I love salmon, especially smoked, but I never knew they were so ugly. Just so you don’t lose your appetite completely, I will say not all salmon looks this bad, only Chinook salmon.
This particular Chinook salmon was found by biologist Doug Killam in Battle Creek, near Anderson and is apparently the largest salmon in the world, weighing 85 pounds. I should say was the largest salmon in the world since Killam only found the carcass. Take a look:





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November 14, 2008
OMG that thang is the biggest, UGLIEST thang i have ever seen! That sorta thing doesnt come round every day…
November 19, 2008
It’s ugly because it recently spawned. They go through a metamorphosis on there way up the river to do their thing.
November 21, 2008
The current sport caught World Record is 97 pounds 4 ounces. And when in spawn, they are back-end-of-a-dog ugly, that’s for sure.
November 21, 2008
Wait, Battle Creek, as in Michigan, USA?
November 21, 2008
No Red Bluff, California.