THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, October 7, 1996 TAG: 9610070141
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C8 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY BOB HUTCHINSON, OUTDOORS EDITOR
LENGTH: 48 lines
While cold, bustery weather kept many saltwater anglers at dockside during the past week, their freshwater counterparts made a few impressive catches.
None was more impressive than the 42 1/2-pound blue catfish pulled from the James River by Van Turpin of Chesapeake. The river also yielded a 22-pound blue catfish for Bill Bullock of Norfolk.
Several big largemouth bass were boated, including an 8-pound, 13-ounce lunker pulled from a private pond by Tim Hensle of Virginia Beach. Western Branch Reservoir in Suffolk produced bass weighing 7-13 and 6-10 for Michael Saunders of Suffolk.
Jeffrey Linse of Newport News scored the season's first red drum release on the Outer Banks, at Cape Point at Buxton-on-Hatteras.
VIRGINIA BEACH INSHORE: No outstanding catches reported.
VIRGINIA BEACH OFFSHORE: Dolphin: James Wallace, Virginia Beach, 24-4, caught from the boat Miss Kicks.
LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY: Croaker: Mark Wray, Virginia Beach, 3-0, Big Crab.
EASTERN SHORE SEASIDE: Red drum release: Buddy Vaughan, Virginia Beach, caught from the surf.
EASTERN SHORE BAYSIDE: Speckled trout: Scott Rittenhouse, Cape Charles, 5-9, no name on boat; William Floyd, Machipongo, Va., 5-8, no name; and Bill Hill, Cherrystone, Va., 5-0, Flat Broke.
OUTER BANKS INSHORE: Jack crevalle: Vinny Cerchiaro, Virginia Beach, 25-0, caught from Frisco Pier.
OUTER BANKS OFFSHORE: White marlin release: William Truitt, Suffolk, Marlin Mania.
FRESHWATER: Largemouth bass: Jerry Haller, Virginia Beach, 7-12, caught at Lake Smith; Roy C. Hodge Sr., Windsor, 6-10, Western Branch Reservoir; Tim Weddle, Chesapeake, 6-3, Prince; and Joe Lang Jr., Virginia Beach, 25 inches, Western Branch. Pickerel: Gene Ledoux, Virginia Beach, 24 inches, Lake Burnt Mills. White perch: Joe Lang Jr., Virginia Beach, 13 1/4 inches, Western Branch. Yellow perch: Steve George, Chesapeake, 13 1/4 inches, Prince; Anthony McLaughlin, Chesapeake, 12 1/4 inches, Western Branch; and Ron Garceau, Suffolk, 12 inches, Western Branch. Shellcracker: Steve George, Chesapeake, 1-3, Prince; Michael Seimetz, Chesapeake, 1-2, Prince; Wayne Kitchen, Zuni, 1-0, 1-0, Prince; Michael Mizelle, Chesterfield, Va., 11 1/4 inches, Western Branch; and Shane Mizelle, Chesterfield, 11 inches, Western Branch.
TOURNAMENTS: Rick Morris of Virginia Beach finished 20th and won $4,000 in the recent BASS Top 100 largemouth bass tournament out of Indianhead, Md., on the Potomac River. His three-day catch weighed 39-11. The winner was Dan Morehead of Paducah, Ky., at 54-11. Morehead won $24,000 in cash and prizes. by CNB