Overview
- Sedrick Neinhuis of Lowell caught a 4.45-pound, 20.3-inch gizzard shad in the Grand River in Kent County.
- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources verified the catch as a state record after a certified commercial scale weight and biologist identification.
- Michigan recognizes fish records by weight only, so the catch surpasses the 4.12-pound mark set on Lake St. Clair in 1996.
- DNR fisheries biologist Matt Diana said many large gizzard shad go unreported and he hopes anglers help confirm even bigger fish.
- Gizzard shad are native to Michigan and use a muscular gizzard filled with grit to grind food, which is how the species got its name.