Every derby winner has a story to tell.
Here's some of them, excerpted from Empire articles printed following their wins. When Mike Vuille finally won a prize in the salmon derby, he did it in a big way. His 35.9 pound chinook was the first keeper fish he'd caught aboard his then-unnamed boat. Vuille and his wife, Wendy, had big plans for their winnings. They and their two children needed a bigger yard and a place to park their boat, Vuille said.