I'd put it at somewhere between 25-30 pounds. Anyway it is the largest northern I have ever seen and was the biggest caught and released at the lodge that year.

I saw a photo of five fish several years ago taken by a USFW game warden friend that were caught in the Copper River system in Canada, while he and another warden were banding ducks up there. They were all as big as this fish, possibly larger.

I expect a lot of baby ducks came to a bad end on that river.

That's a fine photo of Mr. Vedder and fish.