Petersburg Pilot -

A seemingly routine 2017 salmon derby shifted to shock and thrill Monday after Karrie Byrer caught a 34.3 pound king salmon just minutes before the derby closed.

Byrer and her fiancé, Chris Malcom, idled their boat into the dock at about 4:50 p.m., 10 minutes before deadline. Malcolm hopped off and rushed a burly king salmon to the weigh station, grinning fervently, with Byrer close behind.

"I knew it was decent size," Malcom said. "Once I netted it and put it on the boat, I said, 'holy smokes, let's go, we're going in."

At 4:52 p.m., as it was documented in real time, Malcom placed a...