The Valdez Halibut Derby is under way, and several anglers have already brought in fish above the 100-pound mark.

Its main distinguishing feature is size. Halibut are huge. This is a fish so big its Latin genus Hippoglossus could just as well be “hippopotamus.” Adult halibut can be up to 9 feet long and ...

Moving away from an emphasis on the heavyweight, long-lived, big halibut apparently is proving that people just want to catch fish, at least in the Homer Halibut Jackpot Derby. It's a banner year ...

The Valdez Halibut Derby is underway with giant catches, including a 140-pound halibut from Wasilla’s Robert Hubert II.

and were just thrilled to get a couple 30 pound fish.” That wasn’t the only big halibut caught that topped the century mark since the fishery opened May 1. “We had two big 149 pounders that ...

www.alaska-fish.com), who operates the 32-foot charter vessel C-Devil from St. Herman's Harbor, Paul and I set forth to pit our deep jigging skills against big halibut. Chaz took us on a 30-mile ...

He caught this huge, 200lb Halibut in Alaska. He wasn't the only impressive catch this week, but no other fisherman were reeling in these kind of fish. To share your great catches with us ...

And, of course, throwing swimbaits might be the funnest of all for halibut fishing. If you know where the fish are, slang that swimbait out, and retrieve in a big hopping pattern. The halibut hit ...

The halibut fish is known for having both eyes on the ... Most fish that contain high levels of mercury are big and predatory fish. This is because the fish can get exposed to mercury after ...

Its main distinguishing feature is size. Halibut are huge. This is a fish so big its Latin genus Hippoglossus could just as well be “hippopotamus.” Adult halibut can be up to 9 feet long and ...