Virginia State Record Flathead Catfish
Photo by Dallas Weston.
Virginia state record flathead catfish. 66-4 Mike Willems Occoquan Reservoir 561994. 143-0 Nick Anderson Buggs Island Lake 6182011. Apr 02 2021 The fish weighed 5834 pounds a little short of the state weight record of 5974 pounds.
Lakes Livingston Tawakoni and Palestine are blue-ribbon flathead waters. 47 Inches Nick Anderson a high school football coach from Greenville North Carolina was on a father and son fishing trip yes it was. The channel catfish is a large fish that usually inhabits large rivers and lakes.
Denotes record fish that was caught before using new State Record Rules adopted in 1985. May 30 2018 A Virginia man made the catch of a lifetime on Saturday when he reeled in a 68-pound flathead catfish beating a state record set nearly 25. The current record is listed as a 664 pound flathead catfish that was caught on May 6 1994 by a fisherman at the Occoquan Reservoir in northern Virginia.
Thats because Dill set a record when he hauled in a massive flathead catfish while out fishing last weekend. Richard Nicholas Nick Anderson left of Greenville NC gets help holding the 143-pound blue catfish he caught Saturday while fishing at Kerr Reservoir. Specimens collected during Fairfax County surveys were most likely fish that were pushed out of upstream lakes during high rains or fish that traveled up the streams from larger rivers like thePotomac.
Any angler landing a potential record breaker should report his catch to Wildlife Resources Section. The current Buggs Island 143 pound fish was certified as a record catfish and broke the existing world record by an impressive thirteen pounds and also certifies as the new Virginia state record blue catfish. Coho Salmon 8 lbs.
Channel catfish swim in ponds rivers lakes and creeks making them accessible to anglers across the country. Jun 28 2020 For comparison Ohios state catfish record sits at a ridiculous 765 pounds and 58 58 inches whereas West Virginias flathead record is 70 pounds and 52 inches. Thursday May 31 2018 VIRGINIA BEACH Virginia -- A catfish reeled in by a Virginia man could set a new state record for the biggest flathead catfish.