Fourth Annual Tappahannock
Rotary Croaker Fishing
Tournament

SATURDAY MAY 19, 2007
Click here to Register for 2007 Croaker Tournament - May 19th
 
 


Largest Croaker Wins
View 2006 Tournament Photo Gallery
1st Prize $1,500;     2nd Prize $1,000;     3rd Prize $500
Youth Angler Award 16 Years Old or Younger $250
   
Corporate sponsors for this event were Bank of Essex, Bareford Buick, Chandler Chevrolet, Colonial Farm Credit,  Dillard & Katona, Elliott Tire Service, Essex Glass, EVB, Garretts Marina, Harborside Storage, Hoskins Creek Table Company, Peoples Community Bank,  Martin Sale Furniture, Millers Tavern Import Service, Riverland Insurers, Romas Restaurant, Tappahannock Pharmacy, Walmart and Watt's Grocery. 
Jim Wawnwer was ably assisted by Bud Smith (weigh-in), Sonny Terry (record keeper), Mac Garret and Chuck Gilchrist at Garrett's Marina, John Gregory, Tom Saville, Tom  Madren, Gordon Fletcher and Bill Reavis.
   

2006 Tournament Winners

 
 
2006 winner, Ryan Bowker
with a 2 lb-8oz croaker wins $1,500.
Ryan is a student at Virginia Tech and lives
in Mechanicsville. He caught his croaker
while snoozing off Moratico using squid bait.
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2006 second place Steve Ebert
with a 2 lb 6 oz- croaker wins $1,000.
Steve lives in Tappahannock and has
participated in all three Croaker Tournaments.
He caught his croaker off Simonson using frozen shrimp.

2006 third place, C.S. Dabney
with a 2 lb-4oz croaker wins $500.
CS is from Ashland and caught his croaker
off Garrett's Marina using Squid.
Rotary Croaker Tournament Chair Jim Wawner
annouces the 2006 prizes - this is the third year
Jim has organized and spearheaded this
highly successful Rotary Fund Raiser.

2006 Youth Angler winner, Camden Hilton, 8 years old, of Tappahannock
(no photo) wins $250 with a 1 lb-14oz croaker caught with squid off Lowery Point.
 
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