2016-08-11
English rocker Eric Clapton, 71, is one of the most influential guitarists of all time. He's also, evidently, an Atlantic salmon fishing boss. While on a flyfishing trip to Iceland last week, Clapton landed this 28-pound, 42-inch slab on the Vatnsdalsá River, setting the record for stroking the river's biggest salmon of the summer. He and guide Sturla Birginsson, according to Men's Journal, ran more than half a mile downriver and spent two and a half hours getting the fish to shore before releasing it.