Angler catches nearly 10-pound salmon -- in Detroit

May 15 (UPI) -- A Michigan fisherman shared a photo of the unusual catch he reeled in from the Detroit River -- a 9-pound, 10-ounce Atlantic salmon.

Brad Smyth, operator of Detroit Outdoor Adventures, posted a photo to Facebook showing the big salmon he caught Wednesday in the Detroit river, a mile south of the Ambassador Bridge.

"It's my first Atlantic salmon ever," Smyth told the Detroit Free Press. "I couldn't believe it was actually right here on the Detroit River."

"It was immediately obvious that it wasn't a walleye," Smyth said. "It started thrashing and I thought it was a snagged carp. All of a sudden it came to the surface. I actually netted the fish before I caught up slack in my line."

Experts said the salmon likely traveled at least 85 miles up the river before being caught by Smyth.