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King of the Kenai: Chinook Salmon
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
May 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Our fish of the week is the Chinook Salmon, and very specifically Kenai River Kings. 36 years ago Les Anderson of Soldotna, Alaska landed the all-tackle world record Chinook that topped the scales at nearly 100lbs. Our guests this week are Andy Loranger, the Refuge Manager at Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, and Jim Boersma, a Fisheries Biologist with our Kenai Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office.
Released:
May 16, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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