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New state-record flathead catfish weighs in above 64 pounds

While bowfishing recently in Monroe County, an angler from Newport, Michigan, caught a new state-record fish: a flathead catfish weighing in at 64.46 pounds and measuring 45 inches. Codie Carlson was bowfishing Plum Creek in the early-morning hours of Sunday, June 29, when he brought in the ...

Outdoors North: The power of music and nature

“The empty rooms where her memory is protected, where the angels’ voices whisper to the souls of previous times,” – Bob Dylan It was a summer day like today, many, many years ago, when the first sounds from that grand masterpiece came rolling across my brain. Those intricate lyrics, ...

DNR weekly fishing report

St. Ignace: At the Carp and Pine rivers, walleye fishing pressure continued to slow down, but those targeting them reported catches. Walleye anglers floated leeches, cast small spinner baits or trolled nightcrawler harnesses. Ontonagon River: Fishing efforts were fair over the past week. Walleye were reported being caught in low numbers. Anglers had luck finding fish when jigging and trolling alike. Ontonagon/Silver City/Union Bay: Ontonagon saw a fair amount of angling effort over the past week, while Union Bay and Silver City saw lower levels of activity. Bad weather occasionally ...

A promise delivered: A new heart for a new mom

Promise Garell grew up with a congenital heart defect. She was born with transposition of the great arteries, where her heart vessels and her heart were not correctly transfigured, preventing her heart from providing adequate blood flow to the rest of her body. Her first surgery to address ...