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May 4—Blas Lara was shore fishing Lake Michigan in Lake County during the Mayor's Fishing Derby in Hammond April 21 when he landed a 3-pound, 2-ounce yellow perch. The fish shattered a 43-year ...

Indiana DNR announced this week that angler Blas Lara was fishing Lake Michigan during the Mayor’s Fishing Derby in Hammond on April 21 when he caught a record-breaking “jumbo” yellow perch.

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources announced that angler Blas Lars recently broke the state record for heaviest yellow perch in April. The world record dates back to 1865.

A Valparaiso, Indiana man caught two fish on the same day while fishing on Lake Michigan; both broke the previous state record.

Perch and lake trout action continues on ice-free Lake Michigan while ice fishing should rebuild across at least northern areas for this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report.

An avid Chesterton angler caught a record fish in Lake Michigan, breaking the state record for burbot for the second time in two weeks.

Shore-based perch fishing is, for the most part, a fairly simple process that deviates only slightly from standard panfishing methods.

A smattering of ice fishing around Chicago and the rebuilding of perch fishing on southern Lake Michigan lead this sprawling raw-file Midwest Fishing Report, there’s also the first mention of ...