A Newport man has landed a new state record for a flathead catfish, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources says.

The record for largest flathead catfish that was set on the St. Joseph River in Berrien County was broken by a bowfisher in Monroe County.

A Newport man is a state-record holder after he reeled in a massive flathead catfish, weighing in at 64.46 pounds and measu ...

Codie Carlson is a new state-record holder in Michigan, catching a 64.46-pound flathead catfish while on Plum Creek on June 29, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced July 21.

Carlson, a self-described “true fishoholic,” said, “I thought I was about to shoot a channel catfish for dinner. Turns out, I guess we do have flathead catfish in these waters.” ...

If you ask Courtney Ashcraft, fourth-generation owner of Old Dutchman Bait Shop in Westerville, there's no doubt which fish ...