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SPECIES	WEIGHT	LENTGH	DATE	LOCATION	ANGLER
American Shad	6 lbs, 8 oz	25"	Apr, 1985	Running River	W. Socha (Warren, RI)
Atlantic Mackerel	OPEN	---	---	---	---
Black Sea Bass	8 lbs, 7-1/4 oz	26"	Oct, 1981	Block Island	K. McDuffie (Pascoag, RI)
Bluefish	26 lbs	39"	Aug, 1981	---	D. Deziel (Woonsocket, RI)
Bonito	13 lbs	---	Oct, 1995	Westerly	R. Gliottone (Exeter, RI)
Cod	71 lbs	---	Jun, 1965	---	M. Deciantis (Warwick, RI)
Fluke (summer flounder)	17 lbs, 8 oz	---	1962	Narrow River	G. Farmer (Warwick, RI)
Hickory Shad	2 lbs, 11 oz	20"	Nov, 1989	Narrow River	M. Pickering (Lincoln, RI)
King Mackerel	12 lbs, 3 oz	40"	Aug, 2000	Pt. Judith Lighthouse	A. Camilleri (Chester, CT)
Pollock	28 lbs, 8 oz	---	May, 1995	---	A. Jacobs (Lincoln, RI)
Scup	5 lbs	20-1/4"	Oct, 1990	Block Island	J. Yurwitz (Block Island, RI)
Shark, Blue	385 lbs, 8 oz	14'	Jul, 1989	NW The Dump	J.Moffo (Waterbury, CT)
Shark, Mako	718 lbs	10' 6"	Jun, 1993	S. Block Island	W. Alessi (Boston, MA)
Shark, Tiger	597 lbs	11' 6"	Jul, 1990	S. Block Island	M. Strout (Auburn, MA)
Squeteague	13 lbs, 8 oz.	35"	Aug, 1987	N. of Jamestown	R. Rego (Coventry, RI)
Striped Bass	70 lbs	55-1/2"	Nov, 1984	Block Island	J. Szabo (Block Island, RI)
Swordfish	314 lbs	---	Jun, 1964	---	W. Goodwin (Warwick, RI)
Tautog	21 lbs, 4 oz	---	Nov, 1954	Jamestown	Conrad W. Sundquist
Tuna, Bluefin	1,142 lbs, 12 oz	---	Sep, 1981	Block Island	J. Dempsey
Tuna, Yellowfin	265 lbs	6'	Oct, 1997	The Dip	R. Hughes (Arlington, MA)
White Marlin	125 lbs	8', 1/2"	Aug, 1987	S. of Block Island	J. Luty, Sr. (Preston, CT)
Winter Flounder	6 lbs, 7 oz	23"	Aug, 1990	Galilee	A. Pearson (Cranston, RI)

Notable Catches

SPECIES	WEIGHT	LENTGH	DATE	LOCATION	ANGLER
Albacore	67 lbs, 3 oz	51"	Aug, 1990	SW Block Island	J. Killea (Warwick, RI)
Barracuda	6 lbs, 8 oz	33"	Jul, 1999	Ryan's Horn	M. Johnson (S. Attleboro, MA)
Blue Marlin	676 lbs	11' 3"	Aug, 1994	W. Atlantis Canyon	G. Good (Marion, MA)
Cobia	35 lbs	46"	Aug, 1995	S. Hope Island	T. Parsons (Cranston, RI)
Conger Eeel	10 lbs, 15 oz	47"	Aug, 1992	Galilee	C. Best (Providence, RI)
Dolphin Fish	32 lbs, 4 oz	58.5"	Aug, 1995	Pt. Judith	H. Morris (Wakefield, RI)
Dusky Shark	176 lbs	80.8"	Jul, 1998	Tuna Ridge	D. Cataloni (Norwood, MA)
False Albacore	12 lbs, 5 oz	28"	Sep, 1990	Matunuck	E. Cote (E. Greenwich, RI)
Green Bonito	14 lbs, 7 oz	16"	Jan, 1991	Block Island	G. Roundtree (Waymouth, MA)
Thresher Shark	526 lbs	9.67'	Jul, 1999	---	E. Mikkelsen (Newport, RI)
Trigger Fish	2 lbs.	---	Jun, 1991	Pine Hill	P. Bettencourt (Pawtucket, RI)
Wahoo	80 lbs	6' 5"	Aug, 2002	Hydrographers Can	E. Ouellett (Somerset, MA)
White Shark	2909 lbs	15' 6"	Jul, 1991	Block Island	V. Cleri (Cranston, RI)

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