Species guide

Weakfish Fishing

Weakfish is a saltwater fish.

Weakfish

Seasons and limits are set state by state. Check the rule for the water you will fish.

State records for weakfish

The heaviest weakfish each state has certified, biggest first.

StateWeightWhereYearAngler
Delaware 19.13 lb — 1989 William Thomassource
New York 19.13 lb — 10/1 Dennis Rooney, Seaford, NYsource
Massachusetts 18.75 lb Buzzards Bay 1984 George Mahoneysource
New Jersey 18.5 lb Delaware Bay 1986 Karl Jonessource
Rhode Island 16.55 lb Greenwich Bay 2007 R. Moellersource
Maryland 16 lb Ocean City Inlet 1976 Donald Cannonsource
North Carolina 14.88 lb Nags Head Surf 1980 Sterling L. Ammonssource
South Carolina 11.81 lb Parris Island 1981 J. M. Coppinger Jr.source
Florida 10 lb Port Canaveral 1987 George R. Mizell Jr.source

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.