Knoxville Resident Roy Hawk Claims Another State Fishing Record

NASHVILLE --- Knoxville resident Roy Hawk now has the honor of holding three current state fishing records, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has confirmed.

 

Hawk caught a quillback carpsucker that weighed 4 lbs., 2 ozs., that measured 19 1/8 inches in length while fishing on the Holston River in Hawkins County on Feb. 18. Hawk had set the standard for the northern hogsucker and the black redhorse on the same day while fishing on the South Holston a year and two days prior to establishing the mark for quillback carpsucker. The northern hogsucker weighed 2 lbs., 9 ozs and the black redhorse 3 lbs., 1 oz.

 

Hawk’s new record for the quillback surpassed the mark of 2 lbs., 9 ozs. Bill Davis, also a Knoxville resident, set the old mark May 20, 2009 while fishing at Bull Creek Run on Melton Reservoir in Anderson County.

 

To land his latest record fish, Hawk used a spinning reel with a rapala lure on an 8 lb. test line. He made the catch at 8 p.m.

 

The criteria to be considered for a state record fish along with the new record application and instructions, state records and fishing license information are in the 2010 TWRA Tennessee Fishing Guide. Information is also available on the TWRA Web site at  by clicking on “Fishing”located on the left side of the home page.