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WV ANGLER CATCHES STATE RECORD CHANNEL CATFISH 2 YEARS IN A ROW

RECORD-BREAKING FISH BOTH CAUGHT AT SOUTH MILL CREEK LAKE IN GRANT COUNTY. ROMNEY, W.Va. — A year after breaking the record for the largest channel catfish caught in West Virginia, Allen Burkett of Moorefield has done it again. Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources today announced the record-breaking catch, which weighed in Read More…

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WVDNR Announces Catfish Stocking

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. —  The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has stocked 28 waters around the state with catfish, the agency announced on Friday. Between May 31 and June 2, the following waters were stocked: All anglers 15 years and older are required to have a West Virginia fishing license and a valid form of Read More…

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WEST VIRGINIA ANGLER BREAKS BLUE CATFISH WEIGHT RECORD 

For Release: April 13, 2022Contact: Andy Malinoski, 304-553-9305, Andy.E.Malinoski@wv.gov SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia’s navigable rivers continue to produce hefty catfish, including one that recently broke the state record for weight. On April 8, Cody Carver of Dry Branch, WV, caught and released a blue catfish that broke the state record for weight while fishing from a boat in the Read More…