Josh Bentz leads the 34th annual King Salmon Derby after the Memorial Day weekend, with a 30.4-pound catch.
“It jumped clean out of the water and almost hit the boat,” Bentz said.
The derby continues 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. this weekend, June 2-3. The competition offers more than $19,000 in cash and prizes and is a fundraiser for youth activities.
The May 26-28 haul included 25 fish, and about a fourth of them were…