World Records & Tournament Victories
Captain Mark Cockerham's fishing career is measured in world records and tournament victories.
His fishing resume is unmatched.
World Records as an Angler
- 2 pound Bonefish (Atlantic)- 12.0 pounds - November 4, 1998
- 4 pound Bonefish (Atlantic)- 13 pounds, 3 ounces - December 11, 2002
- 6 pound Bonefish (Atlantic)- 14 pounds , 10 ounces - February 28, 2003
- 2 pound Permit—27 pounds, 4 ounces - September 5, 1999
World Records as a Fishing Guide
- Male Junior Bonefish- 14 pounds, 1 ounce - December 1, 2002
- 12 pound Tippet (fly tackle) Bonefish- 14 pounds, 9 ounces - November 25, 2003
- In the 2019 L&W Supply Adams Homes Flats Fishing Tournament, Captain Mark Cockerham led a team of two anglers to catch and release a total 487 total fish caught, 465 being redfish, 22 being snook, in a single, one-day tournament. - November 21,2019
Tournament Victories
- 2019 Swamp Guides Ball
- Fly Division Champion
- L&W Adams Homes Flats Fishing Tournament, 2019
- Top Guide, Anglers won Grand Champion
- Backcountry Fly Championship Series Tournament Spring, 2016
- Grand Champion & Largest Redfish
- Islamorada Spring Classic, 2015
- Team Grand Champion (fishing with Mark’s young son)
- Islamorada Bonefish World Championship, 2011
- Grand Champion Angler
- Backcountry Fly Championship, 2010
- Grand Champion Angler
- Swamp Guides Ball, 2010
- Team Grand Champion
- Swamp Guides Ball, 2008
- Team Grand Champion
- Key Largo Ghost Hunt, 2005
- Largest Bonefish
- Islamorada Invitational Spring Fly Bonefish Tournament, 2005
- Grand Champion Angler
- Islamorada All-Tackle Bonefish Tournament, 2004
- Largest Bonefish Angler
- Islamorada Bonefish World Championship, 2004
- Largest Bonefish
- Islamorada Bonefish World Championship, 2003
- Grand Champion Angler
- Largest Bonefish
- Herman Lucerne Memorial, 2002
- Overall Winning Team (with 14-year-old son)
- Islamorada Spring All Tackle, 2002
- Grand Champion Angler
- Islamorada Bonefish World Championship, 2000
- Grand Champion Angler
- Swamp Guides Ball, 1999
- Team Grand Champion with Captain Craig Brewer
- Little Palm Island Grand Slam, 1999
- Grand Champion Angler
- Most Permit Releases
- Team Grand Champion with Jim Mooney
- Islamorada Spring All Tackle, 1998
- Runner-Up
Many of Mark's World Records Still Stand
More than 20 Years Later
