OLYMPIA — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed Monday that two state sport fish records fell during one late September weekend.

Mike Benoit, above, of Gig Harbor, set a new state record for the largest opah caught off the coast of Washington on Sept. 23. The 37.98-pound fish measured 32.5 inches. Benoit was live bait fishing with anchovies out of Westport.

The new record exceeded the previous opah record by more than two pounds.

Then, on Sept. 24, Erik Holcomb, right, of Lynden set a new state record for the largest blue shark. The 49.50-pound fish measured 71 inches. Holcomb was also live bait fishing with anchovies out of Westport. The new record exceeded the previous blue shark record by almost 22 pounds.