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Species	County	Waterbody	Year	Record End Date	Weight (lbs)	Length (in)	Angler
AMERICAN EEL	Macomb	LAKE ST.CLAIR	1990	current	7.44	43.00	Chad Markham
AMERICAN EEL	Macomb	LAKE ST.CLAIR	1989	6/9/1990	4.81	36.00	Carol Krall
AMERICAN EEL	Kent	GRAND RIVER	1989	8/21/1989	4.44	38.00	Emma Mitchell
AMERICAN EEL	Bay	SAGINAW BAY	1987	6/15/1989	4.06	36.00	Richard Roth
ATLANTIC SALMON	Mason	LAKE MICHIGAN	1981	current	32.62	41.00	Elaine G. Bender
BLACK BUFFALO	Ottawa	GRAND RIVER	2004	current	33.25	36.50	BRADLEY JAMES NIETERING
BLACK BUFFALO	Ottawa	GRAND RIVER	2002	6/7/2004	32.63	36.00	ANTHONY HOWARD STARKS
BLACK BUFFALO	Ottawa	GRAND RIVER	1998	9/23/2002	31.96	36.00	ANTHONY HOWARD STARKS
BLACK BUFFALO	Kent	GRAND RIVER	1997	4/20/1998	29.52	36.00	THOMAS WAYNE VEURINK
BLACK BUFFALO	Ottawa	Grand River -Moore's River Imp	1997	4/14/1997	24.00	34.00	BRANDON MICHAEL SUTFIN
BLACK BUFFALO	Berrien	ST. JOSEPH RIVER	1994	4/2/1997	23.35	33.10	Henry Starrett
BLACK BUFFALO	Ottawa	GRAND RIVER	1992	8/1/1994	16.75		Dennis J. Currier
BLACK BULLHEAD	Cass	MAGICIAN LAKE	1999	current	3.44	17.00	Louie Keller
BLACK BULLHEAD	Mackinac	MILAKOKIA LAKE	1998	6/17/1999	2.50	15.50	HARRY WAYNE FISHER
BLACK BULLHEAD	Baraga	PRICKETT DAM BACKWATER	1990	5/16/1998	2.31	16.30	Michael A. Anderson
BLACK BULLHEAD	Clinton	LAKE OVID	1982	9/8/1990	2.00	15.50	Jeffrey Alan Ingersoll
BLACK CRAPPIE	Kent	LINCOLN LAKE	1947	current	4.12		E. Frank Lee
BLUEGILL	Alcona	VAUGHN LAKE	1983	current	2.75	13.75	Gary Saylor
BOWFIN	Livingston	CROOKED LAKE	1981	current	14.00	35.00	Michael Miller
BROOK TROUT	Houghton	CLEAR LAKE	1996	current	9.50	28.10	Dennis Nevins
BROOK TROUT	Delta	LITTLE BAY DE NOC	1991	3/17/1996	6.76	26.00	Leon C. Dube
BROOK TROUT	Menominee	LAKE MICHIGAN	1988	3/25/1991	6.76	24.50	Jeff Johnson
BROWN BULLHEAD	Kalamazoo		1989	current	3.62	17.50	Michael J. Kemp
BROWN BULLHEAD	Wexford	LAKE CADILLAC	1984	9/2/1989	3.06	18.00	Rene Teaque
BROWN TROUT	Manistee	LAKE MICHIGAN	2000	current	34.62	40.50	LARRY EDWARD CURTIS
BROWN TROUT	Manistee	LAKE MICHIGAN	1998	4/10/2000	34.45		BURTON REID
BROWN TROUT	Manistee	ARCADIA LAKE	1984	4/23/1998	34.38	38.25	Robert Henderson
BROWN TROUT	Benzie	LAKE MICHIGAN	1976	5/16/1984	31.50	37.50	John A. Duffy
BURBOT	Chippewa	St. Marys River -Munuscong Bay	1980	current	18.25	40.00	Thomas Courtemanche
CHANNEL CATFISH	Roscommon	HOUGHTON LAKE	1964	current	40.00	41.50	Richard French
CHANNEL CATFISH	Roscommon	HOUGHTON LAKE	1960	current	40.00		Dick Latarski
CHINOOK SALMON Michigan	Kent	GRAND RIVER	1978	current	46.06	43.50	Ray Essex
COHO SALMON Michigan	Benzie	PLATTE RIVER	1976	current	30.56	40.00	Paul Lewandowski
COMMON CARP	Jackson	WOLF LAKE	1974	current	61.50	47.50	Dale E. France
FLATHEAD CATFISH	Ionia	MAPLE RIVER	1943	current	47.50	44.00	Elmer Rayner
FRESHWATER DRUM	Muskegon	MUSKEGON LAKE	1973	current	26.00	37.50	James Black
GIZZARD SHAD	Saint Clair	LAKE ST.CLAIR	1996	current	4.12	21.00	Gary Bielecki
GIZZARD SHAD	Saint Clair	ST. CLAIR RIVER	1990	5/12/1996	3.50	19.50	Dennis Kish
GIZZARD SHAD	Manistee	MANISTEE RIVER	1989	4/14/1990	3.25	19.50	Kenneth Klinkoski
GREEN SUNFISH	Oakland	KIRKWOOD LAKE	1990	current	1.53	10.00	Julius R. ("Chip") Drotos
GREEN SUNFISH	Van Buren	GREAT BEAR LAKE	1988	10/17/1990	1.31	9.25	David W. Rose
HYBRID SUNFISH	Allegan	DOANS LAKE	1991	current	1.44	11.75	Lloyd T. Jarman
HYBRID SUNFISH	Grand Traverse	ARBUTUS LAKE	1988	current	1.44	11.25	Daniel James Manville
KOKANEE SALMON	Oakland	CLINTON RIVER	1978	current	1.94	18.00	John Lee Reiland
LAKE HERRING	Grand Traverse	GRAND TRAVERSE BAY-EAST ARM	1992	current	5.40	25.00	Robert E. Rogers
LAKE HERRING	Grand Traverse	GRAND TRAVERSE BAY-EAST ARM	1981	8/27/1992	5.12	23.00	Elmer Manville
LAKE STURGEON	Cheboygan	MULLETT LAKE	1974	current	193.00	87.00	Joseph Maka
LAKE TROUT	None	LAKE SUPERIOR	1997	current	61.50	49.00	LUCAS LANCZY
LAKE TROUT		LAKE SUPERIOR	1944	8/17/1997	53.00	48.00	E.C. Watson and Kenyon Boyer
LAKE WHITEFISH	Ontonagon	LAKE SUPERIOR	1993	current	14.28	31.75	Robert J. Majurin
LAKE WHITEFISH	Berrien	LAKE MICHIGAN	1992	5/13/1993	14.21	30.00	Ray Kranzow
LAKE WHITEFISH	Berrien	LAKE MICHIGAN	1990	7/11/1992	13.20	30.50	Jeff Ingersoll
LAKE WHITEFISH	Alger	LAKE SUPERIOR	1979	10/27/1990	12.88	31.70	Rick Renfors
LARGEMOUTH BASS	Oscoda	ALCONA DAM POND	1959	current	11.94	26.00	Jack Rorex
LARGEMOUTH BASS	Kent	BIG PINE ISLAND LAKE	1934	current	11.94	27.00	William J. Maloney
LONGNOSE GAR	Livingston	WILLIAMSVILLE LAKE	1995	current	18.00	53.00	Dennis Promo
LONGNOSE GAR	Jackson	PORTAGE RIVER	1982	7/2/1995	15.00	52.50	Kenneth A. Bauer
LONGNOSE SUCKER	Berrien	ST. JOSEPH RIVER	1986	current	6.88	22.50	David W. Rose
MOONEYE	Saint Clair	LAKE ST.CLAIR	1995	current	1.69	14.38	Robert J. Commire
MOONEYE	Saint Clair	ST. CLAIR RIVER	1989	8/15/1995	1.44	14.50	Al Puro
MOONEYE	Macomb	LAKE ST.CLAIR	1988	7/18/1989	1.38	15.00	Darlene Blanock
MUSKELLUNGE Northern	Barry	THORNAPPLE LAKE	2000	current	49.75	51.00	JOHN KEITH GEML
MUSKELLUNGE Great Lakes	Antrim	CLAM LAKE	1985	4/26/2000	47.75		Wendell D. Nichols
MUSKELLUNGE Great Lakes	Kalkaska	LAKE SKEGEMOG	1984	current	48.00		CHARLES S. EDGECOMB
MUSKELLUNGE Northern	Gogebic	THOUSAND ISLAND LAKE	1980	1/10/2001	45.00	51.50	William Pivar
NORTHERN HOG SUCKER	Berrien	ST. JOSEPH RIVER	1994	current	2.54	19.00	Allen L. Shembarger
NORTHERN HOG SUCKER	Berrien	ST. JOSEPH RIVER	1993	4/9/1994	2.06	16.50	MALCOLM ANTHONY BUTLER
NORTHERN HOG SUCKER	Berrien	ST. JOSEPH RIVER	1989	3/21/1993	2.06	16.00	Richard W. Mackey
NORTHERN PIKE	Schoolcraft	DODGE LAKE	1961	current	39.00	51.50	Larry Clough
PINK SALMON	Mackinac	CARP RIVER	1987	current	8.56	28.00	Ron Karasek
PUMPKINSEED	Hillsdale	BAW BEESE LAKE	2004	current	1.35	11.00	ROBERT WILLIAM HOUSER
PUMPKINSEED	Kent	WABASIS LAKE	1993	5/30/2004	1.32	9.50	Robert Howard
PUMPKINSEED	Antrim	THAYER LAKE	1990	6/8/1993	1.00	10.00	Donald Walsh
PUMPKINSEED	Jackson	CLARKS LAKE	1983	5/22/1990	1.00	10.50	Troy Hamlin
QUILLBACK	Oceana	STONY LAKE	2000	current	8.00	25.25	KEVIN VINCENT ZOULEK
QUILLBACK	Allegan	Kalamazoo River	1993	8/28/2000	7.50		Scott Buzzell
QUILLBACK	Allegan	Kalamazoo River	1988	5/5/1993	6.88	22.50	Craig F. Merchant
RAINBOW TROUT		LAKE MICHIGAN	1975	current	26.50	39.50	Mark Johnson
REDEAR SUNFISH	Saint Joseph	THOMPSON LAKE	2002	current	1.97	12.75	RICHARD F. ALBER
REDEAR SUNFISH	Branch	COLDWATER LAKE	1995	5/21/2002	1.94	13.25	Ellen Gillette
REDEAR SUNFISH	Branch	COLDWATER LAKE	1990	7/9/1995	1.83	12.50	Tyler Gephart
REDEAR SUNFISH	Jackson	ROUND LAKE	1986	7/28/1990	1.62	11.50	Frank Warrick
REDHORSE	Newaygo	Muskegon River -Croton Pond	1991	current	12.89	29.25	Mike Polega
ROCK BASS	Genesee	HOLLOWAY RESERVOIR	1965	current	3.62	20.00	Edward Arnold
ROUND WHITEFISH-MENOMINE	Ottawa	LAKE MICHIGAN	1992	current	4.06	21.50	Kenneth E. Bilski
ROUND WHITEFISH-MENOMINE	Ottawa	LAKE MICHIGAN	1985	11/19/1992	3.75	20.00	Roger D. Munch
ROUND WHITEFISH-MENOMINE	Benzie	LAKE MICHIGAN	1982	10/22/1985	3.75	20.50	Russ Bates
SAUGER	Houghton	TORCH LAKE	1976	current	6.56	25.50	Gary Frederick
SMALLMOUTH BASS	Cheboygan	LONG LAKE	1906	current	9.25	27.25	W. F. Shoemaker
SMELTS (Family)	Houghton		1996	current		12.00	John Watson
SMELTS (Family)	Baraga	KEWEENAW BAY (LK. SUPERIOR)	1992	5/15/1996		11.80	Anthony LaPlante
SMELTS (Family)	Emmet	LAKE MICHIGAN	1992	3/7/1992		11.50	Lawrence S. Veihl
SMELTS (Family)	Houghton		1990	3/5/1992	0.25	11.38	MICHAEL JOHN ZIMMER
SPLAKE	Delta	BIG BAY DE NOC	2004	current	17.50	34.50	JOHN A BROCKWAY
SPLAKE	Delta	BIG BAY DE NOC	2002	5/7/2004	17.44	33.10	THERESA JEAN LEE
SPLAKE	Huron	LAKE HURON	1977	6/18/2002	16.25	33.00	Richard Jezewski
TIGER MUSKY	Gogebic	LAC VIEUX DESERT	1919	current	51.00	54.00	John Knobla
WALLEYE	Manistee	PINE RIVER	1951	current	17.19	35.00	Ray Fadely
WARMOUTH	Van Buren	GREAT BEAR LAKE	2001	current	1.38	11.00	MICHAEL L BERG
WARMOUTH	Cass	EAGLE LAKE	2000	9/3/2001	1.02	10.00	MARK A LOSEE
WHITE BASS Hybrid	Allegan	Kalamazoo River	1996	current	10.75	27.50	Jeffrey D. VanBrocklin
WHITE BASS Hybrid	Allegan	Kalamazoo River	1993	6/1/1996	8.31	24.50	Roy William Bryant
WHITE BASS Hybrid	Allegan	Kalamazoo River	1990	4/26/1993	7.98	25.50	Josh Frasher
WHITE BASS	Arenac	SAGINAW BAY	1989	current	6.74	21.90	David W. Kraushaar
WHITE CRAPPIE	Macomb	STONEY CREEK LAKE	2000	current	3.39	19.50	TERRANCE POIRIER
WHITE CRAPPIE	Calhoun	MINGES CREEK	1996	8/11/2000	2.90	15.75	Frank Purchis
WHITE CRAPPIE	Livingston	KENT LAKE	1977	4/18/1996	2.62	16.25	Bob Cox
WHITE PERCH	Tuscola	LAKE HURON	2002	current	1.88	13.25	KYLE PATRICK RYAN
WHITE PERCH	Saginaw		1996	7/13/2002	1.69	13.25	Jeff Spooner
WHITE SUCKER	Iosco	AU SABLE RIVER	1982	current	7.19	28.00	Matt J. Frampton
YELLOW BULLHEAD	Oakland	LAKE SIXTEEN	2003	current	3.60	16.80	GARY CHARLES FOX
YELLOW BULLHEAD	Kent	REEDS LAKE	1979	6/2/2003	3.45	16.50	Bennett J. Gay
YELLOW PERCH	Marquette	LAKE INDEPENDENCE	1947	current	3.75	21.00	George E. Slutter

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