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Flathead Catfish
| Date of Catch | Angler | Waterbody | Weight | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/1/2008 | Mark Joyce | Lake Whitehurst | 28 lbs., 12 oz. | 40 |
| 1/1/2008 | Mark Joyce | Lake Whitehurst | 25 lbs. | |
| 3/20/2008 | Travis Patsell | Smith Mountain Lake | 26 lbs. | 40 |
| 3/25/2008 | Edwin Fields, Sr. | James River | 28 lbs. | 41 |
| 3/28/2008 | Justis Wood | All Other Waters | 31 lbs., 04 oz. | 45 |
| 4/1/2008 | Dallas Whited | Buggs Island Lake | 34 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 4/2/2008 | Robert Bridgman | Smith Mountain Lake | 28 lbs., 4 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 4/3/2008 | Mathew Mundy | James River | 35 lbs., 04 oz. | 47 |
| 4/5/2008 | Terry Ingle | Buggs Island Lake | 45 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 4/5/2008 | William Gay | James River | 25 lbs. | |
| 4/14/2008 | Curtis Woods, Sr. | Dan River | 40 lbs. | 41 |
| 4/17/2008 | James Stillman | James River | 25 lbs. | 37 |
| 4/19/2008 | William Taylor, IV | Dan River | 40 lbs., 04 oz. | 41 3/4 |
| 4/22/2008 | Nathan Fraser | Buggs Island Lake | 25 lbs., 06 oz. | 41 |
| 4/24/2008 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 35 lbs. | 38 |
| 4/26/2008 | Patrick Jordon | Dan River | 47 3/4 | |
| 4/30/2008 | Joshua Powell | Dan River | 46 lbs. | |
| 5/2/2008 | James Gray Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 26 lbs., 06 oz. | 38 |
| 5/3/2008 | L. Scott Adams | James River | 32 lbs. | |
| 5/3/2008 | Ronald Wilson | Smith Mountain Lake | 33 lbs., 12 oz. | |
| 5/4/2008 | Billy Deatherage | New River | 26 lbs., 09 oz. | 40 1/2 |
| 5/4/2008 | John Lakey | Buggs Island Lake | 45 lbs. | 41 |
| 5/5/2008 | Joseph Duke | Dan River | 45 lbs., 09 oz. | 44 1/2 |
| 5/14/2008 | Vance Willis | James River | 30 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 5/17/2008 | Jamie Matherly | Staunton River | 29 lbs., 08 oz. | 40 1/2 |
| 5/17/2008 | Michael Welcher | Dan River | 32 lbs. | |
| 5/19/2008 | James Akers | Claytor Lake | 32 lbs. | 42 1/2 |
| 5/19/2008 | Jimmy Coe | James River | 38 lbs. | 42 |
| 5/21/2008 | Austin Rush | James River | 27 lbs., 05 oz. | 42 |
| 5/23/2008 | Eddie Boothe | Staunton River | 29 lbs., 08 oz. | 39 1/2 |
| 5/24/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 30 lbs. | 43 |
| 5/24/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 28 lbs. | 41 1/2 |
| 5/24/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 32 lbs. | 45 |
| 5/26/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 29 lbs., 08 oz. | 43 |
| 5/26/2008 | Danny McCoy | South Holston Reservoir | 33 lbs., 08 oz. | 41 |
| 5/31/2008 | Charles Payne | James River | 25 lbs., 01 oz. | |
| 5/31/2008 | Garry Rorer | Staunton River | 28 lbs., 08 oz. | 40 1/2 |
| 6/1/2008 | Randy Higgins | James River | 25 lbs. | |
| 6/1/2008 | Randy Higgins | James River | 41 lbs. | |
| 6/3/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 35 lbs. | 43 1/2 |
| 6/3/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 26 lbs., 08 oz. | 41 |
| 6/7/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 29 lbs. | 42 |
| 6/7/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 27 lbs. | 42 |
| 6/7/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | 40 1/2 |
| 6/8/2008 | Darren Stewart | Claytor Lake | 28 lbs., 12 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 6/13/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 43 lbs. | 45 1/2 |
| 6/13/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 30 lbs. | 43 |
| 6/14/2008 | Samuel Mullins | Dan River | 32 lbs. | |
| 6/17/2008 | Tracy Boyd | James River | 43 1/4 | |
| 6/18/2008 | Austin Harville | Dan River | 28 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 6/20/2008 | Robert Ruehle | James River | 27 lbs., 07 oz. | 40 |
| 6/20/2008 | Edgar Wilson, Jr. | Occoquan Creek | 34 lbs., 10 oz. | 42 3/4 |
| 6/20/2008 | Jason Butler | James River | 44 | |
| 6/20/2008 | Larry King | Staunton River | 30 lbs. | |
| 6/21/2008 | Wayne Burrell, Jr. | James River | 28 lbs., 07 oz. | 40 |
| 6/21/2008 | Kevin Rorer | Dan River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 6/28/2008 | Ashley Hamlett | Buggs Island Lake | 35 lbs. | 42 |
| 6/30/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 28 lbs. | 41 1/2 |
| 6/30/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 26 lbs. | 40 1/2 |
| 7/1/2008 | Toby Hines | Dan River | 29 lbs., 06 oz. | 40 1/2 |
| 7/1/2008 | Shanon Martin | Dan River | 28 lbs., 08 oz. | 40 1/2 |
| 7/4/2008 | Kevin Rorer | Staunton River | 25 lbs., 04 oz. | |
| 7/4/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 32 lbs., 08 oz. | 44 |
| 7/4/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 26 lbs., 08 oz. | 42 |
| 7/4/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 27 lbs. | 41 |
| 7/7/2008 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 26 lbs. | |
| 7/7/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 36 lbs. | 45 1/2 |
| 7/7/2008 | Bobby Davis, Sr. | Staunton River | 25 lbs. | 39 |
| 7/9/2008 | Austin Jimerson | James River | 25 lbs. | |
| 7/9/2008 | Austin Jimerson | James River | 30 lbs., 02 oz. | |
| 7/9/2008 | Robert Jimerson III | James River | 27 lbs. | |
| 7/10/2008 | Austin Jimerson | James River | 30 lbs. | |
| 7/10/2008 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 26 lbs. | |
| 7/10/2008 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 34 lbs. | |
| 7/10/2008 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 29 lbs. | |
| 7/11/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 26 lbs. | 40 1/2 |
| 7/11/2008 | William Nicar | James River | 25 lbs., 03 oz. | |
| 7/11/2008 | Jack Armantrout | James River | 42 | |
| 7/11/2008 | M. Todd Sadler | James River | 27 lbs. | 39 3/4 |
| 7/12/2008 | Wayne Schultz | Staunton River | 42 | |
| 7/13/2008 | William Nicar | James River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 7/13/2008 | William Nicar | James River | 26 lbs., 11 oz. | 41 1/4 |
| 7/13/2008 | Kathleen Jimerson | James River | 39 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 7/13/2008 | Kevin Lankford | Buggs Island Lake | 32 lbs. | |
| 7/13/2008 | Robert Sowder | Private Pond | 42 | |
| 7/14/2008 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 27 lbs., 02 oz. | |
| 7/15/2008 | Steven Thompson, Sr. | James River | 42 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 7/16/2008 | Carl Fuller | Buggs Island Lake | 29 lbs., 13 oz. | 41 |
| 7/16/2008 | Michael Harper Jr. | James River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | 41 |
| 7/16/2008 | Michael Harper Jr. | James River | 25 lbs. | 40 |
| 7/17/2008 | William Nicar | James River | 25 lbs., 09 oz. | 39 |
| 7/17/2008 | William Nicar | James River | 26 lbs. | 41 |
| 7/17/2008 | William Nicar | James River | 26 lbs., 08 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 7/18/2008 | William Nicar | James River | 26 lbs., 01 oz. | 40 1/4 |
| 7/18/2008 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 33 lbs., 01 oz. | |
| 7/19/2008 | Bryan McKenna | James River | 41 | |
| 7/20/2008 | Josh Jenkins | James River | 27 lbs., 02 oz. | 41 1/2 |
| 7/21/2008 | Amanda Harper | James River | 29 lbs., 03 oz. | 41 |
| 7/22/2008 | Caleb Rose | James River | 25 lbs. | |
| 7/22/2008 | Chloe Rose | James River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 7/23/2008 | Austin Jimerson | James River | 28 lbs., 02 oz. | |
| 7/23/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 25 lbs. | 40 |
| 7/23/2008 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 29 lbs., 08 oz. | 43 |
| 7/24/2008 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 25 lbs. | |
| 7/24/2008 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 27 lbs., 06 oz. | |
| 7/24/2008 | Michael Harper Jr. | James River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | 41 |
| 7/25/2008 | Elizabeth Sadler | James River | 26 lbs. | 40 |
| 7/26/2008 | Kevin Joyner | James River | 28 lbs. | 40 |
| 7/26/2008 | Roger Burnett | Staunton River | 33 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 7/27/2008 | William Nicar | James River | 29 lbs., 08 oz. | 42 |
| 7/29/2008 | Michael Harper Jr. | James River | 26 lbs., 08 oz. | 41 |
| 7/29/2008 | William Young, Jr. | James River | 25 lbs. | 38 |
| 7/29/2008 | David Key, Jr. | James River | 25 lbs., 12 oz. | 38 |
| 8/1/2008 | William Nicar | James River | 25 lbs., 03 oz. | 38 |
| 8/2/2008 | Matthew Arthur | Staunton River | 30 lbs. | 38 1/2 |
| 8/3/2008 | James Rountrey | James River | 37 lbs. | 44 |
| 8/7/2008 | Heather Williams | James River | 41 | |
| 8/8/2008 | Aaron McCauley | James River | 27 lbs., 03 oz. | 40 |
| 8/8/2008 | Robert Brown, Jr. | James River | 31 lbs. | 41 1/2 |
| 8/10/2008 | Wayne Burrell, Jr. | James River | 25 lbs., 06 oz. | 40 |
| 8/14/2008 | Bill Schieman | Lake Whitehurst | 26 lbs., 04 oz. | |
| 8/15/2008 | Robert Brown, Jr. | James River | 28 lbs. | 40 1/2 |
| 8/17/2008 | Brian Pruitt | Buggs Island Lake | 26 lbs. | 41 |
| 8/19/2008 | Michael Harper Jr. | James River | 42 | |
| 8/21/2008 | David Clark | Smith Mountain Lake | 39 lbs. | 43 |
| 8/21/2008 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 31 lbs. | |
| 8/23/2008 | Lawson Blankenship | Dan River | 41 | |
| 8/23/2008 | Randy Higgins | James River | 29 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 8/25/2008 | Robert Hubbard | Staunton River | 40 1/2 | |
| 8/26/2008 | Eddie Boothe | Buggs Island Lake | 26 lbs. | 38 |
| 8/28/2008 | Thomas Short | Staunton River | 29 lbs. | |
| 8/28/2008 | Ryan Enoch | Staunton River | 33 lbs. | |
| 8/29/2008 | James Boothe | Buggs Island Lake | 25 lbs., 10 oz. | |
| 8/30/2008 | Mason Thomas | James River | 25 lbs., 05 oz. | 39 |
| 8/31/2008 | Travis Patsell | Smith Mountain Lake | 28 lbs. | 40 |
| 9/1/2008 | Kenneth Graham, Jr. | Buggs Island Lake | 31 lbs. | 39 |
| 9/2/2008 | Daniel Quinn | Buggs Island Lake | 31 lbs. | 42 |
| 9/4/2008 | Jessie Jennings, Jr. | Staunton River | 35 lbs. | 43 |
| 9/5/2008 | Mary Mathews | James River | 25 lbs., 12 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 9/6/2008 | Kevin Rorer | Staunton River | 29 lbs. | 40 1/4 |
| 9/6/2008 | Samuel Weddle | Buggs Island Lake | 33 lbs. | 42 1/4 |
| 9/6/2008 | Randall Cundiff | Buggs Island Lake | 29 lbs. | 40 1/2 |
| 9/10/2008 | James Boothe | Staunton River | 41 lbs. | 43 |
| 9/13/2008 | Benny Bray, Sr. | Buggs Island Lake | 33 lbs. | |
| 9/14/2008 | Brent Hodnett | Occoquan Reservoir | 38 lbs. | 45 |
| 9/15/2008 | Donald Wheeler | James River | 27 lbs., 08 oz. | 42 |
| 9/18/2008 | William Brandon | James River | 25 lbs. | 38 |
| 9/19/2008 | Patrick Sobey | James River | 32 lbs. | 43 |
| 9/20/2008 | Henry Felton | James River | 26 lbs. | 40 |
| 9/20/2008 | Michael Morgan | Staunton River | 25 lbs., 03 oz. | 41 |
| 9/20/2008 | Jason Kirkland | James River | 30 lbs. | 43 1/2 |
| 9/21/2008 | Dana Carper | Buggs Island Lake | 29 lbs. | 37 1/2 |
| 9/27/2008 | Dennis Hayer | Buggs Island Lake | 27 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 9/29/2008 | Thomas Hodges | Philpott Lake | 32 lbs. | 39 |
| 9/30/2008 | Eddie Boothe | Buggs Island Lake | 43 | |
| 10/4/2008 | Robert Edmonds | James River | 38 lbs. | 41 |
| 10/8/2008 | Bruce Lee | Buggs Island Lake | 45 lbs. | |
| 10/11/2008 | James Cannoy Jr. | Buggs Island Lake | 37 lbs., 08 oz. | 45 1/2 |
| 10/20/2008 | Donnie Price, Jr. | James River | 31 lbs. | 41 |
| 10/26/2008 | James Digges | Lake Brittle | 45 lbs. | 39 1/2 |
| 10/31/2008 | Derwin Dennis | Staunton River | 43 lbs. | 44 1/2 |
| 11/7/2008 | William Kirkland, Sr. | James River | 34 lbs. | 41 |
| 11/11/2008 | Lonnie Evans | James River | 36 lbs. | 41 |
| 11/27/2008 | William Brandon | James River | 25 lbs. | 37 |
| 12/2/2008 | William Brandon | James River | 31 lbs. | 42 |
| 12/2/2008 | William Brandon | James River | 25 lbs. | 40 |
| 12/8/2008 | Mark Joyce | Lake Whitehurst | 26 lbs., 06 oz. | 38 |
| 12/8/2008 | Mark Joyce | Lake Whitehurst | 26 lbs., 09 oz. | 39 |
| 12/9/2008 | Mark Joyce | Lake Whitehurst | 37 lbs., 06 oz. | 42 |
| 12/11/2008 | Mark Joyce | Lake Whitehurst | 27 lbs., 12 oz. | 40 |
| 12/13/2008 | Mark Joyce | Lake Whitehurst | 33 lbs., 12 oz. | 40 |
| 12/20/2008 | Earl Barger | Smith Mountain Lake | 40 | |
| 12/27/2008 | Michael Oley Jr. | James River | 26 lbs. | 39 |
| 12/27/2008 | Stephen Miklandric | James River | 31 lbs., 03 oz. | 42 1/2 |
| 12/27/2008 | Michael Guinan | Lake Whitehurst | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 12/29/2008 | Larry Stewart | James River | 28 lbs. | 41 |
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