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VALDEZ, Alaska – Last season, Jeremy Smith of North Pole Alaska took home the Valdez Halibut Derby 1st place prize of $10,000 with a halibut weighing in at only 170-pounds. Right now, Troy Dolge of Copper Center is leading the derby with a 203-pound halibut he caught June 4th, but whether it stays in the Read More

VALDEZ – Troy Dolge of Copper Center reeled in a 203-pound halibut and took the lead in the Valdez Halibut Derby back on June 4th and no one has come close to catching him. When Dolge caught his fish, he bumped Erin Cruz, who had caught a 147.2-pound halibut on June 2nd, down to 2nd Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Carl Tilton of Fairbanks, Alaska went out on a two-day halibut charter and was glad he had a derby ticket when he landed a 95.6-pound halibut last Tuesday. He was glad he had tickets for both days he fished in the Sound on his overnight charter. A one-day Valdez Halibut Derby ticket Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – The overall leaders in the Valdez Halibut Derby have all tipped the scales at more than 100 pounds and the Halibut Hullabaloo winner is currently in 1st place overall. Troy Dolge of Copper Center, Alaska reeled in a 203.0-pound halibut on June 4th to win the Valdez Halibut Hullabaloo tournament. Troy’s leading Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Erin Cruz of Wasilla, Alaska reeled in a 147.2-pound halibut June 2nd to take the lead in the Valdez Halibut Derby. Michael Simmons of North Pole, Alaska is in 2nd place overall with a 120.6-pound halibut reeled in on June 1st and Jason Waller of North Pole is currently in 3rd place overall with a 101.6-pound Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – The Valdez Halibut Derby kicked off Saturday, May 27th with anglers excited to get their lines in the water. Johnathan Johnson of Anchorage holds 1st place weekly and overall, with the very first fish weighed for the 2023 season, a 67.8-pound halibut caught May 27th aboard the Big Fish. 2nd and 3rd Read More

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