Marco Harran of Tok said his first saltwater fishing experience in Valdez was in a 9-foot dinghy with a 2.5 horsepower motor. He had such a good time he bought a boat and made his way back to Valdez this year where he caught a 14.80-pound silver salmon during the last week of the Valdez Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Valdez Fish Derbies Clerk Larry Kepplar weighed in a 15.30-pound silver salmon last week at the weigh-in station but the angler who caught it did not buy a derby ticket. The fish would have landed the angler at least a 1st place daily prize and put them in contention for the $10,000 Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Anglers are catching silvers at Allison Point in increasing numbers, while boaters are having success trolling out toward Glacier Island, outside the narrows and in the Port just off Gold Creek. In the final two weeks of the derby, anglers should see a lot of silver salmon in Port Valdez but only Read More

The Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby is this Saturday, and one lucky woman will be crowned “Queen of the Silver Salmon Sisterhood”. Valdez Fish Derbies will give away $1,000 cash and $1,000 in prizes from Prospector Outfitters to the Woman catching the largest fish Saturday. The 2nd place winner will get $500 in cash and Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska –  “The main thing we went for is to have fun, enjoy the day and catch some fish,” said James Hixon of Fayetteville, North Carolina. Hixon not only had fun catching fish, but he also caught a fish big enough to win him a daily 1st place prize in the Valdez Silver Salmon Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – James Hixon of Fayetteville, North Carolina reeled in a nice silver salmon Saturday to kick off the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby. Hixon’s 11.28-pound silver salmon put him at the top of the leaderboard the first day of the Silver Derby and netted him the 1st place daily prize July 23rd. Chuck Selman Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Pink salmon are in the Port just in time for the Kids Pink Salmon Derby this Saturday and anglers wanting to venture out a bit further can start derby fishing for Silver Salmon starting this weekend too! The Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby will be held this Saturday and anglers are already Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Nate Hammond of Laurel, Maryland considers himself a reluctant fisherman, but that didn’t stop him from reeling in the biggest halibut during a halibut charter last week. “I consider myself Nate the reluctant sportsman because I don’t fish. My wife got into it, and she’s dragged me along on all these trips. Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – How does it feel to catch a big fish and get on the leaderboard in the Valdez Halibut Derby? Pretty good if you ask Vanessa Gilbertson of North Pole who reeled in a 131.4-pound fish and took home the 2nd place weekly prize the last week of June. “I wasn’t really looking Read More

VALDEZ – North Pole angler Jeremy Smith reeled in a 170.0-pound halibut on June 23rd aboard the Chugach Girl to take the lead in the Valdez Halibut Derby. Smith’s fish also won him the 1st place weekly prize in the Valdez Halibut Derby. “We got out there early so we put our lines in and Read More