http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/ Weekly fishing reports for the Valdez Fishing Derbies. http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week15.php Checks were cut, prizes were given away and the Seekins Ford Truck drawing was held at the Spawn ‘til Dawn Derby Awards Party Sunday evening, officially ending the 2011 Valdez Silver Salmon and Halibut Derbies...... Monday, 02 September 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week14.php A new fish has landed on the Halibut Derby leaderboard in Week #14 weighing in at 236.9 pounds. Thomas Broach of North Pole, Alaska reeled in his catch aboard No Excuses on August 24th...... Monday, 29 August 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week13.php A new fish has landed on the Silver Salmon Derby leaderboard weighing in at 18.68 pounds. Jack Yakura of Middleburg, Pennsylvania reeled in this hefty silver August 16 aboard a private boat.. ..... Monday, 22 August 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week12-WD.php Lenore Groundwater of Green Valley, Arizona said the 16.58 pound silver that took her line and won her $1,000 in cash and prizes was hard to reel it.. ..... Monday, 15 August 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week12.php With 789 people registered for the Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby, no one suspected there would be one lone woman out on the Sound fishing for halibut. But, she was out there and came back to Port with a 293 pound halibut. ..... Monday, 15 August 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week11.php Valdez resident Connie Ballow, is a regular name found on the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby leader board until recently. Ballow has held a spot in the overall standings since the start of the Silver Salmon Derby July 23rd until last Friday when her 13.71 pound silver was knocked down to 2nd place by a young gentleman ..... Monday, 08 August 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week10.php Some large fish hit the leader board in the Silver Salmon Derby Friday. On Thursday Connie Ballow, a local angler from Valdez, was leading the silver salmon derby with a 12.22 pound silver. ..... Monday, 01 August 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week9.php A new fish has landed on the Valdez Halibut Derby leaderboard. James Pohlman of Fairbanks, Alaska hooked a 214.8 pound halibut July 20 aboard the Dan Orion..... Monday, 25 July 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week8.php Amid the sea of youngsters weighing in pink salmon for the Kids Pink Salmon Derby wandered a lone angler looking to weigh in a silver salmon on Saturday..... Monday, 18 July 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week7.php Pink salmon are being caught off of Allison Point and according to several anglers cleaning their fish at the harbor cleaning tables over the weekend, the bite is best about an hour before high tide.... Monday, 11 July 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week6.php Annette Gutierrez of Fairbanks, Alaska has never been fishing in Valdez or any other place. Even though it was her first time out on the water... Monday, 4 July 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week5.php A 174 pound halibut was brought to port Friday, June 24th and many other large fish followed during week number five of the Valdez Halibut Derby... Monday, 27 June 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week4.php A ten dollar derby ticket paid off for Brad Yates of Lake Havasu City, Arizona. Yates reeled in a 193.4 pound halibut aboard Lady Luck June 15th to win $1,000 in the Halibut Hullabaloo tournament and take the lead in the overall halibut derby standings.. Monday, 20 June 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week3.php Catching a large fish without a derby ticket can happen to anyone at any time. An angler who has been visiting Valdez for years put his boat in the water and did "just a little fishing" according Mike Waller of Easy Freeze.. Monday, 13 June 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week2.php Gregg Wojcik of Delta, AK reeled in a 158.3 pound halibut aboard Dan Orion June 3rd to place him as the current leader of the Valdez Halibut Derby. He also won the first place prize for Week #2. Monday, 6 June 2011 16:00:00 EST http://www.valdezfishderbies.com/pages/news/Week1.php John Tester of North Pole, AK reeled in a 153.5 pound halibut aboard Dan Orion May 25 to take the lead in the Valdez Halibut Derby. Currently in 2nd place in the overall derby is Carrie Carpenter of Valdez, AK with a 138.4 pound flatfish. Third place overall is currently being held by Jim Dieveney of Screven, GA with a 115.4 pound halibut. Monday, 30 May 2011 16:00:00 EST