"Finally, they had to beach the boat to haul the fish out of the water," she said. The king measured 58 1/4 inches long, 37 1/4 inches around. I am in the process of getting it mounted. That right time wasn't just early in the year. Not going to mention any names but anyone that knew my husbands father knows who we are talking about.I found a Zippo lighter that is engraved ” World Record Salmon 92 lbs.” How can I find the rightfull owner?
Fishing World Records. "In general, fishing regulations for chinook salmon on the Kenai River in 1987 were more liberal than they are now. My husband has personally seen the mount and his father also had a fiberglass mold that he made off the mount. Big fish, they thought. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Before the dams, the Columbia River was reported to have 100 pounders as did Washington’s Elwah River. You can stop in and pay homage to the record king salmon at the Anderson’s 97-4 is the official record, but there have been even larger undocumented catches. 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. They had said I was close to the record but came up short on the weight. Wisconsin's Lake Michigan Record Fish. The few times I fished with him, people would recognize him and point and whisper, but he was never in it." Here's your JUST FOR FUN Question for this weekend: In 1987, Les Anderson caught the Alaska state and World Record ALL-TACKLE king salmon. That fish was commercially caught and is the true largest king salmon ever recorded. All fish must be caught per IGFA rules. Why isn't completely clear, but it is believed to be related to less-favorable marine conditions. 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. "They take pictures with the fish and the carving of Les that sits outside our door. Les passed away in 2003, but his fame persists. I was on my last day of leave and was due to drive back to Colorado, but my father in law and his neighbor hijacked me and took me out on the neighbor’s boat to try one more time to catch a Coho. And the Kenai still offers the best odds for hooking a colossal king, he said.
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.