The 105 Pound Chinook Salmon possibly? (Rivers Inlet)

[Bugle M In]

Still have no idea how to post the youtube video directly to this post??
Only the link, but just caught this August, 2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-5L-D56dow

[moosinaround]

I caught a 40 pound spring in the Douglas Channel and that was a hoot to fight/catch. It fed an entire wedding banquet! Took line to the backing 3 times, incredible power! I have a couple 30 pounders from the Skeena, which were incredible as well, but they had the river current helping them. Nice salmon, and good on them for releasing that giant. Don't think I would have kept it either! I like the smaller 14-25lbers for the table, and they still fight like hell to!! Awesome vid, thanks for sharing! Moosin

[Imdone]

I've landed many a big Smiley Chinook in my days on the Chuck guided to many more, but this one here is a true Giant. Congrats on the catch and release. Great to see.

[Brew]

That’s an amazing fish. Rivers inlet was home for me for six years of guiding. Many great memories up there. I still get up there for work on occasion and always feel at home there.
It’s nice to see that the inlet is still producing such monster fish. Thanks for sharing

[VLD43]

Congrats Gayle. John and Gayle are avid outdoors people with lots experience. Great people.

[Weatherby Fan]

Yea Haw that was a cranker of a Spring Salmon, especially hooking up in 25 feet of water that fish would have been pretty lively....................the biggest one Ive caught is 40 lbs and it dam near spooled me a cpl times as I picked him up at 250 feet of water off the bottom, I had to get my son Brad to follow it in the boat,

Even better part to the story is they released it, congrats on a amazing fish, Thank you for sharing.

[Bugle M In]

Yes, RELEASED!!

This is very different to hunting, where releasing the big boys/gals is becoming more and more popular.
Certainly up there and Duncanby Lodge is doing their part to encourage any Tai to be released.
That's the first step to getting things back to where they were.
People like John and Gayle are what makes this possible by releasing it.
The Hatchery is also a big part of that success as well.

And yes, a 25pnd or less, and more like 15pnd is all that is needed to have a nice meal and also have enough to share with
friends at the same table.

[Dutch]

Was in rivers inlet in 1975 fish packing with my grandpa we had a 90 delivered to us.We weighed it separately on the BC Packers rip off scale lol .It plugged the pump off hose at Imperial plant in steveston it was so big.Also talked to a regional biologist flying to Prince Rupert back in 2010 who told me there were 2 runs of those big fish.One in Rivers and one in khutzamateen off Rupert.He had pics of 105 spawned out,his thought was they were a throwback and were 8 + year fish .Nice to see it released to continue the cycle.

[Harvest the Land]

Friggin' awesome Tyee! Incredible that they were able to get it into the boat - that's impressive. I always wonder just how common they were 100 years ago. Definitely nice to see, given the grim state of our salmon and steelhead on the South Coast. Thanks for sharing. I'll embed it for you Bugle

[Bugle M In]

Friggin' awesome Tyee! Incredible that they were able to get it into the boat - that's impressive. I always wonder just how common they were 100 years ago. Definitely nice to see, given the grim state of our salmon and steelhead on the South Coast. Thanks for sharing. I'll embed it for you Bugle

Thanks for doing that, but can someone please tell me how the heck to do that?