World record King salmon
"Had someone filmed it, we could have called it 'How not to catch a salmon,'" joked Clara, explaining that nearly everything that could go wrong, did. "He drove around with it for a few hours before someone said, 'You know, that could be a new record.'
The fish gods were with him that day! For the rest of Anderson’s life — he died in 2003 — he was introduced to people as “the man who caught the world-record salmon.” On May 17, 1985, Les Anderson of Soldotna, AK landed the all-tackle world record king salmon…this 97-pound, 4-ounce beast from the Kenai River. )The salmon gorge themselves on alewife in Lake Ontario, and often grow to be very large the few years between their birth and the beginning of their spawning runs. The fish took them up and down the river (to the Pillars, roughly a half-mile away, and then back).
But when the fish later cleared the water and revealed its colors, they knew that he was into a big coho.After a lengthy fight, the salmon was finally brought close to shore and netted by the guide.The fish measured a lengthy 42.75 inches (108.5 cm) with a 24 inch (61 cm) girth, leading the angler to estimate the fish’s weight at 34 pounds (15.4 kg).Olivio, sure that the world record coho must have come from Alaska, was shocked to find out that it was caught in the same river he was fishing. I caught the biggest brown trout of my life at almost three feet long when there was no camera around. They were supposed to look into it but I havent heard anything back from them.The world record coho is 33 pounds 4 ounces. Conclusion Although it was originally founded as a saltwater angling organization in 1939, the IGFA is proud of its rich 36 year history in the world of freshwater fishing. They rushed it to a scale in town where onlookers who had heard tell of a giant catch were already gathered. Perhaps those looking to break Les' record should adopt his mind-set. 8oz. 15 oz. I have many hours on the river and have had a few big ones get awayWorld records… in Pacific salmon are made in British Columbia waters… “Heintz Wichmann’s 92 pound salmon came from the Skeena river”.I’m in a restaurant in Seattle and they have a pic of a teddy roosevelt looking guy that caught a 124 lb fish. You may wonder why the NY state record would be larger than the world record. Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Some have also been caught since 2003, but the fish were released rather than harvested, so there is no record of them at Fish and Game. I caught the fish and we were back on our way to my inlaw’s house before 7 AM. The following fish are the current record fish for Wisconsin on Lake Michigan. Use the search form above to find fishing world records for freshwater fish, saltwater fish, and more. Sometimes too much attention can be negative, but Ricky Gease, executive director of the "The resulting collective community efforts to protect, restore and enhance both fish habitat and angler access have proven successful," he said. This year the Salmon River has been plagued by low water as releases from the upstream dam have greatly diminished due to the drought that occurred over the summer.Olivio hooked his monster coho while swinging a streamer on a fly rod. "They fought it for nearly an hour. Some of it has provided insights into the big fish. Because of the fish’s size and reaction to being hooked, Olivio and his guide Jay Peck originally thought he had caught a king salmon. Of course, it was one of those rare sunny & warm days in coastal Alaska…and the sun beat down on that fish for 7 hours before it was officially weighed.There’s no telling how much weight the fish lost to dehydration but the king was probably pushing the 100-pound mark when it was fresh!! I know it’s a fish story, but I still have the memory and the photos of that fish. Les was 68 years old when he caught that king, and while it brought him many years of celebrity in fishing circles, his family said the fame never went to his head. Sharon Leon, Les' stepdaughter, shared similar sentiments: "He was never braggadocios or ever brought it up.
Morgan Fonzi with the 3lb. The record fish measured a mind blowing 58.5″ x 37″ and was probably a 100 pounder considering it wasn’t weighed for several hours after it was caught.
He was just out there to have fun, and honestly, he was always — before and after — the type of guy who was just as happy to bring someone along and see them catch a fish," said Clara Anderson, widow of Les Anderson, who 31 years ago today (Tuesday, May 17, 1985) landed a 97-pound, 4-ounce king salmon to set the world record.
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