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Due to exceptionally dry conditions, the Department of Wildlife Resources has implemented a complete ban on any open burning (e.g., campfires, grills) on all DWR properties west of Interstate 95, effective immediately and lasting until further notice.

Fish Citations

To view citations by species and body of water from 2020 to present day. Visit the Go Outdoors Virginia: Angler Recognition Program website. In the bottom left corner under “Trophy Catch Submissions” you can click to “view all” awarded citations.

BLACKWATER RIVER

Date of CatchAnglerSpeciesWeightLength
3/7/2011Keith KeeterChannel Catfish13 lbs., 12 oz.32 1/4
3/9/2011Keith KeeterChannel Catfish12 lbs., 4 oz.30 3/4
3/12/2011Keith KeeterChannel Catfish15 lbs., 3 oz.33
3/14/2011Manuel PorterLargemouth Bass22
3/15/2011Danny Guynn Jr.Bowfin32
3/23/2011Keith KeeterChannel Catfish14 lbs., 9 oz.32 1/4
4/4/2011Keith KeeterChannel Catfish21 lbs., 10 oz.34 1/2
4/5/2011Keith KeeterChannel Catfish12 lbs., 6 oz.30 1/2
4/13/2011Keith KeeterChannel Catfish16 lbs., 06 oz.32 1/4
4/14/2011Keith KeeterChannel Catfish16 lbs., 09 oz.32 3/4
5/1/2011Gordon PattersonSunfish11 1/4
5/1/2011James Knight, Jr.Largemouth Bass23 1/2
5/2/2011Steven IveySunfish1 lbs., 2 oz.10 1/2
6/13/2011Charles TurnerGar42
6/18/2011David BuntzSunfish1 lbs., 05 oz.11 1/2
7/25/2011Kerry BrownSunfish1 lbs., 2 oz.
8/10/2011James Williams, Jr.Largemouth Bass24
8/20/2011Charles LindsaySunfish1 lbs., 2 oz.11 1/2
10/4/2011Keith KeeterChannel Catfish13 lbs., 4 oz.31

Years Available

Note: posting of data for the current year is delayed by 3 months.