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An Indiana angler has shattered a state record with his recent Lake Michigan catch of a 14-pound, 3.6-ounce burbot. Anthony Burke’s catch on Jan. 6 eclipsed the previous record by nearly three ...
Burbot, such as this colorful specimen caught and released in March 2016 on Cass Lake in northern Minnesota, will have a bag limit under 2025 fishing regulations that take effect March 1, the ...
CEDAR LAKE, Ind. (WANE) A Cedar Lake, Indiana man was fishing for perch on January 6 when he caught something else that ended up being a state record. Anthony Burke landed a burbot that was 37.25 ...
LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU) - A state record that once stood the test of time for 32 years has now been broken twice in two weeks! On Tuesday, Jan. 10, Phillip Duracz caught a new state record ...
Sean Konrad showed how big burbot can be with the world all-tackle record of 11.4 kilograms (25 pounds, 2 ounces), which he caught March 27, 2010, from Lake Diefenbaker in Saskatchewan, according ...
2 weeks after Scot Skafar broke a 32-year burbot record in Indiana, Phillip Duracz caught a new record fish on Lake Michigan, officials say.
A Cedar Lake man caught a record burbot in Lake Michigan, smashing the previous record by nearly 3 pounds. Anthony Burke was fishing for perch Jan. 6. He booked a burbot that was stretched 37.25 ...
The burbot fishing record in Indiana has been broken for a third time in less than a month. Phillip Duracz of Chesterton, a town in Porter County, caught an 11.4-pound burbot from Lake Michigan on ...
Scott Skafar, of Valparaiso, caught a 10.2 lbs. burbot on Lake Michigan on Dec. 30, 2022. This catch bested the state’s previous 1990 record by 2.5 lbs.!
Because less than two weeks later, Phillip Duracz became the new state record holder when he reeled in an 11.4-pound burbot on Lake Michigan. Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife announced the ...
Jan. 13—Scott Skafar of Valparaiso caught a 10.2-pound burbot on Lake Michigan in Porter County on Dec.30, besting the previous record set in 1990 by 2.5 pounds. He also caught a second burbot ...