FishNPhysician,
I agree with angles and what not. The fish we caught this year that was 24.5lbs pictures didn't do the fish justice.

But after years of steelheading and over 2000 steelhead landed you begin to get a keen eye for the size of a fish. I've landed many in that went 20+ and lost a couple handfuls that met that mark too...

I'm not arguing by any means, and not flaming the pic... I'm as jealous as any to see such a fish of size and chromeness. Certainly close to a once in a lifetime fish.

Again, just looking at the dimentions of the fish, hand size, head size of the fish, tail girth etc... It's too bad that the picture doesn't do the fish justice.

As for a 43x26" fish, I am a see it to beleive it kind of guy... I don't think we've seen it..
Keith