By Associated Press Sep 12, 2003 0 Photo by Associated Press Crew members of the Miss Mary hoist the 533-pound, 98-inch halibut they caught while fishing off St. Paul Island, Alaska.

The Dec. 7-9 meeting of the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) will decide the final action for the proposed Recreational Quota Entity (RQE) for guided halibut sport fishing operators.

WASHINGTON (CN) – The National Marine Fisheries Service has created a limited access system for guided sport fishing for Pacific halibut in waters off of Southeast Alaska and in the Central Gulf of ...

But in the past, several “barn door” halibut exceeding 300 pounds have been caught. The Valdez Halibut Derby record, set in 2017, stands at 374 pounds.

Like last year, the commercial fishing season for halibut this year along much of the coast will be March 6 through Dec. 7. The halibut commission will be marking its hundredth year in 2024.

Melissa Hurd poses with 144.2-pound halibut. Alaska’s News Source reported that the potentially dangerous halibut was “shot” by the captain before it was brought onto the boat.

Contact Fish and Game in person, on the ADF&G Sport Fish Information Center phone line (907-267-2218) or online (adfg.license@alaska.gov or the Fishing section of adfg.alaska.gov) for questions ...

WASHINGTON (CN) - The government can limit the number of permits for halibut charter boats in the Gulf of Alaska to promote conservation of the prized fish, a federal judge ruled. A trade group, the ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A halibut sport fishing guide who was caught by undercover wildlife officers has been sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined $5,000.

Boiter says, ''This is definitely not the average fish.'' The record catch came in 1996 when Jack Tragis brought in a 459-pound halibut in Dutch Harbor, Alaska. --- ...

Fishing derbies are like the lottery in that you can’t win unless you enter. Lorna Illingworth, for example, caught a 158-pound halibut last weekend while fishing during the “Halibut ...