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Chain Pickerel
| Date of Catch | Angler | Waterbody | Weight | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2/2016 | James Holmes, Jr | Private Pond | 24 | |
| 1/2/2016 | James Holmes, Jr | Private Pond | 25 | |
| 1/7/2016 | Robert Jennings | Private Pond | 4 lbs., 5 oz. | 27 |
| 1/9/2016 | Thomas Harris | Lake Prince | 24 1/2 | |
| 1/9/2016 | Bronco Bayless | Beaverdam Swamp Reservoir | 3 lbs., 8 oz. | 24 1/4 |
| 1/10/2016 | Ned Smith | Lake Smith | 24 1/2 | |
| 1/16/2016 | Roy Richardson | Lake Smith | 4 lbs., 8 oz. | 26 |
| 2/1/2016 | Dennis Lewis | Private Pond | 3 lbs., 13 oz. | 24 1/2 |
| 2/6/2016 | Ryan Gregory | Lake Whitehurst | 4 lbs. | 24 1/4 |
| 2/10/2016 | John Huckstep IV | Chickahominy Lake | 4 lbs. | |
| 2/19/2016 | Richard Insley | Little Creek Reservoir | 24 | |
| 2/28/2016 | Tara Doxey | Speights Run | 26 1/2 | |
| 3/8/2016 | Darwin Schaeffer | Horsepen Lake | 04 lbs., 05 oz. | 27 |
| 3/9/2016 | Kenneth Elder, Jr. | Private Pond | 25 | |
| 3/12/2016 | Thomas Harris | Beaver Dam Creek Reservoir | 24 | |
| 3/12/2016 | Charles Camp | Harwood Mill Reservoir | 24 | |
| 3/22/2016 | Michael Petty | All Other Waters | 3 lbs., 1 oz. | 24 |
| 3/23/2016 | Scott Elliott | Swift Creek Reservoir | 4 lbs., 7 oz. | 24 3/4 |
| 3/23/2016 | Scott Elliott | Swift Creek Reservoir | 4 lbs., 4 oz. | 25 |
| 3/26/2016 | James Gillespie | Sandy River Reservoir | 25 1/4 | |
| 3/27/2016 | Robert Choi | Private Pond | 24 1/2 | |
| 3/28/2016 | Timothy Foster, Jr. | Sandy River Reservoir | 24 3/4 | |
| 4/2/2016 | Michael Enneking | Private Pond | 24 | |
| 4/4/2016 | Hunter Beagle | Lake Meade | 24 | |
| 4/4/2016 | William Martel | Lake Meade | 25 | |
| 4/9/2016 | Bryant Franklin | All Other Waters | 28 | |
| 4/10/2016 | Christopher Burris | Blackwater River | 24 | |
| 4/14/2016 | Kenneth Elder, Jr. | Private Pond | 4 lbs., 12 oz. | 26 |
| 4/16/2016 | Charles Olsen, Jr | Lake Prince | 24 1/2 | |
| 4/16/2016 | John Poteet, III | Little Creek Reservoir | 3 lbs., 6 oz. | 24 |
| 4/17/2016 | Angie Roberts | Private Pond | 3 lbs., 9 oz. | 25 |
| 4/17/2016 | Francis Peterson, III | Western Branch Reservoir | 24 | |
| 4/17/2016 | Daniel Pelrine | Beaver Dam Creek Reservoir | 24 1/4 | |
| 4/20/2016 | Charles Turner | Blackwater River | 24 | |
| 4/20/2016 | Charles Turner | Blackwater River | 4 lbs., 10 oz. | 25 |
| 4/24/2016 | Daniel Dorman | Western Branch Reservoir | 2 lbs., 10 oz. | 25 |
| 4/24/2016 | Steven Stoupa | Western Branch Reservoir | 3 lbs., 15 oz. | 24 |
| 4/24/2016 | Robert Patton | Harrison Lake | 26 | |
| 4/26/2016 | Hunter Beagle | Lake Prince | 24 | |
| 4/30/2016 | William Taylor | Nottoway River | 24 1/2 | |
| 5/7/2016 | Bobby Jones | Swift Creek Reservoir | 26 | |
| 5/7/2016 | William Nicar | Private Pond | 3 lbs., 5 oz. | 24 1/4 |
| 5/10/2016 | Michael Vaughan | Private Pond | 24 1/4 | |
| 5/11/2016 | John RUSSELL III | Private Pond | 3 lbs., 1 oz. | 24 |
| 5/14/2016 | Richard Meito | All Other Waters | 4 lbs., 8 oz. | 22 |
| 5/23/2016 | Joseph Bathen | Swift Creek Reservoir | 25 | |
| 6/2/2016 | Hunter JONES | Blackwater River | 25 1/2 | |
| 6/3/2016 | Jeremiah Bunch | Blackwater River | 4 lbs., 10 oz. | |
| 6/4/2016 | James Taylor III | Nottoway River | 4 lbs., 2 oz. | 24 1/4 |
| 6/5/2016 | Lynn Dawson, II | Private Pond | 5 lbs., 12 oz. | 25 1/2 |
| 6/7/2016 | Caleb Hoffman | Lake Moomaw | 26 | |
| 6/9/2016 | Darrell Crawford | James River | 42 | |
| 6/12/2016 | James Marcum | Lake Moomaw | 24 | |
| 6/13/2016 | James Browning | Private Pond | 24 3/4 | |
| 6/25/2016 | Travis Coffey | Burnt Mills Lake | 4 lbs., 2 oz. | 24 |
| 6/25/2016 | William Stagg | Private Pond | 24 1/2 | |
| 7/4/2016 | Joshua Hutchinson | Private Pond | 25 3/4 | |
| 7/7/2016 | Gregory Heath | Sandy River Reservoir | 5 lbs., 2 oz. | 26 |
| 7/14/2016 | John Hoke | Lake Moomaw | 4 lbs. | 24 1/4 |
| 7/30/2016 | Thomas Barden | Little Creek Reservoir | 4 lbs., 8 oz. | 26 3/4 |
| 8/3/2016 | Brandon Jones | Blackwater River | 26 1/2 | |
| 8/31/2016 | John Latham | Private Pond | 24 | |
| 9/5/2016 | Emily Coleman | Private Pond | 3 lbs., 4 oz. | 25 |
| 9/23/2016 | Evan Shearer | Lake Tecumseh | 24 3/4 | |
| 9/24/2016 | Evan Shearer | Lake Tecumseh | 24 1/4 | |
| 9/24/2016 | Charles Camp | Western Branch Reservoir | 24 | |
| 9/24/2016 | Charles Camp | Western Branch Reservoir | 25 | |
| 9/24/2016 | Charles Camp | Western Branch Reservoir | 26 | |
| 9/25/2016 | Eddie Horrell | Harwood Mill Reservoir | 24 3/4 | |
| 9/26/2016 | Mitchell Dawson, Jr. | Private Pond | 24 | |
| 10/11/2016 | Graham Shearin | Private Pond | 24 | |
| 10/21/2016 | Brandon Sowers | All Other Waters | 24 1/2 | |
| 10/27/2016 | Ronald Ameika | Lake Tecumseh | 24 1/2 | |
| 11/4/2016 | Samuel Pompell | Western Branch Reservoir | 24 1/4 | |
| 11/6/2016 | John Scott | Private Pond | 3 lbs., 5 oz. | 24 |
| 11/13/2016 | James Knight, Jr. | Blackwater River | 26 | |
| 11/19/2016 | John Lutz | Sandy River Reservoir | 25 | |
| 11/21/2016 | James Taylor III | Nottoway River | 3 lbs., 12 oz. | 24 |
| 11/25/2016 | Ronald Dunaway | Gardys Mill Pond | 25 | |
| 12/7/2016 | Calvin Carter | Rappahannock River | 3 lbs., 8 oz. | 24 |
| 12/11/2016 | John Huckstep IV | Private Pond | 25 3/4 | |
| 12/18/2016 | Dennis Lewis | Private Pond | 25 1/4 |
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