Bill Roth / Anchorage Daily News
Jioji "George" Lino, left, and David "Hillbilly" Edmonds, right, react to the official end of the Downtown Soup Kitchen's Slam'n Salm'n Derby on Sunday, June 21, 2009. Lino won the Andy Sorensen Sportsmanship Award in part for his effort netting Edmonds 48.37 pound king salmon which won the derby at Ship Creek in downtown Anchorage.
Published: June 21st, 2009 06:17 PM
Last Modified: June 21st, 2009 07:27 PM
David "Hillbilly" Edmonds of Anchorage has been declared the first-place winner in the Ship Creek Slam'n Salm'n Derby, which ended today at 3 p.m.
His 48.37-pounder caught Tuesday was the biggest fish by more than 10 pounds and earned him a 14-foot Zodiak inflatable boat and other prizes.
Brian Patterson finished second with his 37.95-pound salmon reeled in Monday.
The annual king salmon derby benefits the Downtown Soup Kitchen.
Check back later for more details on the popular in-town fishing competition, or see the full story tomorrow in the Sports section of the Anchorage Daily News.
ADVERTISEMENT
NEW STORY COMMENTS: Learn about our upgrade | Create an avatar in the new system »
By submitting your comment, you are agreeing to adn.com's user agreement.
Moose injures girl in Eagle River
Alaska Guardsmen leave for Afghanistan
Alaska-grown bowler becomes sport MVP
Most read
Pedro Bay men charged with sex crimes
Man in critical condition after motorcycle crash near Wasilla
18-year-old suffers shotgun blast to his leg
Sell it today 
Place an ad | Find an ad
Read the adn.com updated privacy policy | 
Important warning about e-mails purporting to be from the adn.com staff.
© Copyright 2012, The Anchorage Daily News, a subsidiary of The McClatchy Company 
Contact Us | Newsroom Contacts | Communication Forms | Subscriptions | Advertising | Featured Advertisers
Daily News Jobs |
RSS Feeds |
|
ADN Store |
Newspapers in Education
Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | About our ads | Copyright
