Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby

2017 Overall Winners

1st Place
Chinda Heston
Valdez, AK
14.88 lbs.

2nd Place
Kristina Bragg
Fairbanks, AK
14.58 lbs.

3rd Place
Sandra Virguez
Valdez, AK
13.44 lbs.

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2017 Women’s Silver Salmon Derby Winners

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2017 Women’s Derby Events and Fishing

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2017 Women’s Silver Salmon Derby Weigh-In

2017 Women Silver Salmon Derby – Top 50 Winners

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Place	Name	Hometown	Fish Weight

1^st	Chinda Heston	Valdez, AK	14.88 lbs.
2^nd	Kristina Bragg	Fairbanks, AK	14.58 lbs.
3^rd	Sandra Virguez	Valdez, AK	13.44lbs.
4^th	Corrine Garrison	North Pole, AK	13.00 lbs.
5^th	Shantel Weidner	Delta Junction, AK	12.98 lbs.
6^th	Rhetta Hosier	Delta Junction, AK	12.94 lbs.
7^th	Sara Williams	Valdez, AK	12.86 lbs.
8^th	Bonnie Saxum	Valdez, AK	12.76 lbs.
9^th	Lori Young	North Pole, AK	12.74 lbs.
10^th	Kamille Mulcaire	Cornville, AZ	12.68 lbs.
11^th	Abigail Creer	North Pole, AK	12.68 lbs.
12^th	Suzie Koklich	Valdez, AK	12.68 lbs.
13^th	Shawn Wise	North Pole, AK	12.66 lbs.
14^th	T.C. Corbin-Greene	Valdez, AK	12.64 lbs.
15^th	Marcia Cassino	North Pole, AK	12.56 lbs.
16^th	Dana McAlpine	Anchorage, AK	12.52 lbs.
17^th	Carrie Littlejohn	Fairbanks, AK	12.50 lbs.
18^th	Baily Bryant	Gillette, WY	12.48 lbs.
19^th	Marika Poor	Davenport, FL	12.44 lbs.
20^th	Bernadette Meyers	Cottonwood, AZ	12.38 lbs.
21^st	Jodi Blakley	Fairbanks, AK	12.28 lbs.
22^nd	Kay Homme	Valdez, AK	12.24 lbs.
23^rd	Samantha Boschert	North Pole, AK	12.22 lbs.
24^th	Mary Casey	Valdez, AK	12.16 lbs.
25^th	Sarah Rountree	Valdez, AK	12.16 lbs.
26^th	Kate Foster	Valdez, AK	12.10 lbs.
27^th	Paige Schell	Valdez, AK	12.08 lbs.
28^th	Karen Dullen	Fairbanks, AK	12.04 lbs.
29^th	Amber Poppe	Haywood, WI	11.94 lbs.
30^th	Bonnie Hinkle	Salcha, AK	11.88 lbs.
31^st	Jennifer Anderson	Delta Junction, AK	11.88 lbs.
32^nd	Antoinette Brewer	Fairbanks, AK	11.82 lbs.
33^rd	Bailey Carlson	Fairbanks, AK	11.82 lbs.
34^th	DaNell Prindiville	Andover, MN	11.78 lbs.
35^th	Serena Fitka	Valdez, AK	11.70 lbs.
36^th	Theresa Ace	Valdez, AK	11.60 lbs.
37^th	Laurine Regan	Valdez, AK	11.60 lbs.
38^th	Lorrie Mott	Valdez, AK	11.50 lbs.
39^th	Krystal Moulton	Valdez, AK	11.40 lbs.
40^th	Nancy Chaffin	Valdez, AK	11.38 lbs.
41^st	Diane St. Amand	Valdez, AK	11.36 lbs.
42^nd	Carey Fletcher	Wasilla, AK	11.36 lbs.
43^rd	Twilah Beck	Valdez, AK	11.28 lbs.
44^th	Donna Stream	Albany, OR	11.24 lbs.
45^th	Terri Olsen	Fairbanks, AK	11.24 lbs.
46^th	Sasithon Jen	Valdez, AK	11.22 lbs.
47^th	Natalie Chamberlain	Fairbanks, AK	11.18 lbs.
48^th	Tamara Deming	Wasilla, AK	11.18 lbs.
49^th	Christine Canfield	Anchorage, AK	11.16 lbs.
50^th	Sherri Witzel	Fairbanks, AK	11.10 lbs.

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.

Registration Info

*Women’s Derby Events are ONLY open to WOMEN WITH A 2017 DOG TAG.

For more details, download the flyer :

Early Registration Begins: August 5th – 12th at the Prospector Valdez
(New location! – 200 Egan Drive)
Friday, August 11th: After 6:00pm, register up at the Opening Ceremonies at the Civic Center:
6:00-9:00pm
Saturday, August 12th: Prospector: 5:30am – Noon

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Tickets

Tickets are $50, + Silver Salmon Derby Ticket (daily or season).

Weigh In Hours

9:00am – 6:00pm
Thank YOU to Our Super Weigh In Volunteers! Weigh In station located near the Harbormaster’s business office.

Events

Opening Celebration

Friday, August 11, 2017
SILVER SALMON SISTERHOOD™ OPENING CELEBRATION
Valdez Civic Center • 6:00pm – 9:30pm
Lots of Great Door Prizes • No Host Bar • Wheel of Chocolate • Costume Contest • Fish Olympics
Theme for this year is “Adventures On the High Seas”

Awards Party

Saturday, August 12, 2017
SILVER SALMON SISTERHOOD™ AWARDS PARTY
“Crowning of the Queen of the Silver Salmon Sisterhood™”
Valdez Civic Center • Doors open at 7:00pm • Event begins at 8:00pm
Music • Door Prizes • No Host Bar • Top 50 Prizes Awarded

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General Information

The 2017 Women’s Silver Salmon Derby will be held on Saturday, August 12th!

A fishing derby just for women?!?
That’s right. The Women’s Silver Salmon Derby has been going on for 13 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 Events are ONLY Open to WOMEN with a 2017 DOG TAG. We are excited that an unlimited number of women can enter the salmon fishing part of the event. Unfortunately, we have limited space at the Civic Center for the events. ADMITTANCE IS NOT GUARANTEED DUE TO SPACE CONSTRAINTS.

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

If you have ever wondered where your money goes? Here are the answers.

More Information

Valdez Fish Derbies
Runs Derbies and Events all summer long
Pays Out CASH Prizes for all derbies
Gives away $10,000 CASH to someone who purchases a derby ticket

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