Fish Citations

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JAMES RIVER

Date of Catch	Angler	Species	Weight	Length
1/1/2017	Landon Mangano	Blue Catfish	57 lbs.
1/3/2017	Larry Dahn	Blue Catfish	53 lbs.
1/3/2017	Larry Dahn	Blue Catfish	60 lbs.
1/4/2017	Larry Dahn	Blue Catfish	32 lbs.
1/4/2017	Larry Dahn	Blue Catfish	53 lbs.
1/4/2017	William Moore, Jr.	Blue Catfish	31 lbs., 2 oz.	38 1/2
1/4/2017	William Moore, Jr.	Blue Catfish	62 lbs.	51
1/4/2017	Michael Moore	Blue Catfish	31 lbs., 12 oz.	39
1/4/2017	Richard Grabowski	Blue Catfish	31 lbs., 2 oz.
1/5/2017	Richard Grabowski	Blue Catfish	64 lbs.
1/5/2017	Richard Grabowski	Blue Catfish	52 lbs.
1/6/2017	Brady Miles	Blue Catfish	63 lbs.
1/6/2017	Larry Dahn	Blue Catfish	39 lbs.
1/12/2017	Travis Patsell	Blue Catfish	81 lbs.	50
1/13/2017	Travis Patsell	Blue Catfish	51 lbs.	48
1/13/2017	Travis Patsell	Blue Catfish	40 lbs.	45
1/15/2017	Travis Patsell	Blue Catfish	56 lbs.	48
1/16/2017	Bryan Miles	Blue Catfish	78 lbs.
1/21/2017	Lindsay Moore	Blue Catfish	45 lbs.	45 1/2
1/21/2017	Lindsay Moore	Blue Catfish	68 lbs.	52
1/21/2017	Lindsay Moore	Blue Catfish	51 lbs.	48
1/21/2017	Lindsay Moore	Blue Catfish	34 lbs.	42 1/2
1/21/2017	William Moore, Jr.	Blue Catfish	33 lbs.	41 1/2
1/21/2017	William Moore, Jr.	Blue Catfish	46 lbs.	45 1/2
1/28/2017	Samuel Scott	Muskellunge	26 lbs.	43
1/29/2017	Samuel Scott	Muskellunge	23 lbs.	41 1/2
1/29/2017	Michael Lutke	Muskellunge		40 3/4
1/29/2017	Reid Murray	Blue Catfish	55 lbs.	48
1/29/2017	Paul Kushma	Blue Catfish	45 lbs.	45
1/29/2017	Paul Kushma	Blue Catfish	40 lbs.	40
2/1/2017	Howard Blazer	Blue Catfish	51 lbs.	49
2/6/2017	Benjamin Hudson	Crappie	2 lbs., 1 oz.	15
2/6/2017	Colton Ketterman	Blue Catfish	61 lbs.
2/7/2017	James Wells	Blue Catfish	82 lbs.	48
2/7/2017	Dylan Blazer	Blue Catfish	30 lbs.	39
2/8/2017	Don Photakos	Walleye	5 lbs., 12 oz.	25
2/10/2017	Brian Wilson	Blue Catfish	30 lbs.
2/11/2017	Joseph Gentry	Blue Catfish	36 lbs.
2/18/2017	Corey Depping	Blue Catfish	57 lbs.	45
2/18/2017	Hunter Woods	Blue Catfish	37 lbs., 8 oz.
2/19/2017	Brian Worsham	Muskellunge		44 1/4
2/19/2017	Samuel Scott	Muskellunge	23 lbs.	41
2/24/2017	Thomas Coley	Blue Catfish	34 lbs.	39
2/24/2017	Thomas Coley	Blue Catfish	53 lbs., 7 oz.	47
2/26/2017	Paul Kushma	Blue Catfish	52 lbs.	47
2/26/2017	Clinton Rose	Crappie	2 lbs.	14 3/4
3/1/2017	Dennis Buisset	Crappie	2 lbs., 1 oz.	15 1/4
3/3/2017	Brian Palmer II	Blue Catfish	32 lbs., 8 oz.	40 1/2
3/3/2017	Jason Ford	Blue Catfish	63 lbs., 8 oz.	49 1/4
3/5/2017	Phillip Hudson	Blue Catfish	49 lbs.	45
3/26/2017	Oscar Esposito	Blue Catfish	50 lbs.	48
3/27/2017	Robert Blanks	Blue Catfish		43 3/4
3/27/2017	Robert Blanks	Blue Catfish		44 1/4
3/27/2017	Robert Pugh	Blue Catfish	34 lbs.	38
3/27/2017	Robert Pugh	Blue Catfish	51 lbs.	45
3/27/2017	Ginny Pugh	Blue Catfish	48 lbs.	45
3/27/2017	Ginny Pugh	Blue Catfish	31 lbs.	42
3/27/2017	John Campbell	Flathead Catfish	30 lbs.	41
3/27/2017	Larry Haynes	Blue Catfish		48 1/2
3/27/2017	Larry Haynes	Blue Catfish		42 1/4
3/27/2017	Larry Haynes	Blue Catfish		39
3/28/2017	Christopher Clement	Blue Catfish	40 lbs.
3/30/2017	John Connors	Blue Catfish	40 lbs.	40
3/30/2017	Gregory McDorman	Blue Catfish	73 lbs.	48 1/2
3/30/2017	Keith Brown	Blue Catfish	51 lbs.	44
3/30/2017	Kenneth McCabe	Blue Catfish	32 lbs.	40 1/2
3/31/2017	Aaron Holmes	Blue Catfish	43 lbs.	48
4/1/2017	Ted Baltas	Blue Catfish	53 lbs.
4/1/2017	Gregory McDorman	Blue Catfish	69 lbs.
4/1/2017	Clifton Baldwin	Blue Catfish	31 lbs., 5 oz.
4/2/2017	Thomas McCoy	Blue Catfish	64 lbs.	48
4/2/2017	Thomas Coley, Jr	Blue Catfish	38 lbs.	43
4/2/2017	Robert Blackburn	Blue Catfish	32 lbs.
4/3/2017	Robert Blackburn	Blue Catfish	63 lbs.
4/3/2017	Amy Schneider	Blue Catfish	35 lbs.
4/3/2017	Amy Schneider	Blue Catfish	55 lbs.
4/5/2017	Bruce Elliott	Striped Bass	44 lbs., 8 oz.	43
4/8/2017	William Kaltsounis	Blue Catfish	41 lbs.	44
4/8/2017	Tracey Patterson	Blue Catfish	35 lbs.	39 1/2
4/9/2017	Joshua Williams	Blue Catfish	59 lbs., 6 oz.	46 1/2
4/11/2017	Karen Richardson	Blue Catfish	37 lbs.	39
4/14/2017	Tiffany Steele	Smallmouth Bass	4 lbs., 15 oz.	21 1/2
4/14/2017	Jesse Deaton	Smallmouth Bass	4 lbs.	21
4/14/2017	William Anderson	Blue Catfish	40 lbs.	43
4/15/2017	Shelly Thorpe	Bowfin	9 lbs., 6 oz.	30
4/15/2017	Shelly Thorpe	Blue Catfish	35 lbs.	38
4/15/2017	Donald Reid	Blue Catfish	45 lbs.	38
4/16/2017	Joe Burwell, Sr.	Smallmouth Bass	6 lbs.	24
4/16/2017	John Hansen	Muskellunge	14 lbs.	40 1/2
4/16/2017	Koircaus Hairston	Smallmouth Bass	6 lbs.	22
4/16/2017	Reid Murray	Blue Catfish	45 lbs.	43
4/16/2017	Seneca Luther	Smallmouth Bass	4 lbs., 12 oz.	20 1/4
4/20/2017	Chris Rice	Smallmouth Bass	5 lbs.	21
4/21/2017	Elizabeth Boyd	Blue Catfish		38
4/21/2017	Richard Porter	Smallmouth Bass	5 lbs.	20
4/22/2017	Darrell Crawford	Muskellunge		40
4/23/2017	Andrew Bagwell	Flathead Catfish	36 lbs.
4/27/2017	Andrew Bagwell	Flathead Catfish	36 lbs.
4/29/2017	Reid Murray	Blue Catfish	65 lbs.	47
4/30/2017	Josephine Martin	Blue Catfish	60 lbs., 8 oz.	48 1/2
4/30/2017	Joseph Morris	Muskellunge		40 1/2
4/30/2017	Joseph Morris	Muskellunge	4 lbs., 12 oz.	40 1/2
4/30/2017	Andrew Bagwell	Blue Catfish	26 lbs., 8 oz.	37
5/1/2017	Zach Cannon	Blue Catfish	58 lbs.	47
5/1/2017	Samuel Scott	Muskellunge	25 lbs.	44 1/2
5/2/2017	Andrew Bagwell	Flathead Catfish	32 lbs.
5/4/2017	Andrew Bagwell	Flathead Catfish	29 lbs.	39
5/6/2017	Jamison McDonnell	Blue Catfish	30 lbs.	38
5/6/2017	Fletcher Williams	Blue Catfish	30 lbs.	38
5/8/2017	Andrew Bagwell	Flathead Catfish	39 lbs.	40
5/10/2017	Paul Kushma	Blue Catfish	95 lbs.	50
5/12/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Flathead Catfish	30 lbs.	35
5/12/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Flathead Catfish	35 lbs.	37
5/12/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Flathead Catfish	31 lbs.	35 1/2
5/12/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Blue Catfish	38 lbs.	40
5/12/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Flathead Catfish	34 lbs.	38
5/12/2017	Andrew Bagwell	Flathead Catfish	27 lbs., 8 oz.	36
5/12/2017	Andrew Bagwell	Flathead Catfish	29 lbs.	39 1/2
5/17/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Blue Catfish	52 lbs., 9 oz.	43
5/17/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Blue Catfish	29 lbs., 12 oz.	39 1/2
5/17/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Blue Catfish	40 lbs., 4 oz.	42 1/2
5/17/2017	Philip Shifflett	Blue Catfish	50 lbs., 9 oz.	44 1/2
5/19/2017	James Hatcher, Jr.	Smallmouth Bass		21 1/2
5/20/2017	Chris Rice	Smallmouth Bass	4 lbs., 1 oz.	21 1/2
5/21/2017	Samuel Scott	Muskellunge	25 lbs.	42 1/4
5/23/2017	John Huckstep IV	Smallmouth Bass		20 1/4
5/24/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Flathead Catfish	42 lbs., 4 oz.	42
5/24/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Blue Catfish	32 lbs., 5 oz.	40
5/24/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Flathead Catfish	25 lbs., 8 oz.	37 1/2
5/25/2017	Garren Meyers	Flathead Catfish	31 lbs.	39
5/25/2017	Garren Meyers	Flathead Catfish	33 lbs.	41
5/25/2017	Garren Meyers	Flathead Catfish	38 lbs.	42
5/25/2017	Garren Meyers	Flathead Catfish	35 lbs.	41
5/25/2017	William Nicar	Flathead Catfish	44 lbs.	44
5/27/2017	Darrell Crawford	Muskellunge		43
6/2/2017	Cabell Powell, III	Flathead Catfish	27 lbs., 12 oz.	40
6/2/2017	Karen Horodysky	Muskellunge		40 1/4
6/3/2017	Jeffrey Coleman	Muskellunge	15 lbs.	40
6/3/2017	Darrell Crawford	Muskellunge		41 1/2
6/4/2017	Samuel Scott	Muskellunge	25 lbs.	44
6/4/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Flathead Catfish	34 lbs.	38
6/4/2017	Chris Rice	Smallmouth Bass	3 lbs., 4 oz.	20
6/4/2017	Allen Shifflett	Blue Catfish	34 lbs.	37
6/5/2017	Robert Jimerson Jr.	Flathead Catfish	35 lbs.
6/5/2017	Timothy Gilmore	Flathead Catfish	31 lbs.
6/5/2017	Richard Sharp	Smallmouth Bass	3 lbs.	20 1/4
6/5/2017	Richard Sharp	Carp	30 lbs.	34 1/2
6/7/2017	Alex Johnson	Smallmouth Bass	3 lbs., 12 oz.	20
6/9/2017	Chris Rice	Smallmouth Bass	3 lbs., 3 oz.	20
6/9/2017	Chris Rice	Smallmouth Bass	3 lbs., 12 oz.	21 3/4
6/9/2017	Scott Wood	Flathead Catfish	31 lbs.	37
6/9/2017	Samuel Scott	Smallmouth Bass	5 lbs.	21
6/10/2017	Edwin Burton	Smallmouth Bass		21
6/10/2017	Arch Nave, III	Muskellunge	27 lbs.	46
6/10/2017	Samuel Scott	Muskellunge	35 lbs.	50 3/4
6/10/2017	John Pead	Smallmouth Bass		21 1/2
6/11/2017	Brian Finch	Smallmouth Bass		20
6/12/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Blue Catfish	62 lbs.	47
6/14/2017	Allen Shifflett	Blue Catfish	34 lbs.	37 1/4
6/16/2017	Ryan Willard	Blue Catfish	33 lbs.
6/17/2017	Tyler Huffman	Smallmouth Bass	5 lbs., 3 oz.	20 1/2
6/17/2017	Jon Austin	Blue Catfish	65 lbs.	47
6/17/2017	Jon Austin	Blue Catfish	47 lbs.	41
6/18/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Blue Catfish	43 lbs.	43
6/18/2017	Christopher Shifflett	Blue Catfish	48 lbs.	42
6/21/2017	Christopher Lantz	Blue Catfish	44 lbs.	42 1/2
6/21/2017	Christopher Lantz	Blue Catfish	70 lbs.	48
6/21/2017	Logan Lantz	Blue Catfish	41 lbs.	39 1/2
6/21/2017	Logan Lantz	Blue Catfish	30 lbs.	38
6/22/2017	Jackson Reinhart, Sr.	Largemouth Bass		22
6/22/2017	Jack Trunick	Largemouth Bass		22
6/24/2017	Matthew McCord	Muskellunge	15 lbs.	40 1/2
6/25/2017	Brian Rorrer	Muskellunge	15 lbs., 8 oz.	40 1/2
6/26/2017	Paul Germain, III	Smallmouth Bass		20
6/27/2017	David Howard	Flathead Catfish	27 lbs.	38
6/27/2017	David Howard	Flathead Catfish	26 lbs.	39
6/29/2017	Pete Reusch	Smallmouth Bass		21
6/30/2017	Oakley Cotropia	Flathead Catfish	30 lbs.	42
6/30/2017	John Hansen	Yellow Perch		13
6/30/2017	John Hansen	Sunfish		12
7/1/2017	Scott Gillies	Smallmouth Bass		20 1/4
7/1/2017	Seneca Luther	Muskellunge	23 lbs., 8 oz.	46 1/2
7/4/2017	Erik Lunde	Flathead Catfish		40 1/2
7/7/2017	Richie Palmer	Blue Catfish	50 lbs.	45
7/7/2017	Brian Brown	Flathead Catfish		44
7/9/2017	Jonathan Smethers	Blue Catfish	33 lbs.	39 1/2
7/9/2017	Scott Dawson Jr.	Blue Catfish	33 lbs.	38
7/12/2017	Eddy Johnston	Gar	16 lbs.	46
7/12/2017	Curtis Hicks	Smallmouth Bass		20
7/14/2017	Penny McBride	Blue Catfish	48 lbs.	43 3/4
7/14/2017	Penny McBride	Blue Catfish	36 lbs.	38 1/2
7/15/2017	John Cubbage	Gar		40 1/2
7/15/2017	Joshua Barlow	Largemouth Bass		22 1/2
7/15/2017	Anderson Thomas	Smallmouth Bass		21
7/15/2017	Hunter Brooks	Flathead Catfish	27 lbs., 2 oz.	40 3/4
7/15/2017	Tanya Smethers	Blue Catfish	54 lbs.	44
7/16/2017	William Burgess	Blue Catfish	33 lbs.	48 1/2
7/19/2017	Cameron Campbell	Blue Catfish	60 lbs.	46
7/20/2017	James Wells	Blue Catfish	94 lbs.	56
7/21/2017	Steve Jurnigan Jr.	Smallmouth Bass	5 lbs., 8 oz.	21
7/21/2017	William Burgess	Blue Catfish	40 lbs.	45
7/22/2017	William Burgess	Blue Catfish	39 lbs.	45 1/4
7/22/2017	Jason Austin	Blue Catfish	54 lbs.	39
7/27/2017	Aaron Huskey	Blue Catfish		46
7/29/2017	Gage Mayer	Blue Catfish	30 lbs.	38
7/29/2017	Jonathan Smethers	Blue Catfish	85 lbs.	50
7/29/2017	Jonathan Smethers	Flathead Catfish	43 lbs.	45 1/2
7/30/2017	Tanya Smethers	Blue Catfish	45 lbs.	40
8/3/2017	Raymond Davis	Blue Catfish	46 lbs., 7 oz.	42 1/2
8/11/2017	James Wells	Blue Catfish	35 lbs.	34
8/11/2017	James Wells	Blue Catfish	66 lbs.	42
8/12/2017	Kenneth Brooke	Blue Catfish	32 lbs.	40
8/12/2017	Jason Arnold	Flathead Catfish	20 lbs.	40
8/12/2017	Kevin Meyers	Smallmouth Bass	5 lbs., 2 oz.	20 1/4
8/13/2017	Michael Lutke	Smallmouth Bass		20 1/4
8/14/2017	Randall Shipe	Blue Catfish	27 lbs.	40
8/17/2017	JB Lawrence Sheets	Blue Catfish	37 lbs.	42
8/18/2017	Jessica Knight	Flathead Catfish	38 lbs., 14 oz.	42 1/4
8/20/2017	William Burgess	Blue Catfish	35 lbs.	40
8/22/2017	David Howard	Flathead Catfish	25 lbs., 5 oz.	39
8/23/2017	Aaron Huskey	Blue Catfish		47
8/26/2017	Gary Clark II	Blue Catfish	38 lbs.	46
8/27/2017	Aaron Ball	Blue Catfish		38 1/2
8/28/2017	James Elliott	Blue Catfish	34 lbs.	38 1/2
8/28/2017	Paul Badame	Blue Catfish	55 lbs.	44
8/31/2017	Victor Kernus	Smallmouth Bass		23 1/2
8/31/2017	James Wells	Blue Catfish	55 lbs.	44
9/1/2017	Corey Prentiss	Blue Catfish	30 lbs.	39
9/2/2017	Aaron Patterson	Largemouth Bass	6 lbs., 5 oz.	22
9/3/2017	Jacob Gieghorn	Blue Catfish	33 lbs.	41
9/3/2017	Levi Sicre	Blue Catfish	53 lbs.	51
9/3/2017	Michael Walters	Smallmouth Bass		21 1/4
9/7/2017	Albert Turnbull	Smallmouth Bass	5 lbs., 7 oz.	21 1/2
9/13/2017	Weston Dahn	Blue Catfish	63 lbs.
9/20/2017	James Wells	Blue Catfish	80 lbs.	47 1/4
9/20/2017	James Wells	Blue Catfish	38 lbs.	39
9/20/2017	Robert Armstrong, Jr.	Blue Catfish	60 lbs.	46
9/24/2017	Angela Broach	Blue Catfish	54 lbs.
9/24/2017	Aaron Huskey	Blue Catfish		48
9/26/2017	Larry Dahn	Blue Catfish	30 lbs., 8 oz.
9/27/2017	Larry Dahn	Blue Catfish	52 lbs.
9/27/2017	Larry Dahn	Blue Catfish	41 lbs., 8 oz.
9/27/2017	Larry Dahn	Blue Catfish	40 lbs.
9/28/2017	Larry Dahn	Blue Catfish	36 lbs.
9/28/2017	Larry Dahn	Blue Catfish	41 lbs.
9/29/2017	Daniel Watts	Blue Catfish	45 lbs.	43
9/29/2017	Gary Wendell	Muskellunge		44
9/30/2017	Courtney Prochaska	Blue Catfish	28 lbs.	38
10/5/2017	Mason Cox	Blue Catfish		41
10/6/2017	Zachery Davis	Blue Catfish	26 lbs.	40 1/2
10/6/2017	Anthony Davis	Blue Catfish	51 lbs., 7 oz.	47
10/7/2017	Jamie Perkinson	Blue Catfish	32 lbs.
10/7/2017	Robert Toms, Jr.	Blue Catfish	40 lbs.	41
10/8/2017	Anthony Ingram	Flathead Catfish		42 1/2
10/8/2017	Robert Akers Jr.	Flathead Catfish		44
10/8/2017	Matthew Downs	Blue Catfish	38 lbs.	40 1/4
10/13/2017	Joseph Duval	Blue Catfish	62 lbs.	47
10/14/2017	Jeremy Dooley	Smallmouth Bass		21
10/14/2017	Jerry Dillow	Blue Catfish	42 lbs.	42
10/14/2017	Robin Howe Jr.	Blue Catfish	73 lbs.	46
10/14/2017	Robin Howe Jr.	Blue Catfish	60 lbs.	42
10/18/2017	Beverly Harrell	Blue Catfish	53 lbs.	47
10/19/2017	William Anderson	Flathead Catfish	25 lbs.	41
10/20/2017	James Wells	Blue Catfish	70 lbs.	45 1/4
10/21/2017	J. William Midkiff, Jr.	Blue Catfish	65 lbs.	47
10/22/2017	Jeremy Utterback	Blue Catfish		44 1/2
10/22/2017	Robyn Peffley	Blue Catfish		41
10/22/2017	George Warriner, Sr.	Blue Catfish	62 lbs.
10/23/2017	Ryan Ladd	Blue Catfish	80 lbs.	53
10/25/2017	Thomas Adams	Blue Catfish	31 lbs.	38 1/2
10/26/2017	Bruce Weaver, Sr.	Blue Catfish		43 1/4
10/28/2017	Andrew Burdetsky, Sr.	Muskellunge	18 lbs.	44
10/30/2017	Grant Caldwell	Flathead Catfish	27 lbs.	33
11/11/2017	Jamison McDonnell	Blue Catfish	55 lbs.
11/16/2017	Nancy Fannin	Blue Catfish	80 lbs.	52
11/18/2017	William Roe Jr.	Muskellunge		42
11/22/2017	James Hart	Blue Catfish	48 lbs.
11/28/2017	Chase Tanner	Muskellunge	27 lbs., 8 oz.	45
11/30/2017	Bryan Woods	Muskellunge		40 1/4
12/1/2017	Aaron Patterson	Flathead Catfish	25 lbs.	42
12/2/2017	Neil Lucas	Blue Catfish	34 lbs.
12/2/2017	Neil Lucas	Blue Catfish	60 lbs.
12/2/2017	Chris Olinger	Blue Catfish	50 lbs.	43
12/2/2017	Chad Lucas	Blue Catfish	82 lbs.	50
12/2/2017	Daisy Smith	Blue Catfish	45 lbs.
12/2/2017	Tania Gregory	Blue Catfish	40 lbs.	41 1/2
12/2/2017	James Hostetter	Blue Catfish	45 lbs.
12/2/2017	Kevin Howard	Blue Catfish	53 lbs.	43
12/3/2017	Bryan Woods	Muskellunge		44
12/6/2017	James Pearman Jr.	Blue Catfish	57 lbs.	46 1/4
12/6/2017	James Pearman Jr.	Blue Catfish	57 lbs.	46
12/6/2017	James Pearman Jr.	Blue Catfish		41
12/6/2017	James Pearman Jr.	Blue Catfish		38 1/2
12/6/2017	James Pearman Jr.	Blue Catfish		39
12/6/2017	Kenneth Ashley	Blue Catfish	48 lbs.	45
12/6/2017	Kenneth Ashley	Blue Catfish	49 lbs.	45
12/6/2017	Kenneth Ashley	Blue Catfish	73 lbs.	49
12/6/2017	Kenneth Ashley	Blue Catfish	41 lbs.	40
12/7/2017	Robert Choi	Muskellunge		43
12/11/2017	Ted Deane	Blue Catfish	52 lbs.	46
12/18/2017	Joe Burwell, Sr.	Muskellunge	15 lbs.	45
12/19/2017	Samuel Scott	Muskellunge	17 lbs.	40
12/28/2017	Christopher Deane	Blue Catfish	32 lbs.	39

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