2020 Derby Dates
Silver Derby: July 25 through September 6
Big Prize Fridays: July 31 & August 6
Tagged Fish Contest: August 7 – September 6
The Valdez Silver Salmon Derby features a $5,000 cash Grand Prize for the largest Silver, $1,500 cash for 2nd place and $750 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.
Prizes
Click here for a list of weekly prizes!
2019 Overall Winners
1st Place
Tom Karlsten
St. Cloud, FL
15.32 lbs. on August 19
Long Shot
2nd Place
Pravat Phumin
Valdez, AK
14.68 lbs. on August 13
Seagull 2
3rd Place
Frieda Wiley
Valdez, AK
14.48 lbs. on August 28
Orion
Daily Winners -August 31
1st Place
Louise Biderman
Fairbanks, AK
13.12lbs. on August 31
Bluff Watch
2nd Place
Paul Topkok
Valdez, AK
12.98 lbs. on August 31
Shore
Daily Winners -August 30
1st Place
John McCay
Valdez, AK
12.46 lbs. on August 30
Old Man and the C
2nd Place
Patrick Limoges
North Pole, AK
12.34 lbs. on August 30
Dawn Treader
Daily Winners -August 29
1st Place
Randall Arndt
Valdez, AK
12.74 lbs. on August 29
Miss Esther
2nd Place
Allan Roberts
North Pole, AK
11.62 lbs. on August 29
Sildana Michelle
Daily Winners -August 28
1st Place
Frieda Wiley
Valdez, AK
14.48 lbs. on August 28
Orion
2nd Place
Megan Woods
Valdez, AK
14.28 lbs. on August 28
Sea Ya
Daily Winners -August 27
1st Place
Steve Waters
Eldorado, WI
13.38 lbs. on August 27
Lively
2nd Place
Ashley Mitchell
Whitehorse, YT
12.90 lbs. on August 27
Salt Chukar’s Lifeboat
Daily Winners -August 26
1st Place
Brandon Wilson
Valdez, AK
14.06 lbs. on August 26
Shore
2nd Place
Lance Groundwater
Wasilla, AK
11.62 lbs. on August 26
Walrus
Daily Winners -August 25
1st Place
Mike Yackley
Hillsboro, OR
12.66 lbs. on August 25
Sin or Swim
2nd Place
Andrew Coleman
Pleasant Hill, IA
12.22 lbs. on August 25
Shore
Daily Winners -August 24
1st Place
Larry Crouder
Fairbanks, AK
13.74 lbs. on August 24
Vision
2nd Place
Luke Huset
Healy, AK
12.22 lbs. on August 24
V03
Daily Winners -August 23
1st Place
Jason Jenn
Valdez, AK
11.38 lbs. on August 23
Guillamot
2nd Place
Mary Filbin
Fairbanks, AK
10.90 lbs. on August 23
Orion
Daily Winners -August 22
1st Place
Taylor Lenhartzen
Spokane, WA
12.54 lbs.. on August 22
SeaClusion
2nd Place
Kristin Feldbush
Spokane, WA
12.12 lbs. on August 22
Dawn Treader
Daily Winners -August 21
1st Place
Brandon Wilson
Valdez, AK
13.36 lbs.. on August 21
Shore
2nd Place
Arleigh Albertsen
Palmer, AK
12.86 lbs. on August 21
Puddles
Daily Winners -August 20
1st Place
Galen Eilers
Janesville, IA
13.34 lbs. on August 20
Wild Iris
2nd Place
Brandon Wilson
Valdez, AK
13.20 lbs. on August 20
Shore
Daily Winners -August 19
1st Place
Tom Karlsten
St. Cloud, FL
15.32 lbs. on August 19
Long Shot
2nd Place
Mary Roberts
North Pole, AK
12.82 lbs. on August 19
Sildana Michelle
Daily Winners -August 18
1st Place
Jeff Reynolds
Billings, MT
12.34 lbs. on August 18
Graycie Lou
2nd Place
David Keeney
Cheyenne, WY
11.94 lbs. on August 18
Tamy Lynn #2
Daily Winners -August 17
1st Place
George Levasseur
Valdez,Ak
13.84 lbs. on August 17
2nd Place
Chris Jordan
Wasilla,AK
12.64 lbs. on August 17
Daily Winners -August 16
1st Place
Tobey James Fisher
Tifton, GA
14.42 lbs. on August 16
2nd Place
David Stancliff
Tok, AK
13.58 lbs. on August 16
Daily Winners -August 15
1st Place
Brandon Little
Newdale, ID
13.48 lbs. on August 15
2nd Place
Mike Weber
Fairbanks, AK
13.28 lbs. on August 15
Daily Winners -August 14
1st Place
Bud Corbin
Santa Barbara, CA
12.86 lbs. on August 14
Alaskai
2nd Place
Charlie Nixon
Delta Junction, AK
12.28 lbs. on August 14
Shore
Daily Winners -August 13
1st Place
Pravat Phumin
Valdez, AK
14.68 lbs. on August 13
Seagull 2
2nd Place
Penny Skuza
Riverdale, ND
13.24 lbs. on August 13
Penny Jean
Daily Winners -August 12
1st Place
Kenna Dubois
Levingston, MT
11.66 lbs. on August 12
Aquila
2nd Place
WM (Bill) Wallingford
Box Elder, SD
11.48 lbs. on August 12
Zodiac
Daily Winners – August 11
1st Place
Gavin Morris
Valdez, AK
12.84 lbs. on August 11
Sierra Hotel
2nd Place
Ken Skuza
Riverdale, ND
12.56 lbs. on August 11
Penny Jean
Daily Winners – August 10
1st Place
Maleah Chapin
Pasco, WA
13.46 lbs. on August 10
2nd Place
Rowena Palomar
Valdez, AK
13.34 lbs. on August 10
Daily Winners – August 9
1st Place
Ryan Meek
Tucson, AZ
11.76 lbs. on August 9
Seaclusion
2nd Place
Steve Dubois
Levingston, MT
10.60 lbs. on August 9
Aguila
Daily Winners – August 8
1st Place
James Scheirel
Paynesville, MN
13.88 lbs. on August 8
Sue Q
2nd Place
Grace Sikorski
North Pole, AK
12.26 lbs. on August 8
Final One
Daily Winners – August 7
1st Place
Marty Hvall
Central Point, OR
11.24 lbs. on August 7
Mistress
2nd Place
Julia Vogt
Valdez, AK
11.06 lbs. on August 7
Josie Whales
Daily Winners – August 6
1st Place
Linda Meller
Kansas City, KS
11.02 lbs. on August 6
El Camaron
2nd Place
Peter Bowman
Westborough, MA
10.58 lbs. on August 6
Josie Whales
Daily Winners – August 5
1st Place
Doug Crawford
Pocatello, ID
13.04 lbs. on August 5
Josie Whales
2nd Place
Michelle Klassen
Aberdeen, ID
11.86 lbs. on August 5
Littlester
Daily Winners – August 4
1st Place
Billy Rutherford
Valdez, AK
11.36 lbs. on August 4
Lady Kay
2nd Place
Chad Foos
Palmer, AK
11.12 lbs. on August 4
Lady Kay
Daily Winners – August 3
1st Place
Keith Herve
North Pole, AK
12.24 lbs. on August 3
Chinook
2nd Place
Brian Sauer
Fairbanks, AK
10.98 lbs. on August 3
Vixen
Daily Winners – August 2
1st Place
Bill Shipman
Carthage, IL
9.18 lbs. on August 2
LongShot
2nd Place
Lavonne Kennedy
Valdez, AK
9.04 lbs. on August 2
Lady Lavonne
Daily Winners – August 1
1st Place
David Waddell
Sherman, TX
9.56 lbs. on August 1
Vixen
2nd Place
Ed Pinksky
Valdez, AK
9.44 lbs. on August 1
Northern Light
Daily Winners – July 31
1st Place
Henry Stroup
Bedford, TX
11.26 lbs. on July 31
Alaskai
2nd Place
Sherry Ave
Anchorage, AK
10.58 lbs. on July 31
Chinook
Daily Winners – July 30
1st Place
Janet Lehman
Lexington, SC
11.44 lbs. on July 30
Orion
2nd Place
Barb Amundsen
Valdez, AK
10.68 lbs. on July 30
Chinook
Daily Winners – July 29
1st Place
Elysa Wallingford
Box Elder, SD
10.44 lbs. on July 29
Go Get Her
2nd Place
Cecilia Pang
Foster City, Ca
9.40 lbs. on July 29
Vixen
Daily Winners – July 28
1st Place
Anne Branshaw
Valdez, AK
11.14 lbs. on July 28
High Mark
2nd Place
James Ayers
Valdez, AK
10.86 lbs. on July 28
Circle Hook
Daily Winners – July 27
1st Place
Benjamin Smith
Milton, FL
10.26 lbs. on July 27
Nunatak
2nd Place
Jeremiah Bittler
Valdez, AK
10.20 lbs. on July 27
Double Wide
Daily Winners – July 26
1st Place
Anne Branshaw
Valdez, AK
10.86 lbs. on July 26
High Mark
2nd Place
Ken Boschert
Valdez, AK
10.40 lbs. on July 26
Six Gun
Daily Winners – July 25
1st Place
Phil Dickenson
Valdez, AK
9.54 lbs. on July 25
High Mark
2nd Place
Anthony Day
Valdez, AK
9.16 lbs. on July 25
High Mark
Daily Winners – July 24
1st Place
Grant Mickels
Dallas, TX
10.30 lbs. on July 24
Vixen
2nd Place
Ethan Wille
Anthem, AZ
9.52 lbs. on July 24
Bucket List
Daily Winners – July 23
1st Place
Wayne Tuttle
Pepperell, MA
11.68 lbs. on July 23
Alaskai
2nd Place
Adam West
Santa Rita, Guam
10.96 lbs. on July 23
Sea Hawk 1
Daily Winners – July 22
1st Place
Chris Derifield
Valdez, AK
10.52 lbs. on July 21
Haul Pass
2nd Place
George Schneider
Nenana, AK
8.66 lbs. on July 21
Eielson Boat
Daily Winners – July 21
1st Place
Lexington LaFluer
Dallas, TX
10.68 lbs. on July 21
Faithful
2nd Place
Mary Jane Peterson-Smart
Claremore, OK
9.80 lbs. on July 21
Bucket List
Daily Winners – July 20
1st Place
Crista Andersen
Valdez, AK
9.26 lbs. on July 20
Crista June
2nd Place
Grace Keller
Valdez, AK
9.22 lbs. on July 20
Alaskai