Michigan Angler Lands New State Record Chinook (King) Salmon
by TBC Press on 08/31/21
Using a Moonshine raspberry carbon spoon lure, an angler from Ortonville, Michigan, turned in a new state-record fish! Luis Ricardo Hernandez Martinez was troll fishing with Capt. Bobby Sullivan of Icebreaker Charters on Lake Michigan near Ludington early Saturday morning, Aug. 7, when he caught a Chinook salmon weighing in at 47.86 pounds and measuring 47.5 inches. "I never expected a catch like this would happen," Martinez said. "It's possible for anyone if I can do it! I would like to extend... READ MORE
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