Derby News – Week 15, 8/24-8/31 VALDEZ, Alaska – There were not many changes on the leader board the last week of the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby or the Halibut Derby in Valdez. In the Silver Salmon Derby, a contender came in late August 28th that was two tenths of a pound shy of knocking Read More
Archives for August 2014
Week 14: Anglers Hope to Catch a Big Fish Before End of Derbies
Derby News – Week 14, 8/17-8/23 VALDEZ, Alaska – With less than a week left in the Valdez Halibut and Silver Salmon Derbies, it would seem that there’s a good chance of the leaders being knocked off the board in the Halibut and Silver Salmon Derbies …that is, if history is any indication. If Scott Read More
Week 13: Hard Work Finding Silvers But The Payoff Is a Big Fish
Derby News – Week 13, 8/10-8/16 VALDEZ, Alaska – Anglers are having to fish a bit harder for silvers than normal, but some big fish have been brought into Port Valdez. And we found out this week that timing can be the key to winning in the Valdez Derby. Randy Main of Anchorage reeled in Read More
Week 12: Silvers Were Big, but Finnicky During Women’s Derby Weekend
Derby News – Week 12, 8/03-8/9 18-Year-Old Wins Women’s Silver Salmon Derby with 17.54 Pound Silver VALDEZ, Alaska – “The bite was on early in the morning, and then it just died,” said Valdez angler Barb Lyons. But that’s just what Lyons expected. Lyons took her boat, “Lyons Den” out on Friday to scout for Read More
Week 11: Pinks Are Plentiful, Silvers Coming and Halibut Fishing Steady
Derby News – Week 11, 7/27-8/2 VALDEZ, Alaska – The silver salmon leader board was a bit sparse last week, but the weigh in is seeing more and more silvers as each day passes. According to Fish Derby Weigh-In station volunteers, most anglers that weighed in fish this weekend had several silvers in their coolers. Read More