Even smaller than North Perth, the town of Valdez has about 4000 residents. This beautiful little town is right on the water and surrounded by some of the world’s tallest coastal mountains. One thing the residents take very seriously is their fish.
When we arrived we headed straight to the Solomon Gultch Hatchery. The pink salmon are just starting to run. We could see a few sneaking up the ladder into the hatchery. They will lay their eggs there. Once they hatch and are a little bigger they will be released. They release 250 million pink salmon fry (baby salmon) a year. What’s big already though is the halibut! May through September Valdez hosts a Halibut Derby. In the evening we can walk along the doc and check out the giant halibut Hanging on hooks. The largest so far this summer is 170 lbs (77 kg). Do you think that will be the winner? We should check back and see. Bears are in the area…I think they are looking for a tasty salmon snack. Stay safe. You are Always in my Prayers. Love Mom.
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WKB
10/18/2022 08:11:49 am
Thank you for showing us the picture of the 13 Halibut Fish.
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Ray
10/18/2022 06:26:50 pm
The orange fish are yellow eyed rockfish. There are three types of sharks found around Alaska but only two of them eat halibut, the salmon shark and the pacific sleeper shark.
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