Eric Halstead took the lead in the 67th Wrangell King Salmon derby with a 43.4-pound catch near Blake Island on June 17 and never lost it, bringing him the first-place prize of $3,000 cash.
Stanley Johnson took second, with his 41.8-pound king on June 19, near Found Island. He will receive $2,000, plus an additional $500 for the largest catch on Father’s Day.
Dave Svendsen caught a 39.9-pound king on the first day of the derby June 15, near Blake Island, good for the third-place prize of $1,000, plus an additional $500 cash for reeling in the largest salmon on the opening day.
The chamber of commerce, which sponsors the annual event, has set the awards ceremony for 6:30 p.m. Friday, upstairs at the Elks Lodge.
The derby closed at 9 p.m. Sunday, with $7,900 in cash prizes.
Fourth place went to Diana Nore, at 38.4 pounds; Peyton Stolley was fifth, at 37.8 pounds; sixth went to Danielle Halstead for her 37.5-pound catch; Nick Mizelle took seventh at 34.2, the same weight on the same day as Matt Nore; Jeremy Stolley placed ninth at 33.6; and No. 10 went to Parker Mork with his 32.9-pound catch.
The 10 largest fish were all caught in the first 12 days of the derby, with no one in the final week cracking the top 10.
Peyton Stolley also will receive an additional cash prize for the largest fish landed by a contestant 12 years old or younger. Parker Mork placed second in the 12-and-younger competition. Quinton Davies was third, at 31.3 pounds.
The awards night also will include two $250 cash prizes for random entry weights, and every derby ticket purchased will be entered into a drawing to win two round-trip tickets to anywhere Alaska Airlines flies.
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