The 65th Golden North Salmon Derby is dedicated to
MAL LINTHWAITE!

Mal Linthwaite

Photo courtesy of Wayne Regelin

Mal Linthwaite moved to Alaska in 1965 to work for the Alaska Department of Highways. He had a long and successful career with the Department and retired in 1995 as Director of Engineering and operations for the Department of Transportation and Public Facilites. He interrupted his career with the Department of Transportation to work for a few years in Guam, Malawi and Saudi Arabia. Mal earned a B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from California State University at Chico in 1963 and spent two years in the U.S. Army prior to college. Mal has fished in the derby since 1966, except for a few years when he worked in foreign ports.

Mal’s long and dedicated service to Territorial Sportsmen Inc. (TSI) and the Golden North Salmon Derby is greatly appreciated. He has served on the TSI board for over 14 years, four years a president of TSI. Mal was cochairman of the Derby in 2004, 2005 and 2006. He is co-chair of the prize committee for this derby and has been a consistent worker to help collect derby prizes from the Juneau business community.

Mal caught a tagged fish in the 60th derby that was worth $1000. He is also an avid marlin fisherman when the salmon are not running. He is one of the few people that have caught the Royal Slam of bill fish. Only about 80 people in the world have caught all 9 species of bill fish.

Mal is also active in numerous other civic and conservation organizations. He is a long-time member of Ducks Unlimited and served that organization a State Chairman and Regional Vice-President. For many years Mal was chairman of the Juneau Chapter of Ducks Unlimited. He is a life time member of the National Rifle Association, Territorial Sportsmen, Juneau Bill Fish Association, The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, International Game Fish Association and Safari Club International.

Mal has been a member of the Lions Club for many years and has served as President of the Mendenhall Flying Lions Club four times. TSI and the Golden North Salmon Derby Committee are proud to dedicate the 65th Derby to Mal Linthwaite for his many contributions to the Derby and the community of Juneau.