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Valdez Fish Derbies

Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby

August 13, 2022

 

August 14, 2021 Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby WINNERS

See Below for 2021 Door Prize & Registration Winners

$1,000 CASH plus Prospector Prizes (Value $1,000)
$500 CASH plus Prospector Prizes (Value $500)
$300 CASH plus Prospector Prizes (Value $300)
PRIZES will be available for pick up at weigh-in station Sunday, Aug 15th – 9am to 8pm

2021 WOMEN’S SILVER SALMON DERBY WINNERS

1st Place & QUEEN
Kathleen Phillips
Valdez, AK
12.82 lbs. on August 14
Alaska Saint
$1000 CASH & $1,000 in Prizes

2nd Place
Chandra Gilfillan
Valdez, AK
12.30 lbs. on August 14
Lu Bob
$500 in Cash & $500 in Prizes

3rd Place
Linda Kimes
Helena, MT
12.18 lbs. on August 14
Dawg Haus
$300 in Cash & $300 in Prizes

REGISTRATION DRAWING WINNERS
Pick up prizes at Weigh-In Station – Sunday 9am to 8pm or call 907-255-4727
Shannon Hollenbeck – Camping Package
Kim Gregg – Footwear Package
Victoria Tostemar – Carhartt Shopping Spree

DOOR PRIZE WINNERS
Pick up prizes at Weigh-In Station – Sunday 9am to 8pm or call 907-255-4727
Leslie Bauman – Valdez, AK
Claire Dawson – Fairbanks, AK
Donna Schneider – Nenana, AK
Diane Gibbs – Valdez, AK
Cheryl Rutherford – Las Molinos, CA
Jan Thompson – Anchorage, AK
Patricia Caples – Valdez, AK
Clarissa Strepich – North Pole, AK
Paula Rothenbuhler – Slacha, AK
Shelly Fortier, Tok, AK



REGISTRATION – At Prospector August 7th – 14th

PROSPECTOR HOURS:
Monday through Friday: 8am to 9pm / Saturday: 8am to 8pm / Sunday: 10am to 6pm

PROSPECTOR DERBY DAY HOURS, Saturday, August 14th
5:30am to Noon

WOMEN’S DERBY WEIGH-IN HOURS
Aug 14th – Women’s Silver Salmon Sisterhood® Derby: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Tickets

Tickets are $20, + Silver Salmon Derby Ticket (daily or season).
ALL Registrants will get to sign up to win one of 3 awesome Prospector Prize Packages.

Door Prizes

10 Women who register will be chosen at random to win Door Prizes Packets, each with more than $100 in certificates.
Saturday, Aug 15th at 8pm Valdez Fish Derbies will post winners on website
DOOR PRIZES will be available for pick up at weigh-in station Sunday, Aug 15th – 9am to 8pm

Before going to WEIGH-In

Please check the leaderboard. If your fish is not a contender for one of the Top 3 Spots, please do not bring in for an official weigh-in to help minimize the numbers of people at weigh-in. For your convenience, Valdez Fish Derbies has put a few fish weighing scales near the cleaning tables on the docks. Leaders will be posted on whiteboards at weigh-in station and by Cleaning Tables by Harbormasters Winners will be posted on whiteboards and the top 3 winners will be posted on our website shortly after weigh-in closes at 8pm.

CLICK HERE for Weigh-in Location & Information
Valdez Fish Derbies Weigh-in is located near the Harbormaster’s business office.
Reminder to only weigh-in fish if you feel you are in the Top 3 to reduce number of people at weigh-in. Thank You to Sponsors and our Super Weigh-In Volunteers!

Sponsors

A Rogue’s Garden
Arts Design, LLC
Capt’n Joe’s Gas
Eagles Rest RV Park
Easy Freeze, Inc.
Fish Alaska Magazine
Fish Central
Harris Sand & Gravel, Inc.
KVAK Radio
Latte Dah Espresso
Lu-Lu Bell Glacier Cruise
NAPA Auto Parts
Orion Charters
Petro Star Valdez Refinery
Peter Pan Seafoods, Inc
Prospector Outfitters
Stan Stephens Glacier Cruises
Teamsters Local 959
The Fat Mermaid
Totem Hotel & Suites
Valdez Emblem Club #514

2020 WOmen’s Silver Salmon Derby Winners

…And the WINNERS Are:

1st Place & QUEEN – Lisa Cronk of Valdez -13.20 lb. 

2nd Place – Dezirae Wiley of Valdez -12.58 lb.

3rd Place – Nedra Buck of Valdez – 12.22 lb. 

REGISTRATION DRAWING WINNERS
Pick up prizes at Weigh-In Station – Sunday 9am to 8pm or call 907-831-0753
Jessica Smith – Fishing and Camping Package
Lori Day – Footwear Package  – Lori Day
Chelsie Goocey – Carhartt $300 Gift Certificate

DOOR PRIZE WINNERS
Pick up prizes at Weigh-In Station – Sunday 9am to 8pm or call 907-255-4727
Shelley McMillen * Deanna Cox * Janet Blood * Kristen Reid * Alicia Quintana
Rebecca Mansker * Leah Thiele * Consuelo Cerna * Erika Grover * Crista Andersen

  • CLICK HERE for 2019 Women’s Derby Weigh In  SLIDESHOW

    2019 Overall Winners

    1st
    Maleah Chapin
    Pasco, WA
    13.46 lbs.
    2nd
    Rowena Palomar
    Valdez, AK
    13.34 lbs.
    3rd
    Lily Lindquist
    Peoria, AZ
    12.62 lbs.

    2019 Women Silver Salmon Derby – Top 50 Winners

    CLICK HERE to View Pictures of Top 50

    Place Name Hometown Fish Weight
    1st Maleah Chapin Pasco, WA 13.46 lbs.
    2nd Rowena Palomar Valdez, AK 13.34 lbs.
    3rd Lily Lindquist Peoria, AZ 12.62 lbs.
    4th Sherri Anderson Valdez, AK 12.48 lbs.
    5th Beverly Reynolds Tijeras, NM 12.32 lbs.
    6th Emily Chase Valdez, AK 11.70   lbs.
    7th Verla Austin Wasilla, AK 11.70   lbs.
    8th Bernadette Irish Valdez, AK 11.62 lbs.
    9th Bonnie Saxum Valdez, AK 11.54 lbs.
    10th Mary Stover Fairbanks, AK 11.44 lbs.
    11th Baliey Bryant-Alexander Gillette, WY 11.38 lbs.
    12th Sarah Sparks North Pole, AK 11.36 lbs.
    13th Shelley Greenwood Anchorage, AK 11.24 lbs.
    14th Kamille Sickels Grangeville, ID 11.18 lbs.
    15th Rachel Sutton Valdez, AK 11.14 lbs.
    16th Virgina Miller Shoreview, MN 11.08 lbs.
    17th Shannon Heaps Eagle River, AK 11.00 lbs.
    18th Sharon Lais Slayton, MN 10.88 lbs.
    19th Moya Pilo Quito, Ecuador 10.82 lbs.
    20th Jaruwan Kaewprasert Anchorage, AK 10.76 lbs.
    21st Margaret Chesley Spokane, WA 10.7 lbs.
    22nd Sheila Lint Delta Jct., AK 10.68 lbs.
    23rd Tammy Hill Valdez, AK 10.66 lbs.
    24th Lori Campbell Fairbanks, AK 10.64 lbs.
    25th Brenda Roberts Sioux Falls, SD 10.62 lbs.
    26th Chris Palmenberg Arlington, WA 10.62 lbs.
    27th Cynthia Clements Valdez, AK 10.60 lbs.
    28th Hayley Nielsen Surprise, AZ 10.60 lbs.
    29th Jolene Hoeb Columbus, OH 10.54 lbs.
    30th Kaidenn Meyers Cottonwood, AZ 10.50 lbs.
    31st Tori Waterfield New Port News, VA 10.42 lbs.
    32nd Signe Towne Valdez, AK 10.34 lbs.
    33rd Kelsey Galfo Valdez, AK 10.32 lbs.
    34th Brittany Lais Big Lake, AK 10.32 lbs.
    35th Caitlin Neahr Valdez, AK 10.30 lbs.
    36th Elaine Jamerson Ellensburg, WA 10.30 lbs.
    37th Lynda Hernandez Anchorage, AK 10.28 lbs.
    38th Denise O’Brien Valdez, AK 10.28 lbs.
    39th Terri Olsen Fairbanks, AK 10.26 lbs.
    40th Anne Branshaw Valdez, AK 10.24 lbs.
    41st Shawana Glade North Pole, AK 10.20 lbs.
    42nd Sarah Arts Eagle River, AK 10.18 lbs.
    43rd Angela Morris Valdez, AK 10.16 lbs.
    44th Brandice Olsen Anchorage, AK 10.16 lbs.
    45th Jamie Johnston-Eddy Eagle River, AK 10.10 lbs.
    46th Angie Christensen Valdez, AK 10.10 lbs.
    47th Krista Hutchison Valdez, AK 10.10 lbs.
    48th Sharon Daniels Valdez, AK 9.98 lbs.
    49th Sydney Cronk Valdez, AK 9.98 lbs.
    50th Tracie Scheller Valdez, AK 9.96 lbs.

     

     

    2018 VALDEZ WOMEN’S SILVER SALMON DERBY VIDEO

    2017 VALDEZ WOMEN’S SILVER SALMON DERBY VIDEO

    Women’s Fish Derby History

    In 2005, derby clerk Angela Corcoran, came up with the idea of doing a fishing event for women. Corcoran and the Valdez Fish Derby Committee invited Fish Alaska Magazine’s publisher Melissa Norris to be keynote speaker and were pleasantly surprised when 372 women showed up for the registration event at Prospector Outfitters sporting goods. The opening event quickly outgrew the original venue and filled the Valdez Civic Center ballrooms to capacity with 707 registrants in 2010.

    In 2009, the Valdez Fish Derbies weigh-in station weighed in more than 1,000 silvers on the Women’s Silver Derby day. The event has turned into much more than a day of fishing with an opening ceremony featuring music, Fish Olympic Games, Door Prizes, A Bachelor Filet-A-Fish Auction to benefit cancer survivors and the infamous Fox River Sock Toss. Lots of local businesses and big name sponsors like: The North Face; Carhartt; Dansko; Merrell; XtraTuffs; Camelbak; Columbia; SmartWool; Haiku; Chuckar Cherries; Grundens; Ugg; Muck Boots; Helly Hansen; Native Eyewear; Smith Sunglasses; Shakespeare; Adventure Medical Kits; Blue Fox; Gamakatsu; Woolrich; SuperFeet; Therma-Rest; Timberland; Life Is Good; Pendleton and Teva provide prizes for the event.

    General Information

    The 2021 Women’s Silver Salmon Derby will be held on Saturday, August 14th!

    A fishing derby just for women?!?
    That’s right. The Women’s Silver Salmon Derby has been going on for 16 years and running. It is the ONLY women’s fish derby in Alaska. You can read more about the Women’s Fishing Derby History here.

    Women’s Derby Prizes are ONLY Open to WOMEN with a 2021 DOG TAG. We are excited that an unlimited number of women can enter the salmon fishing part of the event. There will not be an event at the Civic Center 2021 and price of Women’s Derby ticket is only $20.

    For more information, call 907-255-4727 or email info@valdezfishderbies.com.

    If you have ever wondered where your money goes? Read below.

    Valdez Fish Derbies
    Runs Derbies and Events all summer long
    Pays Out CASH Prizes for all derbies
    For more information click the picture below

    Thumbnail of 2018 FLyer