California halibut get to about 60 pounds, and fish over 50 pounds are very rare. ... Mr. Lagrisola took home $2950 for his winning 43 pound halibut ...

The biggest halibut he had ever caught before that was 60 pounds. “I was ready to quit right then,” said the 68-year-old Culley, of Fairbanks. But Culley kept fishing and he’s glad he did.

PORT ANGELES — The freezer Phil Flanders and his crew brought for the Port Angeles Salmon Club’s halibut derby will head south filled with flatties. Flanders landed a 143-pound monster halibut that ...

Sean Jefferson ended up ninth with a 60.9-pound halibut, and Stratos Flanders, who finished as runner-up in the derby in 2007 and 2009, ended up 11th with a 58.8-pound entry. The group said David ...

Adult halibut can be up to 9 feet long and can weigh up to 700 pounds. Compare that to a monster king salmon, which at 50 to 60 pounds suddenly doesn’t seem quite so regal.

According to the Marine Species Portal of the state of California website, the largest reported length and weight for halibut are 60 inches and 72 pounds, although halibut greater than 45 inches ...

Bucking the odds, Jesus "Skip" Torres of Elmendorf continues to cling to his lead in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby. Torres caught his 248-pound fish May 21 with captain Keith Kalke of Ocean ...

The Halibut Commission published a technical report in 1970 stating, "Halibut between five and ten pounds are designated in the market as 'chickens,' those 10 to 60 pounds as 'mediums' and over 60 ...

Fishing for Pacific (gray) cod has been good throughout Prince William Sound and, as of July 1, anglers can keep yelloweye ...

Restaurant owner shows off massive 294-pound halibut: ... He estimates that it must have been between 60-80 years old. By Michael Hollan Fox News. Published August 19, 2020 2:21pm EDT.

A 185.4-pound halibut has put a Palmer man in first place at the Valdez Halibut Derby, even though he says he’s caught much ...

Anglers with a special arrangement to go ice fishing Sunday on the Saguenay Fjord in Quebec caught a 109-pound Atlantic halibut that took them four hours to land. Remi and Mathieu Aubin needed ...