Alaska's Sen. Lisa Murkowski caught a 63-pound king salmon during the 11th annual Kenai River Classic. She had the heaviest catch out of all the nine senators who joined annual fundraiser.

Lobbyist BP Vice President Peggy Hudson baited the largest fish, a 67-pound king.

The event garnered about $800,000 in funds.

Alaska's other top lawmakers, U.S. senator, Ted Stevens, and Gov. Frank Murkowski co-hosted the event that attracted 200 guests. It was mostly attended by lobbyists and executives from U.S. industries.

Also attending this year were all Republican senators Kit Bond of Missouri, Thad Cochran of Mississippi, Larry Craig of Idaho, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Pat Roberts of Kansas and John Sununu of New Hampshire. No House members attended.

Ricky Gease, executive director of the Kenai River Sportfishing Association,told the AP that genetic samples from the largest three kings caught showed they all came from eggs lain in 1999. They also all had expended one year in the gravel with one year in freshwater and five years in saltwater.