Proud to say I fish on rivers like the Carron in north of Scotland with almost 100% return of Atlantic Salmon. If we don't return we could be the last generation to fish for these awesome creatures. As others have said it was also a coloured fish so why kill for some bragging rights in the local bar. Shame.

People are overreacting to this, I am disgusted with some of these reactions. This sport is perfectly legal, laws state fisherman "catch limits" which are similar to hunting. Being a licensed fisherman costs plenty of money and food/fun are the rewards. He obviously enjoys himself and is potentially feeding his family. Feel free to research the lifespan, growth rates, population, species legal limits and seasonal fishing of ALL salmon fishing worldwide. There is plenty to go around; relax people.

Awesome videos that never get old.

There should be BOTH retained and catch-and-release fishing. If there is a legal limit it will protect the species. Fisherman's choice; if you don't want it or eat it, put it back. Great job with a wonderful fish. Good for you, guys!

Your extremely lucky to have caught a salmon of that size, a fish of a lifetime id say. What I don't agree with is that knowing you already had salmon on the bank for your table...why kill more eh? The large salmon isn't even fresh run...it looks like my tartan kilt ffs! Your mate was filming it so the proof and memories are there for all to see...so why kill it? More ego than Angling👎

Like ur videos dude but you could put a few fish back especially the 50 pounder,rivers need those genes to help them survive.only takes a photo.

A master class on how to play a huge salmon on the fly if you ask me!!

I've never seen an Atlantic salmon this size. I've heard stories, but seeing is believing. I've been to Norway a few times. The smoked salmon there is the best in the world.

Bros palming that reel, while the drag is up and it’s still ripping drag like it’s non existent! Now that’s a salmon

i don't know what language your speaking, or where your fishing, but i HAVE to give you props for a fish like that

Wow That thing took some string, Nice work Mate.

This guy kills ALL he catches by the look of it - there was even a dead 2lb seatrout in the boat! Great trophy fish it may be but it is quite red and therefore not for the table...if it is for his ego, he has got it on film. There is no justification for killing a 50lb salmon these days

I dunno...........is it age? (50); every time I see a big salmon killed that doesn't have to be, it makes me sad.

Great Video & 3 lovely fish . You made it look easy but to choose the right fly & present it at the right place & then play it so coolly takes alot of skill . When is the best time to fish the Alta ? Your video has inspired me to go

Excellent fish. You did a great job landing such a monster......hope he tasted as good as he looks

hello sir .. even in my country there is no salmon this .. see this great fight with fish,, Wow!! it was so excited and amazing .. congratulations

what a male salmon!! and on the flyrod! great, great fishing vid. pro-editing! he cought 2 more of thos big boys. this river looks mor productive than the Mörrum. congrats, post mor!

So whats the diff between him eating it and the bears eating it?

What a cracking fish.Enormous. I'd love to fish over there....one day.

This video demonstrates the young guy is an expert in every way...... hooking playing with no surplus line hanging about and the speed of the landing. As opposed to an older fly fisher video on here who had umpteen metres of line around his legs put the salmon back to fight another day......... may have been the very next day when someone with the killier instinct knocked that same salmon on the head........ Oh dear dear dear dear I hear the do gooders say......... It is entirely the individuals prerogative what to do but it is rude to object to what that young chap achieved. If a fisher feels the fish he catches should go back then so be it but don't try to convert all fishers to their way of thinking........ Go and play snobs or something more constructive--------- It should never be allowed that those who criticize do not possess a fraction of the expertise experience or knowledge of those who they criticize..

If wild salmon populations are good enoff for the harvest of big jacks like that then its not all bad. its untouched Norway we are talking about not over harvested Canada newfoundland and other places where its a rare to land a salmon over even ten pounds. i wouldn't agree there but Norway has done a great job at not over harvesting and deserve to enjoy the benifits of taking home a nice big salmon. great cant! if u cant one that size in canada tho plz let it go lol

Nice fish but did you dispatch it the correct way? Har hyggelig fisk men du sendt det den riktige måten ?

In norway salmon fishing and keeping fish is looked upon very differently to over here. They also have better runs than over here. along with bigger fish than we have here, especially the Alta. My only critisism is that the fish was quite a bit coloured and had been in the water for some time, should have gone back

Absolutely beauty of a fish, well done! Other 2 look good tae but why would u chap it 🤷🏻‍♂️

I really can't believe this is legal. How can it be legal to not only kill 3 salmon in one day, but but kill a 50lb well coloured fish that will taste like absolute s**t.

Where at in the USA can you catch an atlantic salmon that big? We cannot lecture them on their fishing practices especially when our fisheries may never recover.

i have been lucky that i have travelled to the famous river skeena in british columbia canada for chinook salmon on two accasions the fishing was mind blowing with fish over 60 lb quite common and all fish was returned to spawn a new generation the best trophy is a photo

Stian det var en kjempe fin laks !

very true man also the commercial netting aint helping either, i think the irish fisheries board will be lookin into re-stocking the rivers with eggs/parr

I agree

Fin fisk, den burde du nesten ha sluppet ut igjen da - Respektere C&R

Fantastic salmon!

Congrats to a real nice fish !

yea bud last july on the fly by two mile bridge, u from around here?

fantastic good work boys

@TheColumbianOutdoors Whats that? A 50lb pacific salmon floating half dead down a river?

Ever heard of Colgate???

hi alan this fish is good for the table, makes good smoked salmon. hi stian - great video - wonderful catch! but its time to react on reality - if these fish built a nest and dispose many 1000s of eggs they are worth much more than röked laks in amounts you cannot eat! so please , stian, let those storlaks go in future, the proudness about the catch will be doubled by prooving to be a serious fly fisherman with respect and love for the creature!!!

uwaaa.What a magnificent specimen. Make lox and it would not have died in vain.

some people don't realize that not everyone fishes purely for sport, some people do it to catch their food. I catch and release some fish, but not every one, and i make damn sure they don't go to waste.

nice fish----real bigggg

Thats a fine fish I got a 47 pound on the munster blackwater but never bet the 50 pounds i,d say i,ll have make a trip to norway for that

totally agree

so let me know if you need an extra rod to come along with you guys

utrolig pen fisk du fikk:) gratulerer:D

Fy faan kor sykt!!! Grattis:))

It's a crazy size fish but there's a size limit you know

Супер! 👍 👍 👍. Приезжай к нам на Печенгу!!!

Good video, nice view! Let’s be friend!

nice fish m8

what kind of salmon is that?

@rn247 all my eyes where on the 50lber but well spotted

Grattis till stor fisk det är så man själv skulle vilja prova fluga på lax ju :-),,,, Självklart ska man väll äta upp de man fångar oxå ,,

Great catch! must have been one hella of fight. congratulations

That’s such a rare fish and could of laid eggs with a chance of an other family of 50lbs but now it cant

@Bluebeltonproduction Actaully its not, i've only spent the last 4years fishing there and the only place you even have decent chance of landing a non grills salmon is at fly in lodges and privatized river sections with lodges. i've spent much time with the locals and talked many stories of how the salmon sizes are in such decline that there should be a zero harvest rate at all. when my father fished as a boy every salmon was 20+ pds and yes it is very RARE to land a salmon of 10+pds champ

I would say you haven't caught many large salmon - that fish is well over 40 lbs - and could possibly be the advertised 50 lbs. As far as release, yeah, be nice to see it released, but it's legal there - and at least it wasn't a hen.

@fishingkayaking he actually has 4

I guess he never heard of or read Lee Wulff.

Catch of a lifetime. Just a shame the respect wasn't afforded to that awesome creature to continue living.

Lækker laks og lækker skæg også!!

Maybe they catch for survival, they depend on these fish and not for money!

@DonkeyOnkey THIS river is far from empty !

I can't see keeping that much salmon. However If I had caught an atlantic salmon that big I would want to keep it. One of that size is an amazing once in a lifetime thing. To each their own.

now take that fish to the Swedish chef

and a little one!!!!! like the fishermann who catches the golden fish, the first wish: "the river to be of vodka"; done;the second wish: "the lake to be of vodka";done; the third wish....hmmmmm....could you offer me a vodka?

And we wonder why stocks on both sides of the Atlantic are dwindling ....#catchandrelease

5-stars

I won't be watching anymore of this fishmongers videos

if he wants to keep a trophy fish he sure as hell can

This guy deserves the same fate as the fish.

Tenker hjertepumpa slo godt?!

Why kill ? WHY

da var eit stort monster elle ka

@dormlife1 Lol..... I hear that bro:D

Hi Friend; Huge fish....but come-on gentlemen...killing them???...Hmmmm. I realize fishing without some killing is NOT how it should be.....but why kill any huge fish...even from the Alta? Even Alta's runs a WAY down...what of conservation? This sure doesn't help Alta's image...

Awesome fish! But norwegian style, "cath and not realese" :(

Lokomotiv, fyfaan for ein laks!

Another freezer burnt trophy REMOVED from this class of people.NEVER EATEN.

nice catch, you need all that protien to catch all em in a mornings fishing real fab that, however i would have returned the big one theres to much colour on him, but thats only in my opinion ok, fucking great pics in the boat mind

well that was mean you should of put them fish back. what if every1 just killed fish like that especially that size disappointing !

Well at first I thought it was okay for this guy to kill this big fish but after looking at many of his other Atlantic salmon videos I have changed my opinion. He keeps virtually every salmon he catches and while I can understand keeping a fish or two every season to eat I don't see why anyone would want to kill so many noble fish.

OMFG u can eat this whole month :D Nice catch ! Really nice :)

You know 1 or two fish is nice but did you really need to be pulling three fish out of the river? Even the Duke of Roxburghe takes minimal fish when fishing the Alta too. Wild salmon should be kept for sport fishing not really for eating . The difference in taste between a wild / farm raised then released salmon and wild salmon is negligible. I know, I've had both wild and farmed salmon smoked.. This guy is out fishing the river!

That is truly disgusting. This video should be removed from KZfaq. Promoting such disrespect for wildlife is disgraceful.

Such an unfit ending to the life of such a majestic creature.

Release man release...next time...

sinful to destroy such a beautiful fish. You won't get another chance to play that fish or its offspring ever again.

Not gona be any for your kids and grandchildren to catch if u take out big breeders like that.

If you catch and release you are not fishing for food, just playing with a life for your own amusement. Think about it.

shame about catch and release

That fish is a king, and I can't believe you killed it. Disrespectful and a quite pathetic. Hope you suffer the same fate.

Guys, im best at fishing, 4lb trout on a 5lb line BWYAKASHA

what the hell would make you wish to kill that fish? you already had two fish in the boat.. a fish like that should be put back and left to breed more fish of that size.. take a look at scotland's salmon fishing nowadays in comparison to it's glory days. we're just becoming to make a come back however.. why is this? because around 75% of our fish go back.. and the big ones most certainly go back. norway's day will come when no fish are left due to this sort of attitude.

Your videos are really bad for the people from Norway, why do you kill so many fish, and why a seal.

norvegians...., U dont know anything about estetic, show some respect for the fish whitch gives U great fight, give her another chance to live! that was so brutal...! poor guys doesn't have what to eat, so tryieing to kill all the salmons.

Catch and release is inhumane. If you want to fish, then eat your fish.

@JockScott6 stop whining plz

Speak English !!!!!!!!!!

True fishermen only take 1 fish if required for eating when necessary then they release! Not kill 3, this disturbs nature 😡