Girls first salmon is a monster

Brother and sister visit Hakai Pass to play large Rivers Inlet bound salmon

[@user-pb2rn3yp2c]

Good to see you again Gary. Looking forward to reliving more memories with you. Never missed an episode back in the old Chek days.

[@bigbc5293]

Thank you so much this was an incredible video. Nothing better than family and fishing. I love to hear the way you speak of your children and the environment we all can hear you care

[@fmb-fishingmeansbusiness]

Amazing Gary! What a family experience.

[@vroddestroyer300]

Excellent!!!! Thank you!

[@Bovillacis]

Thank you for this.

[@fishduckdog]

Wow! Monsters!

[@SledorFish]

I would also add the large factory ships in Alaska supplying people with fish sticks and McD's fillet-o-fish sandwiches. They kill millions of pounds of salmon every year as bycatch in the pollock fishery.

[@murrayandru7527]

Hey Big Guy !!

[@bbhuchuk]

I enjoyed what your thoughts are about the size. Could it be the herring are not as abundant?

[@garycoopersfishingdiary]

Don't think so

[@loganfishbeard]

I came across a great scientific review paper from a few years back on this. Ulimately the reduced size of chinook salmon is likely a combination of lots of things, the largest suspects being a change in forage distribution(they are now eating less fatty forage) and selective predation from our now thriving pinniped polulations. Chinook and Chum seem to be most impacted while the smaller species like Sockeye and Pink are actually showing high levels of abundance with no reduction in average size.

[@Elparquito]

I want to know how big (inches) that steelhead is up on the wall behind you?

[@garycoopersfishingdiary]

Measured out as a 20 pound Gerrard released. Replica was a gift from my staff

[@eriks9576]

Great video, but hatcheries ae not the problem...

[@garycoopersfishingdiary]

Just my opinion