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FAIRBANKS WOMAN LEADS HALIBUT DERBY, PINKS SPOTTED IN SOUND
Melissa Hurd of Fairbanks is now in the lead to win $10,000 in the Valdez Halibut Derby with a 144.2-pound fish she caught last Friday.
$10,000 HALIBUT LIKELY STILL IN PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND
Anglers are winning weekly prizes worth hundreds of dollars in the Valdez Halibut Derby with fish weighing in at just over 100 pounds.
NORTH POLE WOMAN CATCHES 158-POUND HALIBUT… BUT NO DERBY TICKET
Most people who don’t buy a derby ticket and then catch a halibut large enough to win a prize are not willing to talk to the media.
115.6-POUND HALIBUT CAUGHT ON JIGGING ROD WINS WEEKLY PRIZE
Kyle Perry of North Pole reeled in a 76-pound halibut aboard the Sentinel last Thursday and moments later Thomas Rakowski II of Valdez hooked into a 115.6-pound halibut the minute his bait on his jigging rod hit the bottom.
BIG FISH HIT LEADER BOARD EARLY IN VALDEZ HALIBUT DERBY
The Valdez Halibut Derby is under way and several anglers have already brought in fish above the 100-pound mark.
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 Tony Cunningham of Valdez, AK with a 13.76-pound silver he caught August 25th.
TWO MORE WEEKS TO CATCH THE BIG ONE IN VALDEZ
Cash prizes of $10,000 will be awarded to the person catching the largest Silver Salmon and the person catching the largest halibut in the Valdez Fish Derbies.
VITITOW WINS WOMEN’S SILVER SALMON DERYBY WITH 12-POUND FISH
Lindy Vitatow of Valdez was crowned Queen of the Silver Salmon Sisterhood.
VALDEZ WOMEN’S SILVER SALMON DERBY – QUEEN OF THE SILVER SALMON SISTERHOOD TO BE CROWNED THIS WEEKEND
The Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby is this Saturday, and one lucky woman will be crowned “Queen of the Silver Salmon Sisterhood.”
SILVER SALMON ARE COMING IN, WOMEN’S SILVER DERBY AUGUST 10th
Last week, the small town of Valdez was teaming with kids catching pink salmon from the shores of Allison Point and from boats in the Port.
MEMORIES WERE MADE AT THE VALDEZ KIDS PINK SALMON DERBY
The Pink Salmon arrived just in time for the 2024 Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby.
KIDS PINK SALMON DERBY AND SILVER SALMON DERBY START SATURDAY
Anglers are catching pink salmon from the shores of Allison Point in Valdez.
FIRST TIME HALIBUT ANGLER FROM VALDEZ SAYS SHE “GETS” FISHING AFTER REELING IN A 130-POUND HALIBUT
Kimberly Baridiano moved to Valdez from the Philippines two years ago and went halibut fishing for the first time last Tuesday.
VALDEZ HALIBUT FISHING PRODUCTIVE, PINKS SPOTTED IN SOUND
Last season, Paul Casey of Shelbyville, Tennessee took home the Valdez Halibut Derby 1st place prize of $10,000 with a halibut weighing in at 316.8-pounds.
12-YEAR-OLD GIRL STILL LEADING VALDEZ HALIBUT DERBY
It generally takes a pretty big fish to win $10,000 in the Valdez Halibut Derby, but anglers are winning weekly prizes worth hundreds of dollars with fish weighing in at 120 to 150-pounds.
THRILL OF THE FIGHT DRAWS ANGLERS TO VALDEZ
There is a lot of talk down at the Valdez Harbor about catching massive fish and winning prizes in the Valdez Derbies, but for some anglers being in Valdez and the thrill of the fight is what really matters.
OLSON CATCHES 151.6-POUND HALIBUT ON A SALMON ROD IN PORT FIDALGO
Michael Olson of North Pole came down to Valdez to work on his boat trailer Saturday, left the port about 2pm and had a 151.6-pound halibut on his boat at about 3:45pm.
12-YEAR-OLD CATCHES FIRST HALIBUT & TAKES THE LEAD IN DERBY
Summer Ruge of Fairbanks turned 12 this year and her dad decided it was time to take her on her first halibut charter in Valdez.
FAIRBANKS ANGLERS DOMINATE THE DERBY LEADER BOARD
The Valdez Halibut Derby kicked off Saturday, May 25th with anglers excited to get their lines in the water.
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.
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.