A Newport man has landed a new state record for a flathead catfish, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources reported. Codie Carlson was bowfishing early in the morning of June 29 at Plum Creek in Monroe County when he took in the fish that weighed 64.

A Michigan fisherman pulled in a record-setting flathead catfish in late June, shattering the state's previous record-setting fish.

Michigan's flathead catfish record was shattered after a Newport man caught a 64.46-pound, 45-inch fish in Plum Creek in Monroe County. Codie Carlson was early morning bowfishing on June 29, when he brought in the state record-setting fish, according to a news release from Michigan's Department of Natural Resources.