MONROE COUNTY, Mich. (WXYZ) — A Monroe County man has set a new state record for a flathead catfish, according to the ...

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

His catch weighed 64.46 pounds and was 45 inches long, the agency said. The previous state record was held by an Indiana man who caught a 53.35-pound, 43-inch flathead catfish in 2022 on the St.