Early Season Fish Hang On To Win $15,000,
Palmer Man Wins Truck
September 7th, 2009
By the time the crowd of nearly 300 derby participants gathered for the annual Spawn ‘til Dawn Derby Awards Party at the Civic Center Sunday night everyone knew who the big winners were in the Halibut and Silver Salmon Derby. Perhaps the biggest surprise was that someone didn’t come along at the end of the derby and knock Chuck Gard’s 19.42 pound salmon off the leader board in the waning hours of the derby. “There were 24 days left of the derby when I caught my fish, so I never thought it would hold on”, Gard commented Sunday night. Lots of people were in Valdez according to Eagle’s Rest RV Park owner Laura Saxe. “We were very busy this weekend”, commented Saxe. “At least the same number of people as last year this time”. Read more news...
2010 Valdez Fish Derbies Dates
Valdez Halibut Derby: May 22 - Sep 5, 2010
Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby: July 17, 2010
Valdez Silver Salmon Derby: July 24 - Sep 5, 2010
Valdez Women's Silver Salmon Derby: Aug 14, 2010
Christy Roden of Delta Junction crowned Queen of the
Silver Salmon Sisterhood
August 8, 2009
Roden's 18.56 pound silver salmon won her $1,000 in cash and $500 in prizes.
Top 50 Women's Derby Winners
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Silver Salmon daily limit: As per the State of Alaska Fish & Game regulations, the daily limit for Silver salmon is 6 per day, with 12 in possession.