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Citation Requirements:
Blue Catfish ... 38" or 30 lbs
Channel Catfish ... 30" or 12 lbs
Flathead Catfish ... 40" or 25 lbs
Sunfish ... 11" or 1 lb
Large Mouth Bass ... 22" or 8 lbs
Small Mouth Bass ... 20" or 5 lbs
White Bass ... 18" or 2 lbs 8 oz
Crappie ... 15" or 2 lbs
Walleye ... 25" or 5 lbs
Striper ... 37" or 20 lbs
White Perch ... 13" or 1 ¼ lbs
Yellow Perch ... 12" or 1 ¼ lbs
Chain Pickerel ... 24" or 4 lbs
Carp ... 34" or 20 lbs
Gar ... 40" or 10 lbs
Bowfin ... 30" or 10 lbs


2010 Catch of the Day
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K. Hyler with his Christmas crappie caught on a very cold Saturday using a BG cajun cricket on the Fishbud boat.
32" Striper caught by Dave Fleck of Charleston, WV April 2010 near Grave Yard.
27" Striper caught by Papa Joe Fleck November 2010 near Snake Hollow.
Caught in Nutbush on shad. Bottomed my 65 lb scales. Gettin ready for the Icebowl.
Kerrplunk with a nice lmb caught July 2010.
Captain Crunch with an alligator gar caught near Eastland Creek Aug. 2010
Here is a 22 lb 14 oz fresh water drum caught near Ivy Hill during the VDGIF gill net survey on 11-9-2010. He was dressed and eaten.
Collin H with his catch. Caught up in Bluestone casting a Red Devil spoon Nov 13 one of two caught that weekend.
Here is a 28 inch striper caught by Mallory Whitmore and Santiago between Goat Island and the bridges on Sunday Nov.20. One of the few keepers on that beautiful Sunday.
Ross W. with his 28" 7 lb 2 oz striper caught in Bluestone Creek November 11th off the dock on a nightcrawler.
Results from a day with Fishdoc on Buggs. Caught casting the world famous Fishdoc Bucktail on brush.
I caught this Flathead Catfish on 9-18-10 it weighed 41lbs 0oz and was 45" long.
Blake Milliner with his biggest cat 2date 10/2
Blue Cat caught on July 25, 2010 in Island Creek weighing 32 lbs
My name is Santi, caught this nice 26 inch striper on October 22nd near Goat Island while fishing with my fiancee Mallory late evening!
Duane Norris caught this 3 lb. largemouth on a shallow crank bait while trolling near Grassy Creek on Nov. 6th with Capt. Ray DeBruler and 1st mate David Dixon aboard the "Son Ray".
60LB Flathead 52 inches long caught by Groundhog and Fujimo on 9/20/10.
RiverBottomOutdoors.com would like to remind everyone to leave it better than you found it. This gar was shot on 9/17. The fish was being strangled by a 6-pack ring that he had outgrown sometime ago.
RiverBottomOutdoors.com would like to remind everyone to leave it better than you found it. This gar was shot on 9/17. The fish was being strangled by a 6-pack ring that he had outgrown sometime ago.
Jonah Powell with RiverBottomOutdoors.com whacked this citation carp on 9/25. The fish weighed 22 lbs and measured 35”.
35 lb 43” Flathead Catfish caught on Bream in Bluestone 9/23 by Stu Gillow at Jim Rafferty's "Catfish Cove" lakeside resort. Weighed it in at Bugg's Island Bait and Tackle.
Snapper and Goat had a good night on Buggs. Caught in Dan River on Brim.
Crappiecrossing with a 12 lb striper caught at Lake Gaston on 8-29-10 while fishing for walleye. Striper was caught near the islands in about 22-24' of water on a nightcrawler.
My wife caught this on 9-1-10 at Grassy Creek while crappie fishing. Got it on 4lb test. 8lbs 2oz.
Hogg back on Buggs with Snapper, 38lbs caught in the lake on brim.
Caught this 2 Lb. Pickerel out of a kayak last night at Little Nutbush Creek on a blue and white suspending spot.
Jeffrey with his first big cat 17 lbs caught 8/21 aboard the Rockcrusher. I can't wipe the smile off his face.
Benji White with two stripers caught on 8-21-10 on live shad in the Ivey Hill area.
Debra caught this 15 lb blue cat sat. evening at kerr lake what a day. We have enough fish to eat for a while.
This is the biggest blue cat that I have caught at Bugg's Island. I'm glad my friend was along to help net it. It weighed 51 pounds, and was 45 inchs long. It was caught in shallow water. The fish was released to fight again, best of luck to all you fishermen, hope yall' catch a fish of a lifetime.
Crappiecrossing with a citation 27" Lake Gaston Walleye caught at mouth of River Ridge in 20' of water. Bait was a nightcrawler on a spinner rig fished on the bottom.
Me & My Husband caught 34 1/2 inch striper in Grassy Creek on 7/10/2010
Crappiecrossing with a Lake Gaston Walleye caught on 8-8-10 between mm19 and mm20 in 18' water using spinner harness and nightcrawler. Was about 200 yds from "the nest" duck blind.
Not a monster, but the kids didn’t think there were any “big” fish in the lake. This catch from a canoe July 10th not only resulted a whole lot of fun, but a new generation of fishermen! We will be back at the lake Labor Day weekend to teach the boys how to fish! Sometimes the Catch of the Day isn’t about the fish so much as it is about the sport.
David White with a 26 inch striped bass caught around Eastland creek.
Caught on artificial bait 7/15/2010
Jack's Twin Granddaughters go fishing.
Striper Caught on Bugg's Island Lake-July 16, 2010
33” 15 lb Blue – Caught on live bream the evening of 7/21 at the mouth of Dan River.
Caught these with live shad in Eastland creek.
Here is Bear with a 13lb Striper, caught at Ivy Hill area using Shad.
Netted this nice blue aboard The Grateful on a last minute camping / fishing trip with the Mrs. We were drifting the channel edges not far from Occoneechee running cut bait deep on 6/19/10 in the middle of the day. Had a bunch of 6-7-8 pounders earlier in the day up near the rivers. Good decision to get out on Kerr that weekend, had a blast!
Crappiecrossing with 2 more citation walleye caught @ Lake Gaston on 7-8-10, 5.56 and 5.81 lbs. Fish were caught in 20' of water on the edge of river channel near the RR bridge and I85 bridge using nightcrawlers and spinnerrigs.
Honest fisherman caught this hog in difficult creek 7/10/10
Caught with jigs on 7/12/10 in Ivey Hill area.
Fish was caught on a jig by Jimmy Wrenn on 7/12/10
Here is a nice Gar caught by Adam on 6-19-10 he bit a live shad and put up a good fight. CPR
Wesley Demarest III caught a 13.58 lb 47 1/2 in Gar in Kerr Lake on Monday June 28, 2010. Weighed at Bobcat's
June 13, 2010. I caught this 23in 10Pd. Large mouth bass on my first cast, he jump out of the water one time. I was on shore when I coat him.I was using a spinner bait.
46lbs Blue Cat fish
Crappiecrossing with a limit of 5 Lake Gaston Walleye caught on July 5, 2010. Caught all between mm 19 to mm 24 in 20-22' using nightcrawlers and spinner rigs. Largest weighed 5.88 lbs.
ShadHawg with a 2.2lb Crappie caught on Buggs Island Around Turtle Cove at 10PM 6/11/2010.
Crappiecrossing with a 7.14 lb. Walleye caught @ Lake Gaston on 6-14-10. Fish was caught on river channel edge in 21 ft. of water near the I 85 bridge using a nightcrawler.
Cat-tec 36 flat-head,caught in the Dan!
Scott Hemstreet with the winning two bass from a small club tournament on Gaston 6-19. Combined weight a bit over 7.5 lbs. Caught between Rte 1 and I-85 bridges on northern shore on texas rigged lizards.
The boys at RiverBottomOutdoors.com landed this 45lb Flathead on 06/19/2010. Fish was caught somewhere near the lip on 10/0 Gamakatsu Octopus.
Another nice striper caught on 6-13-10.
These 2 stripers were caught 6-10-10 casting artificials.
The kerr lake striper fishery doesn't seem to be in too bad of condition. This one was caught 6-13-10 by Kevin Cheatham.
A fine day on the lake after the storm on 6-13-10.
A nice striper caught on 6-10-10.
Two LMB caught in the back of a cove south of Satterwhite on 6/6/10. Both came from the same patch of bushes and were caught on a texas rigged blue lizard with red flecks. Near noon is water over 80 degrees. Only bass I caught all day
Chris Milliner with a 34inch 30lb blue caught off the point of buffalo driftin cut bluegill.
Evelyn trying her luck with double jigs in Grassy.
A nice kerr lake striper caught on 6-12-10.
Another nice kerr lake striper caught on 6-12-10.
Wayne K. w/LMB 5-29-2010 Zoom worm.
Crappiecrossing with a 5.31 lb. Walleye caught at Lake Gaston on 5-31-10
Crappiecrossing with 2 shellcrackers caught at Lake Gaston on 5-31-10 in 2 feet of water.
Tim with 2 small crappie on a double rig.
I caught this largemouth in Lake Gaston with a red devil in shallow water near the shore. It weighed 1.25 pounds. First time fishing on Gaston and had a fun time.
Chris Milliner with a 34 inch 28 lb blue caught 5/1/2010 near stanton rive park using cut shad.
Jim Z. w/18 lb. Bluecat 5-18-2010 mainlake, shrimp.
Jim Z. w/ Channel cats. 5-19-2010 Mainlake on shrimp.
Lila F. w/LMB 2lb. 7oz. 5-27-2010 Bluestone, Zoom worm.
Wayne K. w/LMB 5-28-2010 Zoom worm.
My son Anthony and Dad Jack show off Anthony's big catch ( aprox. 38 lb & 43" ) at Goat Island, Kerr lake on the last week of April - 2010
Tim hooked up with this Striper on a Buzzbait late Friday evening in the very back of Grassy.
22 May 2010, Fishing Boat TALLBLONDE had the grandson visiting. He caught two blue cats, two blue gill and one large mouth bass.
15 lb Blue Cat caught and released by Shawn Scruggs at Kerr Lake.
This Bass was caught in Grassy Creek off a bridge where I believe Tim fishes. If so, Thanks tim. 7.5lbs caught on lime green Senko 5/24.
Tim had another good weekend for bass like this one. Caught in Grassy late evening.
Derick with 34 pound catfish cought on Bluestone on 4/20/2010.
Rusty Weatherly with nice bass cought on Kerr Lake at Bluestone.
Tim's new fishing partner Evelyn from the philippines got really exciting with this Bass from Grassy caught late Thursday Evening.The Smile is way bigger than the Bass.
Heres a 10 lb striper caught on live shad by Adam
Tim Faucette from Bullock seen this Bass hit his Topwater plug like a really small Bass Thursday evening right before the sun went down behind the Tree's in Grassy Creek.
Catfish weighed 58 pounds, measured 46 1/2 inches long, was caught April 21st, 2010 at Stanton River State Park, caught on 20 pound test line in three feet of water. Good luck to the rest of you all, hope you get one too. This was the bigest flathead catfish that I ever caught.
60 lb. club w/ a 41 and a 40 caught in the dan river 5/1.....
41 & 40 flathead CPRed aboard the SEAARK. Caught on live shad..
Here is Adam with a nice blue caught near difficult creek on 5-2-2010 using pig lips for bait, while fishing with some dude they call teacher.
Bo Barringer- 35 lbs- Caught on 4/20/2010 while fishing with Robbie Evans
Tim with a nice Bass caught in Grassy on Friday (4/23/10).
Here is a pic of the fish that my nephew and I caught in the Dan Saturday 4/24/2010. We used cut shad.
My wife's first catfish of the year. This Blue was caught in the Dan 04/24/2010. She used cut shad.
Adam Morris w/ a 48lb flathead out of the Dan....4/26/10
16 April 2010, Fishing Boat TALL BLONDE went looking for the Spring Stripers, but found the Crappie on Grassy Creek. Carolyn is hold a nice sized one.
Leosobo with 30 lb flathead. Staunton river below difficult creek on live shad. Photo by T-Bone. 4/23/10 09:00 am.
Devyn Connor (lil' 60lbclub) holding one of many blues caught on 4-24 in the dan river All fish were CPRed
Devyn w/ another blue aboard the SeaArk 4-24 All fish were caught using live cut bait.
Bo Barringer- 37 lb caught on 4/20/2010 while fishing with Robbie Evans
Ross W and his brother Ryan with a 27lb, 39 inch Blue Cat caught in Bluestone on cut bait in the morning of 4/8/10.
Crappie landed at Longwood 3 lbs on white and green jig
Tim caught this nice crappie Sunday near Grassy on 1st cast after using some Smelly Jelly. Tim wasn't sure if the Smelly Jelly helped but, it sure didn't hurt.
35lbs. Flathead caught 4-5-10 in the Dan River. 1st flathead caught in 2010 by jclayton78
Bo Barringer - 36lb Flathead - April 11, 2009
4/5/10 54lb Flathead caught during the day at Difficult Creek of course, Keepitsimple
Visiting from Oregon, Melissa Lehew catches her first (under-sized) striper near Goat Island on Easter Sunday.
Noah Warden caught this three pound three ounce striper with his dad Scott on a Tiger Bomber lure in Grassy Creek on April fourth.
This is Ms. “The Grateful” with her first 10 pound Blue caught on cut bait, Easter Sunday Near Occoneechee during our camping trip.
Ryan W with his first Crappie of the season. One of four he caught on 4/8/10 over 13 inches! Caught on a minnow in Bluestone in 6ft of water
Here is Adam with a 11 and 12 lb striper. Caught on live bait on 4-3-10 while fishing with the teacher.
Jonah & Josh Powell put the Cherokee-Choctaw stalk on citation fish number 3, 4, 5, and 6 for RiverBottomOutdoors.com on 04/03/10. Biggest gar weighed in at 20lbs. Video on website.
Amy and Lila w/ crappie. 13 inch 1+lb. on minnow. Bluestone.
Tony w/ 12 inch slab out of Bluestone on a minnow.
2nd cast of the day was pretty good for Tim Monday Evening.
Here is Adam with a 25 and a 26 inch striper caught while fishing in the ivy hill area while fishing with live bait. These two were CPR'd. Both these fish bit at the same time.
Jonah Powell over at RiverBottomOutdoors.com landed a citation by length largemouth on 03/27. The fish measured 22 3/4 inches and weighed in at just a hair over 6lbs.
Amanda with largemouth caught on brand new birthday rod and reel. Caught at Oconeechee State Park on 3/28/2010. Released to get bigger for next camping/fishing trip.
Amy Brown w/LMB Bluestone 4-1-2010
Tim made a trip to the Roanoke River in Weldon to see how the shad run is goin. He read a article somewhere that some of these shad use to run all the way up to Clarksville before all the Dams were built.
Caught in Difficult Creek! 2.76 Slab!
Darrell (right) & Jonah (left) Powell from RiverBottomOutdoors.com put the father-son smack down on a mess 'o crappie. 03/06/10
Darrell Powell lands a 2.6lb crappie from Buffalo on 03/19/10. First citation fish of 2010 for the boys over at RiverBottomOutdoors.com
Roy Taylor caught this 29" 11.5 pound striped bass in Bluestone Creek on 3-17-2010 on a 16" crappie pole with 6 pound test.
It's time boys, 41lb flathead out of Difficult creek during thye day on CUTBAIT. Keepitsimple
Caught by shemstreet on 3.5" rapala off shallow water point in the cove next to Flemingtown ramps. Fished all day, this was the only bass even seen. Also caught a decent striper and lost another at the boat, but both were undersized anyway
This 6 pound largemouth was caught in Burroughs Mill Creek off my dock.
HawhHunter caught this 6.8 lber. 3-21-10 slow-rolling a spinnerbait. She was CPR'd to fight another day.
James from WVA. Had these 2 Biggun’s 3-15 3-19 just of 2 of 78 caught.
James from WVA. Had these 2 Biggun’s 3-15 3-19 just of 2 of 78 caught
Clay Breedlove with a nice one 53 Lbs.
Here is the Teacher with a juvenile striper. Seems to be the size that we're catching the most of. But it beats getting skunked.
Here is Adam with a small striper caught in Eastland creek, hope to catch him again in a few years.
This Crappie was caught in Bludstone on 3-6-10. It weighed 2.77 lbs., and measured 17 1/4"
41lb daytime Flathead out of difficult creek, it's time. Keepitsimple
Caught near Satterwhite by Lukus Watkins - "REEL WILD 1"
Cobys dad and 60lbclub w/ a 30lb and 48lb (winner) at the Ice Bowl.
Snapper and the net man [Lew] wit a 57lber caught in Hogans Creek
Van and Hammer Head had a good time at the James 65 lb
Chan Puryear and Todd Swain finished in 1 Place in the K.L.C.A with a 65.3 Lb Blue and Todd with a 49.1 Blue.