Updated: May 24, 2022

Species	Weight	Location	Date	Angler	Picture
Black Crappie**	4 lbs. 14 oz.	Lake Conner	04-08-1967	E. L. Blackstock
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	Picture
Bluegill Sunfish**	4 lbs. 8 oz.	Private Pond	02-07-1970	Thomas E. Jones
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
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
Chain Pickerel**	7 lbs. 12 oz.	Douthat Lake	01-26-1974	Glenn C. Williams
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
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
Fallfish	3 lbs. 9 oz.	Cowpasture River	05-06-2022	Josh D. Dolin	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
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
Redear Sunfish	4 lbs. 12 oz.	Private Pond	04-28-1986	Michael Mills
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
Sauger**	5 lbs. 8 oz.	South Holston Lake	07-02-1972	R. Stallard
Sauger	3 lbs.	Clinch River	04-24-2010	Ronald C. Davis	Picture
Saugeye	NO ENTRY TO DATE; MINIMUM WEIGHT TO QUALIFY IS 6 LBS.
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
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.
Walleye**	22 lbs. 8 oz.	New River	08-20-1973	Roy G. Barrett
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.
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: July 15, 2022

Species	Weight	Location	Date	Angler	Picture
Blue Catfish	66 lbs. 5 oz.	Pamunkey River	06-18-2022	Jason Emmel	Picture
Bowfin	10 lbs. 12 oz.	Chickahominy River	07-31-2016	Patrick Pendergrass	Picture
Carp**	60 lbs.	Private Pond	07-05-1970	Ben Topham
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	44 lbs. 8 oz.	Belmont Bay	07-07-2020	David B. Raines	Picture

** Denotes record fish was caught before using new State Record Fish Rules adopted in 1985.