Where to fish for bluefish
137 charters name bluefish on their own website, across 78 towns in 1 state.
State records for bluefish
The heaviest bluefish each state has certified, biggest first.
| State | Weight | Where | Year | Angler |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 31.75 lb | Cape Hatteras | 1972 | James Husseysource |
| Massachusetts | 27.25 lb | Graves Light | 1982 | Louis Gordonsource |
| New Jersey | 27.06 lb | 5 Fathom Bank | 1997 | Roger Kastorskysource |
| Rhode Island | 26 lb | — | 1981 | D. Dezielsource |
| New York | 25 lb | — | 10/3 | Peter Weber, Jr., Montauk, NYsource |
| Delaware | 24.81 lb | — | 2015 | Luis Mispiretasource |
| Connecticut | 24 lbs 13 oz | Norwalk Island | 1979 | Charles J. Tothsource |
| Maryland | 23.5 lb | Assateague Island | 1974 | Lillian Morrissource |
| Florida | 22.13 lb | Jensen Beach | 1973 | Liz Yatessource |
| Louisiana | 21.88 lb | — | 1982 | Steve Van Everysource |
| South Carolina | 21 lb | Charleston | 1975 | J. A. Curtissource |
| New Hampshire | 21 lb | Great BayDurham | 1975 | Henry S. Krooksource |
Each from that state's own records page, linked on every row. A location links to its town only where the agency named that town — a record logged to "Gulf of Mexico" or an offshore block belongs to no city. Weights are printed as the agency prints them. Records are certified by the state and can be broken at any time.
Seasons, sizes and bag limits on this page were copied from in . Rules change, sometimes mid-season. Check the current rule with your captain or FWC before you keep a fish.