The Great Lakes are an absolutely magical place when it comes to fishing.
I have to admit that I am probably a little bit biased.
You see, I grew up in a small town on the shore of Lake Huron and was never more than ten minutes from any spot where I could go do some fishing.
I think that I have fished in three of the five Great Lakes and before I die I would love to do a little bit of fishing on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
Kinda want to see how the little brothers of the big lakes are when it comes to their fishing.
One thing that people don’t totally realize about the Great Lakes is exactly how expansive and chained together they are.
If you had enough time, you could get all the way from the northernmost point of Michigan all the way to New York City without having to get out of the boat.
Which does mean that every once in a while you might find something in one of those bodies of water that doesn’t quite belong.
For example, let’s talk about a young man named Colton Alex.
He’s an eighteen year old from Pennsylvania and was participating in a walleye and steelhead tournament when he hooked into something that he wasn’t quite expecting.
When he reeled in what was on the other end of his pole, he saw that he was eyeball to eyeball with an Atlantic salmon.
Now, not saying that Atlantic salmon are rare creatures; but when it comes to Lake Erie it’s about as rare as a finding two leprechauns walking down the street holding hands while a unicorn plays a violin behind them.
The Atlantic salmon that Alex reeled in weighed 10.4 pounds and measured 30 inches in length.
Now, Alex has said that he had caught Atlantic salmon before but never one in Lake Erie before.
It’s just one of those things that you don’t expect to see happen all that often.
It’s one those things where you couldn’t be more surprised if you woke up tomorrow with your head sewn to your living room carpet.
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