Michigan City Angler Catches State Record Lake Whitefish

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Published: 01 April 2015

(Provided by Indiana DNR)

Dan Rostecki with record whitefish (photo by Mary Beck Ryba)Dan Rostecki didn’t catch what he was after while fishing from the Michigan City pier last Saturday, but he did haul in a state-record lake whitefish instead.

“I was out there brown trout fishing on the bottom and thought I had one,” Rostecki said. “It ended up being a whitefish. It’s the first one I’ve ever caught. It was really, really a bonus.”

A record bonus no less.

DNR State Record Fish Program coordinator Jamie Smyth certified the record catch on Monday. Rostecki will receive a certificate and patch from the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife as recognition of the record.

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New Fishing Licenses Required April 1

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Published: 01 April 2015

New fishing licenses required April 1Both Indiana and Michigan remind anglers that a new fishing license season begins Wednesday, April 1, which coincides with the new regulation cycle. All 2014 fishing licenses are good through March 31, 2015.

Indiana offers the following options:

• Resident annual $17
• Non-resident annual $35
• Trout/Salmon stamp $11
• One-day fishing (includes trout/salmon) $9
• Seven-day fishing (non-residents only) $20
• Senior annual fishing (residents only) $3
• Senior fish for life (residents only) $17
• Resident annual fishing/hunting $25.

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