12-YEAR-OLD GIRL STILL LEADING VALDEZ HALIBUT DERBY VALDEZ, Alaska – It generally takes a pretty big fish to win $10,000 in the Valdez Halibut Derby, but anglers are winning weekly prizes worth hundreds of dollars with fish weighing in at 120 to 150-pounds. This week, Tim Abney of Hamilton, Montana took home the 1st place Read More
VALDEZ, Alaska – There is a lot of talk down at the Valdez Harbor about catching massive fish and winning prizes in the Valdez Derbies, but for some anglers being in Valdez and the thrill of the fight is what really matters. Leroy Kreider of Orofino, Idaho could not have had a bigger smile on Read More
VALDEZ, Alaska – Michael Olson of North Pole came down to Valdez to work on his boat trailer Saturday, left the port about 2pm and had a 151.6-pound halibut on his boat at about 3:45pm. Olson said he was fishing for rockfish in Port Fidalgo with a salmon rod with 65 pound test line and Read More
VALDEZ, Alaska – Summer Ruge of Fairbanks turned 12 this year and her dad decided it was time to take her on her first halibut charter in Valdez. “I was telling her to reel up and check her bait because she had missed a couple hits, “said her father, Robert Ruge. “She started cranking and Read More
FAIRBANKS ANGLERS DOMINATE THE DERBY LEADER BOARD VALDEZ, Alaska – The Valdez Halibut Derby kicked off Saturday, May 25th with anglers excited to get their lines in the water. RVs rolled into town, Valdez shops were busy selling Fish Derby tickets and visitors enjoyed sunny weather both Saturday and Sunday. The Valdez Halibut Derby started Read More
Publication Date: May 20, 2024 Pictures of 2023 1st place winners Paul Casey & LaVonne Baysinger VALDEZ, Alaska – Last year Paul Casey of Shelbyville, Tennessee won $10,000 in the Valdez Halibut Derby when he hooked a 316.8-pound halibut aboard the Dawn Treader. In 2022, it was a 170-pound halibut caught by Jeremy Smith of Read More
