Angler establishes redbanded rockfish Washington record

A Tacoma man now holds the state record for the largest redbanded rockfish caught in Washington.

John Sly caught a 7.54-pound redbanded rockfish while jigging with bait out of Westport, Washington, on June 21, according to a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife news release.

No previous state record had been established for this species.

A complete listing of Washington’s state record fish is available at wdfw.wa.gov/fishing/records/