Just as Missouri saw a proverbial changing-of-the-guard with its yellow perch state records in early 2020, West Virginia now follows suits. The Mountain State, however, isn’t producing new state record yellow perch. Instead, the “go-to” species for new records is the grass carp. We previously shared the story of the first new grass carp state …
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Almost Heaven… Wild and wonderful… The Mountain State… Call it what you will, but West Virginia is, without question, one of the most scenic states in the nation. Thousands and square miles of Appalachian wonderful and enough small towns and backroads to travel for a lifetime. What’s not to love? For anglers looking to etch …
Two anglers wasted little time altering the West Virginia state fishing record books at the start of the year. The West Virginia Division on Natural Resources reported that on January 3rd, Zachary Adkins of Cabins, WV, had caught the new state record grass carp. At a stout 53.1 inches and 59 pounds, Adkins’ grass carp …
Crappie: The Complete Fishing Guide Crappie have become one of North America’s most popular sport fishing in recent years. They have not yet reached the fanatical levels of bass fishing, and probably never will. That said, thousands of anglers each year find themselves fishing local, regional, and national tournaments in hopes of winning prize money …
It’s been a big year for catfish records! In fairness, you could probably say the same thing about each of the past several years. It seems that big cat records have been playing “hot potato” across several eastern-US states recently. On Saturday, September 24, Tennessee’s blue catfish state record joined that mix. “Dang, I Must …
Indiana’s Lloyd Tanner has spent a long time on the water. An active participant in the Michigan Catfish Anglers Trails (MCATS), Tanner has fished for cats at some of the nation’s top fisheries. It is St. Joe River, a 206-mile long tributary of Lake Michigan, however, where he spends the majority of his time. Living …