Many places claim to be sportfishing "capitals," but Oswego County has the world and state records to prove it! Ten current world record fish, all confirmed by the International Game Fish Association, came from Oswego County waters. Three New York State record fish were also caught in Oswego County waters.

World Records...

Hybrid Chinook/Coho

• 35 pounds, 8-oz., Salmon River, October, 2001.

Chinook Salmon

Two-pound test tippet line class

• Pictured at right is the world record caught by Nunzio Incremona of Philadelphia: 36 inches, 24 pounds, Salmon River, Sept. 1996.
  
  
• 26 pounds, 38 1/2 inch, Salmon River, Aug. 1999.
  
  
• 25 pounds, 37 1/2 inch, Salmon River, Aug. 1999.
  

Six-pound test tippet line class

• 24 pounds, 7 ounces, Salmon River, Sept. 1995.

20-pound line class, fresh water

• 30 pounds, 12 ounces, Salmon River, Sept. 12, 1985.

Brown Trout

Fresh water fly fishing 20-pound test tippet

• 18 pounds, 5 ounces, Oswego River, Oct. 1992.

2-pound tippet line class

• 12-pound, 4-ounce, in Grindstone Creek, Nov. 1995.

Rainbow Trout

Fresh water fly fishing two-pound test tippet

• 16 pounds, 8 ounces, Salmon River, Feb. 1982.

Greater Redhorse

All tackle
9 pounds, 3 ounces, Salmon River, May 1985.

New York State Records...

Coho Salmon

All tackle and 30-pound line class, fresh water

• 33 pounds, 7 ounces, Lake Ontario off Oswego, Aug. 1998.

Chinook Salmon

• 47 pounds, 13 ounces, Salmon River, Sept. 1991.

Brown Trout

• 33 pounds, 2 ounces, Lake Ontario, June 1997. Tony Brown of Schenectady, NY, landed the brown, pictured at right.