A big fish story

[Mushy's Dad]

2008 Biologist Doug Killam discovered this angler's dream during a survey of salmon that had recently spawned in Battle Creek, California. "I have counted tens of thousands of salmon during my career, and this is the biggest I have ever seen."

The biologist count the post spawn dead fish to estimate fish populations. From the article it was estimated at 85 lbs or so. Imagine the battle this one would have been!!!

I found this here scienceblogs.com/zooillogix/2008

[N II Deep]

You could fit his whole head in its mouth, wow that's a big fish.

[fishsniffer]

dang!

[Crowhunter]

do you think photo-shop

[Mushy's Dad]

Not at all. The explanation from the biologist... sometime the salmon will skip a year or two, even a rare third year skip. So this guy would have been 5,6, or even 7 years old. The pacific strand is classified as the gigantic. And this one is Giganticer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gciFoEbOA8

[medic]

Awesome!! Reminds me of the Kenai River kings!!!

Dang, I miss Alaska!!

[DarkBlue]

Gah..WOW! I think I see one of my lost spoons in it's mouth. I thought I had hooked a submarine before the line broke, but now I understand.

Chris

[mriversinco]

THAT is one ugly fish.....