Burkett holds up the new state-record channel cat. Lighting struck twice for West Virginia angler Allen Burkett. On July 20, he caught a giant channel catfish that broke the state record—which he set ...

A West Virginia angler just broke a fish record in the Mountain State. Jerry Porter of Harts, West Virginia, caught a black crappie while fishing at East Lynn Lake in Wayne County. Porter reeled in ...

Two anglers fishing at a West Virginia lake set state records within two hours of each other, officials said. Getty Images/iStockphoto An angler’s new state record lasted less than two hours before ...

A man in Wayne County, West Virginia, caught a state record channel catfish in the pond on his father’s farm in South Charleston using an unexpected rod. John Tyler Rutherford reeled in a ...

Tyler Rutherford reeled in a new state-record channel catfish on July 21 while fishing his family’s farm pond in Wayne County, West Virginia, according to a recent announcement from the state’s ...

Kimberly Feltner and her husband, Shawn, braved the wind and rain on Sept. 28 to fish the Ohio River with their friend and local guide, Chris Souders. It was the day after Hurricane Helene struck the ...

An angler gets a few final casts into the Pacific from West Cliff as a recent sunset colors the sky with the last light of day. Perch are the most common catch for those fishing from the rocks on West ...

West Fargo native and professional walleye angler Corey Heiser has fished all over the country, but when it comes to Saturday's Minnesota walleye opener, he says there’s nothing like it. “People from ...

A West Virginia angler just broke a fish record in the Mountain State. Jerry Porter of Harts, West Virginia, caught a black crappie while fishing at East Lynn Lake in Wayne County. Porter reeled in ...

A man in Wayne County, West Virginia, caught a state record channel catfish in the pond on his father's farm in South Charleston using an unexpected rod. John Tyler Rutherford reeled in a ...