2026 Leaders

These are the largest fish recorded so far for 2026.

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2026 Leader

African Pompano

01/24/26 2:23pm
Size: 22" / 7lbs
Bait/Lure: Live pinfish
Method: Free lining
Shop: Zac reel eazy charters. Key west.

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Henry Marconi
Key West FL

My buddy Todd with a great catch. Good day in Key West. (Henry Marconi 01/24/2026 18:56pm)

How does ap taste (Vincent Fick 01/26/2026 13:30pm)

That is one beautiful fish! (Jeff (Father Time) 02/12/2026 12:34pm)

2026 Leader

Amberjack

05/04/26 1:40pm
Size: 36" / 23.25lbs
Bait/Lure: Live Mullet
Method: Boat Fishing
Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle

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Cpt. Terry
Frankford DE

I Caught this 36" Amberjack that Weighed 23.25 lbs. on a Live Cigar Minnor. Killer Fight! (Cpt. Terry 05/08/2026 13:34pm)

Congrats! Nice fish! (Jeff (Father Time) 05/08/2026 14:16pm)

use to live outside vero beach florida.Remembered catching those.It was like hooking up with a freight train.Nice fish (Robert Waites 05/10/2026 09:13am)

Nice amberjack (Vincent Fick 05/15/2026 08:39am)

2026 Leader

American Eel

05/21/26 11:00pm
Size: 24"
Bait/Lure: Shrimp
Method: Dock
Shop: Myself

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13%

Chad C
Stewartstown PA

2026 Leader

Atlantic Bonito

04/22/26 9:16am
Size: 20" / 5lbs
Bait/Lure: Hopkins Lure
Method: Pier Fishing
Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters (South Bethany)

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Chic
Leander TX

Caught several 3-5 lb Bonito off the Fishing Pier in Panama City Florida. (Chic 04/22/2026 12:41pm)

Very cool - good to see you again! (Greg 04/22/2026 13:06pm)

Thanks Greg, miss the guys in DE & the Striper fishing. Say Hi to all. (Chic 04/22/2026 13:23pm)

Nice fish! Congrats! It's good seeing you getting out there fishing again. (Jeff (Father Time) 04/23/2026 17:03pm)

Nice (Vincent Fick 04/24/2026 07:59am)

2026 Leader

Black Drum

04/18/26 12:33pm
Size: 34" / 22lbs
Bait/Lure: Sand Flea
Method: Beach
Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle

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John Kaiser
Adamstown MD

This black drum is pretty big! It is my biggest! What a day of fishing yesterday! (John Kaiser 04/19/2026 08:48am)

Nice black (Vincent Fick 04/19/2026 09:45am)

Congrats young man! Nice drum. I was wondering when you were going to catch one and post it. I'm glad that your having a great time fishing. (Jeff (Father Time) 04/19/2026 11:11am)

Thanks for all! (John Kaiser 04/19/2026 15:52pm)

Nice fish! (Greg 04/20/2026 09:49am)

Pretty work on your Black Drum Buck!! (Cpt. Terry 04/20/2026 11:17am)

u da man! Nice one (Robert Waites 04/22/2026 10:42am)

2026 Leader

Blue Catfish

04/11/26 7:03pm
Size: 16"
Bait/Lure: Bloodworms

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10%

Samantha Casson
Bear DE

2 for 1 special… blue catty and a white perch, both on bloods on a double rig (Samantha Casson 04/11/2026 20:03pm)

Nice job! (Greg 04/12/2026 12:54pm)

Nice (Vincent Fick 05/05/2026 08:01am)

2026 Leader

Bluefin Tuna

01/19/26 7:33am
Size: 103"
Method: Boat Fishing
Tackle Shop: Captain Steves Bait & Tackle

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Captain Steve's Bait & Tackle
Chincoteague Island VA

Captain Rob Lynch aboard Reel Freedom Charters fishing with Jimmy Stacey and Jacob Lucas. 103” length 73” girth! Congrats crew. We have had a few great days of bluefin fairly close. (Captain Steve's Bait & Tackle 01/19/2026 08:33am)

Congrats (Vincent Fick 01/21/2026 14:07pm)

2026 Leader

Bluefish

04/26/26 9:25am
Size: 37" / 14.2lbs
Bait/Lure: Buck tail jig
Method: Boat Fishing
Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle

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Cpt. Terry
Frankford DE

Caught my 1st Bluefish for 2026 IR Sunday 04/26. (Cpt. Terry 04/27/2026 07:08am)

Congrats on the blues! Hopefully they'll be around for a little while. (Jeff (Father Time) 04/27/2026 07:57am)

Those are beasts (Vincent Fick 04/27/2026 15:40pm)

2026 Leader

Bowfin

01/08/26 3:51pm
Size: 26" / 5.64lbs
Bait/Lure: Swim Bait
Method: Kayak

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Gold River Fishing
Hinesville GA

Nice fish! (Greg 01/13/2026 06:46am)

Sweet fish! (John Kaiser 01/13/2026 09:46am)

Nice (Vincent Fick 01/13/2026 11:37am)

2026 Leader

Brook Trout

05/25/26 7:21am
Size: 14.5"
Bait/Lure: Nightcrawlers
Method: Pond
Shop/Boat/Guide: Hemlock Campground

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Shanan A. Poe
Dallastown PA

2026 Leader

Brown Trout

03/02/26 8:37am
Size: 22" / 4lbs
Bait/Lure: Swim Bait
Method: Jigging
Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters (South Bethany)

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11%

James Hanna
Orchard Park NY

Little brown from a local tributary I forgot to post from last month. Can’t wait for the fall for the real ones to come back in. (James Hanna 04/10/2026 22:37pm)

Nicw brownie (Vincent Fick 05/05/2026 08:02am)

2026 Leader

Catfish

05/21/26 10:35pm
Size: 17"
Bait/Lure: Shrimp
Method: Dock
Shop: Myself

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13%

Chad C
Stewartstown PA

2026 Leader

Channel Catfish

05/29/26 5:06pm
Size: 33" / 15lbs
Bait/Lure: Nightcrawlers
Method: Drifting

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11%

James Hanna
Orchard Park NY

2026 Leader

Chub

05/22/26 12:25pm
Size: 9"
Bait/Lure: Wax Worms
Method: Stream fishing
Shop: Wharton Store

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Shanan A. Poe
Dallastown PA

2026 Leader

Crevalle Jack

02/14/26 2:34pm
Size: 18" / 3lbs
Bait/Lure: Buck Tail
Method: Casting
Shop: Zac Reel Eazy Charters. Key West.

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Henry Marconi
Key West FL

Ran into an acre of Jack's in a feeding frenzy. (Henry Marconi 02/15/2026 07:12am)

2026 Leader

Delaware state record flathead catfish

06/01/26 7:46am
Size: 41" / 36.2lbs
Bait/Lure: Cut Bait
Method: Bottom Fishing
Tackle Shop: Captain Bones Bait, Tackle & Hunting

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Scott Failor II

New state record flathead for delaware (Scott Failor II 06/01/2026 13:16pm)

That's awesome! (Greg 06/01/2026 14:48pm)

Nice (Vincent Fick 06/02/2026 08:11am)

thats a biggen (Robert Waites 06/03/2026 10:34am)

2026 Leader

Dogfish Shark

05/03/26 7:55am
Size: 36" / 9lbs
Bait/Lure: Sand Flea
Method: Beach

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John Kaiser
Adamstown MD

Well it is not a skate so that’s good :) Unfortunately, I caught 32 skates yesterday (John Kaiser 05/03/2026 15:55pm)

Nice dogfish if you gut them right when your catch them they are prettu good to eat plus at least in Maryland there’s no size limit or keeping limit in either spiny or smooth dogfish (Vincent Fick 05/04/2026 08:22am)

Dang! Thats awesome, I should have keeped it (John Kaiser 05/04/2026 11:47am)

They are good and yeah now you know just make sure you gut it right when you catch it and then put it on ice if you don’t have a stringer long enough to keep it in the water (Vincent Fick 05/05/2026 07:55am)

Alright bet! Thanks! (John Kaiser 05/05/2026 10:06am)

2026 Leader

Flounder

05/27/26 7:19pm
Size: 24" / 6.5lbs
Bait/Lure: Gulp
Method: Bank Fishing
Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle

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Douglas Blair
Brunswick MD

Dang that is a beast! Congrats! (John Kaiser 05/30/2026 15:28pm)

That's the one I was looking for! (Stingray Ray 05/30/2026 16:20pm)

That’s an awesome fish! (Greg 05/30/2026 17:30pm)

Congrats on the flounder! There's dinner! (Jeff (Father Time) 05/30/2026 19:40pm)

someone eating good.Great catch (Robert Waites 05/31/2026 08:23am)

What color gulp (Vincent Fick 05/31/2026 09:17am)

That’s a beast (Vincent Fick 05/31/2026 09:17am)

Thanks everyone, the bait that worked was a 3-inch white Gulp Swimming Mullet Soft Bait paired with a lead jig head. Good luck out there!! (Douglas Blair 06/01/2026 08:04am)

2026 Leader

Grass Carp

05/29/26 2:50pm
Size: 49.5" / 53lbs
Bait/Lure: Bread
Method: Bank Fishing

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John Kaiser
Adamstown MD

Broke my PB by a landslide!! Awesome fish! (John Kaiser 05/30/2026 08:14am)

Nice! (Greg 05/30/2026 09:46am)

thats a beast.We gonna have to call u the “fish whisperer “ (Robert Waites 05/30/2026 11:33am)

Haha! Thanks (John Kaiser 05/30/2026 15:28pm)

Nice carp (Vincent Fick 05/31/2026 09:18am)

Did you catch it in Maryland or Virginia (Vincent Fick 05/31/2026 09:18am)

Maryland (John Kaiser 05/31/2026 10:08am)

Nice carp young man ! (Donovan Wierzbicki 05/31/2026 18:43pm)

2026 Leader

Largemouth Bass

03/24/26 10:02am
Size: 7.16lbs
Bait/Lure: Jerkbait
Method: Boat Fishing

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Makoman
Laytonsville MD

Nice bass (Vincent Fick 03/31/2026 02:48am)

Nice one!!! There goes my chances for leader this year (Pam 04/04/2026 12:53pm)

2026 Leader

Ling

05/26/26 2:27pm
Size: 18"
Bait/Lure: Clam
Method: Boat Fishing
Charter Boat: Grizzly Sportfishing

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Dr. Frank Falcone, Jr.
Rehoboth Beach DE

Caught a few ling today at the DE NJ Reef (Dr. Frank Falcone, Jr. 05/26/2026 15:47pm)

someone eating good tonight, congrats (Robert Waites 05/26/2026 18:04pm)

2026 Leader

Mangrove Snapper

03/27/26 3:08pm
Size: 15" / 1.5lbs
Bait/Lure: Live pinfish
Method: Free lining
Shop: Zac Reel Eazy Charters. Key West.

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Henry Marconi
Key West FL

Limit out on snapper. (Henry Marconi 03/27/2026 18:05pm)

Nice snapper (Vincent Fick 03/29/2026 08:49am)

2026 Leader

Mutton Snapper

01/24/26 1:21pm
Size: 26" / 13lbs
Bait/Lure: Live pinfish
Method: Free lining
Shop: Zac reel eazy charters. Key west.

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Henry Marconi
Key West FL

Nice Mutton Snapper. (Henry Marconi 01/24/2026 18:53pm)

Nice mutton do they taste good bc the only fishinf I’ve done in Florida is freshwater (Vincent Fick 01/26/2026 13:31pm)

2026 Leader

Northern Pike

05/22/26 2:27pm
Size: 32"
Bait/Lure: Nightcrawlers

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Aaron DeLeon
Dallas PA

Trying out homemade ultralight rod for smallmouth and caught this on 4lb mono (Aaron DeLeon 05/22/2026 15:36pm)

Nice pike! (John Kaiser 05/25/2026 08:15am)

2026 Leader

Palamino Trout

05/20/26 2:47pm
Size: 18"
Bait/Lure: Tube Lure

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Aaron DeLeon
Dallas PA

Caught in artificial only section (Aaron DeLeon 05/22/2026 15:47pm)

2026 Leader

Rainbow Trout

05/04/26 1:03pm
Size: 23" / 3.5lbs
Bait/Lure: Nightcrawlers
Method: Pond
Shop: Wharton Store

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Shanan A. Poe
Dallastown PA

3rd largest Rainbow Trout of the day in Potter County,Pa (Shanan A. Poe 05/04/2026 14:04pm)

I new you were going to pass me congratulations nice fish I went to east Stroudsburg Saturday ripped my Cafe mussel didn't even get a chance to wet a line spent 9 hrs in hospital lol (watt 05/04/2026 15:00pm)

Nice rainbow bro (Vincent Fick 05/05/2026 07:54am)

So sorry to hear that Watt. Get well soon. (Shanan A. Poe 05/18/2026 18:43pm)

2026 Leader

Red Drum

05/07/26 6:51am
Bait/Lure: Crab
Method: Surf Fishing
Tackle Shop: Captain Steves Bait & Tackle

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Captain Steve's Bait & Tackle
Chincoteague Island VA

Josh and Mike got a Chincoteague Surf slam last evening with a red drum black drum and 2 striper on the Ritter rig with crab! (Captain Steve's Bait & Tackle 05/07/2026 07:51am)

Wow!! That’s amazing! I did not think the red drum was here, that is awesome! (John Kaiser 05/07/2026 08:31am)

2026 Leader

Sandbar Shark

05/29/26 6:04am
Size: 50"
Bait/Lure: Bunker
Method: Surf Fishing
Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle

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Greg
South Bethany DE

He looks angry with that tail digging in. (Sobeth 05/29/2026 07:51am)

Nice! Congrats on the shark! (Jeff (Father Time) 05/29/2026 08:47am)

Nice shark (Vincent Fick 05/29/2026 09:00am)

Beautiful! (Dr. Frank Falcone, Jr. 05/29/2026 10:37am)

bet that was fun (Robert Waites 05/29/2026 14:11pm)

2026 Leader

Sea Bass

02/19/26 6:51am
Size: 17" / 3lbs
Bait/Lure: Squid
Method: Boat Fishing

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12%

Vincent Fick
Ocean city MD

Still my biggest sea bass to date (Vincent Fick 02/19/2026 07:55am)

2026 Leader

Sheepshead

01/02/26 8:30am
Size: 3lbs
Bait/Lure: Shrimp
Method: Shoreline casting

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Matthew Lowers
Purcellville VA

Sweet fish! Congrats. (John Kaiser 01/02/2026 11:52am)

Nice (Vincent Fick 01/07/2026 13:22pm)

2026 Leader

Smallmouth Bass

03/26/26 12:18pm
Size: 20" / 3.9lbs
Bait/Lure: Spinnerbait
Method: Bank Fishing
Shop: Fishing With BOB

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Makoman
Laytonsville MD

Nice smallie (Vincent Fick 03/29/2026 08:49am)

2026 Leader

Snook

04/06/26 11:49pm

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Jackson Lilly
Alexandria VA

Nice snook (Vincent Fick 05/09/2026 08:02am)

2026 Leader

Spiny Dogfish

04/17/26 7:21am
Size: 12" / 0.5lbs
Bait/Lure: Bunker
Method: Beach
Tackle Shop: Old Inlet Bait & Tackle

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John Kaiser
Adamstown MD

No black drum yet (John Kaiser 04/17/2026 11:10am)

2026 Leader

Steelhead

04/25/26 6:28pm
Size: 32.5" / 14lbs
Bait/Lure: Chartreuse bead
Method: Drifting
Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters (South Bethany)

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11%

James Hanna
Orchard Park NY

2026 Leader

Striped Bass

05/07/26 6:01am
Size: 48"
Bait/Lure: Buck tail jig
Method: Jetty
Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em (Indian River)

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14%

Jay
Wilmington DE

Nice Striper !! Congrats (Chic 06/07/2026 18:21pm)

2026 Leader

Tautog

04/24/26 11:05am
Size: 19"
Bait/Lure: Sand Flea
Method: Boat Fishing
Tackle Shop: Rick's Bait & Tackle

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Mike Fisch

Nice tog! Congrats! (Jeff (Father Time) 04/27/2026 08:09am)

2026 Leader

Thresher Shark

06/05/26 5:44pm
Size: 518lbs
Charter Boat: Capt. Ike II

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Makoman
Laytonsville MD

Man what a fish!! Looks like Jaws! Congrats! (John Kaiser 06/06/2026 09:01am)

Nice congrats!!!!! (watt 06/06/2026 09:05am)

2026 Leader

Trout

05/22/26 12:16pm
Size: 16"
Bait/Lure: Nightcrawlers
Method: Stream fishing
Shop: Wharton Store

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Shanan A. Poe
Dallastown PA

2026 Leader

Walleye

05/09/26 11:14am
Size: 28.5" / 9lbs
Bait/Lure: Swim Bait
Tackle Shop: Hook'em & Cook'em Outfitters (South Bethany)

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11%

James Hanna
Orchard Park NY

Nice walleye (Vincent Fick 05/15/2026 08:39am)

2026 Leader

White Perch

04/08/26 3:00pm
Size: 8"
Bait/Lure: Gulp
Method: Kayak
Shop: Myself

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13%

Chad C
Stewartstown PA

Nice white (Vincent Fick 04/09/2026 07:26am)

2026 Leader

Yellow Perch

02/15/26 8:24am
Size: 8"
Bait/Lure: Sweedish Pimple w/ mealworm
Method: Ice fishing
Tackle Shop: Alcova General Store

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Shanan A. Poe
Dallastown PA

1st time out ice fishing in 25 years on Lake Marburg. (Shanan A. Poe 02/20/2026 23:11pm)