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Smallmouth Bass
| Date of Catch | Angler | Waterbody | Weight | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2/2016 | Jeremiah Patterson | James River | 20 | |
| 1/2/2016 | Donald Dawson | North Fork Shenandoah River | 5 lbs., 6 oz. | 21 |
| 1/15/2016 | Craig Bishop | South Fork Shenandoah River | 21 | |
| 2/28/2016 | Alex Louderback | Smith Mountain Lake | 6 lbs., 2 oz. | 23 |
| 3/5/2016 | Samuel Shoosmith | James River | 5 lbs., 3 oz. | 21 1/2 |
| 3/5/2016 | Richmond McDaniel, Sr. | Rappahannock River | 20 1/2 | |
| 3/8/2016 | Ronald Reinhard | South Holston Reservoir | 20 1/4 | |
| 3/16/2016 | Trent Dankos | James River | 5 lbs. | 20 |
| 3/18/2016 | George Christian | James River | 20 1/2 | |
| 3/18/2016 | Matthew Keen | All Other Waters | 20 | |
| 3/19/2016 | Cantley Krafft | South Holston Reservoir | 21 | |
| 3/24/2016 | James Pugh, Jr | New River | 21 1/2 | |
| 3/24/2016 | Garland Isom, Jr. | James River | 5 lbs. | 21 1/4 |
| 3/25/2016 | Kinner Ingram | South Fork Shenandoah River | 21 | |
| 3/25/2016 | Hunter Griffitts | Claytor Lake | 20 | |
| 3/26/2016 | Gregory Hedrick | Smith Mountain Lake | 5 lbs. | 21 |
| 3/29/2016 | Jeffery Warter | New River | 21 | |
| 4/2/2016 | Matthew Keen | Laurel Bed Lake | 21 | |
| 4/3/2016 | Scott Heinz | New River | 21 1/2 | |
| 4/4/2016 | Scott Heinz | New River | 21 1/4 | |
| 4/4/2016 | Scott Heinz | New River | 21 3/4 | |
| 4/4/2016 | Linda Gallimore | Staunton River | 20 1/4 | |
| 4/5/2016 | Scott Wawner | New River | 20 1/2 | |
| 4/5/2016 | Scott Heinz | New River | 22 | |
| 4/6/2016 | Hao Xue | New River | 22 | |
| 4/10/2016 | Gregory Hedrick | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 | |
| 4/11/2016 | Charles Barnes | New River | 20 | |
| 4/12/2016 | Herbert Lewis Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 1/4 | |
| 4/12/2016 | Chase Tanner | James River | 20 | |
| 4/16/2016 | Franklin Graham Jr. | New River | 21 | |
| 4/16/2016 | Chase Tanner | New River | 5 lbs., 4 oz. | 20 1/2 |
| 4/17/2016 | Jakob Duncan | Claytor Lake | 5 lbs., 2 oz. | 22 |
| 4/17/2016 | Tommy Castle | Middle Fork Holston | 5 lbs., 12 oz. | 21 |
| 4/17/2016 | Gregory Hedrick | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 | |
| 4/18/2016 | Linda Gallimore | Staunton River | 21 | |
| 4/19/2016 | Jody Cussins | North Fork Holston River | 20 1/2 | |
| 4/19/2016 | Alvin Gillespie | New River | 20 1/2 | |
| 4/19/2016 | Michael Cromer | Claytor Lake | 5 lbs., 8 oz. | 22 |
| 4/20/2016 | William Brandon | South Holston Reservoir | 20 1/4 | |
| 4/20/2016 | Kai Wu Huang | New River | 21 | |
| 4/20/2016 | Tommy Castle | Middle Fork Holston | 5 lbs., 5 oz. | 20 |
| 4/20/2016 | Tommy Castle | Middle Fork Holston | 5 lbs., 6 oz. | 20 |
| 4/21/2016 | Kinner Ingram | South Fork Shenandoah River | 21 1/4 | |
| 4/21/2016 | Chase Tanner | James River | 5 lbs., 14 oz. | 21 |
| 4/21/2016 | Chase Tanner | James River | 5 lbs. | 20 |
| 4/23/2016 | Barry Steele | James River | 5 lbs., 6 oz. | 22 |
| 4/23/2016 | Madelyn Hanshew | New River | 22 | |
| 4/23/2016 | Dustin Christian | New River | 4 lbs., 5 oz. | 20 1/4 |
| 4/24/2016 | Daniel Patterson | James River | 20 1/2 | |
| 4/26/2016 | David Work | New River | 5 lbs. | 24 |
| 4/26/2016 | Gregory Hedrick | Staunton River | 20 | |
| 4/26/2016 | Austin Feather | All Other Waters | 22 | |
| 4/28/2016 | Gregory Hart | Craig Creek | 20 | |
| 4/28/2016 | Chris Harrison | New River | 6 lbs. | 23 |
| 4/30/2016 | Chase Mays | Laurel Bed Lake | 20 1/2 | |
| 5/1/2016 | Pak Burger | New River | 5 lbs., 5 oz. | 20 |
| 5/1/2016 | James Perkins Jr. | Dismal Creek | 4 lbs., 1 oz. | 20 |
| 5/2/2016 | Kenneth Smith | New River | 22 | |
| 5/3/2016 | Charles Beggerow | New River | 4 lbs., 11 oz. | 22 |
| 5/5/2016 | Allen Harman | New River | 5 lbs., 8 oz. | 22 |
| 5/6/2016 | Tom Browder Jr. | New River | 5 lbs. | 22 |
| 5/7/2016 | George Tolton | New River | 21 | |
| 5/7/2016 | Scott Deffenbaugh | New River | 5 lbs. | 22 1/2 |
| 5/7/2016 | Cody Spears | Philpott Lake | 4 lbs., 10 oz. | 20 1/4 |
| 5/8/2016 | Michael Holland | Carvins Cove Lake | 20 | |
| 5/9/2016 | Kenneth Holley | James River | 5 lbs., 4 oz. | 22 |
| 5/12/2016 | Christopher Spencer | New River | 20 | |
| 5/13/2016 | R. lukas Lyall | New River | 22 1/2 | |
| 5/14/2016 | Scott Smyth | Little River | 8 lbs. | 25 |
| 5/14/2016 | Edward Knight III | New River | 5 lbs. | 20 1/4 |
| 5/15/2016 | James Bryant | Dan River | 4 lbs. | 20 1/2 |
| 5/16/2016 | Michael Vaughan | New River | 20 | |
| 5/24/2016 | John Chermak | New River | 20 1/2 | |
| 5/28/2016 | Jody Hedrick | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 | |
| 5/28/2016 | Ernest Downey, Jr. | Claytor Lake | 22 | |
| 5/28/2016 | Kenneth Coles | James River | 4 lbs. | 20 |
| 5/29/2016 | Michael Woolwine | Little River | 20 1/4 | |
| 5/30/2016 | Ernest Downey, Jr. | Claytor Lake | 21 1/2 | |
| 5/31/2016 | Mark Zalesiak | All Other Waters | 21 1/4 | |
| 6/3/2016 | Jackie Bolling | Staunton River | 20 1/4 | |
| 6/4/2016 | Tommy Hughes | New River | 22 | |
| 6/6/2016 | Lukas Short | All Other Waters | 4 lbs., 2 oz. | 21 1/2 |
| 6/7/2016 | Caleb Hoffman | Lake Moomaw | 20 | |
| 6/9/2016 | Ben Davenport Jr. | New River | 21 | |
| 6/9/2016 | Jody Cussins | North Fork Holston River | 21 | |
| 6/11/2016 | Gary Simmons | James River | 20 1/2 | |
| 6/11/2016 | Archie Musgrove | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 1/2 | |
| 6/11/2016 | William Teter | Private Pond | 3 lbs., 3 oz. | 20 1/4 |
| 6/12/2016 | Jack Carlton, Jr. | North Anna River | 20 | |
| 6/12/2016 | David Crosswhite | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 | |
| 6/14/2016 | Christopher Thornsbury | James River | 5 lbs., 15 oz. | 22 1/4 |
| 6/14/2016 | Chris Rice | James River | 4 lbs., 8 oz. | 22 |
| 6/15/2016 | Scott Deffenbaugh | James River | 21 1/2 | |
| 6/16/2016 | Darren Viars | New River | 4 lbs., 7 oz. | 21 3/4 |
| 6/16/2016 | Ronald Reinhard | South Holston Reservoir | 20 | |
| 6/16/2016 | Earl Martin, III | New River | 3 lbs., 9 oz. | 20 1/2 |
| 6/17/2016 | Gerald Vest | Smith Mountain Lake | 4 lbs., 8 oz. | 21 |
| 6/18/2016 | Timothy Walts | Rivanna River | 20 | |
| 6/19/2016 | Conir Coleman | New River | 5 lbs. | 22 1/4 |
| 6/19/2016 | Charles Kidd | New River | 5 lbs., 1 oz. | 22 1/2 |
| 6/25/2016 | Ricky Samuels | Laurel Bed Lake | 20 | |
| 6/25/2016 | Repp Lambert II | New River | 21 1/4 | |
| 6/27/2016 | Joe Lugar Jr. | Carvins Cove Lake | 21 | |
| 6/27/2016 | David Lugar | Carvins Cove Lake | 4 lbs. | 20 |
| 6/28/2016 | James Pearman Jr. | New River | 20 1/2 | |
| 7/2/2016 | Chase Tanner | All Other Waters | 20 | |
| 7/5/2016 | Earl Martin, III | New River | 4 lbs., 2 oz. | 20 1/4 |
| 7/8/2016 | Jackson England | New River | 4 lbs., 2 oz. | 21 |
| 7/8/2016 | Keith Parrill | Private Pond | 20 | |
| 7/8/2016 | Tyler Justus | New River | 21 | |
| 7/9/2016 | Ronald Cecile | New River | 21 | |
| 7/10/2016 | Michael Richardson | New River | 20 | |
| 7/10/2016 | Sherry Brown | Rappahannock River | 20 1/2 | |
| 7/10/2016 | Mark Thomas | Tye River | 5 lbs., 8 oz. | 21 |
| 7/10/2016 | William Cook | New River | 20 | |
| 7/11/2016 | Linda Harvey | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 | |
| 7/11/2016 | Jackie Bolling | Staunton River | 20 1/2 | |
| 7/11/2016 | Ronnie Hackworth | Staunton River | 2 | |
| 7/14/2016 | John Hoke | Lake Moomaw | 4 lbs. | 20 1/4 |
| 7/16/2016 | Casey Rhoades | New River | 20 | |
| 7/16/2016 | Garland Isom, Jr. | All Other Waters | 4 lbs., 9 oz. | 21 |
| 7/16/2016 | Scott Wood | James River | 4 lbs. | 20 |
| 7/16/2016 | Ricky Samuels | Laurel Bed Lake | 20 | |
| 7/19/2016 | Carles Arnold | New River | 20 1/2 | |
| 7/20/2016 | Linda Harvey | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 | |
| 7/22/2016 | Christopher Wolford | New River | 20 1/2 | |
| 7/22/2016 | Danny Dugan | Rapidan River | 4 lbs., 13 oz. | 22 |
| 7/22/2016 | Shannon Middleton | James River | 5 lbs., 3 oz. | 20 3/4 |
| 7/22/2016 | Mark Melius | James River | 21 | |
| 7/23/2016 | Amber Yeatts | New River | 22 | |
| 7/23/2016 | David Harper | James River | 20 | |
| 7/24/2016 | Glen Mabe | Shenandoah River | 21 1/2 | |
| 7/24/2016 | Russ Andrews | James River | 4 lbs. | 20 |
| 7/25/2016 | Roger Kirby | James River | 4 lbs. | 20 |
| 7/27/2016 | Shannon Middleton | James River | 5 lbs., 8 oz. | 21 3/4 |
| 7/29/2016 | James Bradley | New River | 20 3/4 | |
| 7/30/2016 | Michael Allgood | James River | 20 | |
| 7/30/2016 | Ronald Cecile | New River | 20 | |
| 7/30/2016 | James Mabry | Carvins Cove Lake | 21 1/2 | |
| 7/31/2016 | David Crosswhite | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 | |
| 7/31/2016 | David Crosswhite | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 1/4 | |
| 8/4/2016 | Gaylon Orebaugh, Jr. | Smith Mountain Lake | 21 | |
| 8/5/2016 | Adam Parker | Maury River | 20 1/2 | |
| 8/9/2016 | Charles Goldsmith, Jr. | New River | 21 | |
| 8/11/2016 | Chase Tanner | James River | 4 lbs., 12 oz. | 21 |
| 8/11/2016 | Michael Caler | New River | 5 lbs., 10 oz. | 21 3/4 |
| 8/12/2016 | Konstantinos Angelopoulos | Shenandoah River | 20 | |
| 8/13/2016 | Drake Maiden | Laurel Bed Lake | 21 | |
| 8/15/2016 | Julie Rodriguez | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 3/4 | |
| 8/18/2016 | Chase Tanner | James River | 4 lbs., 13 oz. | 20 |
| 8/21/2016 | William Stein | Shenandoah River | 20 | |
| 8/22/2016 | Ryan Van Hook | Shenandoah River | 5 lbs., 1 oz. | 22 |
| 8/25/2016 | James Bradley | New River | 22 | |
| 8/26/2016 | William Wilson, Jr. | James River | 4 lbs., 6 oz. | 21 |
| 8/27/2016 | Ricky Samuels | Laurel Bed Lake | 20 | |
| 8/29/2016 | Timothy Dixon | New River | 20 | |
| 8/29/2016 | Guy Arnold | New River | 20 | |
| 8/30/2016 | Curtis Perry | Private Pond | 22 1/4 | |
| 9/3/2016 | William Shelhorse | Staunton River | 21 | |
| 9/4/2016 | Jonathan Ing, II | James River | 21 | |
| 9/4/2016 | Johnathan Ing, Sr. | James River | 20 | |
| 9/4/2016 | Andy Haga | Staunton River | 4 lbs., 10 oz. | 22 1/4 |
| 9/4/2016 | Andy Haga | Staunton River | 4 lbs., 10 oz. | 22 |
| 9/5/2016 | David Harper | James River | 2 1/2 | |
| 9/5/2016 | David Harper | James River | 21 | |
| 9/5/2016 | Danny Dugan | Rapidan River | 3 lbs., 6 oz. | 20 |
| 9/6/2016 | Wesley Smallwood | South Fork Shenandoah River | 3 lbs., 14 oz. | 20 1/2 |
| 9/6/2016 | Reed Haubert | New River | 4 lbs., 5 oz. | 21 |
| 9/7/2016 | Danny Dugan | Rapidan River | 4 lbs., 8 oz. | 20 |
| 9/8/2016 | Brooks Noble | Potomac River | 20 | |
| 9/10/2016 | Ricky Samuels | Laurel Bed Lake | 3 lbs., 14 oz. | 21 3/4 |
| 9/10/2016 | Benton Boyd | New River | 20 | |
| 9/12/2016 | James Simmons | Maury River | 4 lbs., 5 oz. | 20 |
| 9/13/2016 | Gary German | James River | 21 1/2 | |
| 9/13/2016 | Danny Dugan | Rapidan River | 4 lbs. | 20 |
| 9/14/2016 | Gene King | Lake Moomaw | 20 1/2 | |
| 9/15/2016 | Danny Dugan | Rapidan River | 3 lbs., 6 oz. | 20 |
| 9/16/2016 | Danny Dugan | Rapidan River | 4 lbs. | 20 1/4 |
| 9/16/2016 | Danny Dugan | Rapidan River | 3 lbs., 8 oz. | 20 |
| 9/17/2016 | Eric Cockerham | New River | 3 lbs., 6 oz. | 20 |
| 9/17/2016 | Michael Belcher | Laurel Bed Lake | 21 | |
| 9/17/2016 | Terry Jones | Smith Mountain Lake | 22 | |
| 9/17/2016 | Jane Morgan | New River | 4 lbs. | 20 1/4 |
| 9/17/2016 | Samuel Scott | James River | 4 lbs., 1 oz. | 20 1/2 |
| 9/19/2016 | Carles Arnold | New River | 20 | |
| 9/23/2016 | Jack Schmidt | New River | 21 | |
| 9/25/2016 | Jesse Way | Rappahannock River | 20 | |
| 9/25/2016 | Joseph Violette | Rappahannock River | 4 lbs., 2 oz. | 20 |
| 9/26/2016 | Shannon Burnett | Smith Mountain Lake | 20 | |
| 9/28/2016 | Brian Hasty | Rappahannock River | 20 1/2 | |
| 9/29/2016 | Stuart Roes | South Fork Shenandoah River | 3 lbs., 8 oz. | 20 |
| 10/5/2016 | Scott Heinz | New River | 4 lbs. | 20 1/2 |
| 10/8/2016 | David Beavers | Rappahannock River | 5 lbs., 5 oz. | 20 1/2 |
| 10/9/2016 | George Inge | New River | 22 | |
| 10/12/2016 | Alan Harrington | North Fork Holston River | 20 1/4 | |
| 10/13/2016 | Ricky Samuels | Laurel Bed Lake | 20 | |
| 10/14/2016 | Alan Harrington | North Fork Holston River | 20 1/2 | |
| 10/15/2016 | Ethan Painter | Smith Mountain Lake | 3 lbs., 15 oz. | 20 1/2 |
| 10/16/2016 | James Simmons | Maury River | 3 lbs., 5 oz. | 20 |
| 10/16/2016 | James Simmons | Maury River | 5 lbs., 5 oz. | 21 |
| 10/20/2016 | Franklin Graham Jr. | New River | 20 1/4 | |
| 10/21/2016 | Gary Harmon | Claytor Lake | 20 1/4 | |
| 10/21/2016 | John Schutte | Claytor Lake | 21 1/2 | |
| 10/21/2016 | Alan Harrington | North Fork Holston River | 20 | |
| 10/21/2016 | Alan Harrington | North Fork Holston River | 20 | |
| 10/25/2016 | Alan Harrington | North Fork Holston River | 20 | |
| 10/26/2016 | Chase Tanner | James River | 20 | |
| 10/28/2016 | Vicki Sutherland | James River | 20 | |
| 10/29/2016 | Daniel Patterson | James River | 22 | |
| 10/31/2016 | Timothy Dixon | New River | 20 | |
| 10/31/2016 | Koircaus Hairston | James River | 5 lbs. | 22 |
| 10/31/2016 | Koircaus Hairston | James River | 5 lbs. | 20 |
| 10/31/2016 | Joe Burwell, Sr. | James River | 5 lbs., 4 oz. | 22 1/2 |
| 10/31/2016 | Joe Burwell, Sr. | James River | 5 lbs. | 22 |
| 11/1/2016 | Chase Tanner | James River | 20 1/4 | |
| 11/1/2016 | Alan Harrington | North Fork Holston River | 20 | |
| 11/2/2016 | Scott Gillies | James River | 20 | |
| 11/3/2016 | Ronald Reinhard | South Holston Reservoir | 20 1/4 | |
| 11/3/2016 | Alan Harrington | North Fork Holston River | 21 | |
| 11/4/2016 | Alan Harrington | North Fork Holston River | 20 1/2 | |
| 11/7/2016 | Alan Harrington | North Fork Holston River | 20 | |
| 11/8/2016 | Alan Harrington | North Fork Holston River | 5 lbs., 5 oz. | 20 1/2 |
| 11/10/2016 | John Schutte | Claytor Lake | 4 lbs., 8 oz. | 20 |
| 11/12/2016 | Kellam Brooks | Rappahannock River | 21 1/4 | |
| 11/12/2016 | David Harper | James River | 20 | |
| 11/12/2016 | Chase Tanner | James River | 21 1/2 | |
| 11/13/2016 | Johnathan Ing, Sr. | James River | 20 3/4 | |
| 11/14/2016 | Timothy Dixon | New River | 20 | |
| 11/17/2016 | Ricky Samuels | Laurel Bed Lake | 20 | |
| 11/19/2016 | Matthew Lawrence | Smith Mountain Lake | 5 lbs. | 20 1/4 |
| 11/23/2016 | William Uzzell, III | Lake Moomaw | 5 lbs., 13 oz. | 21 3/4 |
| 11/23/2016 | Michael Spencer | New River | 6 lbs., 4 oz. | 20 |
| 11/23/2016 | Aaron Jeter | New River | 5 lbs., 9 oz. | 24 |
| 11/25/2016 | Kellam Brooks | Rappahannock River | 20 1/2 | |
| 11/28/2016 | Timothy Dixon | New River | 21 | |
| 11/30/2016 | Timothy Dixon | New River | 20 | |
| 12/4/2016 | Josh Dolin | New River | 20 1/4 | |
| 12/8/2016 | James Taylor III | Nottoway River | 3 lbs., 5 oz. | 20 1/2 |
| 12/25/2016 | Bobby Lindsey | Claytor Lake | 4 lbs., 6 oz. | 20 1/2 |
| 12/31/2016 | Landon Rogers | Shenandoah River | 21 3/4 |
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