VALDEZ, Alaska – Congetta Betson of Seeley Lake Montana reeled in a 163.2 pound halibut on Thursday to get on the Valdez Halibut Derby leaderboard. Betson caught her fish aboard the Amanda Rose and won 1st place in week five of the derby. She is also currently in 3rd place for the overall derby. Jeff Read More
Archives for June 2016
HALIBUT FISHING GOING STRONG IN VALDEZ
VALDEZ, Alaska – The Valdez Fish Derbies weigh-in station was busy with anglers weighing in fish for a chance to take home the Halibut Hullabaloo grand prize. Many fish were weighed in just over 100 pounds. Currently leading the Halibut Hullabaloo is Larry Bazilwich of Fairbanks with a 150.4 pound halibut he caught June 11th Read More
FAIRBANKS MAN TAKES LEAD WITH 253 POUND HALIBUT
VALDEZ, Alaska – David Jamison of Fairbanks is a speech pathologist who said he was anything but speechless when he started reeling in a 253 pound halibut that catapulted him to the lead in the Valdez Halibut Derby. “We have a video on YouTube of me catching the fish and I was cursing the whole Read More