2022 Derby Dates
Silver Derby: July 23rd through Sept 4th
Big Prize Fridays: July 29th & Sept 2nd
Tagged Fish Contest: Aug 12th through Sept 4th
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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2021 Overall Winners
1st Place
Penny Skuza
Riverdale, ND
14.50 lbs. on August 16
Penny Jean
2nd Place
Pravat Phumiin
Valdez, AK
14.20 bs. on August 31
Sea Gull II
3rd Place
Ron Schulz
Grapevine, TX
14.10 lbs. on August 18
Team Tater
Daily Winners – September 5
1st Place
Crista Anderson
Valdez, AK
11.80 bs. on September 5
Crista June
2nd Place
Joanne Winney
Valdez, AK
11.02 lbs. on September 5
Fishing 4
Daily Winners – September 4
1st Place
Drew Cutlip
Tucson, AZ
11.58 bs. on September 4
Eielson Boat 5
2nd Place
Bob Livingston
Anchorage, AK
11.36 lbs. on September 4
Allison Point
Daily Winners – September 3
1st Place
Verla Austin
Wasilla, AK
11.76 lbs. on September 3
Sea Ark
2nd Place
David Winney
Valdez, AK
11.22 lbs. on September 3
Island Girl
Daily Winners – September 2
1st Place
Jason HIllman
Zionsville, IN
13.01 bs. on September 2
Allison Point
2nd Place
Kyle Syden
Madison, WI
12.00 lbs. on September 2
Aurora
Daily Winners – September 1
1st Place
Pravat Phumiin
Valdez, AK
11.34 bs. on September 1
Sea Gull II
2nd Place
Mike Sydow
Grenville, SD
10.06 lbs. on September 1
Aurora
Daily Winners – August 31
1st Place
Pravat Phumiin
Valdez, AK
14.20 bs. on August 31
Sea Gull II
2nd Place
Jack McCay
Valdez, AK
12.40 lbs. on August 31
The C and Me
Daily Winners – August 30
1st Place
Tamara Morris
Fairbanks, AK
11.10 bs. on August 30
Lip Ripper
2nd Place
Larry Ward
Uniontown, OH
10.92 lbs. on August 30
Shore
Daily Winners – August 29
1st Place
Cindy Countryman
Kalispell, MT
12.18 bs. on August 29
Rental
2nd Place
Tim Tollefsrud
Pierre, SD
11.76 lbs. on August 29
Private
Daily Winners – August 28
1st Place
Abraham Horschel
Valdez, AK
11.90 bs. on August 28
Julia Christine
2nd Place
Frank Cevasco
Fairbanks, AK
11.70 lbs. on August 28
Gettin’ Some
Daily Winners – August 27
1st Place
Joanne Winney
Valdez, AK
11.78 lbs. on August 27
Island Girl
2nd Place
David Winney
Valdez, AK
11.72 lbs. on August 27
Island Girl
Daily Winners – August 26
1st Place
Pedro Hernandez Sr.
Mesquite, TX
11.26 lbs. on August 26
Allison Point
2nd Place
Jay Fulk
Rose Hill, KS
10.88 lbs. on August 26
Allison Point
Daily Winners – August 25
1st Place
Ron Zeiss
Rhineland, MO
12.38 lbs. on August 25
Christie Lynnie
2nd Place
Thomas Arts
Valdez, AK
11.72 lbs. on August 25
Sue Q
Daily Winners – August 24
1st Place
Ben Baloga
Eagle River, AK
11.68 lbs. on August 24
Shore
2nd Place
Melvin Sharp
Dolores, CO
11.60 lbs. on August 24
Allison Point
Daily Winners – August 23
1st Place
Cheryl Garrett
Loveland, CO
11.10 lbs. on August 23
Arctic Sky
2nd Place
Richard Ireland
Fairbanks, AK
11.08 lbs. on August 23
Valdez Outfitters
Daily Winners – August 22
1st Place
Dolly Haddow
Valdez, AK
12.18 lbs. on August 22
SeaMaster
2nd Place
David Stanek
North Pole, AK
11.54 lbs. on August 22
SeaDuction
Daily Winners – August 21
1st Place
Nolan Vanhatten
Anchorage, AK
12.14 lbs. on August 21
River Hawk
2nd Place
Craig Schelling
Fortine, MT
11.82 lbs. on August 21
Private Boat
Daily Winners – August 20
1st Place
Alyssa Kaiser
Albuquerque, NM
11.72 lbs. on August 20
Vixen
2nd Place
Mike Zamazzo
North Pole AK
11.38 lbs. on August 20
Private Boat
Daily Winners – August 19
1st Place
Steven Smith
Loganville, GA
12.72 lbs. on August 19
French Fry
2nd Place
Scott Miller
Lafayette, LA
12.26 lbs. on August 19
Fish Central Rental
Daily Winners – August 18
1st Place
Ron Schulz
Grapevine, TX
14.10 lbs. on August 18
Team Tater
2nd Place
Taiya Shiell
Valdez, AK
12.58 lbs. on August 18
Private Boat
Daily Winners – August 17
1st Place
Jackie Kaiser
Albuquerque, NM
12.96 lbs. on August 17
Orion
2nd Place
Tom Keeler
Casa Grande, AZ
12.40 lbs. on August 17
Mrs. D
Daily Winners – August 16
1st Place
Penny Skuza
Riverdale, ND
14.50 lbs. on August 16
Penny Jean
2nd Place
Ryder Friesen
Wasilla, AK
11.28 lbs. on August 16
Vixen
Daily Winners – August 15
1st Place
Natalie Chamberlain
Fairbanks, AK
12.58 lbs. on August 15
Sadie Kay
2nd Place
Liya Billa
Fairbanks, AK
11.86 lbs. on August 15
Duckin’ Out
Daily Winners – August 14
1st Place
Kathleen Phillips
Valdez, AK
12.82 lbs. on August 14
Alaska Saint
2nd Place
Chandra Gilfillan
Valdez, AK
12.30 lbs. on August 14
Lu Bob
Daily Winners – August 13
1st Place
Anneliese Marr
Cumming, GA
12.52 lbs. on August 13
Kade Thomas
2nd Place
Carol Kastelic
Fairbanks, AK
12.22 lbs. on August 13
Vixen
Daily Winners – August 12
1st Place
Kimberly Muller
Palmer, AK
11.28 lbs. on August 12
Blew By You
2nd Place
Bill Comer
Valdez, AK
11.24 lbs. on August 12
Kade Thomas
Daily Winners – August 11
1st Place
Michael Lawrence
Fairbanks, AK
11.40 lbs. on August 11
Kade Thomas
2nd Place
Kamille Mulcaire
Fairbanks, AK
11.08 lbs. on August 11
Six Guns
Daily Winners – August 10
1st Place
Michael Hayes
Lebanon, UT
10.56 lbs. on August 10
Nikaitchuq
2nd Place
Cayden Rodgers
Pleasant View, UT
10.42 lbs. on August 10
Reflection
Daily Winners – August 9
1st Place
Troy Basnaw
Newport, WA
10.34 lbs. on August 9
Gotta Go
2nd Place
Amber Holroyd
Royalton, MN
10.32 lbs. on August 9
Reflection
Daily Winners – August 8
1st Place
Justin Puckett
Woodbridge, VA
11.28 lbs. on August 8
Jamie Lynn
2nd Place
Richard Corey
Sarasota, FL
9.76 lbs. on August 8
Jamie Lynn
Daily Winners – August 7
1st Place
Dawn Montano
Fairbanks, AK
11.72 lbs. on August 7
Faithful
2nd Place
Leisa Kelsey
Fairbanks, AK
10.98 lbs. on August 7
Harvest Moon
Daily Winners – August 6
1st Place
Kyle Hayden
Anchorage, AK
12.40 lbs. on August 6
Thin Blue Line
2nd Place
Linda Hacker
Seneca, IL
10.60 lbs. on August 6
SeaDuction
Daily Winners – August 5
1st Place
Hanna Blankenship
North Pole, AK
12.12 lbs. on August 5
Hanna Marie III
2nd Place
Christopher Kovatch
North Pole, AK
10.60 lbs. on August 5
No Name
Daily Winners – August 4
1st Place
Philip Hahn
Coldspring, TX
10.62 lbs. on August 4
Sound Affair
2nd Place
Lila Raquel Griffin
Iona, WA
10.26 lbs. on August 4
Go Get Her
Daily Winners – August 3
1st Place
Amber Bowman
Willow, AK
11.54 lbs. on August 3
Patriot
2nd Place
Jane Karlsten
Titusville, FL
10.94 lbs. on August 3
Long Shot
Daily Winners – August 2
1st Place
Vicky Kessler
Ormond Beach, FL
10.44 lbs. on August 2
Nikki 2
2nd Place
Bob Randolph
Cape Girardeau, MO
9.92 lbs. on August 2
Jaime Lynn
Daily Winners – August 1
1st Place
Barb Randolph
Cape Girardeau, MO
10.90 lbs. on August 1
Nikaitchuq
2nd Place
John Blankenship
North Pole, AK
10.54 lbs. on August 1
Hanna Marie 3
Daily Winners – July 31
1st Place
Howard Sparks
Fairbanks, AK
10.84 lbs. on July 31
Patriot
2nd Place
Kerri Nakamoto
Fairbanks, AK
9.28 lbs. on July 31
Patriot
Daily Winners – July 30
1st Place
Dan Garncarz
North Pole, AK
11.10 lbs. on July 30
Round III
2nd Place
Jessica McDowell
Richland, MI
10.96 lbs. on July 30
Hanna Marie 3
Daily Winners – July 29
1st Place
Spenser Herkelman
Columbus, OH
11.46 lbs. on July 29
V.O. 1
2nd Place
Aaron Johnston
Anchorage, AK
10.86 lbs. on July 29
Kade Thomas
Daily Winners – July 28
1st Place
Linda Erts
Neversink, NY
9.36 lbs. on July 28
Patriot
2nd Place
Taylor Mace
Eielson, AFB
8.92 lbs. on July 28
Jaime Lynn
Daily Winners – July 27
1st Place
Tyler Schultz
Waukesha, WI
10.82 lbs. on July 27
Patriot
2nd Place
Jason Sanchez
Deer Lodge, MT
10.50 lbs. on July 27
Faithful
Daily Winners – July 26
1st Place
Noah Thompson
Twin Falls, ID
8.78 lbs. on July 26
Patriot
2nd Place
Susan Kirkpatrick
Lincoln, NE
8.64 lbs. on July 26
Jamie Lee
Daily Winners – July 25
1st Place
Luke Moerchen
West Bend, WI
10.00 lbs. on July 25
Faithful
2nd Place
Eddie Kiess
Ketchum, OK
9.68 lbs. on July 25
Jaime Lynn
Daily Winners – July 24
1st Place
CD Nuno
Philomath, OK
10.18 lbs. on July 24
Littlester
2nd Place
Kian St. Amand
Valdez, AK
9.38 lbs. on July 24
Go Get Her