Michigan's 43-year King Salmon Record Broken Near Ludington

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Published: 10 August 2021

MDNR Report

Using a Moonshine raspberry carbon spoon lure this past weekend, an angler from Ortonville, Mich. turned in a new state-record king salmon.

Luis Ricardo Hernandez Martinez was trolling with Capt. Bobby Sullivan of Icebreaker Charters on Lake Michigan near Ludington early Saturday morning when he caught a Chinook salmon weighing in at 47.86 pounds and measuring 47.5 inches.

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Skamania Steelhead Moving into Trail Creek, Lower St. Joseph River

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Published: 13 July 2021

By Louie Stout

Cooler water temperatures and rainfall has drawn Skamania steelhead into some Michiana streams and rivers.

Indiana Lake Michigan Biologist Ben Dickinson said his crews have been gathering several steelhead at the Trail Creek Weir in Michigan City and hope to be done soon.

The adult fish being collected will be stripped of eggs and milt to produce future steelhead stockings.

“We’re getting about 50 to 100 a day, so it’s been steady,” Dickinson said. “We’re hoping to finish up this week.”

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