VALDEZ, Alaska – Jason Rood of North Pole is currently leading the Halibut Hullabaloo with a 123. 4 pound halibut he caught June 13th aboard the Jaime Lynn. Rood might not be in the lead if Paul Richards of Bend, Oregon had purchased a derby ticket. Richards reeled in a fish that measured 164 inches. Read More
WEEK #2 – TEN DAY HALIBUT TOURNAMENT BEGINS JUNE 12
VALDEZ, Alaska – Early season halibut fishing will get a boost mid June as anglers converge on Valdez in hopes of being the angler to catch the largest halibut June 12th through 21st in the Halibut Hullabaloo. Organizers of the Valdez Fish Derbies are offering a prize of $1,000 and say they started the tournament Read More
WEEK #1 – HALIBUT DERBY OFF TO A GOOD START FOR JOSH
VALDEZ, Alaska – Warm weather and an early Spring have given Valdez charters and boat owners an opportunity to get their boats into the water and get fishing a bit early. Harbormaster Jeremy Talbott said he has seen a lot of private boaters hitting the waters to set pots for shrimp and has already seen Read More
WEEK #1 – 2015 HALIBUT DERBY UNDERWAY
VALDEZ HATCHERY ANTICIPATES GOOD SILVER RUN VALDEZ, Alaska – The Valdez Fisheries Development Association (VFDA) is a private non-profit salmon hatchery in Prince William Sound and has investigated the weak return of silver or coho salmon to the region that occurred last year. It marks the 2nd poor return to Port Valdez in the last Read More
Week 15: Valdez Woman Wins Truck, Towne Holds On To Win Silver Derby
Derby News – Week 15, 8/24-8/31 VALDEZ, Alaska – There were not many changes on the leader board the last week of the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby or the Halibut Derby in Valdez. In the Silver Salmon Derby, a contender came in late August 28th that was two tenths of a pound shy of knocking Read More
Week 14: Anglers Hope to Catch a Big Fish Before End of Derbies
Derby News – Week 14, 8/17-8/23 VALDEZ, Alaska – With less than a week left in the Valdez Halibut and Silver Salmon Derbies, it would seem that there’s a good chance of the leaders being knocked off the board in the Halibut and Silver Salmon Derbies …that is, if history is any indication. If Scott Read More
Week 13: Hard Work Finding Silvers But The Payoff Is a Big Fish
Derby News – Week 13, 8/10-8/16 VALDEZ, Alaska – Anglers are having to fish a bit harder for silvers than normal, but some big fish have been brought into Port Valdez. And we found out this week that timing can be the key to winning in the Valdez Derby. Randy Main of Anchorage reeled in Read More
Week 12: Silvers Were Big, but Finnicky During Women’s Derby Weekend
Derby News – Week 12, 8/03-8/9 18-Year-Old Wins Women’s Silver Salmon Derby with 17.54 Pound Silver VALDEZ, Alaska – “The bite was on early in the morning, and then it just died,” said Valdez angler Barb Lyons. But that’s just what Lyons expected. Lyons took her boat, “Lyons Den” out on Friday to scout for Read More
Week 11: Pinks Are Plentiful, Silvers Coming and Halibut Fishing Steady
Derby News – Week 11, 7/27-8/2 VALDEZ, Alaska – The silver salmon leader board was a bit sparse last week, but the weigh in is seeing more and more silvers as each day passes. According to Fish Derby Weigh-In station volunteers, most anglers that weighed in fish this weekend had several silvers in their coolers. Read More
Week 10: Silvers Are Arriving, Big Prize Friday Won by Jim Rothenbuhler
Derby News – Week 10, 7/20-7/26 VALDEZ, Alaska – The silver salmon are returning to Valdez slowly but surely. The first week of the silver derby was slow with very few fish weighed in, but Big Prize Friday fishing picked up and some nice size fish were brought to the weigh-in. Jim Rothenbuhler caught the Read More