Big Skagit king

[Angus]

The girlfriend of the guy in the picture posted the story on a Facebook fishing group I admin on. The fish was 4'11" long and weighed 70+ (guess). "Caught" a few years ago, pulled from a net.

The world record 97.4lbs. king was 58 inches, I've seen an 84 and 79lbs kings that were 53 and 54 inches, doubt this Skagit fish is longer then all these that weighed considerably more.

[singleshot12]

That monster strain of skagit kings is pretty much extinct now thanks to the nets. That pic right there was prob the last one. WHAT A SHAME.

[WSU]

Awesome fish.  It's a shame to see it killed.  I won't kill any king over 30.  I'd rather they spawn and make more big kings.

[MtnMuley]

Awesome fish.  It's a shame to see it killed.  I won't kill any king over 30.  I'd rather they spawn and make more big kings.

Agreed.  It's a shame to see big walleye killed.  I won't kill any walleye over 10.  I'd rather they spawn and make more walleye.

[Birdguy]

That fish is amazing no matter how many times I look at it, it just blows me away. To bad we do not have rivers full of them anymore. I just picture my son hooking into something like that and smile, too cool.

[Angus]

That fish is amazing no matter how many times I look at it, it just blows me away. To bad we do not have rivers full of them anymore. I just picture my son hooking into something like that and smile, too cool.

The Columbia before the dams (1937) used to put the Kenai to shame for kings like that and bigger, the Elwha had a pretty good reputation as well.

[GEARHEAD]

back in 1981, I fished the river for the first time after hearing of the huge June fish. My first road trip as a newly licensed driver. An older couple next to me caught one that made the papers, it was as I recall 67 pounds. But those fish are long gone, thanks mostly to the native environmental rapist nets.

[Jonathan_S]

Sad to see it bleeding and dead, regardless of who killed it and when.  Who knows how long those beautiful Kings will be around.

My first King was estimated at 40#, I was only 12 so I couldn't tell you.  Anyway, we released it and I was proud of that. 

[Kc_Kracker]

This fish in this post was from 2 years ago, net caught. The world record rod n reel caught is les anderson 97 lbs, but its not the biggest. These are all over 100, 2 in the 120's, all from oregon.

[C-Money]

All huge fish. Hope they make a comeback.

[RB]

This fish in this post was from 2 years ago, net caught. The world record rod n reel caught is les anderson 97 lbs, but its not the biggest. These are all over 100, 2 in the 120's, all from oregon.

Just imagine how much these fish must have eaten to get this big! They had to have gorged on schools of Herring and big sardines around the clock for a few years, good lord they could have eaten 10 pound salmon for that matter.

[Jonathan_S]

 

That's be crazy to see those big fat hawgs trying to catch some 10 lb silvers.

[GEARHEAD]

If i remember right, back in 92 or 93, it was reported that Bonniville had a fish go thru,  that they estimated to be in the 90 to 100 pound range. Vernita was a big deal back then, with very big fish, but not that big. People estimated maybe 10 to 14 days for the fish to Vernita. It was a zoo of people at Vernita trying to get this unconfirmed fish, i was one of them.

[fastdam]

50 pounders are not uncommon at priest rapids.

[eggster]

That monster strain of skagit kings is pretty much extinct now thanks to the nets. That pic right there was prob the last one. WHAT A SHAME.

exactly.