MDMR certifies state saltwater finfish records for November 2025

Nicholas Lewelling with his Rock Hind. (Photos courtesy MDMR)

The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources certified three state saltwater fishing records using conventional tackle for the month of November.

Nicholas Lewelling of Moss Point set the record for Rock Hind (Epinephelus adscensionis) with a fish weighing 4 pounds, 4.8 ounces.

James Williams with his Gulf Hake.

Youth conventional tackle records were certified for James Williams, 14, of Biloxi for Gulf Hake (Urophycis cirrata) with a fish weighing 6 pounds and Cresson Van Cleave, 11, of Biloxi for Silver Perch (Bairdiella chrysoura) with a fish weighing 3.52 ounces.

Cresson Van Cleave holds his Silver Perch.

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