85 Pound Sacramento River Chinook Salmon Returned Upriver Because of Ocean Fishery Closure
Near the town of Anderson, CA, state wildlife officials discovered a four feet long, 85 pound Chinook Salmon, one of the biggest salmon ever found in the Golden State.
The giant Chinook had recently spawned and died in Battle Creek, a tributary of the Sacramento River. Due to a canceled commercial fishing season in the Pacific Ocean, this fish was able to live a full life and probably weighed 90 pounds before beginning its journey upriver.
Via: Redding Record Searchlight
Image: California Department of Fish and Game
Beautiful fish! We need more like this!
P.S. did anyone ever try to eat the oriental catfish that infested some American waters?
nice photo shop!!