2007 Summary Report

VIRGINIA SALTWATER FISHING TOURNAMENT
Summary Report 2007

Species

Entries

# Released

% Released

# Captured

% Captured

Entries for All Species

% of All Entries

AMBERJACK

53

53

100%

0

0%

6164

1%

BLACK DRUM

633

617

97%

16

3%

6164

10%

BLUE MARLIN

126

126

100%

0

0%

6164

2%

BLUEFISH

44

29

66%

15

34%

6164

1%

BLUELINE TILEFISH

164

0

0%

164

100%

6164

3%

COBIA

197

55

28%

142

72%

6164

3%

CREVALLE JACK

71

71

100%

0

0%

6164

1%

CROAKER

83

3

4%

80

96%

6164

1%

DOLPHIN

53

0

0%

53

100%

6164

1%

FALSE ALBACORE

3

3

100%

0

0%

6164

0%

FLOUNDER

667

26

4%

641

96%

6164

11%

GRAY TRIGGERFISH

40

3

8%

37

93%

6164

1%

GRAY TROUT

2

0

0%

2

100%

6164

0%

KING MACKEREL

56

0

0%

56

100%

6164

1%

KINGFISH (ROUNDHEAD)

10

0

0%

10

100%

6164

0%

POMPANO

8

0

0%

8

100%

6164

0%

RED DRUM

656

656

100%

0

0%

6164

11%

SAILFISH

29

29

100%

0

0%

6164

0%

SEA BASS

145

0

0%

145

100%

6164

2%

SHARK (ANY)

36

36

100%

0

0%

6164

1%

SHEEPSHEAD

71

17

24%

54

76%

6164

1%

SPADEFISH

300

97

32%

203

68%

6164

5%

SPANISH MACKEREL

15

2

13%

13

87%

6164

0%

SPEARFISH

1

1

100%

0

0%

6164

0%

SPECKLED TROUT

476

122

26%

354

74%

6164

8%

SPOT

14

1

7%

13

93%

6164

0%

STRIPED BASS

1400

564

40%

836

60%

6164

23%

SWORDFISH

14

13

93%

1

7%

6164

0%

TARPON

4

4

100%

0

0%

6164

0%

TAUTOG

148

38

26%

110

74%

6164

2%

TRUE ALBACORE

6

0

0%

6

100%

6164

0%

TUNA (BLUEFIN)

17

2

12%

15

88%

6164

0%

TUNA (OTHER)

96

0

0%

96

100%

6164

2%

WAHOO

96

0

0%

96

100%

6164

2%

WHITE MARLIN

430

430

100%

0

0%

6164

7%

TOTAL

6164

2998

49%

3166

51%

6164

100%

Virginia Saltwater Fishing Tournament
Lewis Gillingham, Tournament Director
Suite 102, Hauser Bldg.
968 Oriole Drive South
VA Beach, VA 23451
Phone: (757) 491-5160
E-Mail: vswft@mrc.virginia.gov