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Niles man catches new Michigan state record flathead catfish
By editor on Jun 4, 2012 | In News, Fishing, MI Dept of Natural Resources | Send feedback »
The Department of Natural Resources recently confirmed the catch of a new state record flathead catfish. Caught by Rodney Akey of Niles, Michigan, on Tuesday, May 22, on the St. Joseph River in Berrien County at 8 p.m., the fish weighed 49.8 pounds and measured 45.7 inches. Akey was still-fishing from shore with an alewife when he landed the record fish. more »