If you catch a tagged fish in VA waters the people at VIMS would like to have it back, some fish are worth $20, others $5. You are allowed to catch another fish in its place without it counting towards your creel limit. All they ask is that you keep it on ice.
When I called mine in, VIMS called me back on a Saturday night wanting to hook up to get the fish. At that point I was back in Maryland. I actually wrote to MD DNR to get the info on that fish since it was not in the VIMS database.
Very cool how far it traveled.Great to hear the fish lived after tagging.None of the Diamond Jim Rock got caught this summer- some thought they all died.
Any chance DNR will give you a "late" prize ? Some tag tournaments do.
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