael L. Guimbellot
Red River
February 2000
*5.
50.44
Ricky Gauthier
Cane River
April 1998
*6.
45.70
Paige Sekinger
Mississippi River
October 2016
*7.
41.0
Mrs. Joyce Engolia
Irish Bayou
April 1995
*8.
38.0
Bill Dickinson
Cane River Lake
June 1994
*9.
33.50
Lucien A. Robert
Lake Cataouatche
June 1975
*10.
33.13
Justin Burbank
False River
May 2005
Species: CRAPPIE,
BLACK
(Pomoxis
nigromaculatus)
Species separation 1994
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
3.84
Randy K. Causey
Poverty Point Res.
April 2010
*2.
3.55
Chet L. Tidwell
Caney Lake
February 2003
*2.
3.55
Jodie E. Crouch, Jr.
Toledo Bend
March 2003
*4.
3.47
Floyd Meche
Lake Henderson
December 2004
*5.
3.33
Bobby Nola
Caney Lake
January 2003
*6.
3.24
Bobby Nola
Caney Lake
January 2003
*7.
3.21
Mark Thibodaux
Williams Canal
February 1996
*8.
3.15
Bobby Nola
Caney Lake
January 2003
*9.
3.13
Tommy Goss
Caney Lake
June 1999
*10.
3.06
Murphy Royer
Henderson Lake
November 2015
Species: CRAPPIE, WHITE
(Pomoxis annularis)
Species separation 1994
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
3.80
Tim Ricca
Lake Verret
May 2010
*2.
3.52
Twayne Hosea
Poverty Point
February 2016
*3.
3.48
Dwayne Hosea
Poverty Point
March 2016
*4.
3.46
Rodger McConnell
Poverty Point
March 2016
*5
3.44
Stacy Malham
Lake Bistineau
February 2015
*6.
3.38
B.R. Shepherd
Grand Bayou Res.
April 2002
*7.
3.34
Stewart W. Pedigo
Poverty Point
March 6, 2013
*8.
3.31
Zack Broussard
Lake Martin
January 2016
*9.
3.26
Robert Wells
Poverty Point
April 2015
*10.
3.25
Richard C. Hart
I-20 Bar Pit
February 1999
*10.
3.25
Richard Brooke
Poverty Point
March 2011
Species: DRUM, FRESHWATER
(Gaspergou)
(Aplodinotus
grunniens)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
28.44
Paul R. Heideman
Bayou Macon Lk.
March 2011
(2011 LOWA Fish of the Year)
*2.
25.08
Stephen Morgan
False River
April 2005
*3.
23.18
Dallas Cole
Toledo Bend
February 2002
*4.
21.94
Jimmy Doiron
False River
April 2007
*5.
21.33
Mike Kelley, Sr.
False River
March 2016
*6.
21.27
Gregory Fontenot
Bayou Serpent
June 2004
*7.
20.0
Richard L. Doggett
Toledo Bend
March 1994
*8
19.83
Mike Kelley, Sr.
False River
February 2005
*9.
18.21
Mike Kelley, Sr.
False River
February 2005
*10.
18.16
Mike Kelley, Sr.
False River
February 2005
*10. 17.58
Jimmy Doiron
False River
April 2004
Species: GAR,
ALLIGATOR
(Lepisosteus
spatula)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
179.0
Jimmy L. Thompson
Red River
May 1997
134.0
James Strickland
Red River
May 1997
102.94
Stephen G. Landry
Vermilion Bay
September 2004
100.31
Michael Shawn Suriff
Lk. Pontchartrain
June 2000
88.25
Robert Wells
Ouiski Bayou
July 2014
81.10
Conner Munchrath
Florence Canal
August 2008
80.0
Wm. “Billy” Crawford
Lk. Pontchatrain
June 1996
76.31
Joseph Ellis
Ouachita River
July 2010
74.50
Steve Cross
Calcasieu Ship Channel
August 2009
61.0
Harry D. Selsor
Lk. Pontchatrain
October 1991
Species: GAR,
LONGNOSE
(Lepisisteus
osseus)
New speies introduction 2012
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
Species: PICKEREL,
CHAIN
(Esox
niger)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
5.75
Chris H. Marien
Kincaid Lake
May 1977
5.69
Jerry Haynie
Kincaid Lake
June 1985
5.56
Edward R. Nelson
Kincaid Lake
November 1976
5.56
George Wallace
Lake D’Arbonne
March 1977
5.25
Ross F. Miller
August 1976
5.25
Walter Nutter
October 1976
4.75
Jack Kurfiss
February 1980
4.50
Anthony E. Hough
February 1976
4.44
Tommy Harris
May 1976
4.38
Kenneth R. McCullough
May 1977
Species: REDEAR SUNFISH (Chinquapin,
Shellcracker)
(Lepomis
microlophus)
Rank
*1.
Weight
2.87
Angler
Jerry Smelly
Where Caught
Caney Lake
Date Caught
August 1998
(1998 LOWA Fish of the Year)
*2.
2.55
Terry Hall
Caney Lake
March 2003
*3.
2.53
Joe Swanner
Caney Lake
May 1999
*4
2.25
Lois Jean Rollins
Spring Bayou
May 2002
*5.
2.21
Louis R. Byrd
Caney Lake
April 1997
*6.
1.81
Justin Showalter
Pearl River
November 2010
*6.
1.81
Terry Hall
Caney Lake
March 2003
*8.
1.78
Jerry Smelly
Caney Lake
August 1998
*9.
1.76
Jack Cornett
Caney Lake
January 2003
*10.
1.64
Lavaugn Tisdale
Caney Lake
April 2002
Species:
SAUGER
(Stizostedion
canadense)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
166
Kyle Allgood
Thompson Creek/Miss
June 1999
*2.
1.08
Nolton “Kyle” Lavergne
Atchafalaya River
July 1997
*3.
1.08
Nolton “Kyle” Lavergne
Atchafalaya River
July 1997
*4.
1.08
Nolton “Kyle” Lavergne
Atchafalaya River
July 1997
Species: WARMOUTH,
GOGGLE-EYE
(Lepomis
gulosus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
1.
2.13
Frank E. Dean, Jr.
Atchafalaya River
July 1987
2.
1.50
Allen Polk
Atchafalaya River
September 1973
2.
1.50
Harry H. Anderson
July 1983
4.
1.38
Glenn R. Battle
Belle River
June 1971
4.
1.38
Lloyd David Sexton
July 1975
4.
1.38
Mickey Montalbano
April 1976
4.
1.38
Harry H. Anderson
July 1983
8.
1.31
Leonard Gremillion, Jr.
April 1984
8.
1.31
Dr. David W. Lorio
August 1973
8.
1.31
John J. Guariso
June 1976
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SALTWATER SPECIES DIVISION
ROD & REEL
"*" indicates verification by state biologist or fisheries professional
Species: AMBERJACK,
GREATER
(Seriola
dummerili)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
139.0
Bill Weldon
South Timbalier Blk.300
May 2009
130.50
Mike Lane
April 1977
127.50
Brian O’Haire
Miss. Canyon Blk.
March 2009
126.25
Michael Marcello, II
South Pass
February 2006
122.30
Charlie Pharr, Jr.
Garden Banks
August 2004
120.0
Steven Hebert
September 1982
118.63
Aubrey Dauterive
July 1982
116.20
Tyler Fairbanks
Midnight Lump
February 14, 2013
116.0
Chris Sims
Ship Shoal Blk.
Feb. 2012
114.25
Jay Davidson
July 1985
Species: BARRACUDA,
GREAT
(Spyraena
barracuda)
Weight
50.0
Angler
A.C. Mills
Where Caught
Date Caught
August 1970
49.14
Dylan M Corsentino
Gulf of Mexico
August 2014
48.50
Rhonda Green
July 1981
48.0
Dr. T. Kramer
October 1975
47.75
Clarence Foret, Jr.
Off Grand Isle/Blk. 76
June 2001
47.50
Dennis L. Henry, DDS
Main Pass
April 2003
47.50
Lester L. Jay
August 1972
46.0
Peter E. LaRosa, Jr.
August 1988
46.0
Danny Jackson
W. Delta Blk. 152
May 2001
44.50
Jep E. Turner, Jr.
September 1968
Species:
BLACKJACK
(Caranx
lugubris)
Weight
21.31
Angler
Wayne McElveen
Where Caught
Date Caught
July 1982
17.94
Eric Stevens
Bullwinkle Platform
August 2012
15.0
Bubby Palmisano
August 1987
14.0
Dr. John Tassin
July 1977
12.38
Jim Davidson
July 1982
11.63
H.W. Busch
July 1982
11.31
Rhett Pitre
July 1983
11.18
Landon Olivier
Gulf of Mexico
September 2009
11.13
Rhett Pitre
July 1979
10.38
Johnny Johnson
July 1983
Species:
BLUEFISH
(Pomatomus
saltatrix)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
21.88
Steve Van Every
July1982
18.0
Jerry Quick
June 1984
16.50
Leon Kolmaister
September 1971
16.25
Joseph Steverson
March 1971
15.25
Richard Soileau
September 1984
14.75
Mrs. Dorothy Lane
June 1972
13.50
Gary Oberg
August 1974
13.06
Rodney A. Pierce
March 1978
9.
12.94
Tim Sabastian
October 1976
9.
12.94
J.C. Schoust, Sr.
September 1975
Species: BLUE
RUNNER
(Caranx
crysos)
Weight
7.50
Angler
Keith Bergeron
Where Caught
Blk. 20
Date Caught
July 2006
7.11
Angie D. LeBlanc
Grand Isle, LA
July 2000
6.70
Jeanne Menard
South Timbalier 229
June 2012
6.66
Keith Bergeron
Main Pass Blk. 309
February 2009
6.19
Vance Mitchell
June 2011
5.80
Robert Taylor
Green Canyon Rigs
July 2014
5.53
William R. Ruffin
South Timbalier
May 2012
5.29
Dennis Menard III
Eugene Island Blocks
September 2014
5.18
Corky Perret
Main Pass Blk. 299
July 2002
5.11
Jeanne Menard
Grand Isle Blk. 116
June 2013
Species: BROADBILL
SWORDFISH
(Xiphias
gladius)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
310.0
Thomas Dantin
Mississippi Canyon
July 1980
291.0
Mike Shiro
South of Venice
July 2008
284.50
Dr. R. Landry
June 1978
281.0
Jim Fereday
South Pass
Nov 2015
257.00
Eric Vogt
Eimhears Rise
Sept 2016
251.38
Brett Pritchard
Fertility Hump
July 2016
247.0
Emile Charvet
August 1989
237.00
Matthew Fontane
Earlies Perch
June 2016
236.00
Bobby Lamb
Colgan’s Gap
Sept 2016
228.30
William Cullen Ray
South Pass
October 2015
Species: BROTULA,
BEARDED
(Brotula
barbata)
New species introduction 2002
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
20.0
Bernhard Christensen
S. Pass Blk.
February 2010
*2.
18.0
Francis X de Blanc, Jr.
W. Delta Blk. 143
August 2009
*3.
16.64
John Langlois
W. Delta Blk. 17
June 2008
*4.
16.06
Josh Walker
Union Banks 482
April 2005
*5.
15.40
Jeff Kudla
S. Pass Blk. #83A
January 2011
*6.
15.31
Renee Hart
Mississippi Canyon
July 2008
*7.
14.56
Arthur Scanlan, III
Blk. 308
July 2007
*8.
12.65
Darrel Jenkins
Miss. Canyon/Blk. 89
March 2002
*9.
12.20
John Scholtens
South Pass Blocks
July 2014
*10.
11.31
Dennis Erwin
Green Canyon
May 2007
Species: CATFISH,
GAFFTOPSAIL
(Bagre
marinus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
11.06
Elie Pellegrin
Red Fish Bayou
October 1996
*2.
8.15
Floyd Eschete III
B’s Hole
May 2016
*3.
6.81
Frank Genusa, Jr.
Fourchon
May 2011
*4.
6.67
Elijah Courtney
Cameron Jetties
May 2013
*5.
6.62
Ariel Fontenot
Cameron Jetties
August 2012
*6.
6.25
Debbie Seymour
Wilkerson Bayou
May 2001
*7.
6.08
Daniel Hebert
Coup Abel
October 2006
*8.
5.71
Michael Courtney
Cameron Jetties
May 2013
*9.
5.42
Joshua Courtney
Cameron Jetties
May 2015
*10.
5.25
Elijah Courtney
Cameron Jetties
May 2013
Species: CHUB,
BERMUDA
(Kyphosus
sectatrix)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
8.06
Jimmie Boothe
S Timbalier 308
June 2013
*2.
7.79
Prentiss Perkins, DDS
Vermilion Blk. 272
June 1999
*3.
7.78
Brenda Fanguy
Miss. Canyon Rig 393
August 1997
*4.
7.75
Jeff Kudla
Garden Banks #126
June 2012
*5.
7.38
Thaddeus Marcell, Jr.
Grand Canyon Blk.
*6.
6.33
Dennis Menard III
S Timbalier 308
June 2013
*7.
6.16
Alan Langlois
Grand Isle Block 43
August 2014
*8.
5.40
David R. Melear
Mississippi Canyon
August 1999
*9.
5.38
Collette Foret
Mississippi Canyon
July 2002
*10.
5.19
Michael D. Rieth
S. Timbalier Blk. 151
July 2002
Species:
COBIA
(Rachycentron
canadum)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
1.
149.75
Garnett “Lucky” Caudell
Grand Isle Blk.69
May 1965
*2.
112.0
Jason Reed
May 1994
*3.
108.0
Grant Derouen
Gulf of Mexico
May 2015
*4.
106.13
Lance Schouest, Sr.
Ship Shoal
May 2000
*5.
105.31
Douglas Lachio
May 1980
*6.
105.0
Chris Schouest
S. Timbalier Blk. 177
May 2000
7.
96.0
Charlie Hardison
June 1973
8.
95.0
Dr. Roger Peak
September 1983
8.
95.0
Jarrod Gardiner
May 1987
*10.
93.50
Ron Dufresne
S. Timbalier Blk. 77A
March 1997
Species: CROAKER,
ATLANTIC
(Micropogonias
undulates)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
1.
8.0
Douglas J.Bernard
S. Timbalier Blk. 130
August 1972
*2.
6.29
Bernard Kabel
West Delta Blks.
July 1999
*3.
6.19
Kramer Sherman
SP 60.
June 2013
*4.
6.06
Christopher M. Weaver
West Delta Blks.
May 2001
*5.
5.38
H. Joe Turlich
West Delta Blks.
March 1997
*5.
5.31
Edward Schertler
Blk. 299
July 1999
7.
5.31
Eugene Lefort, Jr.
August 1970
8.
5.25
Eugene Lefort, Jr.
August 1970
*9.
5.19
Melvin Beckes
February 1978
10.
5.18
Gordon Dalrymple
East Bay
April 2002
Species:
DOLPHIN
(Coryphaena
hippurus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
1.
71.25
Robert Prest, IV
June 1976
*2.
69.0
Patrick Savoy, MD
Green Canyon
May 2008
*3.
68.50
Melvin Richard, Jr.
Cajun Canyon
June 1993
*4.
67.0
Phillip Castro
Cajun Canyon
May 1993
5.
66.31
Harris Callais
June 1979
6.
65.19
Michael Zatarain
June 1991
7.
65.0
Guy P. Cenac
May 1990
*8.
63.63
Brian Mathieu
W. Delta Blk. 486
June 1999
9.
62.50
Mike Pratt
June 1973
*10. 61.50 John Henderson (12yrs old) Lat. 28.11/long. 88.14W May 9, 1999
(IGFA Jr. Word Record)
Species: DRUM,
BLACK
(Pogonias
cromis)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
79.50
Dylan Gonzales
Oak Bayou
May 2007
2.
77.0
Timmy Darcey
April 1975
3.
68.0
Charles Bienvenu
June 1983
*4.
66.0
Elie Pellegrin
Red Fish Bayou
August 1996
*5.
63.50
Carroll Domangue, Jr.
Bayou Sale
March 1998
6.
62.94
Larry J. Delatte
April 1990
*7.
62.50
Scotty Bollinger
Whiskey Pass
March 1999
*8.
62.0
David Joslin
Jetty @ Cameron, La
February 1999
9.
61.94
Walton J. Theriot
June 1974
*10.
61.0
Gabe Schexnider
June 1979
Species: FLOUNDER,
SOUTHERN
(Paralichthys
lethostigma)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
13.06
Gary Hargis
East of South Pass
June 1998
12.13
Clarence Craig
February 1969
11.50
Jeff Patout
August 1981
11.15
Karl L Credeur Sr
Pointe Au Chein
November 2015
11.06
Clarence Craig
November 1967
11.0
Lee W. Coulon
November 1967
11.0
George E. Stevens
November 1967
11.0
Henry Schomaker
December 1968
10.88
Tony “Rookie” Guidry
Pass A Loutre
August 2009
10.81
Ricky Galjour
October 1993
Species: GROUPER,
BLACK
(Mycteroperca boncai
)
New species introduction 2015
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
54.38
Michael Hebert
Garden Banks
July 2015
Species: GROUPER,
MARBLED
(Epinephelus
inermis)
New species introduction 2002
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
30.60
William “Ricky” Ruffin
Ship Shoal Blks.
February 2008
(2008 LOWA Fish of the Year)
*2.
30.42
Jeff Kudla
Flower Garden
October 2010
(IGFA All Tackle World Record)
*3.
23.30
Prentiss Perkins
Picketts
July 2005
*4.
17.62
David Chad Cormier
Picketts
July 2005
*5.
17.25
Isaac Romero
Garden Banks
July 2014
*6.
14.50
John Costello
(IGFA World Record)
Green Canyon
August 2000
*7.
8.06
Cory J. Talbot
Ship Shoal Blks.
July 2007
Species: GROUPER,
GAG
(Mycteroperca
microlepis)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1
74.43
Abel Ceja
Venice, La
July 2013
(2013 LOWA Fish of the year)
*2.
61.38
Mike Wyant
W. Delta Blks.
August 2002
*3.
55.35
Benny Burst
Main Pass
July 2000
*4.
54.25
Andrew Wicker
Eugene Is. Blk. 277
June 2004
*5.
54.0
Scott Walls
S. Timbalier Blks.
April 2006
*5.
54.0
Malcom Migues
W. Cameron Blks.
August 2001
*7.
53.59
Clarence Foret, Jr.
S. Timbalier Blks.
May 2002
*8.
51.0
William C. Smith, III
Eugene Is. Blk. 295
July 2001
*9.
50.50
Russell O’Steen
Ship Shoal Blk. 269-B
May 2003
*10.
50.44
Patrick Lea
S. Timbalier Blks,
July 2005
Species: GROUPER, MISTY
(Edinephelus Mystacinus)
Rank Weight Angler Where Caught Date Caught
*1 17.00 Anna Griffith Gulf of Mexico April 2014
Species: GROUPER, SNOWY
(Hyporthodus niveatus)
Rank Weight Angler Where Caught Date Caught
*1 60.00 Justin Ward South Pass March 2014
Species: GROUPER,
YELLOWEDGE
(Epinephelus
flavolimbatus)
Rank
*1.
Weight
41.90
Angler
Dustin Mule’
Where Caught
W. Delta Blks.
Date Caught
July 2009
*2.
41.65
Ronnie Jo Collins
Fourchon
June 2011
*3.
40.44
John Rispone
July 2008
*4.
39.50
John “J.J.” Tabor
S. Timbalier Blk 332
September 2006
(2006 LOWA Fish of the Year)
*5.
38.95
Rick Creppel
W. Delta Blks.
June of 2012
*6.
37.60
Cory Talbot
Ship Shoal Blks.
June 2007
*7.
37.44
Jim Leitner
Garden Banks
June 2014
*8.
37.30
Heath Estes
W. Delta Blks.
March 2005
*9.
36.50
Billy Fontana
Miss. Canyon Blk. 311
April 2005
*10.
36.12
Ed Fike
Mississippi Canyon
July 2002
Species: GROUPER,
WARSAW
(Epinephelus
nigritus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
359.10
J.J. Tabor
South Timbalier Blk. 308
November 2008
*2.
358.25
Ed Frekey
West Delta Blks.
December 2005
*3.
328.06
Michael Marcello, II
March 2008
*4.
323.0
Bridger Lewis
Ship Shoal Blks.
May 2010
*5.
288.0
Lynn D. Johnson
West Delta Blks.
May 2002
*6.
287.88
Allen Templet
Green Canyon Rigs
July 2016
*6.
277.20
John Tabor, Jr.
Ship Shoal Blks.
March 2003
*7.
264.50
Michael Marcello, II
Ewing Banks 286
September 2007
*8.
245.25
Michael Ourso
Canyon Rigs
May 2014
*9.
207.40
John Tabor, Jr.
Ship Shoal Blks.
May 2003
*10.
170.0
Tigue Bonneval
Mississippi Canyon
September 2009
Species: GROUPER,
YELLOWFIN
(Mycteroperca
venenosa)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
42.0
Jim Becqeut
Vermilion Blk. 412
July 2002
*2.
34.36
Malcom Migues
E. Cameron Blks.
August 2001
*3.
27.75
Malcom Migues
E. Cameron Blks.
August 2001
*4.
25.92
Hunter Paul Foret
Garden Banks
September 2014
*5
4.73
Don Latil, Jr.
Main Pass
May 2008
Species: GROUPER,
YELLOWMOUTH
(Mycteropercan
interstitalis)
New species introduction 2002
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
23.0
Ed Fike
Mississippi Canyon
August 2002
*2.
12.50
Larry Hitter
“Overboard Rock”
July 2012
Species: HIND,
ROCK
(Epinephelus
adscensionis)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
8.74
Prentiss Perkins, DDS
Vermilion Blk. 200
May 2001
*2.
4.45
Bennie R. Hux
Blk. 92 off S. Pass
May 1999
*3.
3.50
Paul Hebert
S. Timbalier Blk. 130
July 2005
*4.
3.16
Georgie DeRoche
Grand Is. Blk. 47
August 2005
*5.
2.81
Mike Bourgeois
S. Timbalier Blks.
October 2007
*6.
2.75
Landon Olivier
Gulf of Mexico
September 2009
*7.
2.68
Baden Simpson
Gulf of Mexico
September 2009
*8.
2.50
Danny Crosby
East Bay, Venice
December 2007
*9.
2.26
Brad Tuminello
Ship Shoal
July 2015
*10.
2.19
Danny Crosby
East Bay, Venice
December 2007
Species: HIND,
SPECKLED
(Epinephelus
drummondhayi)
New Species introduction 2010
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
32.0
Blake Matherne
S. Pass Blk.
January 2010
*2.
17.8
Brent Barker
Gulf of Mexico
May 24, 2013
*3.
9.44
Austin Van Horn
Mississippi Canyon
August 2015
Species: JACK,
ALMACO
(Seriola
rivoliana)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
50.62
Joe Hanson, II
South Pass Blk. 62
July 2005
40.69
Timothy J. Kera
South Pass Blk. 93
June 2005
38.02
Lance David Walker
South Pass
August 2000
37.50
Nathan Paul Pekar
Grand Isle
June 2013
36.63
Joe Mack Newnham
SS 332
May 2014
36.20
Dr. Russell O’Steen
Ewing banks Blk. 910
May 2001
36.13
Troy Clairain
W. Delta Blk. 152
June 1999
35.75
Lance Hidalgo
W. Delta Blks.
November 2005
31.67
Daivd LeBlanc
Garden Banks Blk. 76
August 2001
30.80
Jason Bush
South Pass Blk. 93
April 2004
Species: JACK
CREVALLE
(Caranx
hippos)
Rank
*1.
Weight
57.88
Angler
Leon D. Richard
Where Caught
SW Pass
Date Caught
August 1997
(IGFA World Record,
1997 LOWA Fish of the Year)
2.
54.25
Bill Dahringer
W. Delta Blk. 73
August 1982
3.
52.69
Robert Schultz, Sr.
off Empire, La.
December 1985
4.
52.50
Robert C. Buck, Sr.
West Bay
October 1984
5.
52.0
S. McLaughlin
W. Delta Blk,93 Rig 73A
August 1989
6.
51.88
Mark Belcher
W. Delta Blk. 93
September 1989
7.
51.50
Glenn P. Templet
off Grand Isle, LA
June 1982
8.
51.25
Daniel C. Ross
August 1984
9.
50.13
Robert Schultz, Sr.
off Empire, LA
July 1986
10.
47.50
Thomas C. Rhodes
East Bay
January 1981
Species: JACK,
HORSE-EYE
(Caranx
latus)
Weight
27.50
Angler
Rayburn Smith
Where Caught
Ship Shoal Blk. 291
Date Caught
August 2004
27.50
Chuck McCabe
Ship Shoal Blk. 300
July 2003
27.38
Ricky Barras
Ship Shoal Blk. 300
July 2003
26.38
Mark Bruce
S. Timbalier Blk. 300
July 2002
26.25
Austin W. Johnson
Grand Isle Blk. 203
July 2002
25.50
Randy Smith
Ship Shoal Blk. 292
July 2003
25.46
Robert P. Allemand
S. Timbalier Blk. 324
May 1996
25.25
Kenneth “Kenu” Romero, Jr.
Ship Shoal Blk. 300
May 2001
24.88
Jimmy “TC” Canter
Eugene Ils.Blk. 300
August 1996
24.0
Daniel Scott
Ship Shoal Blk. 293
August 1999
Species: KINGFISH, Gulf (Channel
Mullet)
(Menticirrhus Littoralis
)
New species introduction 2014
1.49
Clint Elliott
Grand Isle Surf
July 2014
Species: KINGFISH, SOUTHERN (Channel
Mullet)
(Menticirrhus
americanus)
New species introduction 2012
Species:
LADYFISH
(Elops
saurus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
4.82
Royden J Lynch Jr
South Pass
September 2015
*2.
4.64
Jim Sisco
Lake Pontchartrain
August 2006
*3.
3.50
T. Bret Lofton
S. Timbalier Blk. 52
September 2004
*4.
3.25
Samuel Garrett Moseley
Pointe-a-la-Hache
July 2005
*5.
3.20
Tony Giammolva, Jr.
Lake Pontchartrain
August 2002
*6.
2.84
Kevin Natali
W. Cameron Blk. 171
August 2001
*7.
2.81
Mark Thompson
W. Cameron Blks.
June 2000
*8.
2.73
John Albanese
Lake Pontchartrain
September 2006
*9.
2.48
Paul M. Luce
Rocks @ Empire, LA
June 2000
*10.
2.44
Mark Thompson
W. Cameron Blks.
June 2000
Species: LITTLE
TUNNY
(Euthynnus
alletteratus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
15.53
Robert Lambert
Lena
June 2013
Species: MACKEREL,
KING
(Scomberomorus
carvalla)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
1.
82.0
W.D. Lamb
December 1980
2.
78.25
Debra R. Sebastian
November 1981
3.
76.75
Robert T. Barnes
December 1979
4.
75.25
Terry Levy
December 1979
5.
75.0
Dwight G. Bardwell
November 1981
6.
74.38
Henry A. Bolin, Jr.
November 1981
7.
74.25
James A. Crumly
December 1960
8.
74.0
David C. Bouza
December 1979
8.
74.0
John Robinson, III
October 1981
10.
73.50
Donny Classert
November 1979
Species: MACKEREL,
SPANISH
(Scomberomorus
maculates)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
10.56
Mike LeBlanc
August 1972
9.50
Rodney C. Robert
June 1980
9.06
James P. Antill
August 1971
9.0
W.J. “Bill” Bowen
October 1978
8.56
Warren Fisher, Jr.
October 1974
8.44
David J. Danos
August 1976
8.25
A.D’Antonio
July 1970
8.13
Mrs. Earlise Lefort
July 1975
8.06
Pat Matherne
August 1973
8.0
Earl E. Wall
August 1973
Species: MARLIN,
BLUE
(Makaira
nigricans)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
1018.50
Linda Koerner
July 1977
958.62
Cliff Stanich
Green Canyon Blk. 205
September 2003
744.0
Ryan Robichaux
S. of Ewing Bank
June 2012
738.0
Archie Lowery
July 1980
712.25
Brian Barnhill
Green Canyon Blk. 18
June 1997
699.0
Berry Grubbs
September 1978
695.50
Robert Hatcher, Jr.
July 1980
688.0
Mathew D. Coy
SE of South Pass
May 1995
686.0
Alvin DuVernay, Jr.
August 1969
685.0
Mike Ippolito
55 miles S. of South Pass
June 1999
Species: MARLIN,
WHITE
(Tetrapturus
albidus)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
134.0
Dennis L. Good
July 1976
110.50
G. Schnelling, III
May 1968
109.69
Carl E. Hursman
June 1984
103.25
Sidney Gonsoulin
August 1973
103.19
Mrs. Al R. Childress
May 1967
102.38
Chalin O. Perez, Jr.
July 1977
102.0
Paul C. Boyer
June 1979
101.0
Alfred Hitter, Jr.
June 1979
100.50
Paul Pumilia
June 1983
100.0
William Manning
July 1966
Species: POMPANO,
FLORIDA
(Trachinotus
carolinus)
Weight
8.50
Angler
Buddy Pons
Where Caught
Date Caught
December 1969
7.69
Louis Thornton
November 1986
7.50
Buddy Pons
December 1979
6.88
Leon Kolmaister
November 1979
6.81
Hugh R. Babylon
December 1970
6.63
Clement Andolline
December 1970
6.50
U.S. Allan
January 1971
8.
6.38
Lynn Matthews
December 1979
9.
6.25
Felix C. Byxbe
December 1970
9.
6.25
Lamar J. Callaway
November 1971
Species: POMPANO,
AFRICAN
(Alectic
ciliaris)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
40.60
Michael Phillips
S. Timbalier Blk. 139
June 2003
36.25
Jack Lawton
July 1980
36.0
Sonny Hackett
October 1983
35.69
John E. Seago
July 1988
35.13
Denise Spurlock
July 1993
31.25
David Lam
East Lump
March 2016
31.13
Huey L. Lynch
August 1979
30.50
H.W. “Bill” Busch
September 1979
27.88
Kevin Comeaux
July 1986
27.38
Dr. Frank Savoy
May 1980
Species: RAINBOW
RUNNER
(Elagatis
bipunnulata)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
26.0
Bryce Cook
Devil’s Tower Platform
April 2008
23.85
James “Pat” Paul
Gulf Explorer Rig
November 2006
22.15
Jody P. Juneau
Eugene Is. Blk. 300
June 2001
20.90
Jacques Gaudet
Green Canyon Blk. 518
July 2004
20.19
Michael S. Walsh
Green Canyon/Tolirt Rig
July 1996
18.63
Joel Nelson
Green Canyon Blks.
July 1996
17.13
Dusty J Hulin
Brutus Rig
July 2016
18.0
Clarence Foret, Jr.
Ewing Banks 873
July 2005
17.10
Jesse Bordelon
Green Canyon Blk. 560
August 2004
16.49
Frank Davis
June 1994
Species: REDFISH (Red
Drum)
(Sciaenops
ocellatus)
Weight
61.0
Angler
David Weber
Where Caught
Date Caught
June 1992
56.50
O.L. Comish
June 1963
53.57
Michael Donner
Empire
September 2009
52.62
Michael Gauthreaux
Little Pass/Timb. Is.
August 2005
52.13
Ira J. Breaux
August 1977
52.0
Kevin Stevens
SW Pass
March 2002
52.0
Richard Welch
Venice, LA
May 2001
51.50
Philip A. Robinson
June 1967
51.25
Robert E. Bailey
February 1982
48.19
Terry St. Cyr.
4 Bayou Pass
July 1999
Species:
SAILFISH
(Istiophorus
platypterus)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
96.0
John Lauricella
October 1953
90.50
R. Wilkenhauser
June 1979
85.75
Cheyenne Williams
June 1981
85.0
Arnold A. Domin
July 1965
84.25
Grant Rodriguez, Jr.
May 1975
83.25
W.M. O’Neil, Jr.
June 1974
82.13
Frank Tuzauer
June 1971
80.0
Dennis L. Good
October 1967
78.56
Dr. Jerry R. Smith
June 1968
10. 78.0 Don Locasio July 1971
Species:
SCAMP
(Mycteroperca
phenax)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
33.75
Keith Gulino
30 m. S of S. Pass
June 2003
*2.
30.15
Alan Balladares
South Pass
July 2009
*3.
30.0
Capt. “Cuda” Scheer
Ship Shoal Blk. 300
July 2003
*4.
28.31
Todd A Tinkler
Venice, LA
May 2002
*5.
26.85
Grant Perkins
W. Delta Blks.
August 2006
*6.
25.95
Shawn Gourley
South Pass
May 2002
*7.
25.60
Anthony Zuppardo
Main Pass
July 2001
*8.
25.58
Dean Blanchard
Venice
August 1997
*9.
24.81
Quade Aymond
Miss. Canyon Blk.807
July 2011
*10.
24.29
Dr. Nat Mercante
Blk. 24
April 2003
Species: SHARK,
BLACKTIP
(Carcharhinus
limbatus
)
New species introduction 1998
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
Species: SHARK,
MAKO
(Isurus
oxyrinchus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
1,149.50
Bill Walters
70m S. of Fourchon, La.
February 2009
2009 LOWA Fish of the Year
*2.
765.0
Lane Foil
Midnight Lumps
January 2006
*3.
624.25
John “JJ” Tabor
February 2008
4.
412.0
Carroll Goulas
40 m. SW of S. Pass
July 1980
5.
400.0
Jules Guglielmo, Sr.
July 1972
6.
365.50
Marvin G. Heebe
May 1976
*7.
365.0
Shane Pescay
50m S of Port Eads
August 1997
8.
358.50
O.R. Payne
July 1973
9.
315.50
Carl Sibley
May 1983
*10.
306.08
Ed Frekey
Mississippi Canyon
December 2005
Species: SHARK,
SPINNER
(Carcharhinus
brevipinna)
New species introduction 1999
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
162.0
Dr. Nat Mercante
Midnight Lumps
April 1999
Species:
SHEEPSHEAD
(Archosargus
probatocephalus)
Rank
1.
Weight
21.25
Angler
Wayne J. Desselle
Where Caught
Date Caught
April 1982
2.
14.75
John N. Bourg
May 1970
3.
14.25
Eugene Lefort, Jr.
March 1971
*4.
12.81
Randy Catchot
Irish Bayou
August 1998
*5.
12.56
Jeremy M. Amato
MRGO @ GoM
March 2000
6.
12.25
J. Summergill, Jr.
July 1972
7.
12.13
Dudley J. Bourg
October 1970
8.
11.88
Mrs. B. Matherne
Febuary 1974
9.
11.81
George P. Bourg
August 1972
10.
11.50
Mrs. Aubrey Bares
1955
10.
11.50
Steve Troesch
December 1956
Species: SNAPPER,
CUBERA
(Lutjanus
cyanopterus)
Weight
124.50
Angler
Marion Rose
Where Caught
Garden Banks
Date Caught
June 2007
121.50
Mike Hebert
July 1982
113.19
Dr. Sherwood Gill
July 1988
105.75
Craig Girouard
July 1993
99.50
Joe Beaty
July 1986
97.50
Louis Mere, Jr.
July 1986
90.13
Dan Doerle
Fat Rock Blk. 44
June 1998
87.0
Louis Mere, Jr.
July 1986
83.25
Don Coker
July 1988
82.0
Daryl Kingrey
June 1988
Species: SNAPPER, GRAY
(MANGROVE)
(Lutjanus
griseus)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
18.63
Tim Champagne
Ship Shoal
July 2015
14.36
Michael W. Lorio, Sr.
W. Delta Blks.
June 2008
14.30
Mike Mulkey
W. Delta Blks.
May 2002
14.19
Erik Butler
S. Timbalier Blks.
March 2002
14.10
Ronald Marts
Grand Isle
May 1999
13.88
Carroll Granger
Ship Shoal Blk. 209
May 1997
13.81
Daniel J. Scott
Ship Shoal Blk. 253
June 1999
13.69
Brion Harris
W. Delta Blk. 40
April 1998
13.50
Louis Skrobarczyk
off of Cocodrie, LA
May 2008
13.50
Amanda Menard
Grand Isle
June 2011
Species: SNAPPER, LANE
(CANDY)
(Lutjanus
synagris)
Rank
*1.
Weight
12.08
Angler
Chad Polk
Where Caught
Ship Shoal Blks.
Date Caught
August 2009
*2.
6.62
Dan Hebert
Ship Shoal Blks.
July 2000
*3.
5.31
John C. Finley
East Bay
March 2005
*4.
4.70
Kent Riche
W. Delta Blks.
July 2006
*5.
4.62
Mark McClew
East Bay
February 2006
*5.
4.62
Glenn Donewar
W. Delta Blk. 65
May 2004
*7.
4.54
Greg Blanchard
S. Timbalier Blk. 130
June 2004
*8.
4.50
Jerome Ventress
East Bay
June 2002
*8.
4.50
Tiffany Brouillette
S. Timbalier Blk. 151
September 2004
*10.
4.38
Margie Parrott
Grand Isle Blk. 43
July 2011
Species: SNAPPER,
MUTTON
(Lutjanus
analis)
New species introduction 2000
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
17.60
Jason Marks
Main Pass
August 2002
*2.
14.38
Brian Thibodeaux
Mississippi Canyon
October 2006
*3.
12.06
Montigue Edward Bonneval
Miss. Canyon Blk. 268
July 2000
Species: SNAPPER,
RED
(Lutjanus
campechanus)
Rank
*1.
Weight
50.25
Angler
Capt. “Doc” Kennedy
Where Caught
S. Timbalier Blk. 185
Date Caught
June 1996
(IGFA World Record)
1996 LOWA Fish of the Year
*2.
39.63
James F. Tomeny
June 1994
*3.
39.30
Paul Snow, III
S. Timbalier Blks.
June 2004
4.
39.13
Mrs. Jessie B. Lane
May 1975
*5.
39.0
Rennie W. Carter
S. Timbalier Blk. 185
July 1998
6.
38.19
Allen M. Kahoe
June 1977
7.
37.63
C. Lee Mason
August 1981
*8.
37.25
John Langlois
May 2006
*9.
36.56
John C. Langlois, Jr.
June 1992
10.
36.0
Charlie Begnaud
April 1982
Species: SNAPPER,
VERMILLION
(Rhomboplites
aurorubens)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
6.19
Douglas Fussell
South of Grand Isle
June 1999
6.06
Don Berrigan
Grand Isle Blk. 82
July 1997
6.02
David Welsh
South Pass
June 2014
5.81
Carlos M. Finalet
South of Grand Isle
June 1999
5.78
Brian Oberlies
W. Delta Blk. 133
August 2000
5.75
Anthony Naquin
Mississippi Canyon
June 2014
5.70
Craig Matherne
Miss. Canyon Blk. 152
July 2004
5.31
Tate J. Orgeron
SW Barataria Pass
July 1997
5.19
Dennis Mann
South of Grand Isle
June 1997
5.06
Todd Rubemeyer
Rig 117
April 2002
Species: SNAPPER,
YELLOWTAIL
(Ocyurus
chrysurus)
New Species introduction 1999
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
10.20
Michael J. Ledet
Eugene Is. Blk. 295
August 2001
(IGFA World Record)
(2001 LOWA Fish of the Year)
*2.
9.25
Phil Pearson
June 2003
*3.
7.99
Amanda Menard
S Timbalier 308
June 2013
*4.
7.56
Lannie Beteau
Vermillion 289
July 2013
*5.
7.50
Susan Gros
Ship Shoal Blk. 225
July 2001
*6.
7.25
Freddie Walters, Jr.
Blk. 93
July 2002
*7.
6.98
Nichole Denise Menard
Grand Isle
June 2016
*8.
6.95
Jared Chustz
Ewing Block
April 2015
*9.
6.76
Jeanne Menard
W Delta 152
June 2013
*10.
6.64
Mary Holly Robinson
Main Pass Blk 301
June 2015
Species: SPADEFISH,
ATLANTIC
(Chaetodipterus
faber)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
10.31
Chad L. Vallee
August 1989
9.25
Benny Avera
December 1969
8.88
Audie Bodin
September 1987
8.50
S. Thibodeaux
April 1972
8.38
Wilson Couch
June 1972
8.19
Charles Sebastian
August 1963
8.19
Audie Bodin
September 1987
8.06
Jimmie Redbum
July 1993
8.0
Davey A. Landry
September 1983
7.94
Audie Bodin
September 1987
Species: SPEARFISH,
LONGBILL
(Tetrapturus
pfluegeri)
Rank
1.
Weight
78.0
Angler
Larry Bulot
Where Caught
Date Caught
July 1964
2.
47.50
Jack Cooper
June 1984
3.
27.94
Stephanie Slatten
July 1974
4.
21.75
Pat Manuel
July 1981
5.
20.25
Mrs. B. Billups, Jr.
1969
6.
19.75
Robert Sigerson
August 1987
7.
17.63
W.A. Summers, Jr.
July 1981
8.
17.38
Barry Barger
August 1977
9.
12.25
W. H. Schnauder
July 1984
10.
7.50
Kyle T. Marks
June 1977
Species:
SPOT
(Leiostomus
xanthurus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
Species: STINGRAY,
SOUTHERN
(Dasystis
Americana)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
185.8
“Bebe” McElroy
Lake Pelto
July 2013
*2.
152.0
Eugene Bourg
Lake Pelto
July 2013
*3.
152.40
Victor J McElroy
Lake Pelto
May 2014
*4.
144.09
“Bebe” McElroy
Lake Pelto
May 2016
*5.
141.31
Hunter Andras
Oyster Bayou
September 2004
*6.
133.31
Todd Charles Pinell
Cocodrie, LA
June 1, 2013
*7.
132.00
Joseph C Fox
Cat Island Pass
June 2015
*8.
121.10
Kelly James Broussard
SW Pass Jetties
August 2016
*9.
107.0
Bernard J. Savoie
Dennier Is.
May 1999
Species:
TARPON
(Megalops
atlanticus)
Weight
246.63
Angler
David Prevost
Where Caught
W. Delta Blk.
Date Caught
October 2015
230.0
Thomas Gibson
W. Delta Blk.
August 1993
229.0
Clint Buquet, Sr.
South Pass
September 2011
228.81
Lance Schouest Sr
Grand Bayou
September 2013
227.0
Regan Robichaux
W. Delta Blk. 58
September 2014
226.88
Lance Schouest Jr
Grand Bayou
November 2015
224.0
Billy Moore
W. Delta Blk.
October 2011
222.75
Pat Parra
W. Delta Blk. 58
June 1979
221.50
Jessica Barkhurst
W. Delta Blk.
August 1993
220.50
Josh Tanner
Southwest Pass
August 1997
Species: TRIGGERFISH,
GRAY
(Balistes
capriscus)
New Species introduction 2005
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1
12.40
Chad Bonvillain
Ship Shoal
May 2015
*2.
11.35
Jean Savoie
Green Canyon Blk. 19
August 2007
*3.
9.35
Scotty Broussard
Vermilion Blk. 412
May 2009
*4.
9.0
Brad Fields
Misissippi Canyon
June 2008
*5.
8.50
Stan Ishee
W. Delta Blks.
April 2011
*6.
8.35
Edward Frekey
Green Canyon Blk. 19
August 2007
*7.
8.31
Matthew Touchette
SMI Blk. 18
May 2016
*8.
7.88
Jessica Lynn Scallan
W. Delta Blk. 117
June 2007
*9.
7.13
Stan Ishee
W. Delta Blks.
April 2011
*10.
6.50
Colten Erwin
Mississippi Canyon
July 2007
Species:
TRIPLETAIL
(Lobotes
surinamensis)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
39.50
Mrs. Jimmy Toups
July 1959
39.0
Jimmy Frickey
June 1977
33.75
Mary G. Blackmon
August 1970
33.75
Jeff Toups
July 1973
33.0
Bon Moran
June 1953
32.0
Jimmy Toups
July 1970
30.50
Garrett Prus
West Delta Blks.
September 2012
30.0
Frank Donewar
West Delta Blks.
September 2012
29.19
Aaron Robicheaux
Terrebonne Bay
June 2003
29.00
Mrs. Jimmy Toups
tTou[s
July 1970
.
Species: TROUT, SPECKLED (SPOTTED SEA
TROUT)
(Cynoscion
nebulosus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
1.
12.38
Leon Mattes
Lake Hermatage
April 1950
*2.
11.99
Kenneth Kreeger
Lake Pontchartain
Janaury 1999
(1999 LOWA Fish of the Year)
*3.
11.24
Jason Troullier
Rigolets (Lk. Borgne)
September 1999
*4.
11.16
Timothy Mahoney, II
Calcasieu Lake
May 2002
*5.
10.81
Kevin Galley
Calcasieu Lake
May 1997
6.
10.75
Randolph D. Green
Sandy Point
August 1970
*7.
10.70
Barry Terrell
Calcasieu Lake
May 2004
*8.
10.65
Jason Ellender
Sabine Lake
March 23, 2013
*9.
10.63
John Kaparis
Breton Sound
May 1979
*10.
10.50
Dudley Vandenborre, Jr.
Lake Pontchartrain
April 2002
*10.
10.50
Ed Sexton
Venice
April 2000
Species: TROUT,
WHITE
(Cynoscion
arenarius)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
11.0
Donald M. Marion
September 1973
10.50
James Gomez
January 1973
9.81
F. Von Behren, II
January 1976
9.13
Claude McCall
February 1978
8.75
Richard Landry
February 1975
8.50
Martin Viner
May 1977
8.25
Dale Schlottman
August 1975
8.0
Mickey Montalbano
February 1981
7.63
Frank V. Endom, Jr.
February 1975
7.25
Jimmy Hill
March 1975
Species: TUNA,
BIG-EYE
(Thunnus
obesus)
New species introduction 2006
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
197.25
George A. Graham
60m SE Venice
November 2009
*2.
179.44
Dominique Chagnon
Mississippi Canyon
June 2012
*3.
69.25
Neil Puttbrese
60m S Venice
March 2011
Species: TUNA,
BLACKFIN
(Thunnus
atlanticus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
37.60
James Hawkins
Midnight Lump
February 2001
*2.
36.10
Robert Carrier, Jr.
Midnight Lump
March 2007
*3.
35.70
Frank Harmon
Grand Is. 76 Field
May 2012
*4.
35.50
Lance David Walker
20 m S of SW Pass
February 2001
5.
34.25
Thomas Harrell
May 1989
*6.
33.75
Kathlene Cane
Grand Is. Blk. 79
May 1993
*7.
33.67
Mike Lama
Midnight Lump
January 2005
*8.
33.50
Patrick Savoy, M.D.
Green Canyon
August 2002
*9.
33.30
Brad Tuminello
Ewing Block
April 2015
*10.
33.28
Lenny Delcambre
August 2008
Species: TUNA,
BLUEFIN
(Thunnus
thynnus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
1,152.0
Ron Roland
30 m S of South Pass`
May 2003
(2003 LOWA Fish of the Year)
2.
891.0
Darlene Fisher
May 1981
3.
859.0
Jack A. Brown
June 1971
4.
834.0
Arnold Boudreaux
May 1977
5.
831.75
Roy V. Eskine
May 1972
6.
826.0
Dr. John Melton
June
1978
7.
803.0
Roy O’Neal
June
1984
8.
780.50
Pierre Villere
May
1977
*9.
751.50
Greg Meyer
June
2000
10.
665.0
Steve Edgett
May
1975
Species: TUNA,
SKIPJACK
(Katsuwonus
pelamis)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
31.19
Terry Hunter
Green Canyon Blks.
July 2007
30.0
Grant Hewitt
Mississippi Canyon
March 2002
27.92
Matt Fry
Mississippi Canyon
August 2011
27.50
Stephan Delk
Green Canyon Blks.
March 2002
26.25
Clarence Foret
Green Canyon Rigs
July 2014
25.62
Russell O’Steen
Green Canyon Blk. 237
July 2001
24.88
John Brady, III
62 m S Barataria Pass
October 1996
24.13
John Bosco
Green Canyon Rigs
July 2014
22.45
Tyler Rush
Rig: Ocean Quest Floater
June 2003
22.15
Mitchell “Keith” Monroe
August 2003
Species: TUNA,
YELLOWFIN
(Thunnus
albacores)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
251.0
Elliot Sale
W. Delta Blk. 122
October 2012
2012 LOWA Fish of the Year
*2.
240.19
Anthony Taormina
Midnight Lump
March 2005
*3.
239.0
Kyle Boyd
Grand Isle Blk 116
June 2016
*4.
235.0
Tom W. Moughon
Midnight Lump
March 2004
*5.
233.25
Dr. Scott Pecue
Midnight Lump
August 2007
*6.
232.25
William Dean
2002 LOWA Fish of the Year
Grand Is. Blk. 82
March 2002
*7.
230.0
Rhett J. Vicknair
Grand Is. Blks.
April 2006
*8.
229.55
Scott Gaskins
Midnight Lump
February 2007
*9.
229.25
Jon Chapek
Midnight Lump
February 2006
*10.
224.13
Dennis Henry
Midnight Lump
March 2005
Species:
WAHOO
(Acanthocybium
solanderi)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
139.25
Myron J Fischer
W. Delta Blk. 153
April 1976
124.50
Salvadore Perino, Jr.
May 1974
120.37
David Wolfson
Midnight Lump
January 2005
113.60
David Delones
Venice, LA
February 25, 2013
110.25
Erin Burks
May 1976
110.0
Mrs. Homer Moore, Jr
1964
108.50
Harry Hebert
July 1988
108.25
Edison Chouest
May 1977
107.25
Gideon G. LeBreton
Midnight Lump
December 2001
106.0
Donald J. Valee
June 1986
FRESHWATER SPECIES DIVISION
FLY FISHING
Fly
Fishing
Species: BASS,
LARGEMOUTH
(Micropterus
salmoides
)
1.
8.75
Vernon H. Sonnier
March 1979
2.
.8.50
Nesbitt H. Hargood, III
April 1971
3.
7.38
Dr. James W. Lorio
Dec. 1975
5.
7.0
Rene J. Russo
April 1976
6.
6.69
Gordon L. King, Sr.
Oct. 1965
*7.
6.50
Norman Davidson, Jr.
Lacassine Nat W Refuge
Sept. 1998
7.
6.50
J.S. Drew
June 1962
9.
6.38
Leonard Kleinpeter
March 1982
10.
6.25
William I. Lake, Jr.
March 1981
Fly
Fishing
Species: BASS, SPOTTED
(Kentucky)
(Micropterus
punctulatus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
2.34
Blake Leblanc
Comite River
August 2009
*2.
2.25
Pete Cooper, Jr.
June 1992
Fly
Fishing
Species: BASS, HYBRID
STRIPED
(Morone saxitilis x
chrysops)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
6.71
Gary W Peterson
Lake Concordia
April 2015
*2
5.97
Mark W Hester
Lake Concordia
April 2015
*2.
5.13
Robert Wells
Nov. 1994
3.
4.31
Randy Lewis
Oct. 1994
Fly Fishing
Species:
BASS, WHITE
(Morone
chrysops)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
2.94
Randy Lewis
Sept. 1994
Fly Fishing
Species:
BLUEGILL
(Lepomis
macrochirus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
1.64
Tony Boatwright
Kincaid Lake
October 1999
Bowfin (Choupique)
Amia Calva
Rank Weight Angler Where Caught Date Caught
*1 4.07 Ben Roussel Keller’s Lake April 2014
Fly
Fishing
Species: BUFFALO,
BIGMOUTH
(Ictiobus
cyprinellus)
new species introduction2001
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
4.29
Jay Boe
Fountain Bayou
June 2001
Fly
Fishing
Species: BUFFALO,
SMALLMOUTH
(Ictiobus
bubalus)
new species introduction 2005
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1
12.06
Robert Wells
Sept. 1994
Fly
Fishing
Species: CATFISH,
BLUE
(Ictalurus
furcatus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
23.25
Robert Wells
Nov. 1994
Fly
Fishing
Species: CATFISH,
FLATHEAD
(Pylodictis
olivaris
)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
Fly
Fishing
Species: CRAPPIE,
BLACK
(Pomoxis
nigromaculatus)
Rank
*1
Weight
2.23
Angler
Tony Boatwright
Where Caught
Kincaid Lake
Date Caught
February 2000
*2.
1.76
Robert
A
Bob
@
Wells
Bayou Cheramie
January 2005
*3.
1.50
Kevin Cormier
False River
February 2000
*4.
1.46
Glen Cormier
Old River
Sept. 1997
Fly
Fishing
Species: CRAPPIE,
WHITE
(Pomoxis
annularis
)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
1.74
Bill Stall
Cypress Lake Dam
May 1999
Fly
Fishing
Species: DRUM,
Freshwater
(Aplodinotus
grunniens)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
6.67
Robert G. Cormier
April 1994
Fly Fishing Species:
GAR,
ALLIGATOR
(Lepisosteus
oculatus)
New Species 2014
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
46.04
Victor Tedesco
Fifi Island G.I.
July 2015
Fly Fishing Species:
GAR,
SPOTTED
(Lepisosteus
oculatus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
6.18
Charlie Hages
Pontchatolawa Bayou
July 2002
*2.
2.32
Jay Boe
Harvey Canal
June 2000
Fly
Fishing
Species: PICKEREL,
CHAIN
(Esox
niger)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
1.27
Ardes Johnson
Hardwater Lake
April 2002
Fly
Fishing
Species: REDEAR SUNFISH (Chinquapin,
Shellcracker)
(Lepomis
microlophus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
0.88
Joseph N. Bourgeois, III
Bayou Black
April 2005
SALTWATER SPECIES DIVISION
FLY FISHING
Fly
Fishing
Species: AMBERJACK,
GREATER
(Seriola
dumerili)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
43.13
Tony Fontenot
South Timbalier Blks.
April 2004
*2.
38.06
Dr. Lee Grafton
South Timbalier Blks.
April 2004
*3.
25.45
Frank Genusa, Jr.
Midnight Lump
April 2004
*4.
23.25
Roger del Rio
Main Pass Blk. 313
March 2003
*5.
17.20
Gary Parrish
Main Pass Blk. 313B
March 2003
Fly
Fishing
Species: BARRACUDA,
GREAT
(Sphyaena
barracuda)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
18.38
Harry Hebert
Green Canyon Blk. 184
July 2003
*2.
7.98
Harry Hebert
East Flower Gardens
July 2004
*3.
6.38
Joseph J. Cerise
Gulf of Mexico (URSA)
August 2002
Fly
Fishing
Species: BERMUDA
CHUB
(Kyphosus
sectatrix)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
4.31
Theda Little
Mississippi Canyon
June 2001
*2.
3.0
Jack R. Little
Mississippi Canyon
June 2001
*3.
2.33
Ransome Little
Mississippi Canyon
June 2001
*4.
2.28
Susan K. Gros
West Delta Blk. 152
August 2000
*5.
2.19
Jack R. Little
Mississippi Canyon
June 2001
*6.
2.18
Susan K. Gros
West Delta Blk. 152
August 2000
Fly Fishing
Species:
BLUE RUNNER
(Caranx
crysos)
new species introduction 2001
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
2.0
Jack R. Little
Mississippi Canyon
June 2001
Fly Fishing
Species:
BLACKJACK
(Caranx
lugubris)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1
0.84
Donald Douglas
June 1995
Fly Fishing
Species:
BLUEFISH
(Pomatomus
saltatrix
)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
3.60
Chip Metz, M.D.
Southwest Pass/Venice
November 2000
*2.
3.25
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Southwest Pass
August 2002
*3.
3.20
David Coignet
Southwest Pass/Venice
October 2000
*4.
3.13
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Grand Isle
September 1999
*5.
3.06
Larry Twiner
Grand Isle
September 1999
Fly
Fishing
Species: CATFISH,
GAFFTOPSAIL
(Bagre
marinus
)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
6.24
Victor E. Tedesco, III, MD
Grand Isle, LA
May 8, 2013
(2013 LOWA Fish of the year)
*2.
6.0
David Coignet
Southwest Pass/Venice
October 2000
*3.
5.20
Chip Metz, M.D.
Southwest Pass/Venice
November 2000
*4.
5.11
Larry Twiner
Four Bayous/Grand Isle
October 2000
Fly Fishing
Species:
COBIA
(Rachycentron
canadum)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
57.50
Rob Blaine
West Delta Blk. 40
July 2000
*2.
53.56
Robert Lummis, Jr.
Off of Grand Isle
April 2000
*3.
46.0
Bubby Rodriguez
West Delta Blk. 58
July 1998
*4.
45.35
Pete V. Cooper, Jr.
West Delta Blk. 49
October 2001
*5.
41.50
Pete V. Cooper, Jr.
Sept. 1994
(1994 LOWA Fish of the Year)
*6.
32.31
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Off of Grand Isle
August 2000
*7.
24.60
Kevin Natali
Calacasieu Pass/Buoy#22
September 2003
*8.
23.13
Chip Metz, M.D.
West Delta Blks.
August 2008
*9.
21.50
Leanne Heaton
West Delta Blks.
April 1996
*10.
20.19
Chip Metz, M.D.
West Delta Blks
August 2008
Fly
Fishing
Species: CREVALLE,
JACK
(Caranx
hippos
)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
30.56
Theda Little
Port Fourchon, LA
April 2002
(2002 LOWA Fish of the Year)
*2.
29.75
Nick Lease
Blk. 21
June 1998
*3.
28.75
Olen C. Bryant, Jr.
Bay Long Pass, Pt. Sulfur
March 2006
*4.
28.20
Kevin Natali
Calcasieu Pass/Buoy #6
July 2003
*5.
27.0
David Coignet
Grand Isle
April 2003
*6.
25.50
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Grand Isle
August 2005
*7.
25.10
Alwyn Justrabo, Jr.
Grand Bayou
March 2003
*8.
24.25
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Mississippi Canyon
June 2001
*9.
24.12
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Grand Isle
April 2003
*10.
23.25
David Coignet
Grand Isle
April 2003
Fly Fishing
Species:
DRUM,
BLACK
(Pogonias
cromis)
Rank
*1.
Weight
54.55
Angler
Tom Stevenson
Where Caught
Hopedale, LA
Date Caught
February 2006
(2006 LOWA Fish of the Year)
*2. 51.38 F.H.
A
Chip
@
Metz Grand Isle, LA June 2003
*3.
49.0
Stephen Robert
Bayou Dularge
April 2004
*4.
45.0
Mark Markmann
(IGFA World Record)
Megan=s Flat
June 2006
*5.
42.63
Susan K. Gros
Little Lake, Lafitte, LA
July 1999
(IGFA World Record)
*6.
39.38
David Coignet
Grand Isle Marsh
May 2003
*7.
38.50
“Clancy” DuBos, III
Marsch Port Sulphur
July 2008
*8.
38.25
Mark Markmann
(IGFA World Record)
Hanna=s Flat/Pt Sulphur,
July 2005
*9.
38.0
Ron Begnaud
Calcasieu Estuary
August 2003
*10.
38.0
Capt. Rich Waldner
Shell Island Breaks
February 2003
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Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
29.37
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
May 1993
*2.
27.0
Theda Little
Mississippi Canyon
July 2004
*3.
25.45
Jeffery D. Pierce
Ocean Am Floater Rig
July 2003
*4.
21.0
Gary E. Parrish, Jr.
West Delta Blk. 144
June 2003
*5.
18.25
David Coignet
Mississippi Canyon
June 2001
*6.
13.50
Scott Avanzino
70 m S of South Pass
May 1999
*7.
10.20
Kevin Natali
Calcasieu Pass/Buoy #14
July 2003
*8.
4.31
Scott Henry
July 1994
Fly Fishing
Species:
DOLPHIN
(Coryphaena
hippurus
)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
29.37
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
May 1993
*2.
27.0
Theda Little
Mississippi Canyon
July 2004
*3.
25.45
Jeffery D. Pierce
Ocean Am Floater Rig
July 2003
*4.
21.0
Gary E. Parrish, Jr.
West Delta Blk. 144
June 2003
*5.
18.25
David Coignet
Mississippi Canyon
June 2001
*6.
13.50
Scott Avanzino
70 m S of South Pass
May 1999
*7.
10.20
Kevin Natali
Calcasieu Pass/Buoy #14
July 2003
*8.
4.31
Scott Henry
July 1994
Fly
Fishing
Species: FLOUNDER,
SOUTHERN
(Paralichthys
lethostigma)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
7.21
Dr. James J. LaNasa
Dec. 1994
5.73
Tom Fouquet
Lake Borgne
May 1998
4.09
Chip Metz
Four League Bay
August 2012
3.79
Peter Cooper Jr
Rockefeller Refuge
May 2016
3.08
Dennis Vidrine
Rockefeller Refuge
November 2008
2.67
Bennet deBoisblanc
July 1993
2.52
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Grand Isle
May 1998
2.44
Larry Twiner
Grand Isle
September 2000
2.31
Charles Manuel
Vermilion Bay
September 2009
2.22
Stephen M. Robert
Lake Mechant
April 2008
Fly Fishing
Species:
LADYFISH
(Elops
saurus)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
3.50
David Coignet
Southwest Pass
September 2002
2.31
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Grand Isle
September 2000
2.25
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Grand Isle
September 2000
2.12
Kurt Loup
Fourchon Surf
August 1996
2.06
David Coignet
West Delta Blk.
July 2001
1.94
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Grand Isle
September 1999
1.94
Larry Twiner
Grand Isle
September 2000
Fly Fishing
Species:
LITTLE
TUNNY
(Euthynnus
alletteratus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
16.90
Kevin Natali
West Cameron Blk.
June 2004
*2.
14.25
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Mississippi Canyon
June 2001
*3.
13.59
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Southwest Pass
Sept. 1997
*4.
12.25
David Coignet
Mississippi Canyon
June 2001
*5.
11.38
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Mississippi Canyon
June 2001
*6.
10.38
Chip Young
June 1993
*7.
10.30
Kevin Natali
Calcasieu Pass/Buoy #14
July 2004
*8.
9.72
Bubby Douglas
Gulf of Mexico
June 1997
*9.
9.69
David Coignet
Mississippi Canyon
June 2001
*10.
9.38
Capt. Will Drost
West Cameron Blk. 253A
June 1997
Fly
Fishing
Species: MACKEREL,
SPANISH
(Scomberomorus
maculatus)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
7.40
David L. Coignet
Southwest Pass/Venice
October 2000
6.25
Larry Twiner
Grand Isle
September 1999
4.94
David L. Coignet
West Delta Blks.
August 2002
4.31
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Boom Rigs
July 2001
4.15
Kevin Natali
Calcasieu Pass Buoy #14
July 2004
3.95
Kevin Natali
Calcasieu Pass Buoy #14
July 2004
3.88
David L. Coignet
Grand Isle
August 2000
3.81
Dennis Vidrine
July 1994
3.75
Larry Twiner
Grand Isle
September 1999
3.69
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Grand Isle
September 1999
Fly
Fishing
Species: MACKEREL,
KING
(Scomberomorus
cavalla
)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
36.0
Pete Cooper, Jr.
Southwest Pass
Dec. 1995
*2.
13.65
Kevin Natali
West Cameron Blk. 181
July 2004
*3.
11.69
Capt. Will Drost
West Cameron Blk. 253A
June 1997
*4.
10.98
Dennis Vidrine
July 1994
*5.
9.0
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Southwest Pass
Sept. 1997
Fly
Fishing
Species: POMPANO,
FLORIDA
(Trachinotus
carolinus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
2.62
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Sandy Point Rigs
July 2004
*2.
2.17
Roger del Rio
Bay Marchand ST-12
April 2003
*3.
1.94
David L. Coignet
Grand Isle
August 2000
*4.
1.31
David L. Coignet
Ship Shoal Rigs
September 2001
Fly
Fishing
Species: RAINBOW
RUNNER
(Elagatis
bipinnulata)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
9.67
Susan K. Gros
(IGFA World Record)
Mars Platform
July 1999
*2.
5.06
Joseph J. Cerise
Gulf of Mexico (URSA)
August 2002
Fly
Fishing
Species: REDFISH (Red
Drum)
(Sciaenops
ocellatus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
41.62
Conway X. Bowman
Hopedale, LA
January 2004
(IGFA World Record)
*2.
38.10
Kevin Natali
Lake Calcasieu
March 2005
(2005 LOWA Fish of the Year)
*3.
36.0
Pete V. Cooper, Jr.
E. Jetty Southwest Pass
November 1997
*4.
33.67
James Smith, Jr.
Hopedale
November 2006
(IGFA World Record)
*5.
32.20
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Grand Terre Island
August 2016
*6.
31.13
Leland Ledet
Lake Pelto
February 2003
*7.
30.88
David Coignet
Four Bayous/Grand Isle
April 2003
*8.
30.69
Rudolph Hall, Jr.
Grand Gosier Is.
March 1998
*9.
30.25
Lance Ledet
Pelican Bayou/Terrebonn
e
November 2000
*10.
30.0
Alwyn J. Justrabo, Jr.
Port Sulphur
November 2003
Fly
Fishing
Species: SHARK,
BLACKTIP
(Carcharhinus
limbatus
)
New species introduction 1998
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
11.88
David L. Coignet
Grand Isle
August 2000
Fly Fishing
Species:
SHEEPSHEAD
(Archosargus
probatocephalus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1
9.25
Charles M Johnson Jr
Lake Eloi
January 2014
*2.
8.17
Bennett P. deBoisblanc
Lake Athanasio
March 2010
(2010 LOWA Fish of the Year)
*3.
7.82
Tony Kirk
Hopedale
January 2006
*4.
7.75
Paul Wagner
Bay Eloi
July 2004
*5.
6.0
Mark Skinner
back bay Elmer's Is.
May 1998
*6.
5.94
Robert J. Korose
Grand Isle, Bouy 13
July 2006
*7.
5.32
Victor E. Tedesco, III, MD
Grand Isle, LA
May 8, 2013
*8.
4.78
Glen "Catch" Cormier
Lake Palourde
June 1997
*9.
4.50
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Mendicant Island
March 2003
*10.
4.24
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Channel Rocks/Grand Isle July 2008
Fly
Fishing
Species: SNAPPER, GREY
(Mangrove)
(Lutjanus
griseus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
9.59
Jeffrey D. Pierce
Ship Shoal Rigs
May 2004
*2.
9.30
Susan Gros
South Timbalier
July 2002
*3.
9.19
Jeffrey D. Pierce
Ship Shoal Rigs
May 2004
*4.
7.56
Jeffrey D. Pierce
Ship Shoal Rigs
May 2004
*5.
6.88
Susan Gros
South Timbalier
July 2002
*6.
6.0
Kevin Greve
South Timbalier
July 2002
*7.
2.31
David Coignet
West Delta Blk.
July 2001
Fly Fishing
Species:
SNAPPER,
RED
(Lutjanus
campechanus)
Rank
*1.
Weight
22.0
Angler
Susan Gros
Where Caught
Ship Shoal Blk. 204
Date Caught
May 2004
*2. 11.25 Arthur C. Seale, DVM 14m S Rockefeller Refuge March 1996
*3.
9.46
Bob Wells
S. Timbalier Blk. 81A
November 2010
*4.
7.50
Will Drost
W. Cameron Blk. 212
Feb. 1997
*5.
7.0
Susan Gros
(IGFA World Record)
Ship Shoal Blk. 99
September 2001
*6.
6.15
David Coignet
Ship Shoal Rigs
September 2001
*7.
5.81
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
S. Timbalier Blk. 112
Feb. 1999
*8.
4.94
Will Drost
W. Cameron Blk. 212
Feb. 1997
*9.
4.0
Susan K. Gros
West Delta Blk. 79-F
August 2000
*10.
2.56
Tommy Pellegrin
Ship Shoal Blk. 166
September 2000
Fly
Fishing
Species: SOUTHERN
KINGFISH
(Mentiairrhus
americanus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
1.13
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Grand Isle - 4 Bayous
April 2002
Fly Fishing
Species:
SPADEFISH
(Chaetodipterus
faber)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
5.50
Scott Henry
July 1994
*2.
2.69
David Coignet
West Delta
August 2002
Fly Fishing
Species:
TARPON
(Megalops
atlanticus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
130.0
Robert T. Cunningham, Jr.
S.W. Pass
August 2003
(2003 LOWA Fish of the Year)
Fly
Fishing
Species: TROUT, SPECKLED (Spotted Sea
Trout)
(Cynoscion
nebulosus)
Rank
*1.
Weight
9.31
Angler
Capt. Jeff Poe
Where Caught
Calcasieu Lake
Date Caught
December 1996
*2.
8.62
David Coignet
Grand Isle
December 2003
*3.
8.40
Billy J. Payton
Calcasieu Lake
March 2005
*4.
7.60
W.H.
A
Skip
@
Cox, II
Venice
November 2003
*5.
7.50
David Coignet
Catfish Lake
October 1999
*6.
7.25
Chris Dinwiddie
South Pass
May 2001
*7.
6.91
John K. Mayne
Big Lake
April 2008
*8.
6.88
David Coignet
Grand Isle
February 1999
*9.
6.75
David Coignet
Catfish Lake
February 2002
*9.
6.75
Mark D. Wentz, III
Calcasieu Lake
March 2005
Fly Fishing
Species:
TROUT,
WHITE
(Cynoscion
arenarius)
Rank Weight Angler Where Caught Date
Caught
*1. 0.58 Stuart Breaux Grand Isle October
2009
Fly Fishing
Species:
TRIPLETAIL
(Lobotes
surinamensis
)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
21.48
Stephen Armstrong
Lake Borgne
August 2011
*2.
17.36
Greg Goodman
Lake Borgne
August 2011
*3.
14.22
David Ferguson
Lake Borgne
August 2011
*4.
14.15
Lee Newman, Jr.
Lake Borgne
July 2011
*5.
13.55
Capt. Eric Dumas, Jr.
Lake Borgne
September 2009
(2009 LOWA Fish of the Year)
*6.
11.44
Gray Parker
Lake Borgne
September 2009
*7.
11.30
Pete V. Cooper, Jr.
West Delta Blk. 48
Sept. 1997
*8.
10.35
Capt. Van Joffrion
Lake Borgne
August 2002
*9.
9.31
Ted Bercier
August 1996
*10.
6.59
Steve Sackett
Lake Borgne
June 2016
Fly
Fishing
Species: TUNA,
BLACKFIN
(Thunnus
atlanticus
)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
27.0
Scott Harness
Midnight Lump
March 1999
*2.
25.05
Loren N. Vorlicky
Midnight Lump
January 1998
*3.
22.19
Joseph Cerise
Midnight Lump
February 2002
*4.
20.56
Victor Tedesco, III, M.D.
Midnight Lump
January 2004
*5.
20.0
David Coignet
Midnight Lump
January 2004
*5.
20.0
Scott Harness
Midnight Lump
January 1998
*7.
15.50
David Coignet
Midnight Lump
January 2004
Fly
Fishing
Species: TUNA,
YELLOWFIN
(Thunnus
Albacares)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
74.0
Richard I. Evans
Midnight Lump
February 2000
(2000 LOWA Fish of the Year)
*2.
70.35
Jeffrey D. Pierce
Ram Powell Rig
August 2004
*3.
67.0
Jack Denis, Jr.
Midnight Lump
February 1998
*4.
55.45
Rudolph A. Hall
Midnight Lump
February 2001
*5.
44.95
Roger del Rio
MC 582
April 2004
*6.
22.50
Pete V. Cooper, Jr.
West Delta Blk. 143
May 1996
Fly Fishing
Species:
WAHOO
(Acanthocybium
solanderi
)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
1.95
Roger Del Rio
Gulf of Mexico MC 243
November 2003
POND DIVISION FOLLOWS:
POND
DIVISION
(not eligible for LOWA Fish of the Year due to no public access to private
ponds)
Pond
Division
Species: BASS,
LARGEMOUTH
(Micropterus
salmoides)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
13.50
Mark Leicher
Waldheim, LA pond
March 1999
*2.
12.98
Robert Habisreitinger
Crane Lake, Bush, LA
February 2001
*3.
12.81
Timmy Jay Kleinpeter
Feb. 1995
*4.
12.03
Mike Belanger
March 1995
*5.
11.71
W. Allen Saba
Feb. 1996
*6.
11.66
Reed Vial
Baton Rouge Private Pon
d March 2006
*7.
10.87
Mark M. Howard
Lk of Greenleaves Pond
July 2000
*8.
9.43
Roger Conner
August 1994
Pond Division
Species:
BLUEGILL
(Lepomis
macrochirus)
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
1.72
Dwaine Payne
Whipporwill Subd
August 2016
1.25
Walter J. Vaughan
Prvt. Pond, Greensburg
April 2004
1.10
Julius “Butch” Johnson
Private Pond, DeRidder
June 2007
1.07
Chaz Messina
Private Pond
May 2007
Pond Division
Species:
CRAPPIE,
BLACK
(Pomoxis
nigromaculatus)
Rank
Weight
Angler
Where Caught
Date Caught
*1.
3.12
Louis Brupbacher
Greenwood Lake/W.Fel.
June 2015
*2.
2.70
Louis Brupbacher
Greenwood Lake
October 2010
Pond Division
Species:
CRAPPIE,
WHITE
(Pomoxis
annularis)
Rank
*1.
Weight
3.74
Angler
Louis Brupbacher
Where Caught
Greenwood Lake/W.Fel.
Date Caught
August 2010
*2.
3.68
Peggy Harmon
Private Pond, Hornbeck
May 2005
*3.
3.45
Cowboy Kress
La Pay E. Bas, Eunice
March 2008
*4.
3.17
Steven Rowell
Fieldcrest pond/Youngsv
. February 2011
*5.
2.78
Christina Gault
Callens Pond
March 2002
*6.
2.65
Keith Schwab
Private Lake
March 2003
Pond
Division
Species: REDEAR
SUNFISH
(Lepomis
microlophus)
Rank
*1.
Weight
2.31
Angler
Lee J. Trahan
Where Caught
Date Caught
March 1995
*2.
1.88
James Page
Deer Park
July 1996
*3.
1.69
Fred G. Hannie Sr.
Private Pond, Lk. Charles
July 1997
*4.
1.57
Joseph Lee Davis
Private Pond, Leesville
July 2003
*5.
1.49
Jeffry Brice Nickel
Private Pond, Crowley
May 2005
*6.
1.05
Logan Alexander Knight
Private Pond, Grant Parish
April 2002
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