Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada: Restigouche Sam, Big Leaping Fish
The world's largest atlantic salmon -- a big stainless steel fish -- appears frozen in mid-leap out of a riverside fountain, his open mouth eager to grab any low-flying airplanes.
- Address:
- Salmon Blvd., Campbellton, NB, Canada
- Directions:
- Along the river, at the corner of Salmon Blvd and Andrew St., a block east of the bridge into Quebec.
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Can confirm continued existence of the gigantic leaping fish. Also, another fishing related oddity nearby, perhaps worth its own entry: statue of a man fishing and hooking a fish (it is maybe 200m away).
[Hey Itsa me!, 09/11/2025]
Nice park. I'd give the salmon three water towers.
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