DATE: Monday, May 19, 1997                  TAG: 9705190166

SECTION: SPORTS                  PAGE: C7   EDITION: FINAL  

SOURCE: BY BOB HUTCHINSON, OUTDOORS EDITOR 

                                            LENGTH:   91 lines

CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION: ***************************************************************** Joe Palmer was incorrectly identified in the Angler of the Week story in Sunday's Sports section. Correction published Tuesday, May 20, 1997, page C2. ***************************************************************** FOUR COLORFUL SPECIES OF FISH RECENTLY SHOWED

Four colorful species of fish recently showed up in their normal springtime haunts, much to the delight of the area's anglers.

Redears, also known as shellcracker, made a strong showing on Lake Prince and Western Brance Reservoir in Suffolk.

James Worrell of Suffolk earned 30 citations for big shellcracker pulled from two impoundments. His biggest went 1 pound, 7 ounces. Fishing crony Wayne Walker of Suffolk had 20 citation winners to 1-2.

Red drum provided excitement for anglers along the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, the surf of Smith Island on the Eastern Shore and at Hatteras Inlet on the North Carolina Outer Banks.

Black drum appeared off Cape Charles and Kiptopeke and around the islands of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

Meanwhile, Joe Henderson of Virginia Beach took the gray trout lead in the annual Virginia Salt Water Fishing Tournament with a 10-8 catch at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel.

Here's a rundown of other recent catches:

VIRGINIA BEACH INSHORE: No outstanding catches reported.

VIRGINIA BEACH OFFSHORE: Tautog: Frank C. Hyatte Sr., Chesapeake, 10-0, caught from the boat Nancy Anne. Sea bass: Lewis Wilkins, Charlotte, 5 pounds, 1 ounce, Bobbi Lee.

CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE-TUNNEL: Red drum releases: Jeff Dyckman, Virginia Beach, no name on boat; Randy Matuski, Moyock, Catchin' One; and Arthur Christman, Virginia Beach, Day Late. Red drum: Ken Neill III, Grafton, Va., 42-0, no name. Black drum releases: Cheryl Paige, Chesapeake, and Craig R. Paige, Chesapeake, both from the Prowler; and David J. Smith, Virginia Beach, Lil Suzy. Flounder: P.T. Hodges, Norfolk, 6-4, Bears' Necessity; and Gene McDaniels, Virginia Beach, 6-0, Blood and Guts.

EASTERN SHORE: Black drum release: Bill Hall, Bloxom, Va., Fishmaker. Black drum: Christian Seay, Wilsonia Neck, Va., 88-0, no name; Michael White, Ruckersville, Va., 81-0, Duck Bone; Jesse Thompkins, Suffolk, 75-8, Bobby C.; William Rodgers, Cherrystone, Va., 73-11, Beverly Elizabeth.; and Dave Barbee, Cape Charles, 70-14, Peggy O. Red drum: Harry Wessells, Pocomoke, Md., 50-11, caught from the surf; and Susan Wessells, Pocomoke, 40-11, surf. Flounder: Margaret Driskill, Capeville, Va., 6-10, One More Drift. Speckled trout: Jackie M. Jones, Pungoteague, Va., 5-5, no name. Tautog: Lee Michaelski, Chincoteague, 12-12, and Lee Michaelski, Chincoteague, 9-12, both from the Tide Runner. Sea bass: Gary Wagner Jr., Chincoteague, 5-4, Betty J.

OUTER BANKS INSHORE: Red drum release: Mike Spicer (5), Norfolk, surf. Speckled trout: Kevin Croft, Portsmouth, 4-8, surf. Pompano: Steven Rose, Nashville, N.C., 2-4, surf.

OUTER BANKS OFFSHORE: Blue marlin releases: Gary Gaskins, Virginia Beach, Gannet; Lee Brankley, Chase City, Va., Sea Note; and James Heine, Fayetteville, N.C., Sea Breeze. White marlin releases: Guy Newell, Ocracoke, Harper's Folly; and Donald Kennedy, Norfolk, Good Times. Sailfish releases: David Weiner, Virginia Beach, Glen MacKenzie, Virginia Beach, Thomas M. Wild, Virginia Beach, and Jason Bayne, Richmond, all from the 0 Four; John King, Yorktown, and Mark Morin, Carrollton, Va., both from the Reel Life; and Don Garrett Jr., Hampton, Betty Pays. Longbill spearfish release: Mary Smith, Virginia Beach, Huntress. Wahoo: Mary Schulz, Virginia Beach, 48-0, Mary M. Dolphin: Quenton Morris, Newport News, 43-0, Release; Andy Thompson, Virginia Beach, 35-0, Chaos; and Clinton Everett, Kill Devil Hills, 35-0, Lonesome Gull. Yellowfin tuna: Randy John, Norfolk, 73-0, Fight-N-Lady; Noel Lantz, Virginia Beach, 72-0, Gannet; and Orval Walker, Elizabeth City, 72-0, Wildfire.

FRESHWATER: Largemouth bass: John Goodman, Virginia Beach, 8-4, caught at Northwest River; Sherman Payne, Hampton, 8-1, private pond; and Roy Dunn, Newport News, 23 1/2 inches, Lake Prince. Muskellunge: Jay Palmer, Portsmouth, 21-1, Western Branch Reservoir. Chain pickerel: George Rowe, Windsor, 4-2, Prince. Walleye: Norm St. Martin, Virginia Beach, 5-8, Lake Whitehurst. Channel catfish: Chris Singer, Virginia Beach, 12-0, Hellspoint Creek. White perch: Ray Blanton, Virginia Beach, 13 inches, Hellspoint Creek; and Marcie Barrat, Virginia Beach, 1-4, Back Bay. Yellow perch: Carolyn Dail, Suffolk, 1-6, Western Branch; and Wayne Rose, Chesapeake, 12 3/4 inches, Prince. Shellcracker: Scott Bersik, Colonial Heights, 2-0, Western Branch; W.T. Drake, Newsoms, Va., 1-5, Western Branch; Mike Jones, Portsmouth, 1-3, Western Branch; Joe Neely, Chesapeake, 1-2, Lake Meade; Curtis Taylor, Suffolk, 1-0, Western Branch; Sherry Smith Chesapeake, three at 11 1/4 inches, Prince; and James Bynum, Chesapeake, 11 1/4 inches, Prince.

TOURNAMENT: Brenda Carter of Chesapeake boated largemouth bass with a combined weight of 10-3 to win a contest staged on the Perquimans River on Sunday by the Tidewater Bass-N-Babes. Second went to Laura Hansen of Suffolk at 9-3 amd third to Cathy Worrell of Chesapeake at 4-4. Carter had the lunker at 3-11.

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