Alaska's biggest big-fish fishing derby has started the move away from big fish. Officials of the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby announced Thursday they plan to reduce the prize for the largest flatfish ...

A Scottish man bought a 169-pound, 6-foot-long halibut caught in the North Sea for his fishmonger business. Halibut FROM Alaska can weigh up to 500 pounds. A 250-pound Alaskan halibut can lay 4 ...

Perhaps no Alaska fish is so ballyhooed for its size. Want to win a halibut derby here? Better bring a 300-pounder to the docks. Want to set a state (and world) record? You'll need 460 pounds of ...

Well, the wind and waves have finally subsided for a period of time and the ocean is once again alive with anglers. The sights, smells and sounds of fishing are everywhere and deep fryers and fry pans ...

The Pacific halibut fishery may see a drop in stock over the next few years and the International Pacific Halibut Commission, which regulates the fishery, uses surveys in Kodiak waters to collect data ...

A SCOTS fishmonger has taken delivery of a mammoth 6ft halibut that weighs more than 12 stone, six times the usual size of the species. Campbell Mickel, 50, got the whopping 77kg fish on Saturday and ...

A routine deep-sea fishing trip turned into a once-in-a-lifetime moment for 13-year-old Jackson Denio of Hampton, New Hampshire, when he reeled in a colossal 177-plus-pound Atlantic halibut. A fish ...