State record yellow perch caught on Summersville Lake

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State record yellow perch caught on Summersville Lake
Clinton Mills, of Ravenswood, with his state record yellow perch. Photo courtesy W.Va. Dept. of Commerce

A state record yellow perch was caught by Clinton Mills, of Ravenswood, West Virginia, on Feb. 24, 2018, according to a news release from the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources.

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Mills caught the 14.5-inch, 2.04-pound fish on a 10-pound test line with live bait while fishing from a boat on Summersville Lake in Nicholas County.

Mills’ yellow perch establishes a new West Virginia record for weight, exceeding the 1.93-pound fish caught by Joshua Estes from Summersville Lake in 2012.

Anglers who believe that they have caught a state record fish should check the record listing in the  brochure, division officials say.

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The brochure also outlines the procedure to follow for reporting their catch. This information is also available online at .


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