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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

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

Date9/4/1979
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Original Toronto Star caption: 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.
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    GeographyCity, town, townshipToronto
    GeographyProvince stateOntario
    GeographyCountryCanada
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    Photographs
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0119447F
      Fine catch: Blair Dawson, left, biologist for the ministry of natural resources, and Ken loftus, provincial fisheries scientist, admire coho caught in The Toronto Star's Great Salmon Hunt
      Fine catch: Blair Dawson, left, biologist for the ministry of natural resources, and Ken loftus, provincial fisheries scientist, admire coho caught in The Toronto Star's Great Salmon Hunt
      Power, John
      9/22/1980
      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
      Bruce Oliver, right, and John Wylie display record catch that earned Oliver the grand prize in Toronto Star Great Salmon Hunt/D8
      Bruce Oliver, right, and John Wylie display record catch that earned Oliver the grand prize in Toronto Star Great Salmon Hunt/D8
      Mahler, John
      9/9/1990
      A good catch. A fisherman herself, Mayor Hazel McCallion admires 15-pound coho salmon Councillor Larry Taylor, seen with her, caught outside Port Cred(...)
      A good catch. A fisherman herself, Mayor Hazel McCallion admires 15-pound coho salmon Councillor Larry Taylor, seen with her, caught outside Port Cred(...)
      Calleja, Frank
      10/6/1980
      A 13-pound Coho Salmon was landed by Star photographer Bob Olsen yesterday off the mouth of the Credit
      A 13-pound Coho Salmon was landed by Star photographer Bob Olsen yesterday off the mouth of the Credit
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      8/27/1975
      Frank lafrate of Brampton holds his winning catch in the Toronto Star Great Salmon Hunt, a 36
      Frank lafrate of Brampton holds his winning catch in the Toronto Star Great Salmon Hunt, a 36
      Darrell, Dick
      9/16/1984
      Coho is a peace offering. The 15-pound coho salmon Rita Ivens caught yesterday at the mouth of the Credit River will be a present to her husband. She (...)
      Coho is a peace offering. The 15-pound coho salmon Rita Ivens caught yesterday at the mouth of the Credit River will be a present to her husband. She (...)
      Bezant, Graham
      9/17/1975
      There were plenty of big ones left in the lake yesterday when Oakville Mayor William Perras, left, and Star outdoor writer John Power got back from opening day of The Star's Great Salmon Hunt
      There were plenty of big ones left in the lake yesterday when Oakville Mayor William Perras, left, and Star outdoor writer John Power got back from opening day of The Star's Great Salmon Hunt
      Mahler, John
      7/10/1988
      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
      Mayor lands a big one. Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion flaunts the 31-pounder she caught off Port Credit yesterday in The Star's Great Salmon Hunt. The contest ends tomorrow
      Mayor lands a big one. Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion flaunts the 31-pounder she caught off Port Credit yesterday in The Star's Great Salmon Hunt. The contest ends tomorrow
      McCallion, Hazel, 1921-
      9/2/1988
      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(...)
      Eglinton, Rick
      7/6/1991
      First Coho Salmon she has caught in Lake Ontario is displayed by Councillor Hazel McCallion along with catch of other members of her fishing party. Th(...)
      First Coho Salmon she has caught in Lake Ontario is displayed by Councillor Hazel McCallion along with catch of other members of her fishing party. Th(...)
      Calleja, Frank
      9/12/1977