Photos: Ship Creek king salmon fishing

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Anglers try their luck fishing for king salmon at the popular urban fishery as the tide floods Ship Creek near downtown Anchorage on Wednesday evening, June 17, 2015.

Perhaps the only thing hotter than Anchorage's record-breaking weather is the city's red-hot king salmon fishing.

"This morning was absolutely on fire," Alaska Department of Fish and Game program technician Shane Hertzog said on Wednesday afternoon.

Up and down the bustling industrial shores of Ship Creek, anglers carrying chinook salmon have become as common a sight as a fly-by from a fighter jet or the passing of a freight train near the unique urban fishing hole. Locals say fishing is as good as they've seen in recent years, with the bulk of the run slamming into the creek with such force that catching a king is about as sure a bet as you'll find in fishing.

"It's probably been over a decade since we've seen it like this," said Dustin Slinker, who owns the stream-side Bait Shack tackle shop.

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