Largest King Salmon caught on line and hook anniversary

[jimski2]

Today's issue has the the story with a photograph of the 97 pound 4 ounce salmon caught by Les Anderson on the Kenai River 31 years ago.

 

 

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Alaska Dispatch News

[DJ 17]

I've been up there to see the mount of that fish and the #2 fish. They are ridiculously impressive.  We get excited to catch one that is 30+ and that thing is over 3X as big. Beautiful.  My wife caught a 60+# king out of the Kenai and they are an impressive animal for sure.

[Iceman]

Jim;

 

All great fish, but aren't they the strain that stays in the ocean 7 years before they return to the stream to spawn? 

 

John

[jimski2]

I think they mentioned this may be a five year fish.

[Tim Bromund]

Yes 5 years in the ocean, but unlike our Tule strain of kings here in the great lakes, which smolt ou the first spring, I believe the Kenai River Kings smolt out and head to the ocean at 2 1/2 years, so really you are both right.