On September 30, 2001, nine-year-old Alexander Minerich was fortunate enough to land his world record Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) in Monroe, Washington State, USA on 10-lb. line and a spinner (spinning spoon) artificial lure. Alexander’s world record catch weighed in at 6.74 kg (14 lbs. 13 oz.)
What is the largest pink salmon ever caught?
Pink salmon average 4.8 pounds (2.2 kg) in weight. The maximum recorded size was 30 inches (76 cm) and 15 pounds (6.8 kg).
What is the largest salmon on record?
97 pounds 4 ounces
The heaviest on record, caught in 1949 in a Petersburg commercial fish trap, weighed an astonishing 126 pounds. The world sport fishing record, a scale-straining lunker of 97 pounds 4 ounces, was hauled from the Kenai River in 1985.
What is the rarest salmon in the world?
The Formosan landlocked salmon is a subspecies of the more widespread West-Pacific cherry salmon (or masu salmon). This Taiwanese subspecies is critically endangered, being at high risk for extinction, and is protected in its native habitat. The Formosan land-locked salmon is one of the rarest fish in the world.
What is the biggest silver salmon ever caught?
The commercial catch world record is 126 lbs. caught near Rivers Inlet, British Columbia in the late 1970’s. Coho salmon have silver sides with black spots on a metallic blue back.
How big can a king salmon get?
Chinook/King salmon are the largest salmon and get up to 58 inches (1.5 meters) long and 126 pounds (57.2 kg). Pink salmon are the smallest at up to 30 inches (0.8 meters) long and 12 pounds (5.4 kg), although they average 3 to 5 pounds (1.3-2.3 kg).
How long do pink salmon live?
Most salmon species live 2 to 7 years (4 to 5 average).
What is the biggest fish ever caught?
The largest fish ever caught which is verified and listed by the IGFA is a 2,664lb (1,208kg) great white shark. It was caught by Australian angler Alfred Dean in April 1959 off the coast of Ceduna, in South Australia.
Where can I find the biggest salmon?
If there’s one place that you should go salmon fishing in the US, it’s Alaska. And no discussion of salmon fishing in Alaska would be complete without mentioning the Kenai River. This is because the river produces such large salmon sizes that the local government has a separate record for salmon caught there.
What is the biggest cod ever caught?
A record-breaking monster cod — the size of a grown man — has been snapped up by punters in a British seaside town. The huge sea creature weighed in at a whopping 112lbs (51kg) and measured almost 6ft (180cm) long.
What salmon tastes the best?
Chinook salmon
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawytscha), also known as King salmon, is considered by many to be the best-tasting of the salmon bunch. They have a high-fat content and corresponding rich flesh that ranges from white to a deep red color.
Why is king salmon not pink?
Carotenoids are natural pigments, such as beta-carotene that makes carrots orange, lycopene that provides tomatoes with red color, and astaxanthin, which gives lobsters’ their red shell. White king salmon do not have the ability to metabolize these pigments from their food sources, leaving their flesh white.
How rare is a white king salmon?
These white kings have long been coveted by many Alaskans. Only about 6 to 8 percent of a king salmon catch is white salmon, which makes it a rare delicacy.
What is the biggest rainbow trout ever caught?
48 pounds
Rainbow Trout: 48 pounds
Sean Konrad is the reigning all-tackle world record holder who landed a 48-pound rainbow on September 5, 2009 while fishing Saskatchewan’s Lake Diefenbaker. The 42-inch-long trout had an incredible 32-inch girth.
What is the biggest blue marlin ever caught?
1,376 pounds
World Record Blue Marlin Catch
There have been many large marlin catches in recent history, but the largest marlin ever caught came in at 1,376 pounds and 193 inches long. The catch was made by Jay de Beaubien in May of 1982 in Hawaii.
What was the biggest trout ever caught?
The Biggest Brook Trout in the World (According to IGFA)
The world record brook trout record has stood for over 100 years! The current record is 14 pounds and was caught in the Nipigon River in Ontario, Canada.
How much is a king salmon worth?
Wild king salmon prices range from $30 and $70 per pound, and at that cost, you deserve this kind of information.
What’s the biggest halibut ever caught?
459 pounds
Did You Know? The Alaska state record sport-caught halibut was caught in Unalaska Bay in 1996 and weighed 459 pounds.
Are Chinook and king salmon the same?
Chinook salmon are the largest of the Pacific salmon, hence the name “king salmon.” They can grow as long as 4.9 feet and up to 129 pounds, but typical length and weight of mature fish are about 3 feet and 30 pounds.
What eats pink salmon?
Marine mammals, sharks, other fishes (such as Pacific halibut), and humpback whales feed on adult pink salmon. In freshwater spawning habitats, bears are predators of adult pink salmon. Wolves, river otters, and bald eagles will also occasionally eat pre-spawning adult pinks.
Do salmon have teeth?
In mature male coho salmon, the upper jaw forms an elongated hooked snout and the teeth become greatly enlarged.