West Virginia
Buckhannon teen caught record-breaking golden rainbow trout for Gold Rush event
BUCKHANNON, W.Va (WDTV) – Hunter Rohr of Buckhannon caught a golden rainbow trout that set a new length and weight record for West Virginia’s Gold Rush event.
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announces 15-year-old Rohr caught a 28-inch, 11.84-pound golden rainbow trout from the Smoke Hole section of the South Branch of the Potomac River in Pendleton County.
Previously, Gerald Estep held the length record when he caught a 27.5-inch golden rainbow trout in 1987 at Stonecoal Lake in Lewis County. Charles Lilly Jr. held the previous weight record with a 9.72-pound golden rainbow trout during the Gold Rush in 2023 at Little Beaver Lake in Raleigh County.
The new state record was confirmed by WVDNR District 3 Fisheries Biologist Jim Walker.
“We are proud to recognize Hunter’s accomplishment,” said WVDNR Director Brett McMillion. “His record-setting golden rainbow trout showcases the many fishing opportunities here in West Virginia and demonstrates the passion anglers of all ages bring to the sport.”
To learn more about state fish record categories, check out the West Virginia Regulations Summary here.
All anglers 15 and older must have a West Virginia fishing license, which can be purchased online at WVfish.com, as well as a trout stamp when fishing for trout.
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Three AH-64E Apache Guardians from the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, sit on the tarmac at the Greenbrier Valley Airport. Members of various U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army National Guard, U.S. Air National Guard, and North Atlantic Treaty Organization member nations participate in Misty Dawn, a Large-Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) joint readiness exercise that highlighted coalition interoperability and high-end integrated tactics, held in Lewisburg, West Virginia, May 5-8, 2026. The exercise focuses on coordinated integration of ground and air elements to conduct joint missions in a simulated contested combat area of operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
| Date Taken: | 05.07.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 05.17.2026 13:54 |
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CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WCHS) — -We are the champions.
Laying claim to titles at the annual West Virginia High School Tennis State Tournament on Friday were Charleston Catholic’s boys and Logan’s girls in Division II while GW’s boys and Huntington’s girls finished at the top in Division II.
For the Catholic boys, who defeated Williamstown, it was the 14th under the guidance of David Sadd.
Logan’s girls made history with their first-ever state team championship in tennis.
-Meanwhile, the Marshall women’s softball team fell to Arizona, 7-5, in its opening round game of the NCAA Tournament. Morgan Zerkle’s Herd hit four home runs in the game.
-The University of Charleston women’s softball team was within a win of claiming the NCAA Division II Atlantic Regional I Tournament in Shippensburg.
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-In college baseball, both WVU and Marshall lost the second game of their three-game series with TCU and Texas State, respectively.
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