GRAPHIC WARNING: The following images and details may disturb some readers.

Fishermen on the crowded shoreline of the Fraser River broke out in violence over the weekend during a limited opening for catching salmon.

Amid bumper returns of millions of prized sockeye salmon, Fisheries and Oceans Canada issued a rare notice weeks ago, opening recreational fishing for the species on a stretch of the Fraser River for 11 days, from Aug. 22 until Sept. 1.

But on the penultimate day of the recreational period, Sunday, things turned bloody.

Video from the scene shows two anglers trading punches over a fish. It includes violence and explicit language. Viewer discretion is advised.

A local fisherman witnessed the fight, explaining that it started over one man taking another’s pink salmon by acci

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