This post includes a summary of state record fish caught in the Mid Atlantic region during 2025.
Maryland
In February 2025, two anglers set new Maryland state records in the Chesapeake division.
Thomas Dembeck Jr. set a new Maryland state record holder for yellow perch in the Chesapeake division. Dembeck caught the 2.3-pound, 16-inch fish while deep jigging in about 50 feet of water in the lower Susquehanna River.
David Confair reclaimed the Maryland state record for longnose gar in the Chesapeake division. Confair caught the 20.5-pound, 49.5-inch fish in February while fishing in Marshyhope Creek.
Confair’s catch surpassed the previous record of 18.3 pounds, set by Samson Matthews in Marshyhope Creek on March 2, 2020. Confair had held the record previously, with a 17.9-pound gar caught in 2019.
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