An avid angler caught a large Atlantic Salmon in Lake Erie and it's believe to have come from Lake Huron. Here's why it's being considered a unicorn.

Steelhead anglers in Erie are being surprised by a number of salmon species that are making their way out of the Great Lake and into the small creeks.

Mark Haffley, a biologist for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, told GoErie that Atlantic salmon are rare in Lake Erie and that they’ve seen some each year caught in the tributary fishery.

Out of Keweenaw and Huron bays, “anglers were able to catch not only coho and Chinook salmon from the bays, but some reports included lake trout and lake whitefish,” the report said.

“On July 19, I caught a Coho salmon on Lake Huron and completed my goal of catching salmon in all five of the Great Lakes,” Piotrowski continued.

On Lake Huron, “fishing was good with a great mixed bag” out of Rogers City, the report said. The catch included lake trout, Atlantic, Chinook, pink and coho salmon, plus steelhead and walleye.

More specifically, Coho salmon. He was recently awarded a new grant from the Great Lakes Fishery Trust, “Inferring source-specific Production of adult Coho salmon to Lake Michigan”.

An 18-year-old fisherman from Pennsylvania has caught a species that's not often seen in Lake Erie — an Atlantic salmon. Colton Alex was participating in a walleye and steelhead tournament when ...

Coho salmon fishing Coho salmon fishing is “excellent” now in Lake Michigan, he says. That can change quickly, especially if temperatures warm up, but the great coho conditions just started up.

Other species that call Lake Erie home include steelhead, brown trout, smallmouth bass, muskie, pike, and a few coho salmon.

Mark Haffley, a biologist for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, told GoErie that Atlantic salmon are rare in Lake Erie and that they’ve seen some each year caught in the tributary fishery.