Beck Radenbaugh, 15, of Lincoln Park, made the first Chinook he caught something extra special.“First king salmon he’s ever caught in his life, and he catches the boat record, 24.04 pounds, an amazing beast of a fish,” his dad Matt emailed.It’s that time of year.<div class="RTEHashTagLabAdModule">
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</div>They were fishing out of Montrose Harbor on Radenbaugh’s boat “Rteam2.”FOTW, the celebration of big fish and their stories (the stories matter, as this one shows) around Chicago fishing, runs Wednesdays in the paper Sun-Times.To make submissions,&nbsp;email (<a class="Link" href="mailto:BowmanOutside@gmail.com" target="_blank" data-cms-ai="0">BowmanOutside@gmail.com</a>)&nbsp;or contact me on&nbsp;Facebook (<a class="Link" href="https://www.facebook.com/dale.bowman.54" target="_blank" data-cms-ai="0">Dale Bowman</a>), Twitter (<a class="Link" href="https://twitter.com/BowmanOutside" target="_blank" data-cms-ai="0">@BowmanOutside</a>) or Instagram (<a class="Link" href="https://www.instagram.com/bowmanoutside/" target="_blank" data-cms-ai="0">@BowmanOutside</a>).

Beck Radenbaugh caught his first Chinook.{ai:summary}A 15-year-old boy, Beck Radenbaugh, catches a record-breaking 24.04 pound chinook salmon while fishing with his dad in Montrose Harbor, Chicago. This remarkable feat is celebrated in the local fishing community. #sports

15-year-old’s first king salmon is a boat record

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