West Virginia fisherman breaks state record for black crappie

Lincoln County man breaks West Virginia fishing record

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) - Another West Virginia fishing record has been broken! According to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, a Lincoln County angler's catch broke the state's black crappie weight record. Jerry Porter of Harts caught the fish in East Lynn Lake in Wayne County. The WVDNR says the black crappie weighed 3.6 lbs and measured 17.7 inches. The weight surpassed that of a 3.15 lb, 17.76-inch black crappie caught by Alum Cr…

Lincoln County fisherman catches WV-record black crappie

CHARLESTON — West Virginia's black crappie weight record was broken by a Lincoln County angler, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced Monday.

West Virginia fisherman breaks state record for black crappie

STILTNER, W.Va. (WBOY) — Another West Virginia fishing record has been broken! The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced Monday that a Lincoln County fisherman has broken the state weight record for black crappie. According to a release, Jerry Porter of Harts, W.Va., caught a 3.6-pound, 17.7-inch black crappie on May 7 in East Lynn Lake in Wayne County. He used a minnow-tipped jig on a six-pound test line to make the catc…

Lincoln County angler catches state record black crappie

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced today that the state’s black crappie weight record has been broken by a Lincoln County angler. The record was broken on May 7 by Jerry Porter of Harts, W.Va., who caught a 3.6-pound, 17.7-inch black crappie at East Lynn Lake in Wayne County. Porter used a […]

WVDNR stocks 80 waters during week of May 5 - West Virginia Daily News

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVDN) — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) today announced that the following lakes and streams were stocked with trout during the week of May 5: Anthony Creek Berwind Lake Big Sandy Creek Blackwater River Boley Lake Buffalo Creek (Brooke) Buffalo Creek (Clay) Burnsville Tailwaters Cacapon Park Lakes Camp Creek Castleman Run Lake Clear Fork of Guyandotte River Clover Run Coopers Rock Lake Cranberry River …

‘I Panicked,’ Says West Virginia Fisherman Who Just Caught the New State Record Black Crappie

Jerry Porter and pals Ron and Rodney Shelton were having a banner morning of spring-spawning crappie action on 1,000-acre East Lynn Lake on May 6. It was only 9 a.m. when Porter hooked a fish bigger than the others. “The crappies were bedding and hit everything we cast to them around a fallen oak tree,” Jerry Porter, 50, tells Outdoor Life. “Every cast we hooked a fish. Then I stuck one that was different — bigger than all the others, and I pani…