what is the largest chinook salmon ever caught
The Chinook salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, is Alaska's state fish. It is also the largest of the Pacific salmon. The largest Chinook salmon ever documented, a 126 lb fish, was caught in a fish trap near Petersburg, Alaska in 1949.A 97 lb Chinook was caught on sport tackle near Admiralty Island in south east Alaska.Other common names for this fish are king or red salmon.he largest Chinook salmon ever documented, a 126 lb fish, was caught in a fish trap near Petersburg, Alaska in 1949. A 97 lb Chinook was caught on sport tackle near Admiralty Island in south east Alaska.