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VALDEZ, Alaska – Big hauls of halibut, lingcod, and rockfish are being laid out on the docks at the Valdez Harbor. Fair weather this past week allowed anglers to get to the fishing grounds past Hinchinbrook Island and the fish seemed to be biting. According to Charter Captain Josh Hughes of the Jamie Lynn, the Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Doug Cranor of Valdez, Alaska reeled in a 239.0 pound halibut aboard the Redhead to take the lead in the Valdez Halibut Derby on June 23rd and, despite some close competition, is still in the lead. Cranor said his fish got hooked 15 feet under the boat as he was reeling up. Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Local Angler Doug Cranor hooked into a derby-leading 239.0 pound halibut on June 23rd, 2018 aboard the vessel Redhead. This Halibut earned him a winning spot on the Week Five weekly leaderboard and put him in first place overall in the 2018 halibut derby. Clayson Wiley’s 148.8 pound halibut lead has finally Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – And the winner of the Valdez Halibut Hullabaloo is Jordan Thomas of Palmer, AK with a 132 pound halibut caught aboard the Jaime Lynn on 6/9/18. The Halibut Hullabaloo is a 10 day tournament within the Valdez Halibut Derby. There are no additional rules or tickets to buy. The person catching the Read More

HALIBUT HULLABALOO RUNS JUNE 8th THROUGH 17th VALDEZ, Alaska – You never know when a big halibut will bite the hook of a derby angler. Last year, Tim Stadtmiller of Fairbanks reeled in a 266.6 pound halibut June 18th and held on to win 2nd place overall in the Valdez Halibut Derby. A quick review Read More

  VALDEZ, Alaska – One young angler from the interior is dominating the Valdez Fish Derbies leaderboard in the early stages of the Valdez Halibut Derby. Clayson Wiley of North Pole, Alaska is currently in first place overall with a 148.4 pound halibut he caught aboard the Dan Orion May 26th. Jim Beach of Palmer, Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – The Valdez Halibut Derby kicked off May 19th and Valdez Fish Derbies Weigh-In Clerk Joanne Winney said there were 11 fish weighed in the first week of the derby. Winney said that was a slow start, but all 11 fish weighed in over 72 pounds. On Saturday, 16-year-old Clayson Wiley of North Read More

2017 Overall Winners Cole Baxter Fayetteville, GA 15.62 lbs. on July 26 Shark Tooth Charters Homer Huffman Valdez, AK 15.10 lbs. on August 25 Off Shore Randy Arndt Wasilla, AK 14.98 lbs. on August 26 Miss Esther Daily Winners – September 3rd Andrew Prop Anchorage, AK 14.10 lbs. on September 3 Off Shore Victor Weaver Valdez, Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Freida Wiley’s 374.0 pound halibut is the largest fish ever caught in the Valdez halibut derby and Cole Baxter’s 15.62 pound silver salmon is one of the smallest silver salmon winners ever caught in the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby. In fact, there has only been one other silver salmon weighing less than Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Last year, the top three fish in the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby were caught from shore. Jacob Marquardt of Valdez reeled in his 1st place 17.52 pound silver on September 1st in the Boat Harbor. John Neitzeke of Grand Rapids, Minnesota reeled in his 2nd place 17.26 pound silver September 1st at Read More