List of West Virginia State Fishing Records

This list of West Virginia State Fishing Records includes all major records of the largest fish of each species taken by hook and line in West Virginia waters.[1][2][3][4][5]

Records

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Species Year Total Length (Inches) Total Weight (Pounds) Location Angler Record Reference
Largemouth bass 1994 24.8 12.28 Grant County David W. Heeter Weight
Largemouth bass 2001 25.75 9.62 Dog Run Lake Eli Gain Length
Smallmouth bass 1971 24.25 9.75 South Branch David Lindsay Weight
Smallmouth bass 1976 25.5 7.5 New River Franklin J. Elliott Length
Rock bass 1964 13.8 1.75 Big Sandy Creek Warren Ryan
Spotted bass 1988 19 3.82 RD Bailey Lake Leonard Blankenship
Spotted bass 2000 19 4.77 RD Bailey Lake Kevin Dameron
Striped bass 2000 47.16 45.69 Bluestone Lake James Brooks
Hybrid striped bass 1985 31.5 16.75 Kanawha River Robert Honaker Weight
Hybrid striped bass 2000 32.1 14 Kanawha River Frankie Harris Length
White bass 1985 20 4.56 New River Louis Puskas
Bluegill 1964 13.75 2.25 Fayette County Dennis Criss Length
Bluegill 1986 11.7 2.75 Randolph County Mark Allan Lewis Weight
Bowfin 1994 32.25 7.54 Berkeley County Donald E. Newcomb, III Length [6]
Bowfin 2024 30.20 10.60 Ohio River Lauren Noble Weight [6][7]
Buffalo 1976 41 38 Little Kanawha River Hobert Null
Common carp 1988 41 41.5 Stonecoal Lake Charles J. Cook Length
Common carp 1998 39.3 47 Preston County Gary Johnson Weight
Grass carp 2002 50.75 71.69 Warden Lake William R. Taucher
Blue catfish 2023 50.51 69.45 Ohio River Michael John Drake [8][7]
Bullhead catfish 1977 22.75 6.1 Tygart Lake Headwaters Gary R. Freeman
Channel catfish 2005 40.3 33.38 Patterson Creek Michael Sears
Flathead catfish 1956 52 70 Little Kanawha River L.L. McClung
Chain pickerel 2001 27.75 6.19 Tuckahoe Lake Steven Demma
Black crappie 2024 17.36 2.85 Woodrum Lake Craig Webb [9][10]
Crappie 1971 19.75 4.05 Meathouse Fork Leonard Edgell
Eel 1977 44 7.25 Bunker Hill Quarry Arlie R. Ruble Weight
Eel 1983 44.25 6.27 Elk River Steve Woods Length
Fallfish 1970 21.25 3.5 North Fork of South Branch James Blackwell
Freshwater drum 1954 37 25 Little Kanawha River Bill Dawkins Length
Freshwater drum 1989 35.5 27 South Fork Hughes River Charles Mickel Lott Weight
Longnose gar 1993 50.5 19.08 Kanawha River Michael Shan Casey Weight
Longnose gar 2003 50.63 16.75 Fish Creek Brian Klug Length
Goldeye 1983 18.5 3 Ohio River Delbert McWilliams
Muskellunge 1997 50.37 49.75 Stonecoal Lake Anna Marsh Weight
Muskellunge 2003 52.7 38.5 Stonecoal Lake Glenn Boyd Length
Northern pike 1989 42.6 22.06 Dog Run Lake Boyd O. Pratt Sr
Redbreast sunfish 2024 9.29 .57 New Creek Dam Zach Adkins [11][7]
Sauger 1985 23 4.75 Ohio River Steve Powell
Saugeye 2000 26.0 7.25 Ohio River Dru Beck Weight
Saugeye 2000 27.1 6.13 East Lynn Lake Wendell Williamson Length
Skipjack herring 2000 18.9 2 Ohio River Christian Pyles Length
Skipjack herring 2002 18.4 2.61 Kanawha River Steve Skeens Weight
Tiger muskie 1994 49.25 36.5 Mountwood Lake Clyde E. Beckett
Trout 1981 23.5 4.78 Lost River Jack E. Foltz
Brook trout 2004 22.25 7.64 Shavers Fork of Cheat River Gary M. Chapman
Brown trout 1968 32 16 South Branch Paul Barker
Golden rainbow trout 1987 27.5 8.63 Stonecoal Lake Gerald Estep Length
Golden rainbow trout 1998 26.4 9.31 Brushy Fork Lake Danny Crider Weight
Rainbow trout 1993 31.7 11.74 Stonecoal Lake John P. Arnett
Tiger trout 2010 28.7 10.63 Krodel Lake Mike Connolly Length [11]
Tiger trout 2024 26.3 11.98 New Creek Dam Nathaniel Smith Weight [11][7]
Walleye 1976 35 15 Kanawha Falls Fred Cline Length
Walleye 2003 32.0 17.82 Kanawha River Steve Skeens Weight
Yellow perch 2008 15.25 1 Joshua D. Carr Length
Yellow perch 1985 14.5 1.83 Tygart Lake Charles Mayle Weight

References

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  1. ^ "West Virginia State Fishing Records". WVSportsmen.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "Record fish caught in West Virginia". WBOY. October 22, 2022. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "West Virginia Fishing Records". West Virginia DNR. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  4. ^ "West Virginia Fishing Records". Land Big Fish. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  5. ^ Kirk, Sam (January 10, 2024). "West Virginia DNR creates 5 new state fishing record categories". WBOY. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Kirk, Sam (March 20, 2024). "West Virginia woman catches state record bowfin". WBOY. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d Nolef, George (March 28, 2024). "Four new record fish in three months caught in West Virginia". WBOY. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Blue catfish state record broken for fourth straight year in West Virginia". WDTV. December 21, 2023. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  9. ^ Lynch, John (August 23, 2024). "Two West Virginia fishermen catch record-breaking fish the same day within hours of each other". WBOY. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  10. ^ Lynch, John (August 23, 2024). "Two West Virginia anglers catch record-breaking fish in same morning". WOWK. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c Kirk, Sam (March 19, 2024). "Two West Virginia anglers catch record-breaking fish in same morning". WTRF. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
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