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VALDEZ, Alaska – Anglers are already catching pink salmon in Port Valdez and young anglers will have a chance to catch them and win prizes this Saturday, July 20th in the Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby. This free one-day kids derby is open to ages 5 to 16 and features 1st, 2nd and 3rd place Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Big hauls of halibut, lingcod, and rockfish are being laid out on the docks at the Valdez Harbor. Ling Cod season opened July 1st and some large fish have been brought to Port Valdez. Incredible weather this past week allowed anglers to get to the fishing grounds past Hinchinbrook Island and the Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – It was a good week in Valdez for Minnesota anglers Christopher Barnes and Matt Janezic who both reeled in fish over the 200 pound mark. Christopher Barnes of Moorhead, Minnesota reeled in a 225.6 pound halibut June 14th aboard the SeaQuester. His fish won him the 1st place weekly prize and he Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – “It feels incredible! It doesn’t even feel real right now”, said Christina Ives a couple days after reeling in a 285.6 pound halibut. Ives won the 1st place weekly prize and is currently in 1st place overall in the derby. If her fish hangs on as the largest through the end of Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Christine Ives of Fairbanks is still in the lead in the Valdez Halibut Derby with the 285.6 pound halibut she caught June 6th aboard the Nunatak. David Stack of Tyler, Texas is still in 2nd place overall with the 158. 2 pound halibut he caught on June 6th. Stack caught his 158.2 Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – “It feels incredible! It doesn’t even feel real right now”, said Christina Ives a couple days after reeling in a 285.6 pound halibut. “It happened two days ago and I’m still ecstatic about it It doesn’t even feel real. It’s crazy I can’t believe it’s happening”. Ives won the 1st place weekly Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – An angler from the interior is holding 1st place on the Valdez Fish Derbies leaderboard in the early stages of the Valdez Halibut Derby. Doris Miller of North Pole, Alaska is currently in first place overall with a 109.6 pound halibut she caught aboard the Dan Orion May 21st. Amanda Von Imhof Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Dorris Miller of North Pole is currently leading the Valdez Halibut Derby with a 109.6-pound halibut caught May 21st aboard the Dan Orion. Rosina Mancari of Anchorage, AK in 2nd with a 107.4-pound halibut caught May 24th aboard the Reel Nuts; 3rd place is held my Tim Hastings of Valdez, AK with Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Just one day after catching a 17.28 pound silver salmon in Valdez, Aksel Hutchinson was thinking about what he would do with $10,000. Hutchinson knew the 1st place prize was $10,000 and he had big plans if he stayed in the lead. He said he would buy a fishing reel, tickets to Read More