Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Jan. 17 (UPI) -- West Virginia officials said a pair of anglers broke state records in the first two weeks the year with a 53.1-inch grass carp and a 49.84-inch blue catfish. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources said Zachary Adkins of Cabins broke a state record Jan. 3 when he went fishing at Warden Lake in Hardy County and reeled in the 53.1-inch grass carp, which beat a 50.75-inch carp caught in 2005. Advertisement The division said the fish weighed in at 59 pounds, falling short of the record of 71.69 pounds. A second record was beaten Jan. 11, when Justin Conner of Culloden reeled in a 49.84-inch, 58.38 pound blue catfish from the Ohio River in Mason County. The fish was more than 2 inches over the previous state record, but fell short of the 59.74-pound record for weight. Read More 350-pound grouper caught in Florida believed to be 50 years old TV host helps rescue koi fish from flooded road Florida boy, 7, knocked off surfboard by jumping shark