Capturing a hefty halibut on a dinky rod from an ocean-going kayak isn't easy work — nor necessarily safe when waves pick up, something Kathleen Reeves discovered during last week's second-annual ...

Halibut are plentiful in shallow local waters, both along the coast and at the Channel Islands. This Captain’s Log is designed to help you catch one of our tastiest fish in the sea. Drift fishing is ...

VALDEZ — Michael Olson of North Pole came down to Valdez to work on his boat trailer Saturday, left the port about 2 p.m. and had a 151.6-pound halibut on his boat at about 3:45 p.m. Olson said he was ...

Took out my Zodiac Cadet 350 Inflatable Boat with a 9.9 HP Yamaha Outboard to San Francisco Bay in search of California Halibut. Caught a few using a trolling setup for the first time. Gear used: - Ra ...

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 for ...

An angler who pulls in with a rod and reel an almost 72-pound halibut might make a splashy social media post, but the big fish Lisa Stengel caught Monday gained distinction for how she took it, not ...

Slow pitch jigging for halibut combines targeted gear choices with deliberate technique to land these powerful bottom dwellers. Matching rod, reel, line, and jig weight to depth and current is key.

The International Fish and Game Association (IFGA) is in the process of determining if a 13-year-old from Hampton, New Hampshire caught a record-setting halibut. Jackson Denio reeled in the 177-pound ...

An angler who at first thought he was snagged on the bottom reeled in an extraordinarily massive halibut off Norway on Monday, but not without extreme difficulty. Christer Carlund was drift-fishing ...