Much of the banter on this issue has been emotionally inspired, as steelheaders we are passionate about "our" fish. From a logical standpoint, there was NO reason to kill this fish for a trophy mount. Dave Campbell, among other talented artists currently have molded replicas of the EXACT dimensions of that fish. That fact he was not aware of available replicas in that size range when he put the tape measure on it only speaks to his immaturity as a steelheader. I surmise it was bonked before the tape measure was even extracted. Based on his tale about bonking it because it was bleeding from the gills, after a 45 minute battle, while posting photos with the fly visible firmly tucked in the fishes lips..............?

BS.

You're a liar, Pete. May God have mercy on your soul. From the looks of your photo you're going to meet him SOON!