VALDEZ, Alaska – The silver salmon are returning to Valdez. After a weak silver salmon season last summer, anglers are delighted to be finding silvers at the end of their line this year. Isaac Watson caught the biggest silver salmon on Big Prize Friday to win the $500 cash prize. Watson’s 12.32 pound fish also Read More
Archives for July 2015
WEEK #8 – BRANSHAW WEIGHS IN A 6.22 POUND FISH TO WIN KIDS PINK SALMON DERBY
VALDEZ, Alaska – The Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby brought hundreds of children to Valdez Saturday in hopes of winning a longboard, skateboard or fishing pole in the Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby. This is the 8th Annual Kids Pink Salmon Derby. The weigh-in station gave away 300 free t-shirts to kids age 5 to Read More
WEEK #7 – 253.8 POUND HALIBUT TAKES THE LEAD IN VALDEZ DERBY
253.8 POUND HALIBUT TAKES THE LEAD IN VALDEZ DERBY VALDEZ, Alaska – The biggest halibut of the 2015 Valdez Halibut Derby season was caught on a jig Friday. Fred Hyder of Willow, Alaska was fishing on the Jaime Lynn with a group of friends from Tennessee and Kentucky when he hooked the big one. Captain Read More
WEEK #6 – PINK SALMON, SILVER SALMON, LING COD AND HALIBUT ALL MADE A SHOWING IN VALDEZ OVER THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND
VALDEZ, Alaska – July 1st was a wonderful day of fishing for Marlin Gogowich of Stoney Plain, Canada. Gogowich reeled in a trophy size 57.4 pound ling cod on the opening day for ling cod in Prince William Sound and followed it up by bringing in a 135.4 pound halibut. Gogowich goes fishing with a Read More