Blue Catfish — 68 lb 14 oz, Archery (2022)
Species: Blue Catfish
Species reference image — not the record catch.
Confirmed against an official or primary source as of the date shown.
Directly confirmed via DWR's own current state-record fish table, which lists this in a clearly separate 'Archery State Record Freshwater Fish' section from the standard records.
Virginia Archery State Record
- Recognizing authority
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Record program
- Online Virginia Angler Recognition Program — Archery Category
- Status
- Current
- Certification date
- 2022-10-20
Official source: Virginia Dept. of Wildlife Resources — Virginia State Record Fish (species, weight, angler, date, waterbody, archery category)
Sources last checked 2026-08-09.
- Weight
- 68 lb 14 oz
- Angler
- Josh Bailey
- Catch date
- 2022-10-20
- Catch location
- Rappahannock River
A specific named place, as published by the source below — not a precise coordinate.
No Hampton Roads connection — the Rappahannock River is Middle Peninsula, not Hampton Roads. Included to honestly cover Virginia's archery state-record category (limited to bowfin, catfish below the Fall Line, longnose gar, and common carp), not because this specific catch has any local tie.
This page cites an existing official authority's own determination — it is not itself a certifying body. Always confirm current status directly with the authority linked above before relying on it, since records can be broken or updated at any time. How record certification works →