Halibut Fishing Valdez Alaska


What a year for fishing Valdez Alaska! My daughter, Nephew and I went out on the Otter Dodger in June of this year and had a blast. We managed to limit out on Halibut, Salmon and bottom fish. The Whale watching was great as well. We had whales around the boat most of the day, tail slapping, breaching and spotting.
The best part of our trip was not only great fishing but the weather was perfect. I was told most days in Valdez are cloudy with a chance of rain but not for us! We all purchased our derby tickets for the $15,000 dollar first prize for the largest halibut of the year. That of coarse was not one of our Halibut but we had to try. The next time your in Alaska make sure to plan a day fishing out of Valdez, the scenery is amazing! 



This years winner was Brad Burch he reeled in a 296.2 pound halibut August 26th aboard the magic dragon. Congratulations to Brad Burch of Clackamas Oregon! 
  

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