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Virginia Game Fishing Records
By the VMRC 1/2007 Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament
| Species |
Weight |
Where |
When |
Angler |
| Amberjack |
ll8 lbs |
Ches. Light Tower |
1986 |
Mark J. Roberts |
| Barracuda |
45 lbs 8 oz |
CB Buoy Line |
1996 |
Wayne Seymour |
| Bluefish |
5 lbs 4 oz |
Bluefish Rock |
1986 |
Gayle E. Cozzens |
| Cobia |
109 lbs |
York Split |
2006 |
Joseph F. Berberich, II |
| Cod, Atlantic |
5 lbs |
Off Wachapreague |
1969 |
Robert Crammer |
| Crevalle Jack |
48 lbs 12 oz |
Ches. Light Tower |
1993 |
Charles McCaskill, III |
| Croaker |
8 lbs 11 oz |
Chesapeake Bay |
2007 |
Norman Jenkins |
| Dolphin |
71 lbs 8 oz |
Off Virginia Beach |
1991 |
Don Dorey |
| Drum, Black |
111 lbs |
Off Cape Charles |
1973 |
Betty D. Hall |
| Drum, Red |
85 lbs 4 oz |
Wreck Island |
1981 |
Herman Moore |
| False Albacore |
25 lbs 4 oz |
Off Virginia Capes |
1964 |
Jack Sparrow |
| Flounder |
17 lbs 8 oz |
Baltimore Channel |
1971 |
Charles E. Cross |
| Kingfish (Roundhead) |
2 lbs 13 oz |
Off Sandbridge |
2002 |
Chip Watters |
| Mackerel, King |
63 lbs 1 oz |
Off Virginia Beach |
2007 |
Susan Smith |
| Mackerel, Spanish |
9 lbs 13 oz |
Off Virginia Beach |
1993 |
Everett Cameron |
| Marlin, Blue |
1,093 lbs 12 oz |
Norfolk Canyon |
1978 |
Edward Alan Givens |
| Marlin, White |
131 lbs 10 oz |
Off Virginia Beach |
1978 |
Rudolf D. Van’t Riet |
| Pollock |
5 lbs 10 oz |
Off Chincoteague |
1992 |
Lee Michalski |
| Pompano |
5 lbs 10 oz |
Scarborough Island |
1992 |
Robert T. Long |
| Porgy |
5 lbs 5 oz |
Off Chincoteague |
1978 |
Charles B. Haines, Sr. |
| Sailfish |
68 lbs 8 oz |
Off Virginia Beach |
1977 |
P.J. Murden |
| Sea Bass |
10 lbs 4 oz |
Off Virginia Beach |
2000 |
Allan P. Paschall |
| Shark, Bigeye Thresher |
149 lbs |
The Cigar |
1992 |
Wayne M. Gross |
| Shark, Blacktip |
76 lbs 10 oz |
Off Virginia Beach |
1988 |
John W. Thurston, Jr. |
| Shark, Blue |
266 lbs |
The Cigar |
1987 |
Wayne C. DeFord |
| Shark, Bull |
256 lbs |
V-Buoy |
1982 |
Craig R. Paige |
| Shark, Dusky |
673 lbs |
S.E. Lumps |
1982 |
Michael J. Halperin |
| Shark, Hammerhead (Great) |
430 lbs |
S.E. Lumps |
1984 |
Ronald E. Ault |
| Shark, Hammerhead (Scalloped) |
245 lbs |
The Cigar |
1977 |
Don Lips |
| Shark, Hammerhead (Smooth) |
272 lbs |
Off Virginia Beach |
1988 |
Carolyn L. Matthews |
| Shark, Lemon |
312 lbs 12 oz |
Off Sandbridge |
1976 |
Bill Walker |
| Shark, Mako |
728 lbs |
Ches. Light Tower |
1983 |
Geoffrey H. Newbill |
| Shark, Sandbar (Brown) |
213 lbs |
Triangle Wrecks |
1986 |
Bill Moffett |
| Shark, Sand Tiger |
339 lbs |
Off Cape Charles |
1983 |
Kelly D. Capps |
| Shark, Silky |
110 lbs |
Norfolk Canyon |
1977 |
Gary W. Seay |
| Shark, Spinner |
129 lbs 8 oz |
Off Chincoteague |
1991 |
John E. Patton, II |
| Shark, Thresher |
525 lbs |
Triangle Wrecks |
2004 |
Andrew P. Schuyler |
| Shark, Tiger |
1,099 lbs 12 oz |
S.E. Lumps |
1981 |
John W. Thurston, Jr. |
| Shark, White |
131 lbs |
S.E. Lumps |
1981 |
Fred Williams |
| Sheepshead |
20 lbs 12 oz |
CBBT Seagull Pier |
2005 |
Arun Nhek |
| Snowy Grouper |
68 lbs |
Norfolk Canyon |
2008 |
Jere Humphrey |
| Spadefish |
14 lbs (tie) |
Light Tower |
2007 |
Matt Ottarson |
| Spadefish |
14 lbs (tie) |
The Cell (Ches. Bay) |
2006 |
Austin Edwards |
| Spot |
2 lbs 6 oz |
Off Poquoson |
1980 |
Nathan Dryden |
| Striped Bass |
73 lbs |
Off Virginia Beach |
2008 |
Fred Barnes |
| Swordfish |
381 lbs 8 oz |
Norfolk Canyon |
1978 |
James D. Alexander |
| Tarpon |
130 lbs |
Off Oyster |
1975 |
Barry Truitt |
| Tautog |
24 lbs |
Off Wachapreague |
1987 |
Gregory R. Bell |
| Tilefish, Blueline |
20 lbs 4 oz |
Norfolk Canyon |
2009 |
David Akridge |
| Tilefish, Golden |
56 lbs 8 oz |
Norfolk Canyon |
2008 |
Aaron Sledd |
| Trout, Gray |
19 lbs |
Ches. Bay Br. Tunnel |
1983 |
Philip W. Halstead |
| Trout, Speckled |
16 lbs |
Masons Beach |
1977 |
Bill Katko |
| Tuna, Albacore |
68 lbs |
Norfolk Canyon |
1992 |
Irvin Fenton, Jr. |
| Tuna Bigeye |
285 lbs |
Norfolk Canyon |
2003 |
Melvin Bray |
| Tuna, Blackfin |
33-15 |
Norfolk Canyon |
2004 |
William W. Charlton III (switch) |
| Tuna, Bluefin |
573 oz |
Off Virginia Beach |
2007 |
Frederick "Bo" Haycox |
| Tuna, Skipjack |
22 lbs 11 oz |
The Cigar |
1995 |
Kitty Falk |
| Tuna, Yellowfin |
203 lbs 12 oz |
Norfolk Canyon |
1981 |
Bruce C. Gottwald, Jr. |
| Wahoo |
109 lbs |
Off Virginia Beach |
1994 |
Delmo Dawson |
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