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FISHING REPORT

Posted by StriperChaser on January 9, 2005, 9:40 am
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By Bill Cochran
ROANOKE.COM COLUMNIST

FISHING REPORT
The James River generally is lauded for the best blue catfish action in Virginia, but this week the Chickahominy River steals the show. That’s where Jim Hughes of Harrisonburg landed blue catfish on cut shad that weighed 44, 41, 41, 27 and 23.5 pounds apiece. This doesn’t mean the James isn’t producing catches. It is turning out cats 20-pounds and above. Some 15-to 20-pounders are being caught in the upper reaches of Kerr Lake.
Recent mild weather has created good conditions for catching crappie in a number of impoundments. The hot spot is Chickahominy Lake where Kenny Glenn of Richmond caught 40 on jigs. Minnows produced 24 crappie for Douglas Nelson of Lanexa.