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The Power, strength, speed, endurance and awesome fighting ability of an adult (KING) Chinook Salmon makes them worthy of the title “KING OF THE GREAT LAKES”! King salmon wished everyone the best in beating the record and “taking the heat off of me!” Well, not in Les’s lifetime did that happen.

it soundly beat the previous record of 93 pounds. After three attempts, they finally beached the boat and manhandled the fish to shore. He was right.

© 2016 - Soldotna Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center. After 19 years of notoriety, Les was ready to give up his crown as King Fisherman.Perhaps this is the year that someone will break the elusive one hundred pound mark, a new record that could undoubtedly stand for another dozen years, or, perhaps forever.

JAVASCRIPT IS DISABLED. We list the biggest king salmon in the world, and also from states in the USA. He managed to hold on as the big fish led them up to Honeymoon Cove and back.More problems came up when they tried to land the behemoth: the net was just too small.

At the time, neither fisherman realized that the fish was a potential world record so they continued to fish the rest of the morning. Short and simple, the experience is always outstanding! By Dan Bacher Record Correspondent Tuesday Jul 21, 2020 at 4:00 PM. We caught the king salmon fishing with a herring about 45′ deep.

Les Anderson, holder of the world record for his 97-1/4 lbs.



Les Anderson, holder of the world record for his 97-1/4 lbs. We have been fishing with Kenai Outfitters since 2006. Bud managed to get the line untangled and reeled in, but when he headed the boat upstream after the fish, Les was knocked off his feet to the bottom of the boat. Kenai Outfitters always exceeds our expectations on every trip...... ..... Kenai Outfitters knowledge of the Kasilof River and World famous Kenai River is absolutely amazing. (907) 262-9814

We have been fishing with Kenai Outfitters since 2006.

We have netted several 50 lb.+ kings over the years.We spent a day with Kenai Outfitters and boated 2 Kings over 40 lbs. November 4, 2015 0 Comments. 4-oz. The Salmon River is home to an annual fall run of chinook (king) salmon, coho salmon and what remains of the Atlantic salmon after which the river was originally named.

Kenai Outfitters have terrific fishing guides with tremendous river fishing knowledge, excellent drift boat skills, and the patience to teach us the intricacies of King salmon fishing. ....The accomodations are great and Kenai Outfitters works hard to provide the very best fishing experience. Top notch operation!I have been coming up to Alaska to fish for over 20 years.
We set the boat record with this 62lb chinook salmon caught in the waters of Prince Rupert BC just south of Alaska.

On September 19, angler Tom Olivio of Montana caught and released what he claims could have been a world record coho (silver) salmon on the Salmon River in upstate New York. Les’s world record salmon is proudly displayed in the Soldotna Visitor Center.Les won $500 in that year’s derby, brought the world record home to the Kenai River, and endured a long run in the hot seat.

New World Record King Salmon Caught Today.

Les won $500 in that year’s derby, brought the world record home to the Kenai River, and endured a long run in the hot seat. by KEN GULBRANDSON (AP) kgulbrandson@adn.com With warm weather and early break-up this year, Soldotna angler John Ohlin thought it would be a great day to float the Kenai River in search of a king salmon.