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World Record Holder Angler and Fishing Guide Mark Cockerham

World Records & Tournament Victories

Captain Mark Cockerham's fishing career is measured in world records and tournament victories.

His fishing resume is unmatched.

4 World Records as an Angler

20+ Tournament Victories

3 World Records as a Guide

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
Mark Cockerham World Record Bonefish

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
Huge Bonefish Record Alan Cockerham
Mark Cockerham's World Records Still Stand in 2020 IGFA World Records

Many of Mark's World Records Still Stand

More than 20 Years Later

Mark Cockerham's Bonefish World Records Still Stand

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(305) 393-0920

81191 Old Highway
Islamorada, FL 33036

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