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LEADERS HANG ON IN THE CLOSING DAYS TO TAKE HOME BIG MONEY
The winners are in! The 1st place prize and $10,000 in the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby goes to LaVonne Baysinger of Fairbanks, Alaska with a 14.54-pound silver she caught August 4th.
- September 5, 2023 9:33 am·
LAST WEEK OF VALDEZ SILVER SALMON & HALIBUT DERBIES
When LaVonne Baysinger of Fairbanks reeled in a 14.54-pound silver salmon and won a daily prize back on August 4th, she was thinking that a bigger fish might come in during the Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby and knock her off the leaderboard.
- August 28, 2023 12:04 pm·
VALDEZ FISH DERBIES TAGGED SALMON CAUGHT
Kevin Kaiser of Albuquerque, New Mexico reeled in a 6.60-pound silver salmon in Valdez last Wednesday.
- August 21, 2023 8:02 am·
FAIRBANKS WOMAN WINS VALDEZ WOMEN’S SILVER SALMON DERBY
Natalie Chamberlain of Fairbanks was crowned Queen of the Silver Salmon Sisterhood Saturday Night in Valdez.
- August 14, 2023 10:06 am·
WOMEN’S SILVER SALMON DERBY IS THIS SATURDAY IN VALDEZ
The Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby is this Saturday, and one lucky woman will be crowned “Queen of the Silver Salmon Sisterhood.”
- August 7, 2023 8:37 am·
PINKS, SILVERS, HALIBUT, LINGCOD & ROCKFISH – ALL BEING CAUGHT NOW
Lacey Stevens of Austin, Texas only went on a silver salmon derby charter because a family member wanted her to experience things that she liked doing in Valdez.
- July 31, 2023 8:24 am·
FAMILY AND FRIENDS SHARE THE JOY OF SPORTFISHING SATURDAY DURING THE VALDEZ KIDS PINK SALMON DERBY
Summer in Alaska is when friends and family come to visit. When you hit a bluebird day and the fishing is good, it is also when you make special memories.
- July 24, 2023 9:50 am·
VALDEZ SILVER SALMON DERBY STARTED SATURDAY – FAIRBANKS MAN LEADING DERBY WITH AN 9.06-POUND SALMON
Jephery Donaldson of Fairbanks reeled in a nice salmon Saturday to kick off the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby.
- July 24, 2023 8:52 am·
KIDS PINK SALMON DERBY AND SILVER SALMON DERBY START SATURDAY
Anglers are catching pink salmon in Valdez. With the Valdez Fisheries Development Association (VFDA) forecasting a return of 20 to 30 million pink salmon to Port Valdez this season, there should be a lot of action for the Kids Pink Salmon Derby this Saturday.
- July 17, 2023 1:00 pm·
ANCHORAGE ANGLER CREDITS BEGINNERS LUCK FOR WEEKLY WIN
VALDEZ, Alaska – Chad Yanen of Anchorage stood by his 119-pound catch at the Valdez Harbor Saturday night and waited as the final minutes of the Halibut Derby week ticked away.
- July 10, 2023 7:34 am·
COULD A 200-POUND HALIBUT WIN THE VALDEZ HALIBUT DERBY?
Last season, Jeremy Smith of North Pole Alaska took home the Valdez Halibut Derby 1st place prize of $10,000 with a halibut weighing in at only 170-pounds. Right now, Troy Dolge of Copper Center is leading the derby with a 203-pound halibut he caught June 4th, but whether it stays in the lead is anyone’s guess.
- July 3, 2023 9:50 am·
BIG FISH HOLDING ONTO LEAD IN VALDEZ HALIBUT DERBY
Troy Dolge of Copper Center reeled in a 203-pound halibut and took the lead in the Valdez Halibut Derby back on June 4th and no one has come close to catching him.
- June 26, 2023 9:21 am·
ANGLERS BRINGING IN BOATLOADS OF FISH IN VALDEZ
Carl Tilton of Fairbanks, Alaska went out on a two-day halibut charter and was glad he had a derby ticket when he landed a 95.6-pound halibut last Tuesday. He was glad he had tickets for both days he fished in the Sound on his overnight charter.
- June 19, 2023 10:00 am·
COPPER CENTER ANGLER WINS HALIBUT HULLABALOO
The overall leaders in the Valdez Halibut Derby have all tipped the scales at more than 100 pounds and the Halibut Hullabaloo winner is currently in 1st place overall.
- June 12, 2023 9:38 am·
147-POUND FISH TAKES THE LEAD IN THE VALDEZ HALIBUT DERBY
Erin Cruz of Wasilla, Alaska reeled in a 147.2-pound halibut June 2nd to take the lead in the Valdez Halibut Derby.
- June 5, 2023 8:43 am·
Valdez Halibut Derby Anglers Compete for $10,000
The Valdez Halibut Derby kicked off Saturday, May 27th with anglers excited to get their lines in the water. Johnathan Johnson of Anchorage holds 1st place weekly and overall, with the very first fish weighed for the 2023 season, a 67.8-pound halibut caught May 27th aboard the Big Fish.
- May 30, 2023 9:30 am·
LEADERS HANG ON IN THE CLOSING DAYS TO TAKE HOME BIG MONEY
Marco Harran, Winner of the 2022 Valdez Salmon Derby, 14.80-pound salmon VALDEZ, Alaska – Marco Harran of…
- September 6, 2022 7:33 am·
THE BIG PRIZE GETS AWAY FROM ANGLER WITHOUT DERBY TICKET
14.28 – George Levasseur – Valdez, AK – Lisa Michelle – 8-23 VALDEZ, Alaska –…
- August 29, 2022 10:29 am·
SILVERS BEING CAUGHT AT ALLISON POINT
13.12 – Mason McNielly – Greenacres, WA – Faithful – 8.16 VALDEZ, Alaska – Anglers…
- August 22, 2022 5:52 am·
WOMEN TAKE OVER THE SILVER SALMON DERBY LEADER BOARD
Deanna Cox – 2022 Women’s Derby Winner VALDEZ, Alaska – When Valdez angler Deanna Cox…
- August 15, 2022 8:33 am·
WOMEN’S SILVER SALMON DERBY IS THIS SATURDAY IN VALDEZ
Sara Cox – Fairbanks, AK VALDEZ, Alaska – The Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby is…
- August 8, 2022 9:36 am·