A number of residents have received citations from the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament so far this year, especially for big red drum caught and released, and for the ever-popular speckled trout.
Among the citation catches for red drum, the tournament recently reported the following recipients.
John S. Foster of Gloucester, 48” and 46” fish; Robert F. Flippin of Gloucester, 48”; Carter Paige Flippin of Gloucester, 46”; Larry Brown of Hayes, 48”; Madison Gross of Hayes, 46.5”; Nathan Gross of Hayes, 47”; Aaron Flippin of Hayes, 51”; Hannah O’Connell of Hayes, 50”; Austin Coates of Hayes, 47”; Jeremy Gardner of Gloucester, 47”; Chad Amos of Gloucester, 46.5”;
Also, Randy Orga of Hayes, 50”; Landen Oliver of Hayes, 46.5”; Billy Flippin of Hayes, 48”; Brian Cerney of Gloucester, 48.5” and 48”; Robert Jessen of Hayes, 48”; Bradley Barrs of Hayes, 48”; and Jay Brown of Hayes, 48”.
Winners of speckled trout citations this spring have included: Hunter Johnson of Dutton, 5 pound, 14-ounce ...