Virginia Saltwater State
Records
|
Species |
Weight |
Where |
When |
Angler |
Albacore |
68 lbs |
Norfolk Canyon |
1992 |
Irvin
Fenton, Jr. |
Amberjack |
ll8
lbs |
Ches.
Light Tower |
1986 |
Mark
J. Roberts |
Barracuda |
45 lbs
8 oz |
CB
Buoy Line |
1996 |
Wayne
Seymour |
Bluefish |
25 lbs
4 oz |
Bluefish Rock |
1986 |
Gayle
E. Cozzens |
Cobia |
109
lbs |
York Spit |
2006 |
Joseph F. Berberich, II |
Cod,
Atlantic |
35
lbs |
Off
Wachapreague |
1969 |
Robert
Crammer |
Crevalle Jack |
48 lbs
12 oz |
Ches.
Light Tower |
1993 |
Charles McCaskill, III |
Croaker |
8 lbs
11 oz |
New Point Light |
2007 |
Norman T. 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 |
Grouper, Snowy |
70 lbs 7 oz |
Norfolk Canyon
|
2011 |
Roger Burnley |
Kingfish (Roundhead) |
2 lbs
13 oz |
Off
Sandbridge |
2002 |
Chip
Watters |
Mackerel, King |
63 lbs
1 oz |
Off
Virginia Beach |
2007 |
Susan M. 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 |
23 lbs
8 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 Fishing
Pier |
2005 |
Arun
Nhek |
Spade |
14
lbs 14 oz |
The Cell
(Ches. Bay)
|
2009
|
Roland
E. Murphy
|
Spot |
2 lbs
6 oz |
Off
Poquoson |
1980 |
Nathan
Dryden |
Striped Bass |
74 lbs |
Off Cape Henry |
2012 |
Cary Wolfe |
Swordfish |
446
lbs |
Off
Virginia Beach |
2012 |
Joseph T. Harris |
Tarpon |
130
lbs |
Off
Oyster |
1975 |
Barry
Truitt |
Tautog |
24 lbs 3 oz |
Morgan Wreck |
2012 |
Ken Neill III |
Tile, Blueline |
23
lbs 5 oz |
Norfolk
Canyon |
2009 |
Michael Adkins |
Tile, Golden |
58 lbs |
Norfolk Canyon
|
2017 |
Joshua Jung
|
Triggerfish, Gray |
6 lbs 12 oz |
Chenango Wreck
|
2017 |
Dave Walden
|
Trout,
Gray |
19 lbs |
Ches.
Bay Br. Tunnel |
1983 |
Philip
W. Halstead |
Trout,
Speckled |
16 lbs |
Masons
Beach |
1977 |
Bill
Katko |
Tuna,
Bigeye |
311
lbs |
Norfolk Canyon |
2013 |
Vic Gaspeny |
Tuna,
Bluefin |
606
lbs |
Off
Virginia Beach |
2015 |
Chase Robinson |
Tuna,
Blackfin |
33 lbs 15 oz |
Norfolk Canyon |
2004 |
William W. Charlton III |
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 |
122
lbs 1 oz |
Off
Wachapreague (Lumpy Bottom) |
2012 |
Susan Nelson |
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