Hurricane man catches W.Va. record yellow perch
A Hurricane man now holds the West Virginia weight record for yellow perch after reeling in the nearly 2-pounder from Summersville Lake in Nicholas County.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Hurricane man now holds the West Virginia weight record for yellow perch after reeling in the nearly 2-pounder from Summersville Lake in Nicholas County.
The Division of Natural Resources said Joshua Wayne Estes caught the 14.5-inch, 1.93-pound perch on Dec. 1. He was using a live chub for bait.
The fish bested a 1.83-pound yellow perch caught in 1985 in Tygart Lake, in Taylor County. The length record of 15.44 inches still stands. That perch was caught in Summersville Lake in 2010.
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Hurricane man now holds the West Virginia weight record for yellow perch after reeling in the nearly 2-pounder from Summersville Lake in Nicholas County.
The Division of Natural Resources said Joshua Wayne Estes caught the 14.5-inch, 1.93-pound perch on Dec. 1. He was using a live chub for bait.
The fish bested a 1.83-pound yellow perch caught in 1985 in Tygart Lake, in Taylor County. The length record of 15.44 inches still stands. That perch was caught in Summersville Lake in 2010.
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