MANDURAH 21-year-old Matt Rakich was body boarding at Pyramids Beach when he was hit by a salmon.
"The rocks are full of fisherman here for the salmon, so we knew the water would be full of fish," Mr Rakich explained.
"But I didn’t quite expect this to happen.
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Mr Rakich said he took a wave and felt something hard hit him.
"I looked down and there was a salmon, stunned," he said.
"I think a dolphin hit it, stunned it with its tail and then I just grabbed it.
"I hit it in the head and swam into shore, easiest catch I’ve had this season,"
Mr Rakich then posed for photos holding up his board and the fish. The salmon was about 6kg and more than 1.5 feet long.
"My brother will hate me though," Mr Rakich said.
"He came down the other day and didn’t get anything, and I got one without a rod and on my board."