Alaska Fishing Tournaments
Halibut, silver salmon and king salmon derbies by month and by water, with posted weights.
Photo of Kenai River: Matthew Dillon, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Alaska derbies closest to you
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August 2027
| Date | Event | Water | Host | Species as printed | Entry fee as printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-08-07 to 2027-08-15 | 72nd Annual Seward Silver Salmon Derby | Resurrection Bay | Seward Chamber of Commerce / City of Seward | silver (coho) salmon | Not printed |
Organizer pages linked in each row, read November 14, 2026.
Alaska derbies waiting on a date
| Event | Host | Status as printed |
|---|---|---|
| Kenai Silver Salmon Derby | Kenai Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center | 2026 cancelled; 2027 date not set (organizer plans to explore August 2027) |
Organizer status text, unaltered, read November 14, 2026.
Alaska waters with derby pages
- Juneau-Glacier Bay tournaments0 upcoming, 0 posted weights
- Kenai River tournaments0 upcoming, 0 posted weights
- Prince William Sound tournaments0 upcoming, 7 posted weights
- Resurrection Bay tournaments1 upcoming, 0 posted weights
Alaska derbies already fished, month by month
May 2026
| Dates | Event | Water | Host | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-23 to 2026-09-06 | Valdez Halibut Derby 2026 | Prince William Sound | Valdez Fish Derbies | Fished |
June 2026
| Dates | Event | Water | Host | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-12 to 2026-06-21 | Valdez Halibut Hullabaloo 2026 | Prince William Sound | Valdez Fish Derbies | Fished |
July 2026
| Dates | Event | Water | Host | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 to 2026-09-06 | Valdez Silver Salmon Derby 2026 | Prince William Sound | Valdez Fish Derbies | Fished |
August 2026
| Dates | Event | Water | Host | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-07 to 2026-08-08 | Valdez Women’s Silver Salmon Derby 2026 | Prince William Sound | Valdez Fish Derbies | Fished |
| 2026-08-07 to 2026-08-09 | 80th Annual Golden North Salmon Derby | Juneau-Glacier Bay | Territorial Sportsmen, Inc. (Juneau) | Fished |
| 2026-08-08 to 2026-08-16 | 71st Annual Seward Silver Salmon Derby | Resurrection Bay | Seward Chamber of Commerce / City of Seward | Fished |
| 2026-08-28 to 2026-09-06 | Valdez Salmon Slam 2026 | Prince William Sound | Valdez Fish Derbies | Fished |
Organizer pages linked in each row; a derby listed here may print no results.
How Alaska derbies sit under the 2026 booklet
Every date on this calendar comes from the organizer that printed it, and each row links to its source. Alaska publishes no list of approved fishing contests, so a host page is the only basis for a row.
A derby entrant is bound by the same sport fishing rules as everyone on the water. Rules and fees are the 2026 edition: ADF&G prints "Effective until the 2027 summary is issued" on every 2026 booklet, and no 2027 booklet exists. Emergency orders supersede the booklet. Emergency orders supersede the printed regulations, so check the ADF&G emergency order page before fishing.
Many 2026 king salmon rows say the fishery was closed in 2026 by emergency order; the text is as printed, so check the current emergency orders.
Alaska license and regulations
Rules as printed in the 2026 ADF&G Sport Fishing Regulations Summary (booklet). Effective until the 2027 summary is issued; emergency orders supersede the booklet (ADF&G emergency orders). Read November 14, 2026.
Derby gear for Alaska water
Salmon spoons
Flash for trolled silvers
Herring teasers
Rotating bait heads
Mooching rods
Light-tip boat rods
Landing nets
Wide hoops for heavy fish
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Fjord, lake and river scenes paired with Alaska Fishing Tournaments
Photo: Bureau of Land Management, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Alaska Region U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Public domain
Photo: Bernt Rostad, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Bureau of Land Management, CC BY 2.0
Pictures of the places the Alaska Fishing anglers fish
Photo: Paxson Woelber, CC BY 2.0
Photo: Bureau of Land Management Alaska, Public domain
Photo: Mark Nenadov, CC BY 4.0
Photo: Bernt Rostad, CC BY 2.0
Alaska fishing derbies, asked and answered
Which Alaska waters carry the most derby rows?
Prince William Sound, Resurrection Bay, Juneau-Glacier Bay and Kenai River lead the rows.
How many Alaska derbies are still to come?
1 future dates as of November 2026, next to 7 dated posted weights and 1 with no date.
Where were these Alaska dates read?
From the organizer pages for the Seward, Valdez, Juneau and Kenai derbies, one link a row.
Does Alaska publish a list of approved contests?
No list was found, so the calendar relies on organizer pages alone and says so on each row.
Which Alaska host appears most?
Valdez Fish Derbies leads, with 5 listed events.
What is the next Alaska derby on the list?
72nd Annual Seward Silver Salmon Derby on Resurrection Bay, starting 2027-08-07.
Are weights averaged for Alaska derbies?
No. Halibut and silver salmon derbies target different fish, so each weight appears as the organizer printed it.
Which Alaska rules apply on an event day?
Rules and fees are the 2026 edition: ADF&G prints "Effective until the 2027 summary is issued" on every 2026 booklet, and no 2027 booklet exists. Emergency orders supersede the booklet. Emergency orders supersede the printed regulations, so check the ADF&G emergency order page before fishing.
Why is the Kenai Silver Salmon Derby undated?
The organizer page read says the 2026 derby was cancelled and 2027 is not set, so no date is printed here.
How do I find an Alaska derby close to me?
Press the near-me button up top and it sorts the closest coming derbies by distance from you.
Know a tournament that is not listed?
Send it here with a link to the organizer’s event page or schedule. Weekly and monthly ones only need to go in once. If that page shows the name and the date (or the day of the week), it goes on this page right away. If not, we check it by hand within a week.
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