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July 17th - 26th, 2026
Super Tournament - July 25-26 - $10,000 1st Place Prize
The Longest Running Fishing Tournament in the Great Lakes
Who is Big Brownie?
Scott Wade reels in Big Brownie 7/20/2026 during the 52nd Annual Michigan Brown Trout Festival!
This fish weighed in at 6 pounds and 24 inches. He takes home $6,352.08 with this catch!
Every year the Michigan Brown Trout Festival plants a tagged brown trout known as Big Brownie. If an angler is skilled enough to bring in this fish, he or she wins $5,500!
The fish has only been caught ONCE during the entire history of the tournament!
Learn more about the process behind Big Brownie, from hatchery to Lake Huron by reading this article from The Alpena News.
Big Brownie Caught!
The biggest story of the 2017 festival! Big Brownie was caught for the FIRST TIME EVER! Read more about the historic day from The Alpena News, and WBKB!
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