Salmon, sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka)
(Walbaum, 1792); SALMONIDAE FAMILY; also called sockeye, red salmon, blueback salmon, kokanee
The sockeye salmon (anadromous form of Oncorhynchus nerka) is endemic to the Pacific Ocean and its tributaries from Hokkaido in Japan to the Anadyr River, Russia, and from the Sacramento River, California to Point Hope, Alaska. Freshwater, non migratory populations, known as kokanee, occur naturally in Japan, Russia, Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the Yukon and British Columbia and have been introduced elsewhere..
The body of breeding males is bright red with small black speckling (spots not... Read More
The sockeye salmon (anadromous form of Oncorhynchus nerka) is endemic to the Pacific Ocean and its tributaries from Hokkaido in Japan to the Anadyr River, Russia, and from the Sacramento River, California to Point Hope, Alaska. Freshwater, non migratory populations, known as kokanee, occur naturally in Japan, Russia, Alaska, Washington, Oregon and Idaho, the Yukon and British Columbia and have been introduced elsewhere..
The body of breeding males is bright red with small black speckling (spots not... Read More
All-Tackle World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
All-Tackle
6.88 kg
(15
lb 3
oz)
Line Class World Records (Conventional Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
M-01 kg (2 lb)
5.61 kg
(12
lb 5
oz)
M-02 kg (4 lb)
4.96 kg
(10
lb 15
oz)
M-03 kg (6 lb)
5.50 kg
(12
lb 2
oz)
M-04 kg (8 lb)
5.10 kg
(11
lb 4
oz)
M-06 kg (12 lb)
6.69 kg
(14
lb 12
oz)
M-08 kg (16 lb)
6.57 kg
(14
lb 8
oz)
M-10 kg (20 lb)
5.89 kg
(13
lb 0
oz)
M-15 kg (30 lb)
6.88 kg
(15
lb 3
oz)
W-01 kg (2 lb)
1.90 kg
(4
lb 3
oz)
W-02 kg (4 lb)
2.27 kg
(5
lb 0
oz)
W-03 kg (6 lb)
3.52 kg
(7
lb 12
oz)
W-04 kg (8 lb)
3.29 kg
(7
lb 4
oz)
W-06 kg (12 lb)
3.52 kg
(7
lb 12
oz)
W-08 kg (16 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-10 kg (20 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
W-15 kg (30 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet Class World Records (Fly Tackle)
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
Tippet M-01 kg (2 lb)
5.13 kg
(11
lb 5
oz)
Tippet M-02 kg (4 lb)
5.21 kg
(11
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-03 kg (6 lb)
5.21 kg
(11
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-04 kg (8 lb)
5.34 kg
(11
lb 12
oz)
Tippet M-06 kg (12 lb)
4.99 kg
(11
lb 0
oz)
Tippet M-08 kg (16 lb)
6.57 kg
(14
lb 8
oz)
Tippet M-10 kg (20 lb)
5.56 kg
(12
lb 4
oz)
Tippet W-01 kg (2 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-02 kg (4 lb)
1.84 kg
(4
lb 1
oz)
Tippet W-03 kg (6 lb)
2.98 kg
(6
lb 9
oz)
Tippet W-04 kg (8 lb)
2.78 kg
(6
lb 2
oz)
Tippet W-06 kg (12 lb)
6.43 kg
(14
lb 3
oz)
Tippet W-08 kg (16 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Tippet W-10 kg (20 lb)
0.00 kg
(0
lb 0
oz)
Junior & Smallfry World Records
Line Class
Weight
Location
Catch Date
Angler
F-Junior
5.14 kg
(11
lb 5
oz)
F-Smallfry
5.89 kg
(13
lb 0
oz)
M-Junior
5.44 kg
(12
lb 0
oz)
M-Smallfry
2.21 kg
(4
lb 14
oz)