It all happened when an 18-year-old was participating in a walleye and steelhead fishing tournament when a large catch hooked onto his fishing rod.
The youngster caught an Atlantic salmon, a species that’s rarely seen where he was fishing – Lake Erie.
Initially, he thought what he was reeling in was a large steelhead, but after netting the fish, he caught a glimpse of the jaw and deduced it was a salmon. He then saw spots on the fish and realized it was an Atlantic salmon, the news outlet reported. The captain said Colton’s catch was a “very beautiful fish” and added that it was the largest Atlantic salmon he’d ever seen.
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