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VALDEZ, Alaska – Pink salmon are in the Port just in time for the Kids Pink Salmon Derby this Saturday and anglers wanting to venture out a bit further can start derby fishing for Silver Salmon starting this weekend too! The Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby will be held this Saturday and anglers are already Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Nate Hammond of Laurel, Maryland considers himself a reluctant fisherman, but that didn’t stop him from reeling in the biggest halibut during a halibut charter last week. “I consider myself Nate the reluctant sportsman because I don’t fish. My wife got into it, and she’s dragged me along on all these trips. Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – How does it feel to catch a big fish and get on the leaderboard in the Valdez Halibut Derby? Pretty good if you ask Vanessa Gilbertson of North Pole who reeled in a 131.4-pound fish and took home the 2nd place weekly prize the last week of June. “I wasn’t really looking Read More

VALDEZ – North Pole angler Jeremy Smith reeled in a 170.0-pound halibut on June 23rd aboard the Chugach Girl to take the lead in the Valdez Halibut Derby. Smith’s fish also won him the 1st place weekly prize in the Valdez Halibut Derby. “We got out there early so we put our lines in and Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Chris Milles of Melbourne, Florida is still on top of the leader board in the Valdez Halibut Derby with the 150-pound halibut he caught May 28th aboard Halibut Grove. Kamille Mulcaire of Fairbanks, who won the Halibut Hullabaloo, is currently in 2nd place overall with the 149.8-pound halibut she caught June 9th Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – The overall leaders in the Valdez Halibut Derby have all tipped the scales at more than 100 pounds and the Halibut Hullabaloo winner is currently in 2nd place overall. Kamille Mulcaire of Fairbanks, Alaska reeled in a 149.8-pound halibut on June 9th to win the Valdez Halibut Hullabaloo tournament. Chris Milles of Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – Chris Milles of Melbourne, Florida reeled in a 150-pound halibut May 28th to take the lead in the Valdez Halibut Derby and has held first place since. Shannon Curtis of Mosca, Colorado is in second place overall with a 132.6-pound halibut reeled in on June 3rd, with Stuart Wygant of North Pole, Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – The first official week of the Valdez Halibut Derby ended Saturday night at 8pm, and Chris Milles of Melbourne, Florida was at the top of the leader board with a 150.0-pound halibut. Stuart Wygant of North Pole, Alaska is currently 2nd place in the overall derby with a 110.8-pound halibut and Maxwell Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – The Valdez Halibut Derby kicked off Saturday, May 21st with anglers excited to get their lines in the water. Harlie Lewollen of Anchorage holds 1st place weekly and overall, with the very first fish weighed for the 2022 season, a 70.4-pound halibut caught May 21st aboard the Nikaitchuq. Holding 2nd place for Read More

VALDEZ, Alaska – When Steve Peichel got a call from his sister one night asking him if he would bring a puppy to Alaska and come for a visit he said, “Well I can’t refuse that offer, so I got on a plane and six hours later I was in Valdez”. Peichel delivered the puppy Read More