Eight-year-old holds on to win Valdez Silver Salmon Derby; California woman takes top prize in Halibut Derby
- September 4, 2018
Aksel Hutchinson
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VALDEZ, Alaska – Just one day after catching a 17.28 pound silver salmon in Valdez, Aksel Hutchinson was thinking about what he would do with $10,000. Hutchinson knew the 1st place prize was $10,000 and he had big plans if he stayed in the lead. He said he would buy a fishing reel, tickets to Texas and California as well as a hunting scope. This past Sunday, Hutchinson’s dream of winning came true when the derby ended and his fish remained #1 on the leaderboard.
In an interview this Monday, Aksel had revised his plans for
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