Louisiana State Record Fish 
Caught While Fishing With 
Deep South Charters
Aboard the Looney Tuna



Neil Puttbrese  
caught this 69.25 pound Bigeye Tuna on 
March 27th of 2011. This fish is the 
#2 state record.
 

Species: TUNA, BIG-EYE

(Thunnus obesus)

New species introduction 2006

Rank Weight Angler Where Caught Date Caught

*1. 197.25 George A. Graham 60m SE Venice November 2009

*2. 69.25 Neil Puttbrese 60m S Venice March 2011






Jeff Kudla
 caught this 15.4 pound Bearded Brotula on January 14th 
of 2011. This fish is the #5 state record


Species: BROTULA, BEARDED

(Brotula barbata)

New species introduction 2002

Rank Weight Angler Where Caught Date Caught

*1. 20.0 Bernhard Christensen S. Pass Blk. February 2010

*2. 18.0 Francis X de Blanc, Jr. W. Delta Blk. 143 August 2009

*3. 16.64 John Langlois W. Delta Blk. 17 June 2008

*4. 16.06 Josh Walker Union Banks 482 April 2005

*5. 15.40 Jeff Kudla S. Pass Blk. #83A January 2011





Bernhard Dlugatch Christensen 
caught this 20 pound Bearded Brotula in February of 2010. This fish is the #1 state record.

Species: BROTULA, BEARDED

(Brotula barbata)

New species introduction 2002

 

Rank Weight Angler Where Caught Date Caught

*1. 20.0 Bernhard Christensen S. Pass Blk. February 2010

*2. 18.0 Francis X de Blanc, Jr. W. Delta Blk. 143 August 2009

*3. 16.64 John Langlois W. Delta Blk. 17 June 2008


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Allan Noergaard  caught this 46 pound Snowy Grouper in February of 2010. This fish is pending #1 state record

Species: Snowy Grouper

(Epinephelus niveatus)
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Francis de Blanc caught this 18 pound Bearded Brotula in August of 2009. This fish was #1 in the state at the time. We broke our own record in February of 2010 with a 20 pound Brotula!

Species: BROTULA, BEARDED

(Brotula barbata)

*1. 20.0 Bernhard Christensen S. Pass Blk. February 2010

*2. 18.0 Francis X de Blanc, Jr. W. Delta Blk. 143 August 2009

*3. 16.64 John Langlois W. Delta Blk. 17 June 2008

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Brian O'Haire caught this 127.8 pound Greater Amberjack in February of 2009, at the time the fish was #2 in the state but Bill Weldon caught a new #1 in May of 2009 bringing this fish to #3 in the state!
 

Species: AMBERJACK, GREATER

(Seriola dummerili)

*1. 139.0 Bill Weldon South Timbalier Blk.300 May 2009

2. 130.50 Mike Lane April 1977

*3. 127.50 Brian O’Haire Miss. Canyon Blk. March 2009


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