Strong winds cut into catches during the final weekend of the 36th annual Haines King Salmon Derby, helping Mark Edwards hang on to win the event with his first-weekend catch, a 42-pound king.
“The winds picked up pretty much both days. A few small boats ran across (the inlet) but they came back pretty soon before it got too bad,” said Toni DeWitt, derby chairman. That cut into participation, as 63 daily derby tickets was…