2023 Derby Dates
Silver Derby: July 22nd through Sept 3rd
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.
Silver Derby Events
Big Prize Fridays: July 28th & Sept 1st
CLICK HERE for Big Prize Friday info
Tagged Fish Contest: Aug 11th through Sept 3rd
CLICK HERE for Tagged Fish Contest info
Weekly News Release
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Prizes
CLICK HERE for 2023 Silver Derby Prizes
2023 Overall Winners
1st Place
LaVonne Baysinger
Fairbanks, AK
14.54 lbs. on Aug 4
Fixed Income
2nd Place
Cord Basnaw
Ione, WA
12.54 lbs. on August 20
Gotta Go
3rd Place
Craig Hennager
Delta Junction, AK
12.44 lbs. on August 21
Reflection
Daily Winners
Daily Winners – September 3
1st Place
Randall Arndt
Wasilla, AK
9.24 lbs. on Sept 3
Miss Ester
2nd Place
John Davis
Anchorage, AK
8.64 lbs. on Sept 3
Miss Ester
Daily Winners – September 2
1st Place
Natalie M Prescaro
North Pole, AK
9.30 lbs. on Sept 2
Kai Moana
2nd Place
Oot Erickson
Eilson AFB, AK
8.76 lbs. on Sept 2
Shore
Daily Winners – September 1
1st Place
Kevin James
Hampton, NH
10.28 lbs. on Sept 1
Hooked Up
2nd Place
Anthony Gray
Beaver, PA
9.42 lbs. on Sept 1
Reflection
Daily Winners – August 31
1st Place
Brian Gardner
Lillington, NC
8.72 lbs. on August 31
No Name
2nd Place
Ben Collins
Bluffdale, UT
8.60 lbs. on August 31
Lena Claire
Daily Winners – August 30
1st Place
Jason Brown
Winfield, KS
11.28 lbs. on August 30
No Name
2nd Place
Justine Dobert
Bolton Landing, NY
10.42 lbs. on August 30
Reflection
Daily Winners – August 29
1st Place
Richard Hinegardner
Asheville, NC
12.32 lbs. on August 29
Nunatak
2nd Place
Steve Havens
Fairbanks, AK
9.86 lbs. on August 29
Reflection
Daily Winners – August 28
1st Place
Greg Allen
Palmer, AK
10.36 lbs. on August 28
No Name
2nd Place
Eric Landfather
Murphys, CA
10.14 lbs. on August 28
Rental Boat
Daily Winners – August 27
1st Place
Rick Dieringer
Saukville, WI
11.86 lbs. on August 27
Kai Moana
2nd Place
Mike Derifield
Valdez, AK
9.52 lbs. on August 27
Patriot
Daily Winners – August 26
1st Place
Rodrigo Vieira
Fairbanks, AK
11.56 lbs. on August 26
Sentinel
2nd Place
Richard Schek
Fairbanks, AK
10.96 lbs. on August 26
Christie Lynnie
Daily Winners – August 25
1st Place
Melissa Hard
North Pole, AK
11.02 lbs. on August 25
Sentinel
2nd Place
Rob Aitken
Fairbanks, AK
9.74 lbs. on August 25
Faithful
Daily Winners – August 24
1st Place
Marion Randall
Sacramento, CA
10.14 lbs. on August 24
Game Changer
2nd Place
Karen Gunderson
Sacramento, CA
10.00 lbs. on August 24
Game Changer
Daily Winners – August 23
1st Place
Larry Keppler
Bradford, PA
10.74 lbs. on August 23
Gotta Go
2nd Place
Chinda Hester
Valdez, AK
9.74 lbs. on August 23
Flying Sub
Daily Winners – August 22
1st Place
Peter Probasco
Palmer, AK
11.50 lbs. on August 22
Blew By You
2nd Place
Bonnie Woods
Valdez, AK
11.10 lbs. on August 22
Reflection
Daily Winners – August 21
1st Place
Craig Hennager
Delta Junction, AK
12.44 lbs. on August 21
Reflection
2nd Place
Kristopher Willet
Boise, ID
11.82 lbs. on August 21
Kade Thomas
Daily Winners – August 20
1st Place
Cord Basnaw
Ione, WA
12.54 lbs. on August 20
Gotta Go
2nd Place
Howard Blacksten
Ignacio, CO
11.30 lbs. on August 20
Jaime Lynn
Daily Winners – August 19
1st Place
Kevin Huset
New Prague, MN
11.88 lbs. on August 19
Big Fish
2nd Place
Jared Corbin
Arroyo Grande, CA
11.24 lbs. on August 19
El Camaron
Daily Winners – August 18
1st Place
Gregory Huset
Shakopee, MN
10.60 lbs. on August 18
Big Fish
2nd Place
Rebecca Sparks
Fairbanks, AK
10.54 lbs. on August 18
Patriot
Daily Winners – August 17
1st Place
Greg Roberts
Parkland County, AB
12.28 lbs. on August 17
Relic
2nd Place
Dennis Reynolds
Tigeras, NM
11.30 lbs. on August 17
Team Spirit
Daily Winners – August 16
1st Place
James Little
Newdale, ID
12.12 lbs. on August 16
Patriot
2nd Place
Nathan Johnson
North Pole, AK
10.66 lbs. on August 16
Jaime Lynn
Daily Winners – August 15
1st Place
Michael Trubman
Glide, OR
10.58 lbs. on August 15
Mad Shark
2nd Place
Kasey Reed
Foxboro, WI
10.48 lbs. on August 15
Reflection
Daily Winners – August 14
1st Place
Natalie Chamberlain
Fairbanks ,AK
11.44 lbs. on August 14
Sadie Kay
2nd Place
Donald Allbright
North Pole, AK
10.52 lbs. on August 14
No Name
Daily Winners – August 13
1st Place
Bea Murrell
Fairbanks AK
12.06 lbs. on August 13
Mrs. D
2nd Place
Rylie King
Valdez, AK
10.32 lbs. on August 13
Rental Boat
Daily Winners – August 12
1st Place
Natalie Chamberlain
Fairbanks AK
10.86 lbs. on August 12
Sadie Kay
2nd Place
Sherry Shaw
Wasilla, AK
10.76 lbs. on August 12
My Church
Daily Winners – August 11
1st Place
GiGi Obren
Valdez, AK
11.02 lbs. on Aug 11
DaMuddler
2nd Place
Jonathan Fickes
Valdez, AK
10.30 lbs. on Aug 11
Secret Weapon
Daily Winners – August 10
1st Place
Justin Olsen
San Antonio, TX
10.68 lbs. on Aug 10
Jaime Lynn
2nd Place
Josh Granger
Fairbanks, AK
10.30 on Aug 10
Christie Lynnie
Daily Winners – August 9
1st Place
Alex Renard
Green Bay, WI
9.66 lbs. on Aug 9
Coho Casa
2nd Place
Lance Uselman
Valdez, AK
9.18 on Aug 9
Crista June
Daily Winners – August 8
1st Place
Bruce Doom
Romulus, MI
9.96 lbs. on Aug 8
Vixen
2nd Place
Sherri Wagstaff
Greenacres, WA
9.88 on Aug 8
Jaime Lynn
Daily Winners – August 7
1st Place
Clayton McDonald
Hobart, WI
10.40 lbs. on Aug 7
Chugach Girl
2nd Place
Merissa Edwards
Duluth, MN
9.54 on Aug 7
Reflection
Daily Winners – August 6
1st Place
Brian Meyer
North Pole, AK
9.96 lbs. on Aug 6
Arctic Ruby
2nd Place
Dan Cotter
Platteville, WI
9.84 on Aug 6
Dan Orion
Daily Winners – August 5
1st Place
Caiden Ninneman
Wausua, WI
11.20 lbs. on Aug 5
Kai Moana
2nd Place
Judy Hood
Las Vegas, NV
10.46 on Aug 5
Patty Ann
Daily Winners – August 4
1st Place
LaVonne Baysinger
Fairbanks, AK
14.54 lbs. on Aug 4
Fixed Income
2nd Place
Brion Rice
Fairbanks, AK
9.42 lbs. on Aug 4
Seaduction
Daily Winners – August 3
1st Place
Emily Chase
Valdez, AK
9.46 lbs. on Aug 3
Rental Boat
2nd Place
Tim Tollefsrud
Pierre, SD
9.34 lbs. on Aug 3
4 Reelin
Daily Winners – August 2
1st Place
Jane Karlsten
Titusville, FL
10.48 lbs. on Aug 2
Longshot
2nd Place
Dominic Rezzonico
Cornville, AZ
9.20 lbs. on Aug 2
Six Gun
Daily Winners – August 1
1st Place
Kent Hoveland
Bloomington, MN
10.98 lbs. on Aug 1
Christie Lynnie
2nd Place
Michael Greer
Crescent City, CA
10.36 lbs. on Aug 1
Seaduction
Daily Winners – July 31
1st Place
Rebekah Rozum
Humboldt, AZ
11.12 lbs. on July 31
Six Gun
2nd Place
Darin Farnsworth
Sedona, AZ
10.38 lbs. on July 31
Six Gun
Daily Winners – July 30
1st Place
David Callos
Tok, AK
11.76 lbs. on July 30
Mai Sue II
2nd Place
Rebekah Rozum
Humboldt, AZ
8.02 lbs. on July 30
Six Gun
Daily Winners – July 29
1st Place
Jens Saxum
Valdez, AK
11.34 lbs. on July 29
Game Changer
2nd Place
Scott McCumby
Valdez, AK
10.66 lbs. on July 29
Harvest Moon
Daily Winners – July 28
1st Place
Sue Bless
Fairbanks, AK
11.02 lbs. on July 28
R401K
2nd Place
Gretchen Mueller
Louisville, KY
9.80 lbs. on July 28
Kai Moana
Daily Winners – July 27
1st Place
Repia Wood
Fairbanks, AK
10.18 lbs. on July 27
No Name
2nd Place
Jerry Bender
Ackworth, IA
9.92 lbs. on July 27
Coho Casa
Daily Winners – July 26
1st Place
Jerry Bender
Ackworth, IA
11.00 lbs. on July 26
Coho Casa
2nd Place
Ignats Campos
Kalamazoo, MI
10.70 lbs. on July 26
Seaduction
Daily Winners – July 25
1st Place
Lacey Stevens
Austin, TX
10.06 lbs. on July 25
Game Changer
2nd Place
Jacob Gomez
Dixon, CA
9.10 lbs. on July 25
Kai Moana
Daily Winners – July 24
1st Place
Larry Bustos
Fairbanks, AK
8.74 lbs. on July 24
Slayin’ AK
2nd Place
Gavin Blood
Valdez, AK
7.80 lbs. on July 24
Crista June
Daily Winners – July 23
1st Place
Christine Smith
Chugiak, AK
8.06 lbs. on July 23
Slayin’ AK
2nd Place
Heather Wolney
Fairbanks, AK
7.82 lbs. on July 23
No Name
Daily Winners – July 22
1st Place
Jephery Donaldson
Fairbanks, AK
9.06 lbs. on July 22
Slayin’ AK
2nd Place
Callie Donaldson
Fairbanks, AK
8.66 lbs. on July 22
Slayin’ AK