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LEADERS HANG ON IN THE CLOSING DAYS TO TAKE HOME BIG MONEY

September 1, 2024 By Valdez Fish Derbies

VALDEZ, Alaska – The winners are in! The 1st place prize and $10,000 in the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby goes to Tony Cunningham of Valdez, AK with a 13.76-pound silver he caught August 25th. The 2nd place prize, and $3,000, goes to Joel Stephens of Ardmore, OK with a 13.02-pound silver salmon he caught August Read More

TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR FISH SWIMMING IN THE SOUND

August 25, 2024 By Valdez Fish Derbies

VALDEZ, Alaska – Silver Salmon fishing in Valdez and around the State has been a little slow this year, but the prizes are still plentiful in the Valdez Fish Derbies. The angler who buys a derby ticket and catches the largest silver salmon before September 1st at noon will take home a $10,000 first place Read More

TWO MORE WEEKS TO CATCH THE BIG ONE IN VALDEZ

August 18, 2024 By Laurie Prax

VALDEZ, Alaska – Cash prizes of $10,000 will be awarded to the person catching the largest Silver Salmon and the person catching the largest halibut in the Valdez Fish Derbies. Looking back through previous winners, the size of both the halibut and silver salmon on top of the leader board for 2024 are small. With Read More

VITITOW WINS WOMEN’S SILVER SALMON DERYBY WITH 12-POUND FISH

August 11, 2024 By Laurie Prax

VALDEZ, Alaska – Lindy Vititow of Valdez was crowned Queen of the Silver Salmon Sisterhood. Vitatow’s silver salmon was the largest weighed in for the Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby. At 12.0-pounds, her fish was the only one to break the 12-pound mark on Saturday. Vititow won $1,000 in cash and $1,000 in prizes from Read More

VALDEZ WOMEN’S SILVER SALMON DERBY – QUEEN OF THE SILVER SALMON SISTERHOOD TO BE CROWNED THIS WEEKEND

August 4, 2024 By Laurie Prax

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

SILVER SALMON ARE COMING IN, WOMEN’S SILVER DERBY AUGUST 10th

July 28, 2024 By Laurie Prax

VALDEZ, Alaska – Last week, the small town of Valdez was teaming with kids catching pink salmon from the shores of Allison Point and from boats in the Port. With the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby underway, the focus this past week was trolling for silvers in Prince William Sound. The first fish to hit the Read More

MEMORIES MADE AT THE VALDEZ KIDS PINK SALMON DERBY

July 22, 2024 By Laurie Prax

Kids Derby Sakaia Fischer

VALDEZ – The Pink Salmon arrived just in time for the 2024 Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby. With bluebird skies and calm seas in the Port, kids caught pinks in large numbers Saturday. Devon Snorek of Fairbanks said she and her father came down with her kids and  had an amazing day. “The Tide came Read More

VALDEZ SILVER SALMON DERBY STARTED SATURDAY  OKLAHOMA MAN LEADING SILVER DERBY WITH 9-POUND FISH

July 20, 2024 By Laurie Prax

VALDEZ, Alaska – The Valdez Silver Salmon Derby started on Saturday and Douglas Meehan of Coweta, Oklahoma reeled in a 9-pound salmon aboard the Game Changer. Meehan’s silver salmon put him on the top of the leader board and netted him the 1st place daily prize. Audrey Zeren of Dillon, Montana took the 2nd place daily Read More

2024 KVAK Kids Broadcasting Camp

July 18, 2024 By Laurie Prax

24 Kids Club - Mar

2024 KVAK Kids Broadcasting Camp Sponsored by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company Meet the Students/Staff who helped put together the camp: Barrett McCumby – 2024 VHS Graduate, UAF Student & KVAK Employee Writer, Editor, Kids Broadcast Camp Director   Mar Prax – 2021 VHS Grad, ’24 Graduate of Missouri State, UofA Grad Student & KVAK Employee Writer, Read More

KIDS PINK SALMON DERBY AND SILVER SALMON DERBY START SATURDAY

July 14, 2024 By Laurie Prax

VALDEZ, Alaska – Anglers are catching pink salmon from the shores of Allison Point in Valdez. With the Valdez Fisheries Development Association (VFDA) forecasting a return of millions of pink salmon to Port Valdez this season, there should be a lot of action for the Kids Pink Salmon Derby this Saturday. Allison Point is a Read More

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