
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SATURDAY, May 7, 1994                   TAG: 9405070020
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Bill Cochran
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

CATFISH LEADS WAY IN FISHING TOURNAMENT

A 14.16-pound catfish is the heftiest entry in the three-day Cave Spring Optimist Club fishing tournament, which opened Friday at Smith Mountain Lake.

The fish was hooked on a minnow by Jamie Arthur of Roanoke, who was fishing the Blackwater River side of the lake.

The leading largemouth is a 5.06-pounder caught by Gene Chewning of Vinton.

Dee Schaem of Charlottesville holds first place in the crappie category with a 1.7-pound catch, and Carl Power of Vinton has the top smallmouth, a 4.05-pounder.

By early Friday evening no muskie or walleye had been entered by the tournament's 665 contestants.

by CNB