Looking for Lunkers - Trophy Fish That Is

            ROANOKE, W.Va. – If you have a trophy fish caught from West Virginia waters, then maybe your fish will make the trophy fish display at West Virginia’s National Hunting and Fishing Day event. There are some real lunkers swimming in Mountain State waters, and each year the West Virginia Wildlife Federation and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources showcase trophy fish legally-caught from state waters at the National Hunting and Fishing Day event. This year’s event is September 25-26, 2010, at Stonewall Resort State Park near Weston in Lewis County.

            “This will be the fourth year that a trophy fish display of mounted specimens has been exhibited at the event and every year the display has been a big attraction,” said DNR Fisheries Biologist Kevin Yokum, who is organizing the display.     

            Interested anglers who have qualifying fish mounts should contact Yokum at 304-924-6211 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. or e-mail kevinyokum@wvdnr.gov for additional information or a registration form. This information can also be found on the WVDNR website at www.wvdnr.gov . Look under “Special Opportunities, National Hunting & Fishing Days.”