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PINK SALMON ARE INTO ALLISON POINT IN VALDEZ

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VALDEZ, Alaska – Anglers lined the shores of Allison Point this past weekend to catch pink salmon and many of them met success. Mike Waller of Easy Freeze said reports started coming in the last week of June that the pinks had arrived. “The pinks are in. They have been caught at Allison Point and Read More

158 POUND HALIBUT CURRENTLY 3rd IN HALIBUT DERBY

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VALDEZ, Alaska – Lupe Gonzales of Clint, Texas reeled in a 158 pound halibut on June 20th to get on the leader board in the Valdez Halibut Derby. Gonzales lives in Texas but fished Alaska when he was stationed in Alaska. This is the largest fish Gonzales has ever caught but he said he was Read More

NEW LEADER TIPS THE SCALES AT 266.6 POUNDS

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VALDEZ, Alaska – With just an hour left in the Halibut Hullabaloo tournament, a hefty halibut was weighed in for the Valdez Halibut derby. Tim Stadtmiller of Fairbanks, Alaska reeled in a 266.6 pound halibut Sunday, June 18th aboard the Dan Orion to win the 10 day tournament and take the lead in the regular Read More

HALIBUT HULLABALOO RUNS JUNE 9th THROUGH 18th

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Valdez, Alaska – You never know when a big halibut will bite the hook of a derby angler. Last year, David Jamison of Fairbanks reeled in a 253.0 pound halibut May 29th and held on to win the $15,000 grand prize in the Valdez Halibut Derby. Jamison said that at the time he caught his Read More

INTERIOR ANGLERS LEAD THE WAY IN VALDEZ HALIBUT DERBY

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VALDEZ, Alaska – Anglers from the interior are dominating the Valdez Fish Derbies leaderboard in the early stages of the Valdez Halibut Derby. Michelle Stewart of Fairbanks, Alaska is currently in first place overall with a 95 pound halibut she caught aboard the Valdez Pearl June 2nd. Robert Calton of Eielson AFB is currently in Read More

90 POUNDERS LEAD THE WAY IN VALDEZ HALIBUT DERBY

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VALDEZ, Alaska – The Valdez Halibut Derby kicked off May 20th and some nice fish were weighed in the first few days of the derby. This past Sunday, members of the Alaska military visited Valdez and the number of boats going out for halibut dramatically increased. The boats taking out anglers Sunday did not profit Read More

WINNING SILVER SALMON CAUGHT JUST BEFORE END OF DERBY

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VALDEZ, Alaska – The top three fish in the Valdez Silver Salmon Derby were caught from shore. Jacob Marquardt of Valdez reeled in his 1st place 17.52 pound silver on September 1st in the Boat Harbor. John Neitzeke of Grand Rapids, Minnesota reeled in his 2nd place 17.26 pound silver September 1st at Allison Point. Read More