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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]
The province of Ontario started the Atlantic Salmon Restoration Program [63] in 2006, which is one of the largest freshwater conservation programs in North America. It has since stocked Lake Ontario and surrounding tributaries with upwards of 6,000,000 young Atlantic salmon, with efforts growing each year. [64]
The abundance of prey fish in Lake Ontario allow these river-running fish to often attain great size. Two world record fish have been taken from the Salmon River: A 33 lb 4 oz (15.1 kg) coho salmon was landed in 1989, [35] and a 35 lb 8 oz (16.1 kg) Chinook-coho hybrid was caught in 2001. [36]
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.
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]
Here's a list of the state records for Ohio's biggest fish ever caught. ... Salmon, pink: 4.3 pounds. 22.44 inches. Lake Erie. Anthony Hyvarinen of Madison, on Aug 17, 2021.
Lake Bernard is a freshwater lake 276 km (171 mi) north of Toronto and 23 km (14 mi) west of Algonquin Park in Parry Sound District, Ontario, Canada, between Huntsville and North Bay. Its area is 20.9 km 2 (8.1 sq mi) and it measures roughly 2.5 km (1.6 mi) across and 7 km (4.3 mi) long.
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.