VALDEZ, Alaska – When Brad Burch got to Port Valdez, there was a Bobcat waiting to haul his catch off the boat. His halibut measured was an impressive 87 ½ inches and weighed in at 296.2. Burch is the new leader in the halibut derby and stands to win $15,000 cash if his mammoth fish Read More
Archives for August 2015
WEEK 13 – ANGLERS HOPE TO CATCH A BIG FISH BEFORE END OF DERBIES
VALDEZ, Alaska – With less than a week left in the Valdez Halibut and Silver Salmon Derbies, only time will tell if the leaders will hold on to win the $15,000 first place prize. Fred Hyder reeled in his 253.8 pound halibut on July 10th and it has been on top of the leader board Read More
WEEK 12 – VALDEZ ANGLERS BRINGING HOME PINKS, SILVERS, HALIBUT AND ROCKFISH
VALDEZ, Alaska – The leader board hasn’t changed much this past week in either the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby or the Valdez Halibut Derby, but lots of halibut and silver salmon are coming into Port Valdez. The silvers seem to be running a bit small this year, but it’s a great year for catching pinks, Read More
WEEK 11 – GLENNALLEN WOMAN WINS VALDEZ WOMEN’S SILVER SALMON DERBY CROWN
VALDEZ, Alaska – Friends don’t let friends fish without a derby ticket is a familiar slogan of the Valdez Fish Derbies, but it wasn’t a derby ticket that kept Kris Meyer away from the big prizes in the 2015 Women’s Silver Salmon Derby. Meyer bought a derby ticket for the Silver Salmon Derby, but did Read More
WEEK 10 – SILVER FISHING HEATING UP JUST IN TIME FOR WOMEN’S DERBY
VALDEZ, Alaska – Anglers are catching their limit of Silver Salmon out of Valdez in just a few hours right now which is a welcome sight for those who suffered through a poor silver salmon run last year. “Fishing for silvers has been great”, exclaimed Barb Amundsen of the charter boat Chinook as she returned Read More