Benson angler Landon Evans, 15, holds the new state record for blue
catfish - a 117-pound, 8 ounce fish, caught from Lake Gaston on June 11.
* Where my mother was born. "To hear our own valiant, brave soldiers made us want to pick up a gun and kill the first Yankee in sight."
*LITTLETON, N.C. (June 21, 2016) —
For the third time in six months, Lake Gaston has produced another blue
catfish state record. The holder this time is 15-year-old Landon Evans,
of Benson, who landed a 117-pound, 8-ounce whopper on June 11.
Evans caught the fish, which measured 55 inches in length and 40½ inches in girth, using cut shad as bait.
The N.C. Wildlife
Resources Commission confirmed the new state record after the fish was
weighed on certified scales at Ace Hardware in Littleton and examined
and identified by District 3 Assistant Fisheries Biologist Evan
Cartabiano.
More @ NC Wildlife
Ahem. That used to be Buggs Island lake. Named for my mothers family, and a lot of it covers the King Charles land grant.
ReplyDeleteSo, were the Buggs a Littleton family?
DeleteVirginia side of the lake.
ReplyDeleteI see. Thanks.
Delete