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The salmon, known as the Great Tay Salmon, was 54 inches in length (137cm) and 28.5 inches in girth (72cm). [4] Her record was unchallenged until 2007, when another female angler, Bev Street, broke the record for largest caught freshwater fish by landing a 66lb catfish at Bluebell Lakes in Peterborough. [5]
June hogs caught circa 1910 in Astoria, Oregon. In the parlance of the Pacific Northwest of the United States, June hogs were the largest Chinook salmon caught in the summer migratory runs of the fish.
Adipose, anal, and caudal fins are often dark red. The belly ranges from nearly white to dark gray. The taimen appears to be the largest salmonid in the world, being heavier at average and maximum sizes than the largest North American salmonid, the chinook salmon. [3] [4] [5] Most mature fish caught weigh from 15 to 30 kg (33 to 66 lb). [6]
Eric Clapton embarked on a fly-fishing trip to the Nordic country last week and reeled in a massive 28-pound, 42.5-inch salmon on the Vatnsdalsá River.
A coho salmon caught by Bob Lusk on the North Santiam River. How to catch the coho Coho are 12 to 16 pounds, a classic chrome color, and anglers are allowed to harvest two per day.
The biggest recorded taimen was caught in the Kotui River in Russia, and measured 2.1 m (6.9 ft) and weighed 105 kg (231 lb). [129] Some sources claim the largest is the Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) of America's Pacific Northwest, although this species falls behind the taimen in maximum size. [73]
A Pennsylvania angler caught his ‘unicorn’ fish Sunday in Erie. Colton Alex, 18, of Erie, was fishing in a tournament in Lake Erie when he hooked into a large Atlantic Salmon.
Chinook salmon are the largest of the Pacific salmon. In the Kenai River of Alaska, mature Chinook averaged 16.8 kg (37 lb 1 oz). [ 17 ] The current sport-caught world record, 44.1 kg ( 97 + 1 ⁄ 4 lb), was caught on May 17, 1985, in the Kenai River.