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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

A 13-pound Coho Salmon was landed by Star photographer Bob Olsen yesterday off the mouth of the Credit

Date8/27/1975
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Original Toronto Star caption: A 13-pound Coho Salmon was landed by Star photographer Bob Olsen yesterday off the mouth of the Credit. Ontario and New York state, attempting to revive deep-water fishing on Lake Ontario, are stocking West Coast salmon.
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    ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
    CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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    Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
    Object NumberTSPA_0071713F
    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
    Hundreds of fishermen lined the banks at mouth of the Credit River yesterday, seeking the coho salmon
    Hundreds of fishermen lined the banks at mouth of the Credit River yesterday, seeking the coho salmon
    Griffin, Doug
    9/12/1975
    Nothing fishy about this one. Deligated angler Jim Parsons displays the big one he landed in the Credit River yesterday-nearly 15 pounds of coho salmo(...)
    Nothing fishy about this one. Deligated angler Jim Parsons displays the big one he landed in the Credit River yesterday-nearly 15 pounds of coho salmo(...)
    Bezant, Graham
    10/16/1974
    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
    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
    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
    Only about 200 fish were actually weighed by the 1,650 entrants in the coho salmon derby over the weekend in the Credit River, one of them was caught (...)
    Only about 200 fish were actually weighed by the 1,650 entrants in the coho salmon derby over the weekend in the Credit River, one of them was caught (...)
    Bezant, Graham
    9/20/1975
    Undeterred by warnings from the Ontario health ministry, hundreds of fishermen swarmed the banks and bridges on the Credit River during the weekend, seeking coho salmon
    Undeterred by warnings from the Ontario health ministry, hundreds of fishermen swarmed the banks and bridges on the Credit River during the weekend, seeking coho salmon
    Slaughter, Mike
    10/5/1975
    Star's Bob Olsen wins photo honors, This two-picture sequence taken by Toronto Star photographer Bob Olsen at Tilco Plastics strike in Peterborough is(...)
    Star's Bob Olsen wins photo honors, This two-picture sequence taken by Toronto Star photographer Bob Olsen at Tilco Plastics strike in Peterborough is(...)
    Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
    3/15/1966
    Pulled from the credit, Brampton angler Chris Rwoopan shows off a 25-pound King salmon he caught in the Credit River
    Pulled from the credit, Brampton angler Chris Rwoopan shows off a 25-pound King salmon he caught in the Credit River
    Calleja, Frank
    10/28/1987
    Waves up to 14 feet high flipped over small boats in Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Credit River, and seven salmon fishermen were rescued yesterday,(...)
    Waves up to 14 feet high flipped over small boats in Lake Ontario at the mouth of the Credit River, and seven salmon fishermen were rescued yesterday,(...)
    Lennon, Frank
    8/31/1975
    Star man goes out on a limb. Some photographers will really go out on a limb to get a good picture. Award-winning Star photographer Bob Olsen, 51, ign(...)
    Star man goes out on a limb. Some photographers will really go out on a limb to get a good picture. Award-winning Star photographer Bob Olsen, 51, ign(...)
    Lodge, Brett
    7/8/1982