West Vancouver resident Chris Lewis knew he had a big fish on the line the moment he felt the tug on his fishing rod.
On a fishing trip with business associates in Haida Gwaii, Lewis quickly realized he had one big fight on his hands Saturday evening when the 84-pound Chinook salmon on the line shifted direction, surfaced near the boat, then dove down.
"When the fish hit the line, there was a moment you could tell it was a large fish," he recalls.
"Then I saw the fish on the surface for just a few seconds - and it was massive," Lewis, 45, said Tuesday.
"The fish clearly let us know it was huge," Lewis recalls after landing the Chinook - a record for the Queen Charlotte Lodge in northern B.C.
Despite its size, it only took Lewis a half-hour to reel in the salmon.
While Lewis fought to bring in the fish, his friend Stephen Mason had a bite and a 31-pound Tyee fish on his hands.
Lewis credits their success to the lodge's guide, Derek Poitras, who took them into his special fishing spot, along a big kelp bed just east of Klashwun Point.
"We were fortunate to be in there. There is a lot of luck, but there is also a lot of skill
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On a fishing trip with business associates in Haida Gwaii, Lewis quickly realized he had one big fight on his hands Saturday evening when the 84-pound Chinook salmon on the line shifted direction, surfaced near the boat, then dove down.
"When the fish hit the line, there was a moment you could tell it was a large fish," he recalls.
"Then I saw the fish on the surface for just a few seconds - and it was massive," Lewis, 45, said Tuesday.
"The fish clearly let us know it was huge," Lewis recalls after landing the Chinook - a record for the Queen Charlotte Lodge in northern B.C.
Despite its size, it only took Lewis a half-hour to reel in the salmon.
While Lewis fought to bring in the fish, his friend Stephen Mason had a bite and a 31-pound Tyee fish on his hands.
Lewis credits their success to the lodge's guide, Derek Poitras, who took them into his special fishing spot, along a big kelp bed just east of Klashwun Point.
"We were fortunate to be in there. There is a lot of luck, but there is also a lot of skill
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