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An 18-year-old fisherman from Pennsylvania has caught a species that's not often seen in Lake Erie — an Atlantic salmon. Colton Alex was participating in a walleye and steelhead tournament when he hooked into the large catch, GoErie.com reported.
The Atlantic Salmon that Alex reeled in weighed 10.4 pounds and measured 30 inches in length. MONTANA 12-YEAR-OLD STUNNED AS HE REELS IN RECORD-BREAKING FISH: 'I'M IN DISBELIEF' This specific salmon species is a rare catch for Lake Erie, especially for one as large as Alex reeled in.
A Pennsylvania fisherman, 18, reeled in a rare Atlantic salmon (actual catch not pictured) while on Lake Erie during a fishing tournament. (iStock) Alex has caught many Atlantic salmon from other locations, but he has never hooked one in Erie, Go Erie reported. "I’ve been fishing my entire life on Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, tons of tournaments," Alex told the outlet.
NEW YORK STATE FISHING RECORD BROKEN WITH SPECIES DATING BACK 100 MILLION YEARS "I’ve caught my fair share of salmon. I caught Atlantics in Ontario, but I never caught one in Erie or even seen one being caught and it was by far the biggest one I even heard of being caught." 7/26 to 7/28/24: We fished the Erie Pennsylvania Sport Fishing Association- EPSFA Summer Slam.
This year we had several...
The fish put up a fight and led the young angler to believe he had caught a large steelhead, and after netting the .