VALDEZ HATCHERY ANTICIPATES GOOD SILVER RUN VALDEZ, Alaska – The Valdez Fisheries Development Association (VFDA) is a private non-profit salmon hatchery in Prince William Sound and has investigated the weak return of silver or coho salmon to the region that occurred last year. It marks the 2nd poor return to Port Valdez in the last Read More
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Week 15: Valdez Woman Wins Truck, Towne Holds On To Win Silver Derby
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
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
Week 10: Silvers Are Arriving, Big Prize Friday Won by Jim Rothenbuhler
Derby News – Week 10, 7/20-7/26 VALDEZ, Alaska – The silver salmon are returning to Valdez slowly but surely. The first week of the silver derby was slow with very few fish weighed in, but Big Prize Friday fishing picked up and some nice size fish were brought to the weigh-in. Jim Rothenbuhler caught the Read More
Winning Fish in Kids Pink Salmon Derby Tips Scales at 7.5 Pounds
Derby News – 2014 Kids’ Derby VALDEZ, Alaska – There is nothing better than the happy shout of a child with a fish on their line and Saturday there was plenty of hooting and hollering both from shore and from boats in Port Valdez. Fishing was a bit slow early morning, but picked up just Read More
Week 9: Two New Leaders on the Halibut Board, Silvers Running
Derby News – Week 9, 7/13-7/19 VALDEZ, Alaska – While the kids were slaying the pink salmon Saturday, halibut fishing in Valdez hit a high point with two anglers breaking into the overall standings. Jeff Maurer of Elysburg, PA caught a 171.4 pound halibut July 17th aboard the Dawn Treader to hop into 2nd place Read More
Week 8: Iowa Man Breaks into Halibut Derby Standings, Silvers Are In
Derby News – Week 8, 7/06-7/12 Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby is this Saturday, Silver Derby Starts Saturday VALDEZ, Alaska – Halibut fishing has been good in Valdez, but anglers are thrilled with the trophy size lingcod and bottom fish they have been pulling in. Scott Hebig of Wasilla is still leading the Valdez Halibut Read More