There used to be salmon as big as golden retrievers in the Columbia River, but dams killed them off
The ‘June hogs’ often weighed more than 100 pounds
If you cast a fishing line into the Columbia River in 1920, you’d better be ready for a fight. The Pacific Northwest was once home to an enormous strain of Chinook salmon, with specimens weighing 70 to 80 pounds — reaching as high as 125. These earned a hefty moniker: they were called “June hogs,” signifying both their size and the season to catch them....
