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New River Gorge National River
History & Culture
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Did You Know?
The New River is a very popular warm water fishery. The West Virginia state record for length of Smallmouth Bass - 25.5 inches and 7.5 lbs - was caught in the New River in 1976.
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Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:31 EST |