New state-record flathead catfish weighs in above 64 pounds

  • Codie Carlson, of Newport, Michigan, was bowfishing Plum Creek in the early-morning hours of Sunday, June 29, when he brought in a new state-record flathead catfish weighing 64.46 pounds in Monroe County.
    Codie Carlson, of Newport, Michigan, was bowfishing Plum Creek in the early-morning hours of Sunday, June 29, when he brought in a new state-record flathead catfish weighing 64.46 pounds in Monroe County.

    LANSING

    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 earlymorning hours of Sunday, June 29, when he brought in the record-breaker.

    This fish beats the previous state-record flathead catfish – 53.35 pounds, 43 inches – c…