Chesterfield man sets record for largest goldfish ever caught in Virginia Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources Jeremy Fortner with the goldfish he caught in Hunting Creek on May 22, 2021 By: Web Staff and last updated 2021-07-07 17:32:36-04 What a catch! A Chesterfield man has set a record after catching a huge goldfish in May. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources says on May 22, Jeremy Fortner arrowed a 3 lb. 9 oz. goldfish from Hunting Creek, a tributary of the Potomac River. The fish was 16 in. long, had a girth of nearly 15 in. and was officially weighed at Green Top Sporting Goods in Ashland.