West Virginia Gun Hunting and Fishing. Great Outdoor vacation guide for WV!

West Virginia Gun Hunting and Fishing. Great Outdoor vacation guide for WV!

Reporting Procedures For Record Fish
A record of the largest fish of each species taken by hook and line in West Virginia waters is maintained. Certificates of accomplishment are awarded for each record holder. Any angler landing a potential record breaker should report his catch to Wildlife Resources Section, Division of Natural Resources, Charleston WV, 25305.

Species	Year	Total Length (Inches)	Total Weight (Pounds)	Where Caught	Angler
Bass Largemouth	1994	24.8	12.28	Pond (Grant County)	David W. Heeter
	2001	25.75	9.62	Dog Run Lake	Eli Gain
Smallmouth	1971	24.25	9.75	South Branch	David Lindsay
	1976	25.5	7.5	New River	Franklin J. Elliott
Rock	1964	13.8	1.75	Big Sandy Creek	Warren Ryan
Spotted	1988 2000	19 19	3.82 4.77	RD Bailey Lake RD Bailey Lake	Leonard Blankenship Kevin Dameron
Striped Bass	2000	37.68	29.56	Bluestone Lake	Terry Watkins
Hybrid Striped Bass	1985 2000	31.5 32.1	16.75 14	Kanawha River Kanawha River	Robert Honaker Frankie Harris
White Bass	1985	20	4.56	New River	Louis Puskas
Bluegill	1964	13.75	2.25	Pond (Fayette County)	Dennis Criss
	1986	11.7	2.75	Pond (Randolph County)	Mark Allan Lewis
Bowfin	1994	32.25	7.54	Pond (Berkeley County)	Donald E. Newcomb, III
	1994	29.38	7.66	Pond (Berkeley County)	Carl A. Jaeger, III
Buffalo	1976	41	38	Little Kanawha River	Hobert Null
Carp Common	1988	41	41.5	Stonecoal Lake	Charles J. Cook
	1998	39.3	47	Pond (Preston County)	Gary Johnson
Grass	2002	47.1	52.5	Pond(Mason County)	Joseph R. Spencer, II
Catfish Bullhead	1977	22.75	6.1	Tygart Lake Headwaters	Gary R. Freeman
Channel	1993	38	33.38	Patterson Creek	Johnny J. Weatherholtz, Jr.
	1994	38.5	21.25	Lee Creek	Mike C. Mace
Flathead	1956	52	70	Little Kanawha River	L.L. McClung
Chain Pickerel	2001	27.75	6.19	Tuckahoe Lake	Steven Demma
Crappie	1971	19.75	4.05	Meathouse Fork	Leonard Edgell
Eel	1977	44	7.25	Bunker Hill Quarry	Arlie R. Ruble
	1983	44.25	6.27	Elk River	Steve Woods
Fallfish	1970	21.25	3.5	North Fork of South Branch	James Blackwell
Freshwater Drum	1954	37	25	Little Kanawha River	Bill Dawkins
	1989	35.5	27	South Fork of Hughes	Charles Mickel Lott
Longnose Gar	1993 2003	50.5 50.63	19.08 16.75	Kanawha River Fish Creek	Michael Shan Casey Brian Klug
Goldeye	1983	18.5	3	Ohio River	Delbert McWilliams
Muskellunge	1997	50.37	49.75	Stonecoal Lake	Anna Marsh
	2003	52.7	38.5	Stonecoal Lake	Glenn Boyd
Northern Pike	1989	42.6	22.06	Dog Run Lake	Boyd O. Pratt Sr
Sauger	1985	23	4.75	Ohio River	Steve Powell
Saugeye	2000	26.0	7.25	Ohio River	Dru Beck
	2000	27.1	6.13	East Lynn Lake	Wendell Williamson
Skip Jack	1991	18.6	2.38	Ohio River	Elmer Bullard
	2002	18.4	2.61	Kanawha River	Steve Skeens
Tiger Musky	1994	49.25	36.5	Mountwood Lake	Clyde E.Beckett
Trout	1981	23.5	4.78	Lost River	Jack E. Foltz
Brook	1981	23.5	4.78	Lost River	Jack E. Foltz
	2004	22.25	7.64	Shavers Fork of Cheat River	Gary M. Chapman
Brown	1968	32	16	South Branch	Paul Barker
Golden Rainbow	1987	27.5	8.63	Stonecoal Lake	Gerald Estep
	1998	26.4	9.31	Brushy Fork Lake	Danny Crider
Rainbow	1993	31.7	11.74	Stonecoal Lake	John P. Arnett
Tiger	1986	26	6.68	Greenbrier River	John Duncan
Walleye	1976	35	15	Kanawha Falls	Fred Cline
	2003	32.0	17.82	Kanawha River	Steve Skeens
Yellow Perch	1971	15	1.75	Pond (Monongalia County)	Stanley Bloniarz, Jr
	1985	14.5	1.83	Tygart Lake	Charles Mayle

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