Congratulations to several members of the Patrick County High School Fishing Team. The team competed in two separate Qualifying Tournaments of the season at a windy Buggs Island Lake. Check-ins were each morning starting at 5:45 a.m. Presentation of Colors, Pledge of Allegiance along with the Blessing of the Boats, Boaters, Anglers and Fish and National Anthem were held each morning. Weigh-Ins were held Saturday and Sunday at Occoneechee State Park, Clarksville, Virginia, located along Buggs Island Lake. Buggs Island Lake is the largest lake in Virginia and one of the most scenic in the south. Clarksville is the only incorporated town on this 50,000-acre lake. Created for flood control and hydroelectric power in the mid-20th century, the lake extends 39 miles from the John H. Kerr Dam up the Roanoke River.
There were 119 boats registered to compete throughout the weekend from high schools across the state, making this high school tournament one of the largest the PCHS Fishing Team has ever competed in.
Congratulations to Hunter Heath, Jonah Shockley, Chace Handy, Will Heath, Evan Eastridge, Camdon Fain, Cameron Redd, Austin Stowe, Jake Bryant, Christian Pendleton, Kipton Vipperman and Trenton Miller, they all qualified for the State Tournament to be held in 2024. Thanks to everyone for their continued support of the young anglers.
Patrick County was well represented and placed in both divisions:
Congratulations to Hunter Heath, Jonah Shockley, Chace Handy, Will Heath, Evan Eastridge, Camdon Fain, Cameron Redd, Austin Stowe, Jake Bryant, Christian Pendleton, Kipton Vipperman and Trenton Miller, they all qualified for the State Tournament to be held in 2024. Thanks to everyone for their continued support of the young anglers.