Yeah they really get big although I read somewhere they are on the decline to to habitat destruction and dams like everything else. Not the most attractive salmonid though.
That fish is beautiful, just look at the size of it!
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder I guess. To me it looks like the fish can't decide if it's a snook or a salmon.
Yup, that fish could look like the swamp thing or Chewbacca, but if it was that big and fought like a salmon, you couldn’t convince me it was ugly one bit.