The 15 Largest Fish in the Great Lakes

The pink salmon is the smallest salmon species inhabiting the Great Lakes, weighing 4.8 lbs on average. However, despite being the tiniest of its type, it is one of the largest fish species among the other marine life in the North American Great Lakes. There are now self-sustaining populations of pink salmon in the Great Lakes after being introduced to the continent’s biggest freshwater system. Yet, pink salmon have originated from the Pacific and Arctic coastal rivers and prefer to live in cold water. The largest pink salmon ever caught weighed 15 lbs.