What is the heaviest salmon of any species caught in N. America? Source?

Question

What is the heaviest salmon of any species caught in N. America? Source?

Answer 1

Here is information on two North American catches that are very heavy and may still be records for North America:

**From gloomis.com publishers 2008, "HOW TO CATCH THE BIGGEST SALMON OF YOUR LIFE!" by Greg Brush regarding non-commercial, hook and line catch:



"Alaska is the salmon capitol of the world, and the Kenai River is the undisputed king of trophy Chinook waters...It has produced the current world record, a 97 lb. 4oz. behemoth, as well as another seven out of ten of the biggest kings ever caught on hook and line..."

Please see:

http://www.gloomis.com/publish/content/g...

**From Pacific Seafood, regarding a fish trap, commercial catch (date of article unknown):

"The largest king salmon ever caught commercially weighed 126 pounds and was caught in 1949 in a fish trap near Petersburg in Southeast Alaska."

Please see:

http://www.pacseafood.com/products/king_...

**Some substantiation found at the "didgood.com" site:

"Chinook is one of the largest fishes found in Alaska's fresh water. The hook-and-line record is 97 pounds, and the largest king ever caught was a 126-pounder was caught in 1949 in a fish trap near Petersburg in Southeast Alaska.

Please see

http://didgood.com/recipes/information/s...

and "didgood.com" source

http://fairbanks-alaska.com/alaska-salmo...

[Note that the http://fairbanks-alaska.com/alaska-salmo...

site has additional information.]

Answer 2

97lbs 4oz caught in Alaska in the year 1985 on the Kenai River. Might have weight over 100, before the official weigh in.