2021 Derby Dates
Silver Derby: July 24th through Sept 5th
Big Prize Fridays: July 30th & Sept 3rd
Tagged Fish Contest: Aug 13th through Sept 5th
The Valdez Silver Salmon Derby features a $10,000 cash Grand Prize for the largest Silver, $3,000 cash for 2nd place and $1,500 for 3rd place. The derby also features 1st and 2nd place daily prizes. It all starts with a derby ticket. You can find out where to get one by visiting our Tickets page.
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Prizes
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2020 Overall Winners
1st Place
Alisa Mac Innes
Tampa, FL
14.88 lbs on August 7
Josie Whales
2nd Place
Lyric Leverenz
Fairbanks, AK
14.72 lbs on Sept 5
Shore
3rd Place
John Oliver
Fairbanks, AK
14.42 lbs on August 14
NseaFishntfunds
Daily Winners – September 6
1st Place
Sherry Matthews
Palmer, AK
9.76 lbs on Sept 6
Shore
2nd Place
Randall Arndt
Wasilla, AK
8.56 lbs on Sept 6
Miss Ester
Daily Winners – September 5
1st Place
Lyric Leverenz
Fairbanks, AK
14.72 lbs on Sept 5
Shore
2nd Place
Charles Young
Fairbanks, AK
11.96 lbs on Sept 5
Reel Dreams
Daily Winners – September 4
1st Place
Matthew Bizzarro
North Pole, AK
11.76 lbs on Sept 4
Shore
2nd Place
Pravat Phumin
Valdez, AK
11.56 lbs on Sept 4
Seagull 2
1st Place
Marilou Wolterman
North Pole, AK
10.44 lbs on Sept 3
Shore
2nd Place
Cord Basnaw
Elk, WA
10.24 lbs on Sept 3
Gotta Go
1st Place
Hunter Wilson
Valdez, AK
12.14 lbs on Sept 2
Shore
2nd Place
Brandon Wilson
Valdez, AK
10.90 lbs on Sept 2
Shore
Daily Winners – September 1
1st Place
Wesley Horschel
Valdez, AK
11.92 lbs on Sept 1
Julia Christine
2nd Place
John Nelson
Anchorage, AK
10.68 lbs on Sept 1
Shore
Daily Winners – August 31
1st Place
Harry Holt
Palmer, AK
10.04 lbs on August 31
Calico Jane
2nd Place
Randall Arndt
Wasilla, AK
9.72 lbs on August 31
Miss Esther
Daily Winners – August 30
1st Place
Kristine Byrd
Fairbanks, AK
11.68 lbs on August 30
Shore
2nd Place
Pravat Phumin
Valdez, AK
11.64 lbs on August 30
Seagull 2
Daily Winners – August 29
1st Place
Alma Nelson
Anchorage, AK
12.68 lbs on August 29
Shore
2nd Place
Kris Yoder
Fairbanks, AK
12.36 lbs on August 29
Private
1st Place
John Davis
Anchorage, AK
13.42 lbs on August 28
Miss Ester
2nd Place
Randall Arndt
Wasilla, AK
11.64 lbs on August 28
Miss Ester
1st Place
Jack Galaktionoff
Wasilla, AK
11.54 lbs on August 27
Shore
2nd Place
Shannon Klunik
Austin, TX
11.50 lbs on August 27
Guskee
1st Place
Robert Rosendale
Bloomington, IL
12.74 lbs on August 26
No Name
2nd Place
Josh Harris
St. George, UT
11.96 lbs on August 26
Shore
Daily Winners – August 25
1st Place
Mark Benes
Kalaheo, HI
13.88 lbs on August 25
Shore
2nd Place
Terrence McCabe
Valdez, AK
12.34 lbs on August 25
Shore
Daily Winners – August 24
1st Place
Kristen Naddox
Fairbanks, AK
12.08 lbs on August 24
Private
2nd Place
Derek Weber
North Pole, AK
11.94 lbs on August 24
Josie Whales
Daily Winners – August 23
1st Place
Darrel Williamson
Fairbanks, AK
13.28 lbs on August 23
Guskee
2nd Place
David Szezencinski
Conshohocken, PA
12.84 lbs on August 23
Seagull 2
Daily Winners – August 22
1st Place
Dean Brown
Wasilla, AK
11.80 lbs on August 22
Dawn Treader
2nd Place
Charles Parr
Fairbanks, AK
11.62 lbs on August 22
Dawn Treader
1st Place
Mick Van Hatten
Fairbanks, AK
13.06 lbs on August 21
Private
2nd Place
Phil Akers
Hunt, MO
12.80 lbs on August 21
Allaskher
Daily Winners – August 20
1st Place
Hunter Keller
Fairbanks, AK
11.86 lbs on August 20
Kai Moana
2nd Place
Terry Josey
Anchorage, AK
11.70 lbs on August 20
Guskee
1st Place
Gregory Heath
Palmer, AK
13.14 lbs on August 19
Sea Hunter
2nd Place
Jeremy Kuhne
Reese, MI
12.00 lbs on August 19
Lena Claire
Daily Winners – August 18
1st Place
Pravat Phumin
Valdez, AK
12.78 lbs on August 18
Seagull 2
2nd Place
Dalen Beck
Valdez, AK
11.52 lbs on August 18
Shore
Daily Winners – August 17
1st Place
Levi Aitken
Fairbanks, AK
12.52 lbs on August 17
Faithful
2nd Place
Beverly Reynolds
Tijeras, NM
11.70 lbs on August 15
Team Spirit
Daily Winners – August 16
1st Place
Brandon Wilson
Valdez, AK
12.20 lbs on August 16
Shore
2nd Place
Hunter Wilson
Valdez, AK
12.10 lbs on August 15
Shore
Daily Winners – August 15
1st Place
Emily Chase
Valdez, AK
12.38 lbs on August 15
Shore
2nd Place
Jacob Gunderson
Valdez, AK
11.30 lbs on August 15
Shore
1st Place
John Oliver
Fairbanks, AK
14.42 on August 14
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2nd Place
Charles Young
Fairbanks, AK
14.20 lbs on August 14
Reel Dreams
Daily Winners – August 13
1st Place
Dennis Reynolds
Tijeras,, NM,
12.16 on August 13
Private
2nd Place
Robert Carlson III
Fairbanks, AK
12.16 lbs on August 13
RC III
Daily Winners – August 12
1st Place
Cynthia Clements
Valdez, AK
12.96 on August 12
Bounty Hunter
2nd Place
William Perrone
Saratoga Springs, NY
12.64 lbs on August 12
Josie Whales
Daily Winners – August 11
1st Place
Michael Twitchell
Anchorage, AK
12.22 on August 11
Josie Whales
2nd Place
Branden Twitchell
New Braunfels, TX
11.68 lbs on August 11
Josie Whales
Daily Winners – August 10
1st Place
Steven Coyne
North Pole, AK
11.94 on August 10
No Name
2nd Place
Wesley Horschel
Valdez, AK
11.86 lbs on August 10
Julia Christine
Daily Winners – August 9
1st Place
Layne Birdsall
Palmer, AK
12.40 on August 9
Josie Whales
2nd Place
Paxton Wright
Wasilla, AK
11.72 lbs on August 9
Private
Daily Winners – August 8
1st Place
Lisa Cronk
Valdez, AK
13.20 on August 8
Private
2nd Place
Dezirae Wiley
Valdez, AK
12.58 lbs on August 8
Orion
Daily Winners – August 7
1st Place
Alisa Mac Innes
Tampa, FL
14.88 lbs on August 7
Josie Whales
2nd Place
Robert Swanson
Fairbanks, AK
11.36 lbs on August 7
Bluff Watch
Daily Winners – August 6
1st Place
Renee Mailee
Pepperall, MA
11.64 lbs on August 6
Josie Whales
2nd Place
Larry Durfee
Fairbanks, AK
10.88 lbs on August 6
Guskee
Daily Winners – August 5
1st Place
Stan Morales
Valdez, AK
12.12 lbs on August 5
Orion
2nd Place
William Yeager
Noble, OK
11.98 lbs on August 5
Faithful
Daily Winners – August 4
1st Place
Micheal Murphy
Delta Junction, AK
13.58 lbs on August 4
Faithful
2nd Place
Tom Hall
Ester, AK
12.70 lbs on August 4
Keeper
Daily Winners – August 3
1st Place
Daniel Truett
Palmer, AK
10.82 lbs on August 3
Kai Moana
2nd Place
Daren Lazo
Eagle River, AK
10.60 lbs on August 3
Dawn Treader
Daily Winners – August 2
1st Place
Michael Whiteley
North Pole, AK
11.18 lbs on August 2
Lena Claire
2nd Place
Shawn Brown
Valdez, AK
10.80 lbs on August 2
Sea Shifter
Daily Winners – August 1
1st Place
Steve Tuttle
Anchorage, AK
11.34 lbs on August 1
Reflection
2nd Place
John Brockhaus
Norman, OK
10.94 lbs on August 1
Josie Wales
Daily Winners – July 31
1st Place
Tracy Gilson
Valdez, AK
10.80 lbs on July 31
No Name
2nd Place
Craig Woods
Valdez, AK
9.86 lbs on July 31
Sea Ya
Daily Winners – July 30
1st Place
BJ Williams
Barron, WI
11.36 lbs on July 30
Kai Moana
2nd Place
Warren Williams
Barron, WI
11.32 lbs on July 30
Kai Moana
Daily Winners – July 29
1st Place
Frieda Wiley
Valdez, AK
9.00 lbs on July 29
Orion
2nd Place
Sydney Grey
Valdez, AK
8.70 lbs on July 29
Knot on Duty
Daily Winners – July 28
1st Place
Jane Karlsten
Titusville, FL
11.18 lbs on July 28
Long Shot
2nd Place
Tom Karlsten
Titusville, FL
10.52 lbs on July 28
Long Shot
Daily Winners – July 27
1st Place
Maija Fritts
Wasilla, AK
8.86 lbs on July 27
Bite Me
2nd Place
Wayne Gunion
Valdez. AK
7.90 lbs on July 27
Faithful
Daily Winners – July 26
1st Place
Michael Freerkson
Valdez, AK
10.3 lbs. on July 26
Crista June
2nd Place
Tim Rennie
Valdez AK
10.0 lbs. on July 26
It’ll Do
Daily Winners – July 25
1st Place
James Sayre
Valdez, AK
11.48 lbs. on July 25
Rental VO
2nd Place
Travis Garren
JBER, AK
9.28 lbs. on July 25
Josie Whales