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Proud fisherman Chris Blacher of Scarborough shows off 10-pound coho he caught yesterday about five miles from the Lakeview generating station in Lake(...)
Proud fisherman Chris Blacher of Scarborough shows off 10-pound coho he caught yesterday about five miles from the Lakeview generating station in Lake(...)

Proud fisherman Chris Blacher of Scarborough shows off 10-pound coho he caught yesterday about five miles from the Lakeview generating station in Lake(...)

Date8/19/1976
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Original Toronto Star caption: Proud fisherman Chris Blacher of Scarborough shows off 10-pound coho he caught yesterday about five miles from the Lakeview generating station in Lake Ontario. It took the 9-year-old angler 15 minutes to land his catch. The annual migration of coho and chinook in Lake Ontario has reached two miles off shore and this year fishermen and zeroing in on schools with CB radios. Great Salmon Hunt; a derby with $16;000 in prizes; starts tomorrow and runs to Sept. 24.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0007020F
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