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Tilefish, cobia, sheepshead citation catches reported

Citation fish caught by local anglers newly listed in vasaltwaterjournal.com include the following:
Jesse A. Rollins of Gloucester, 20-pound blueline tilefish caught offshore on July 26;
Edmund A. Brummer II of Gloucester, 17-pound, 6-ounce blueline tilefish caught offshore on July 26;
Timothy L. Rollins of Hayes, 10-pound, 4-ounce blueline tilefish caught offshore on July 26;
Ronald H. Powell of Hayes, 55-inch cobia caught and released July 31 at the Third Island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel;
David Shield Jr. of Gloucester, 10-pound, 4-ounce sheepshead caught in Mobjack Bay on August 5;
Christina Stafford of Hayes, 12-pound sheepshead caught July 31 in Chesapeake Bay;
Michael Stafford, 11-pound, 2-ounce sheepshead caught July 31 in Chesapeake Bay; and,
Barry Waltrip of Gloucester, 11-pound, 9-ounce sheepshead caught July 31 at Back River Artificial Reef.
These fish qualified for citations on the basis of weight or length, if released, in the Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournamen...

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