Two months, two record salmon

For the second time in as many months, an angler has set a new record in Idaho.

On Nov. 8, Idaho Falls angler Steve Micek landed a coho salmon weighing 11.8 pounds. It was 33 inches in length.

The hefty silver replaces the initial record set in October during Idaho's inaugural coho season. That fish, caught by Ethan Crawford, weighed 9.4 pounds.

Because fishing for sea-run coho is a brand new sport in Idaho, it is likely new records for coho will be recorded in the coming years if returns justify future harvest seasons.

This year was the first Idahoans were allowed to target sea-run coho salmon, thanks in large part to the work being done by the Nez Perce Tribe to bring coho back to the Idaho rivers where they once spawned naturally.