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Don McCrae hoists the 38.74-pound chinook salmon he caught at 1:30 a.m. yesterday in Lake Ontario. It's the first entry in the 1991 Toronto Star Great(...)
Don McCrae hoists the 38.74-pound chinook salmon he caught at 1:30 a.m. yesterday in Lake Ontario. It's the first entry in the 1991 Toronto Star Great(...)

Don McCrae hoists the 38.74-pound chinook salmon he caught at 1:30 a.m. yesterday in Lake Ontario. It's the first entry in the 1991 Toronto Star Great(...)

Date7/6/1991
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Original Toronto Star caption: Don McCrae hoists the 38.74-pound chinook salmon he caught at 1:30 a.m. yesterday in Lake Ontario. It's the first entry in the 1991 Toronto Star Great Salmon Hunt and the biggest first-day catch ever.
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0119426F
      Sweet catch. Joan Ellenor of Oshawa used a marsh-mallow as bait to catch this 42-pound salmon near Duffins Creek, Pickering. Husband Neal hoists the Chinook
      Sweet catch. Joan Ellenor of Oshawa used a marsh-mallow as bait to catch this 42-pound salmon near Duffins Creek, Pickering. Husband Neal hoists the Chinook
      Darrell, Dick
      11/6/1978
      One for record books. Pam Harvey of Mississauga hoists the record 25.68-pound brown trout she caught off Oakville yesterday - the first fish she'd ever caught
      One for record books. Pam Harvey of Mississauga hoists the record 25.68-pound brown trout she caught off Oakville yesterday - the first fish she'd ever caught
      Slaughter, Mike
      8/22/1989
      Now it's Grandpa Mel, Mayor Mel Lastman of North York joyfully hoists his new granddaughter, Brie, who weighed in at 7 pounds, 12 ounces
      Now it's Grandpa Mel, Mayor Mel Lastman of North York joyfully hoists his new granddaughter, Brie, who weighed in at 7 pounds, 12 ounces
      Lastman, Mel
      8/24/1986
      Tom the angler: Pitcher Tom Henke has done a fine job for the Jays on the field and yesterday proved he can also fish as he caught a 6-pound chinook
      Tom the angler: Pitcher Tom Henke has done a fine job for the Jays on the field and yesterday proved he can also fish as he caught a 6-pound chinook
      Cooper, David
      9/3/1986
      Catchy catch, The fishin' was fine, by anyone's scale, and Ivan Sut - aboard the Charter I - had this 17-pound coho salmon to display yesterday as his entry in The Star's Great Salmon Hunt
      Catchy catch, The fishin' was fine, by anyone's scale, and Ivan Sut - aboard the Charter I - had this 17-pound coho salmon to display yesterday as his entry in The Star's Great Salmon Hunt
      Spremo, Boris
      9/4/1979
      Mayor Art Eggleton, right, hoists the flag on its 25th birthday yesterday together with, from left, a civic worker and Toronto councillors Bill Boytch(...)
      Mayor Art Eggleton, right, hoists the flag on its 25th birthday yesterday together with, from left, a civic worker and Toronto councillors Bill Boytch(...)
      Eggleton, Arthur C., 1943-
      2/15/1990
      Salmon fight the credit. Although most freshwater fish spawn in spring, Lake Ontario's coho and chinook salmon can't forget they are originally from t(...)
      Salmon fight the credit. Although most freshwater fish spawn in spring, Lake Ontario's coho and chinook salmon can't forget they are originally from t(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      10/24/1977
      Jim Clarke: He caught the prized coho in the Star's Great Salmon Hunt, but the contest is now over and the former $1-million fish is technically worth nothing
      Jim Clarke: He caught the prized coho in the Star's Great Salmon Hunt, but the contest is now over and the former $1-million fish is technically worth nothing
      Lennon, Frank
      11/5/1982
      Something fishy, The Star's Great Salmon Hunt got into full swing yesterday, the first day that large number of fish were caught
      Something fishy, The Star's Great Salmon Hunt got into full swing yesterday, the first day that large number of fish were caught
      Bull, Ron
      8/31/1979
      Jubilant Argonaut co-owner John Candy hoists the Eastern Division cup with Dan Ferrone, left, Paul Masotti and Don Moen yesterday after the Argos defe(...)
      Jubilant Argonaut co-owner John Candy hoists the Eastern Division cup with Dan Ferrone, left, Paul Masotti and Don Moen yesterday after the Argos defe(...)
      Candy, John Franklin, 1950-1994
      11/17/1991
      Boo to you: John Downey hoists a prime pumpkin for inspection by grades 1 and 2 pupils from Macville Public School.
      Boo to you: John Downey hoists a prime pumpkin for inspection by grades 1 and 2 pupils from Macville Public School.
      Calleja, Frank
      10/1/1992
      Jeff Egan hoists a big one - for a 2 1/2-year-old - while at the Woodbridge Fall Fair with his parents
      Jeff Egan hoists a big one - for a 2 1/2-year-old - while at the Woodbridge Fall Fair with his parents
      Power, Peter
      10/6/1990