Record golden tilefish catch confirmed in Delaware

A Maryland man caught the Delaware state record golden tilefish in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament in August, officials have confirmed. 

Tom Schanno, of Halethorpe, fought the 46-pound, 8-ounce fish for 20 minutes, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control said in a news release on Friday. The fish was 47 inches long, with a girth of 29 inches. 

Schanno caught the tilefish 62 nautical miles from the Indian River Inlet in the Baltimore Canyon, using a 5-ounce chartreuse and silver butterfly jig at a depth of 530 feet, DNREC said. 

The angler's catch was weighed at Hook'em and Cook'em in Rehoboth. 

The golden tilefish, a deepwater offshore species, has only been recognized by the sport fishing tournament once since 2010, DNREC said. 

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