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Flathead Catfish
| Date of Catch | Angler | Waterbody | Weight | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3/2009 | Earl Barger | Smith Mountain Lake | 26 lbs. | 42 |
| 1/5/2009 | Mark Joyce | Lake Whitehurst | 37 lbs., 14 oz. | 41 1/2 |
| 1/23/2009 | William Brandon | James River | 28 lbs. | 40 |
| 2/7/2009 | Lawrence Ison Jr. | Lake Whitehurst | 46 lbs., 12 oz. | 48 |
| 2/7/2009 | Weston Womack | Buggs Island Lake | 35 lbs. | |
| 2/16/2009 | Moses Mickens | Buggs Island Lake | 30 lbs. | |
| 3/18/2009 | Shirley Lankford | James River | 25 lbs. | |
| 3/19/2009 | Joshua Powell | Buggs Island Lake | 41 lbs. | |
| 3/29/2009 | Frank Farmer | Buggs Island Lake | 25 lbs. | |
| 3/31/2009 | George Hudson | Dan River | 40 lbs. | 52 |
| 4/2/2009 | Robert Holmes Sr. | James River | 40 1/2 | |
| 4/12/2009 | Brian Williams | James River | 27 lbs., 02 oz. | 40 |
| 4/12/2009 | Frank Farmer | Buggs Island Lake | 29 lbs. | 40 1/4 |
| 4/23/2009 | Eddie Boothe | Buggs Island Lake | 36 lbs., 13 oz. | 42 |
| 4/24/2009 | William Haines | New River | 25 lbs., 10 oz. | 40 1/2 |
| 4/27/2009 | Ray Ganoe | Buggs Island Lake | 31 lbs. | |
| 5/1/2009 | Steve Hoskins, Sr. | Staunton River | 35 lbs., 07 oz. | |
| 5/1/2009 | Ronald Wilson | Smith Mountain Lake | 30 lbs., 06 oz. | 39 |
| 5/1/2009 | Sherman Moore | Smith Mountain Lake | 30 lbs. | 39 1/2 |
| 5/1/2009 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 36 lbs. | |
| 5/1/2009 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 30 lbs. | |
| 5/1/2009 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 25 lbs. | |
| 5/2/2009 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 29 lbs. | |
| 5/2/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 32 lbs., 08 oz. | 43 |
| 5/4/2009 | K. W. Flowers | James River | 40 1/2 | |
| 5/13/2009 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 33 lbs. | |
| 5/14/2009 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 26 lbs. | |
| 5/14/2009 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 30 lbs. | |
| 5/15/2009 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 25 lbs. | |
| 5/17/2009 | Reid Murray | James River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 5/18/2009 | Randy Higgins | James River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 5/21/2009 | Paul Wray | Staunton River | 27 lbs. | 41 |
| 5/22/2009 | Garland Ferguson, Jr. | Dan River | 40 lbs., 02 oz. | 42 1/4 |
| 5/22/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 27 lbs. | 40 1/4 |
| 5/23/2009 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 31 lbs. | |
| 5/25/2009 | Harold Vaughan | Buggs Island Lake | 40 1/4 | |
| 5/26/2009 | David Duffer | Staunton River | 30 lbs., 08 oz. | 41 |
| 5/26/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 31 lbs. | 42 |
| 5/26/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 37 lbs. | 43 1/2 |
| 5/26/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 30 lbs. | 41 |
| 5/26/2009 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 26 lbs., 08 oz. | |
| 5/26/2009 | Robert Jimerson Jr. | James River | 25 lbs. | |
| 5/30/2009 | Kenneth Coles | James River | 27 lbs., 15 oz. | 40 |
| 6/1/2009 | Franklin Dalton | Staunton River | 37 lbs., 04 oz. | 40 1/4 |
| 6/5/2009 | Frank Leigh | Carvins Cove Lake | 31 lbs. | 42 |
| 6/5/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 40 lbs. | 47 |
| 6/5/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 26 lbs. | 41 |
| 6/6/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 41 lbs. | 45 |
| 6/6/2009 | David Jenkins | Smith Mountain Lake | 30 lbs. | 41 |
| 6/13/2009 | Warren Kesterson | James River | 32 lbs., 12 oz. | 41 |
| 6/15/2009 | Logan Smith | Claytor Lake | 25 lbs., 02 oz. | 40 1/2 |
| 6/16/2009 | Jonathan Wright | Bannister River | 40 lbs. | 43 |
| 6/20/2009 | William Puccio | Dan River | 25 lbs. | 40 |
| 6/20/2009 | Jaime Rodriguez, Jr. | Staunton River | 26 lbs. | |
| 6/22/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 28 lbs., 08 oz. | 41 1/2 |
| 6/25/2009 | Robert Stottlemyer | James River | 28 lbs., 08 oz. | 40 1/2 |
| 6/28/2009 | Christian Willhes | Smith Mountain Lake | 25 lbs. | 41 |
| 7/2/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | 40 |
| 7/4/2009 | Brian Morgan | James River | 41 | |
| 7/4/2009 | Charles Partin | James River | 25 lbs., 03 oz. | 40 |
| 7/4/2009 | Charles Jones, Jr. | Dan River | 40 lbs. | 43 |
| 7/5/2009 | Lucas DeJarnette | Staunton River | 34 lbs., 08 oz. | 44 |
| 7/11/2009 | Andrew Harmon | Potomac River | 41 | |
| 7/12/2009 | Ricky Stocks | James River | 27 lbs. | |
| 7/12/2009 | James Ott | James River | 26 lbs., 13 oz. | 44 1/2 |
| 7/18/2009 | Carl Courter | James River | 27 lbs. | 41 |
| 7/22/2009 | Montgomery Byers | All Other Waters | 26 lbs., 08 oz. | 40 1/2 |
| 7/24/2009 | Landon Williams | Staunton River | 46 lbs. | 46 |
| 7/25/2009 | Tyler Ott | James River | 28 lbs., 14 oz. | 42 1/4 |
| 7/25/2009 | Julian Waller | Dan River | 29 lbs., 09 oz. | 42 1/2 |
| 7/26/2009 | William Hurley | Dan River | 25 lbs. | 40 |
| 7/27/2009 | James Dalton | Private Pond | 34 lbs., 10 oz. | 42 |
| 7/28/2009 | John Harrison | Occoquan Creek | 39 lbs., 12 oz. | 45 |
| 7/29/2009 | Robert Martin | Martinsville Reservoir | 28 lbs., 01 oz. | 41 |
| 7/30/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | 40 |
| 8/1/2009 | Bryan McKenna | James River | 25 lbs. | 40 |
| 8/1/2009 | Bryan McKenna | James River | 28 lbs. | 40 |
| 8/1/2009 | Christian Sherry | James River | 36 lbs. | 46 |
| 8/5/2009 | Trena Shrader | James River | 28 lbs., 05 oz. | 41 1/2 |
| 8/6/2009 | Paul Wray | Staunton River | 35 lbs. | 43 |
| 8/6/2009 | Axel Boy | Occoquan Creek | 30 lbs., 06 oz. | 41 |
| 8/7/2009 | Kevin Rorer | Dan River | 34 lbs., 11 oz. | 42 1/4 |
| 8/8/2009 | Tiffani Stevens | Buggs Island Lake | 44 lbs., 04 oz. | 46 |
| 8/12/2009 | Stephen Naglak | Roanoke River | 31 lbs., 07 oz. | 41 |
| 8/13/2009 | Eddie Boothe | Buggs Island Lake | 27 lbs., 08 oz. | 40 1/4 |
| 8/14/2009 | Robert Stottlemyer | James River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 8/14/2009 | Robert Stottlemyer | James River | 30 lbs., 08 oz. | 41 3/4 |
| 8/16/2009 | Brock Samford | James River | 30 lbs. | 42 |
| 8/18/2009 | Karen Byrd | James River | 32 lbs. | 42 |
| 8/18/2009 | Karen Byrd | James River | 41 | |
| 8/22/2009 | Bryan McKenna | James River | 30 lbs. | 41 |
| 8/22/2009 | Michael Plumb Sr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 27 lbs. | 40 |
| 8/22/2009 | Christy Mattox | Private Pond | 27 lbs., 08 oz. | 41 3/4 |
| 8/25/2009 | Ronald Wilson | James River | 25 lbs., 04 oz. | 40 |
| 8/25/2009 | David Byers | All Other Waters | 30 lbs. | 40 1/2 |
| 8/25/2009 | Frank Payne | James River | 29 lbs. | 41 |
| 8/27/2009 | James Beck, II | James River | 40 1/2 | |
| 8/28/2009 | Robert Stottlemyer | James River | 27 lbs., 08 oz. | 41 1/4 |
| 8/29/2009 | Randy Markey | James River | 25 lbs. | 40 |
| 8/31/2009 | Kyle Lewter | James River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | 39 |
| 8/31/2009 | Hayden Hogston | James River | 35 lbs. | 44 |
| 8/31/2009 | Hayden Hogston | James River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | 39 |
| 9/7/2009 | David Elvington | Buggs Island Lake | 40 lbs. | 40 3/4 |
| 9/9/2009 | Samuel Hamlett | James River | 40 | |
| 9/12/2009 | Renee Miller | James River | 26 lbs., 09 oz. | 40 1/2 |
| 9/12/2009 | Logan Lloyd | James River | 41 1/2 | |
| 9/12/2009 | Kevin Johnson | Staunton River | 26 lbs. | 41 |
| 9/15/2009 | Dwight Setliff Sr. | Staunton River | 29 lbs., 02 oz. | 42 |
| 9/18/2009 | Robert Fleming | James River | 38 lbs., 08 oz. | 43 |
| 9/20/2009 | David Elvington | Buggs Island Lake | 49 lbs. | 49 1/4 |
| 9/25/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 25 lbs., 08 oz. | 41 |
| 9/25/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 26 lbs. | 41 |
| 9/25/2009 | Derek Mayhew | Dan River | 38 lbs. | 46 |
| 9/26/2009 | James Gray Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 28 lbs. | 40 1/2 |
| 10/5/2009 | Mckenzie Andrews | Staunton River | 35 lbs. | 45 |
| 10/5/2009 | Wade Rinaca | James River | 28 lbs. | 40 1/2 |
| 10/8/2009 | Lewis Mounce | Buggs Island Lake | 48 lbs. | |
| 10/17/2009 | Jackie Christian, Sr. | Buggs Island Lake | 42 lbs., 06 oz. | 48 3/4 |
| 10/17/2009 | Trip Christian | Buggs Island Lake | 33 lbs., 08 oz. | 40 3/4 |
| 10/21/2009 | Michael Whittlesey | James River | 25 lbs. | |
| 10/21/2009 | Shannon Jordan | Dan River | 28 lbs., 02 oz. | 42 1/4 |
| 10/22/2009 | Bobby Jordan | Buggs Island Lake | 28 lbs. | 41 1/2 |
| 10/28/2009 | Abram Charlton, Jr. | James River | 26 lbs., 08 oz. | 38 1/2 |
| 10/30/2009 | Travis Baker | Buggs Island Lake | 36 lbs. | 44 |
| 10/31/2009 | Otis Rose, IV | Buggs Island Lake | 36 lbs. | 44 |
| 11/8/2009 | Kent Bennett | James River | 42 | |
| 11/14/2009 | Cecil Welcher, Sr. | James River | 27 lbs., 03 oz. | 40 3/4 |
| 11/18/2009 | Arther Eggleston, Jr. | James River | 40 | |
| 11/19/2009 | Bill Schieman | James River | 29 lbs. | 40 |
| 11/30/2009 | Robert Jimerson III | James River | 29 lbs. | |
| 11/30/2009 | Robert Jimerson III | James River | 27 lbs. | |
| 12/8/2009 | Homer Reed | Smith Mountain Lake | 27 lbs., 08 oz. | 38 3/4 |
Years Available
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