All larger salmon (anything over 25 inches) must be released.
Terry Matthews's largest salmon had risen to various flies, but never actually took hold of them.
The large salmon are being protected because females of that size produce more eggs.
There were many more fish in the pool, including some large salmon.
The larger salmon, those that have spent more than one year in the Atlantic, must be released.
Shortly, another large salmon made a run at the fly, leaving an angry boil on the surface.
A large salmon produces more young than a small one.
In the 1800s the creek had large enough salmon runs to support commercial harvest (Skinner, 1962).
Additionally, recreational anglers in Canada last year killed 9,598 large salmon.
I lost two large salmon but did land a 36-pounder.