Last Updated on January 25, 2021 by Eric Bonneman
If part of your bucket list includes catching a record-breaking Florida inshore species, we have put this list together to give you quick access to those accomplishments. We are using the Florida Catch a Memory database for these entries, and this list is valid as of January 25, 2021. We can’t say that every fish was caught inshore, but these are the species found there. Let’s dive in!
**Think you have a record? Here’s the form.
Conventional/Spin Tackle Records
Black Drum
James E. Cartwright 04/12/2001 96.00 lbs. Fernandina Beach
Blacktip Shark
Darlene Rees 10/29/1987 152.13 lbs. Sebastian
Bluefish
Liz Yates 03/19/1973 22.13 lbs. Jensen Beach
Bonefish
Robert Schroeder 03/19/2007 16.19 lbs. Islamorada
Cobia
Peter McCollester 03/21/1997 130.06 lbs. Destin
Jack Crevalle
Gerald John Washburn 05/18/1993 57.00 lbs. Jupiter
Pompano (Florida)
Barry Huston 10/16/1999 8.25 lbs. Port St. Joe
Flounder
Larenza W. Mungin 12/23/1983 20.56 lbs. Nassau County
Goliath Grouper
Lynn Joyner 05/20/1961 680.00 lbs. Fernandina Beach
Mangrove Snapper
Steve Maddox 06/14/1992 17.00 lbs. Port Canaveral
Barracuda
Harold K. Goodstone 01/29/1949 67.00 lbs. Islamorada
Lemon Shark
Richard M. Guccione 04/29/1977 397.44 lbs. Dunedin
Permit
Thomas Sebestyen 06/30/1997 56.13 lbs. Ft. Lauderdale
Redfish
George E. Hogan, Jr. 02/24/1996 52.31 lbs. Cocoa
Sheepshead
Eugene Lechler 01/29/1981 15.13 lbs. Homosassa
Snook
Heather Lynn Connors 08/23/2015 45.75 lbs. Sebastian
Seatrout
Craig F. Carson 05/11/1995 17.44 lbs. Ft. Pierce
Spanish Mackerel
John F. Colligan 11/27/1984 12.00 lbs. Ft. Pierce
Tarpon
Gus Bell 02/17/1975 243.19 lbs. Key West
Tripletail
Thomas D. Lewis 03/04/1998 40.81 lbs. Ft. Pierce
Fly Fishing Records
Black Drum
Mark R. Marconi 07/12/1986 50.25 lbs. Merritt Island
Blacktip Shark
Martin Arostegui 03/13/2003 122.00 lbs. Key West
Bluefish
Steve Melvin 04/02/1983 18.00 lbs. Miami Beach
Bonefish
Joe Pantorno 02/27/1997 15.50 lbs. Key Biscayne
Cobia
Jim Anson 01/02/1986 83.25 lbs. Key West
Jack Crevalle
Carlos B. Solis 02/11/1994 37.50 lbs. Dry Tortugas
Pompano (Florida)
Dave Chermanski 01/14/1978 6.50 lbs. Cocoa Beach
Flounder
Dave Chermanski 05/04/2005 6.94 lbs. Sebastian Inlet
Goliath Grouper
Bart Foth 03/15/1967 356.00 lbs. Islamorada
Mangrove Snapper
Jerome N. Matthews 06/08/1998 10.75 lbs. Key West
Barracuda
Joe Machiorlatti 12/19/1978 37.75 lbs. Key West
Lemon Shark
Pete Peacock 03/15/1978 288.50 lbs. Key West
Permit
Del Brown 03/13/1986 41.50 lbs. Key West
Redfish
Greg Braunstein, MD 05/07/1995 43.00 lbs. Banana River
Sheepshead
Bob Moore 10/01/2008 8.88 lbs. Jacksonville
Snook
Rex Garrett 04/23/1993 30.25 lbs. Chokoloskee
Spanish Mackerel
Capt. James P. Wisner 11/07/1995 6.81 lbs. Tarpon Springs
Seatrout
Sidney Freifeld 03/05/1984 12.44 lbs. Stuart
Tarpon
James J. Holland 05/11/2001 202.50 lbs. Chassahowitza
Tripletail
Dave Chermanski 04/17/1988 21.13 lbs. Port Canaveral
