Misty Pattison holds up her 48.6 pound Chinook Salmon. Photo courtesy Ketchikan King Salmon Derby.

Misty Pattison holds up her 48.6 pound Chinook Salmon. (Photo courtesy Ketchikan King Salmon Derby)

Misty Pattison caught a monster of a king salmon Sunday. The 48.6-pound fish is now the leader in the Ketchikan King Salmon Derby.

The derby website lists the fish as being weighed in about 1 p.m. at the Knudson Cove Marina.

Bar Harbor weigh-in station volunteer Glenn Brown said fishermen in his area were excited.

“That took the lead by 15 pounds. That’s a beautiful fish. It’s giant and everybody’s happy to see a good-size fish coming in, after the winner last year being just over 40 pounds,” Brown said.

Lions Club volunteer Glenn Brown changes the leader whiteboard at the Bar Harbor weigh-in station Sunday afternoon.  (Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)

Lions Club volunteer Glenn Brown updates the leader whiteboard at the Bar Harbor weigh-in station Sunday afternoon. (Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)

In second place is last week’s leader, a 33.7-pounder caught by Mary Ringeisen. And in third is a 33.2-pound Chinook caught Sunday by Darrell Welk.

The youth leader is a 23.5-pounder caught on Memorial Day by Paxton Swaim. In second is a 22.2-pound Chinook caught Sunday by Hunter Matthews. And in third is a 21.9-pounder caught Sunday by Nathan Chapel.

Brown, of the Ketchikan Lions Club, said the Bar Harbor station saw plenty of fish, just not huge ones.

“We weighed a 24-pounder that I think might have spent the night in a cooler. But that’s the biggest for today. We had a 27-pounder yesterday, which was a nice fish, all chrome, a really pretty fish. And a lot of fish in the mid-to-high teens in weight, about 20 pounds,” he said.

The derby continues next weekend. Rules and leader lists are on its website.