RECORD MUSKIE CAUGHT IN LITTLE KANAWHA RIVER

(06/02/2025)

A Burnsville man caught and released a new state record musky fish at a West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) river-access site on Saturday. Lucas King was fishing on the Little Kanawha River in the tail water section of Burnsville Dam in Braxton County when he caught a large musky with a 6-inch glide bait. King's record fish was 55.0625 inches long and weighed 51 pounds. The previous state length record was a 54.0625-inch musky caught by Chase Gibson. The previous weight record was a 49.75-pound musky caught by Anna Marsh.

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