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July 14th - 23rd, 2023
The Longest Running Fishing Tournament in the Great Lakes
Who is Big Brownie?
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 $25,000!
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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