DATE: Monday, June 16, 1997                 TAG: 9706160177

SECTION: SPORTS                  PAGE: C9   EDITION: FINAL 

SOURCE: BY BOB HUTCHINSON, OUTDOORS EDITOR 

                                            LENGTH:  120 lines

WEEKEND FISHING

Recent fishing action featured the season's first white marlin release for a Virginia boat and new leaders in the cobia, shark, spadefish and dolphin divisions of the Virginia Salt Water Fishing Tournament.

The big news for North Carolina anglers was the appearance of schools of bigeye tuna off Oregon Inlet, where several in excess of 200 pounds were boated.

The white marlin was released Wednesday by Mike Glaubke of Virginia Beach, fishing on the Water Witch 98 miles southeast of Rudee Inlet.

Mike Maslow of Chesapeake took the Virginia contest's cobia lead with a 52-pounder boated at Bluefish Rock on the Tide Runner.

Jim Baylor of Norfolk gained the tournament's shark lead with a 322-pound mako caught off Virginia Beach on the Wahoo, while Johnny Zaun of Virginia Beach gained the spadefish lead with a 9-pound, 9-ounce catch from the Saltatrix at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.

Barry Logan of Woodbridge, Va., is the new leader in the dolphin category with a 37-pound catch from the Poor Girl. In addition, William B. Tramel of Kinder, Va., entered the contest's first yellowfin tuna, an 87-pounder caught from the Miss Behavin.

Here's a rundown of some other recent catches:

VIRGINIA BEACH OFFSHORE: Spadefish: Rodney Dale Edwards, Virginia Beach, 7 pounds, 5 ounces, caught from the boat Citation Station.

CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE-TUNNEL: Striped bass releases: Jizel Palmer, Virginia Beach, One For Fun; and David Wood, Virginia Beach, Plan Sea. Flounder: Roy McCausey, Norfolk, 7-10, Reel Nauti; Joann Husted, Virginia Beach, 7-0, Katy Brown; and Kai Lysaght, Virginia Beach, 6-4, no name on boat. Bluefish: William Hayden Jr., Chesapeake, 16-8, The Bobbers. Black drum releases: Troy Warren, Chesapeake, no name; Charlie Bryant Jr., Virginia Beach, Getaway; and Babak Beheshtzadeh, Virginia Beach, and Jeff Ashton, Virginia Beach, both from the Zeebe. Black drum: John Stallings, Virginia Beach, 71-8, T-Bone; and Gary John, Norfolk, 70-0, no name. Red drum release: Kevin Laxton, Virginia Beach, and David J. Smith, Virginia Beach, both from the Lite Tackle; and Robert Holtz, Virginia Beach, Rip Drag. Red drum: Stephen Ayers, Chesapeake, 40-8, no name. Speckled trout: John W. Willis, Chesapeake, 5-4, no name. Spadefish: Michael Wroton, Norfolk, 8-12, no name; and Gary Richardson, Virginia Beach, 7-0, no name. Tautog: David Pridgen, Norfolk, 9-1, no name.

EASTERN SHORE SEASIDE: Red drum releases: Bill Mariner, Greenbackville, Va., caught from the surf; Bill Hall, Bloxom, Va., surf; and Kelly Stafford, Richmond, Sharly Lee. Flounder: Lennie Elder Jr., Petersburg, 6-0, no name.

EASTERN SHORE BAYSIDE: Red drum: Greg Elder, Stony Creek, Va., 45-4, Wide Open. Black drum: Robert Turner, Accomac, 84-3, no name; A.W. Chappell, Cheriton, Va., 79-11, Shore Charters; and Ted Sturgis, Belle Haven, Va., 73-14, Pals Forever. Flounder: Bonnie Conrecode, Hopewell, Va., 6-0, Poppa John. Spadefish: D.M. Colver, Onley, Va., 8-12, no name; L. Richard Riley, Pungoteague, Va., 8-8, no name; Greg Elder, Stony Creek, Va., 8-3, Wide Open; and Artie Miles, Belle Haven, Va., 7-14, and P.G. Ross, Exmore, Va., 7-10, both from the Isurus.

OUTER BANKS INSHORE: Red drum: Kelly Madures, Wanchese, N.C., 49-8, caught from the surf. Cobia: Joe Gillette Jr., Richmond, 51-0, Sea Hunter; Charles Hill, Rocky Mount, N.C., 44-0, Island Tyne; and Charles Powell, Kitty Hawk, 42-0, no name.

OUTER BANKS OFFSHORE: Blue marlin releases: James Olivey, Virginia Beach, and Jimmy J. Robinson, Virginia Beach, both from the Canyon Runner; John Moorefield, Virginia Beach, Sea Magic; Craig Davis, Portsmouth, Eagle; James Glover, Virginia Beach, Gambler; John Raymond, Charlottesville, Egg Citement; William Kindervater, Manakin-Sabot, Va., Point Runner; Tracie Daniels, Barhamsville, Va., Miss Jackie; Dwight Read, Nashville, N.C., and Jerry Dew, Wake Forest, N.C., both from the Outer Limits; David Kiser, Bedford, Va., Big Eye; William Holder, Winston Salem, N.C., and Timothy Brendle, Lexington, N.C., both from the Lucky Chip; and Jonathan Craun, Charlottesville, Fishing Frenzy. White marlin releases: Robert Barfield, Wilson, N.C., Sea Angel; Adam Wolf, Lynchburg, Miss Edie III; Dick Phillips, Winston-Salem, N.C., Sea Striker; John Stinson, Richmond, Country Girl; and Trenae Hall, Steadman, Va., Tuna Fever. Bluefin tuna release: Marc Chenault, Oilville, Va., Pelican.

Sailfish release: Jerry Dew, Wake Forest, N.C., and Andy Elliott, Edenton, N.C., both from the Outer Limits. Dolphin: Gary Austin, Virginia Beach, 35-0, Box Lunch; and Todd Williamson, Front Royal, Va., 35-0, Sea Jay IV. Wahoo: Gary Hammer, Suffolk, 57-0, Miss Boo; Robert Barfield, Wilson, N.C., 53-0, Sea Angel; Hollis Collier, Dyke, Va., 50-0, Osprey; Guy Baxter, Rocky Mount, N.C., 42-8, Chapin; and Raymond Klabnik Jr., Virginia Beach, 40-0, Hooker. Bigeye tuna: David McCormick, Troutville, Va., 263-0, Wallace Brinkley, Virginia Beach, 243-0, and Richard Brinkley, Waynesboro, Va., 236-0, all from the Temptress; Steven Jazins, Richmond, 200-0, Carolinian; Missie Ricci, Youngsville, N.C., 183-0, Sea Toy; Richard Osburn, Richmond, 181-0, and Greg Warren, Mechanicsville, Va., 163-0, both from the Sea Note; Kevin Whitlock, Richmond, 170-0, Fintastic; Ronald Ferguson, Roanoke, 170-0, Nathan Wheeling, Roanoke, 133-0, and Wade Minnis, Fincastle, Va., 101-0, all from the Capt. B.C.; John Conroy, Chesapeake, 155-0, Fishing Frenzy; Jack Pollard, Midlothian, Va., 136-0, Robert Vermillera, Glen Allen, Va., 115-0, and Travis Mullins, Richmond, 114-0, all from the First Crack; Joshua Mensou, Williamsburg, 133-0, Prime Time; Daniel Dwyer, Southern Shores, N.C., 123-0, Rebate; Larry Mills, Roanoke, 121-0, Dream Girl; and Michael Sterling, Raleigh, 116-0, and Jason Berg, Hayes, Va., 106-0, both from the Phideaux.

Yellowfin tuna: Michael Stallings, Hampton, 92-0, and Edward Frank, Newport News, 82-0, both from the Temptress; Kurt Sederstrom, Mechanicsville, Va., 90-0, Sea Note; Gary Putze, Nokesville, Va., 89-0, no name; Douglas Mason, Buchanan, Va., 86-0, Gary Yearout, Moneta, Va., 82-0, and Robert Arthur, Pennhook, Va., 72-0, all from the Gannet; Alvin Vernon, Dyke, Va., 83-0, Hooker; Melani Moreno, Virginia Beach, 83-0, Smoker; Chester Pawlowski, Virginia Beach, 80-0, Pelican; Thomas Graves, Springfield, Va., 80-0, no name; and Billy Davis, Wake Forest, N.C., 75-0, Sea Toy.

FRESHWATER: Striped bass: Ben Hogwood, Virginia Beach, 25-0, caught at Western Branch Reservoir. Largemouth bass: S.S. Kiser, Suffolk, 23 3/4 inches, Lake Prince; Arnold Goodman, Chesapeake, 23 3/4 inches, Prince; Steve Henderson, Norfolk, 23 inches, Lake Bradford; Bill Fogle, Hampton, 23 inches, Prince; Phil Macklen, Virginia Beach, 22 1/2 inches, Lake Smith; Bill Morgan, Virginia Beach, 22 1/4 inches, Smith; and Hollie Hodge, Isle of Wight, 6-5, Western Branch. Walleye: Norm St. Martin, Norfolk, 6-2, Lake Whitehurst; and Tone D'Addario, Virginia Beach, 5-0, Smith. Chain pickerel: Tom McCormick, Portsmouth, 26 inches, Prince; Jason Gray, Newport News, 5-2, Prince; William Larkins, Chesapeake 4-11, Nottoway River; and Lavar McMillan, Suffolk, 4-2, Western Branch.

Channel catfish: Andrew Krayowski, Portsmouth, 19-12, James River; and Gail Schooley, Chesapeake, 12-12, Forest Lake. Yellow perch: Ted Steen, Portsmouth, 1-4, Prince; and Michael Parker, Isle of Wight, 1-4, Western Branch. Bream: Roger Edwards, Smithfield, 1-14, Lake Burnt Mills; and Gary Codbark, Virginia Beach, 11 1/4 inches, Prince. Shellcracker: Michael Griffin, Suffolk, 1-3, Western Branch; Roy Heusner, Chester, Va., 1-3, Western Branch; Edgar Weaver, Suffolk, 1-2, Western Branch; Phyllis Black, Suffolk, 1-2, Prince; James Cossell, Norfolk, 1-1, Western Branch; David Broops, Portsmouth, 1-0, Western Branch; and Roger Edwards, Smithfield, 11 1/2 inches, Western Branch.

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