Updated: July 22, 2024
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Picture |
Black Crappie** |
4 lbs. 14 oz. |
Lake Conner |
04-08-1967 |
E. L. Blackstock |
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Black Crappie |
4 lbs. 10 oz. |
Private Pond |
04-24-1994 |
Justin Elliott |
Picture |
Blue Catfish |
143 lbs. |
Buggs Island Lake |
06-18-2011 |
Richard “Nick” Anderson |
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Bluegill Sunfish** |
4 lbs. 8 oz. |
Private Pond |
02-07-1970 |
Thomas E. Jones |
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Bluegill Sunfish |
NO ENTRY TO DATE; MINIMUM WEIGHT TO QUALIFY IS 2 LBS. |
Bowfin** |
17 lbs. 8 oz. |
Chickahominy Lake |
11-14-1964 |
E. C. Cutright |
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Bowfin |
16 lbs. 8 oz. |
Lake Cahoon |
10-17-2004 |
John Plyler, Jr. |
Picture |
Brook Trout |
5 lbs. 15 oz. |
Cub Run |
03-12-2019 |
Thomas Garth |
Picture |
Brown Trout** |
18 lbs. 11 oz. |
Smith River |
06-22-1979 |
William W. Nease |
Picture |
Brown Trout |
14 lbs. 12 oz. |
South Fork Holston |
05-24-1990 |
Mike Perkins |
Picture |
Common Carp |
49 lbs. 4 oz. |
Lake Prince |
06-25-1986 |
Jeff Graham |
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Chain Pickerel** |
7 lbs. 12 oz. |
Douthat Lake |
01-26-1974 |
Glenn C. Williams |
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Chain Pickerel |
7 lbs. 10 oz. |
Lake Shawnee |
12-31-1996 |
R. L. White |
Picture |
Channel Catfish** |
32 lbs. |
Lake Chesdin |
04-28-1980 |
Hugh Wyatt |
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Channel Catfish |
31 lbs. 8 oz. |
Rappahannock River |
10-02-1992 |
Sue Stanley |
Picture |
Coho Salmon** |
8 lbs. 12 oz. |
Philpott Reservoir |
12-27-1971 |
Melvin Chilton |
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Fallfish |
3 lbs. 12 oz. |
Cowpasture River |
06-10-2024 |
Danny Arbogast |
Picture |
Flathead Catfish |
68 lbs. 12 oz. |
Lake Smith |
05-25-2018 |
Jeffrey E. Dill |
Picture |
Freshwater Drum |
29 lbs. 6 oz. |
Buggs Island Lake |
03-26-2018 |
Del Pool |
Picture |
Gar |
25 lbs. 2 oz. |
Lake Prince |
05-28-1987 |
Roger Beaver |
Picture |
Hybrid Striped Bass |
15 lbs. 13 oz. |
Claytor Lake |
03-16-2016 |
Don Jessie |
Picture |
Lake Trout** |
5 lbs. 6 oz. |
Philpott Reservoir |
07-06-1966 |
Arthur A. Conner |
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Largemouth Bass |
16 lbs. 4 oz. |
Connor Lake |
05-20-1985 |
Richard Tate |
Picture |
Muskie (including Tiger) |
45 lbs. 8 oz. |
New River |
06-01-2007 |
Shannon Hill |
Picture |
Northern Pike |
31 lbs. 4 oz. |
Motts Run Reservoir |
07-24-1994 |
George Wood |
Picture |
Rainbow Trout |
14 lbs. 7 oz. |
Greers Pond |
06-28-1993 |
Michael Lowe |
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Redear Sunfish |
4 lbs. 12 oz. |
Private Pond |
04-28-1986 |
Michael Mills |
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Roanoke Bass |
2 lbs. 9 oz. |
Western Branch Reservoir |
05-28-2005 |
Harry G. Swauger |
Picture |
Rock Bass |
2 lbs. 2 oz. |
Laurel Bed Lake |
05-17-1986 |
Larry Ball |
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Sauger** |
5 lbs. 8 oz. |
South Holston Lake |
07-02-1972 |
R. Stallard |
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Sauger |
3 lbs. |
Clinch River |
04-24-2010 |
Ronald C. Davis |
Picture |
Saugeye |
6 lbs. 8 oz. |
Lake Gaston |
05-29-2023 |
Brittany Watkins |
Picture |
Smallmouth Bass |
8 lbs. 1 oz. |
New River |
03-12-2003 |
Donald S. Eaton, Jr. |
Picture |
Spotted Bass** |
6 lbs. 10 oz. |
Flannagan Reservoir |
03-31-1976 |
Joe Jett Friend |
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Spotted Bass |
4 lbs. 12 oz. |
Claytor Lake |
01-01-2020 |
Cliffton Joel Hamilton |
Picture |
Striped Bass |
53 lbs. 7 oz. |
Leesville Reservoir |
03-16-2000 |
James B. Davis |
Picture |
Sunfish (all/other) |
NO ENTRY TO DATE; MINIMUM WEIGHT TO QUALIFY IS 1 LB. |
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Walleye** |
22 lbs. 8 oz. |
New River |
08-20-1973 |
Roy G. Barrett |
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Walleye |
15 lbs. 15 oz. |
New River |
12-15-2000 |
Anthony P. Duncan |
Picture |
White Bass |
6 lbs. 13 oz. |
Lake Orange |
07-31-1989 |
Ron Sprouse |
Picture |
White Catfish |
7 lbs. 6 oz. |
Western Branch Reservoir |
03-24-1992 |
Thomas Elkins |
Picture |
White Crappie |
NO ENTRY TO DATE; MINIMUM WEIGHT TO QUALIFY IS 3 LBS. |
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White Perch |
3 lbs. 2 oz. |
Private Pond |
06-13-2012 |
Beau McLaughlin |
Picture |
Yellow Perch |
3 lbs. |
Flannagan Reservoir |
03-08-2010 |
George Mullins |
Picture |
Archery State Record Freshwater Fish
Updated: November 2, 2022
Species |
Weight |
Location |
Date |
Angler |
Picture |
Blue Catfish |
68 lbs. 14 oz. |
Rappahannock River |
10-20-2022 |
Josh Bailey |
Picture |
Bowfin |
10 lbs. 12 oz. |
Chickahominy River |
07-31-2016 |
Patrick Pendergrass |
Picture |
Carp** |
60 lbs. |
Private Pond |
07-05-1970 |
Ben Topham |
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Common Carp |
45 lbs. 7 oz. |
Claytor Lake |
10-15-2016 |
Hae Kim |
Picture |
Gar |
23 lbs. 0 oz. |
Pamunkey River |
08-13-2021 |
Shawn Kennedy |
Picture |
Goldfish |
3 lbs. 9 oz. |
Hunting Creek (City of Alexandria) |
05-22-2021 |
Jeremy Fortner |
Picture |
Flathead Catfish |
48 lbs. 0 oz. |
Belmont Bay |
10-16-2022 |
Richard V. Hayden, Jr. |
Picture |
** Denotes record fish was caught before using new State Record Fish Rules adopted in 1985.