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Vancouver woman takes lead in derby

Published 10:58 am Wednesday, August 1, 2018

By Michael Armstrong

Ashley Camp, left, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, poses with her 221.4-pound halibut caught on July 28, 2018 near Homer, Alaska. She caught the current Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby leader while fishing with Captain Brian Nollar, right, on the Bell Isles with Midnight Sun Charters. (Photo provided)
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Ashley Camp, left, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, poses with her 221.4-pound halibut caught on July 28, 2018 near Homer, Alaska. She caught the current Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby leader while fishing with Captain Brian Nollar, right, on the Bell Isles with Midnight Sun Charters. (Photo provided)

Ashley Camp, left, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, poses with her 221.4-pound halibut caught on July 28, 2018 near Homer, Alaska. She caught the current Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby leader while fishing with Captain Brian Nollar, right, on the Bell Isles with Midnight Sun Charters. (Photo provided)
Ashley Camp, left, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, poses with her 221.4-pound halibut caught on July 28, 2018 near Homer, Alaska. She caught the current Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby leader while fishing with Captain Brian Nollar, right, on the Bell Isles with Midnight Sun Charters. (Photo provided)
Korean pop star Jung Joon-young poses with a 21.4-pound yellow eye rockfish caught on July 30, 2018 while fishing with Captain Ross Hodek of Central Charters on the Spirit near Homer, Alaska. (Photo provided)

A Vancouver, British Columbia, woman has taken the lead in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby.

Ashley Camp of Vancouver now holds the top slot with a 221.4-pound, 76-inch halibut she caught July 28 while fishing with Captain Brian Nollar on the Bell Isles with Midnight Sun Charters.

Camp bought her derby ticket at Safeway.

Korean pop star Jung Joon-young also fished in Homer, catching a 21.4-pound yellow eye rockfish while fishing with Captain Ross Hodek of Central Charters on the Spirit.

Known as the Korean Brad Pitt, he and a film crew spent three days fishing and filming an episode of his TV show.

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