Connor Blake caught this 22.6-pound king salmon near Fools Inlet on June 28, winning the top prize in the derby's 12-and-younger category.
Charlie Webb, of Anchorage, took first place in Wrangell's 69th king salmon derby with his 43.5-pound catch on the opening day of the derby June 15. The annual contest closed on Sunday, June 30, and no one passed Webb.
Wrangell's Connor Blake won the 12-and-under youth division with his 22.6-pound king, caught near Fools Inlet on June 28.
It was the first king that Connor has ever caught and kept, said Tommy Wells, executive director of the chamber of commerce, which organizes the fishing derby.
The chamber was still working Monday to determine the prizes for the adult division, along with sch...
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