Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion  Mike Matheny, of Kasilof, reacts after a 20-pound king salmon surprised him by hooking itself on his line as he fished on the Kasilof River after catching it on Tuesday June 2, 2015 near Crooked Creek in Kasilof, Alaska.

Photo by Rashah McChesney/Peninsula Clarion Mike Matheny, of Kasilof, reacts after a 20-pound king salmon surprised him by hooking itself on his line as he fished on the Kasilof River after catching it on Tuesday June 2, 2015 near Crooked Creek in Kasilof, Alaska.

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