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Woman angler’s first king weighs 83.3 pounds

Deborah Whitman-Perry's first experience in catching a king salmon turned out to be an 83-pounder while fishing out of Good Hope Cannery Resort at Rivers Inlet, British Columbia. The guide is Tyler Mills. (George Cuthbert / Good Hope Cannery Ltd.)
Deborah Whitman-Perry's first experience in catching a king salmon turned out to be an 83-pounder while fishing out of Good Hope Cannery Resort at Rivers Inlet, British Columbia. The guide is Tyler Mills. (George Cuthbert / Good Hope Cannery Ltd.)

SALMON FISHING -- I guess you could say she got a good start. 

Deborah Whitman-Perry's first experience in catching a king salmon turned out to be an 83-pounder while fishing out of Good Hope Cannery Resort at Rivers Inlet, British Columbia.

She got to savor it.  The fight went on for an hour.

Read the Seattle Times story.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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