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 Hullabaloo” out ...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – It’s time for the newest submission for 18 Sports’ Big Fish Summer. Congratulations to Russ Tobey, who brings us one of our most unique catches yet. Russ caught this Halibut, ...

A woman from Fairbanks, Alaska, has taken the lead in the annual Valdez Halibut Derby with a catch last Friday that tipped the scale at 144.2 pounds. Melissa Hurd told Alaska’s News Source that the ...

We have the whole Thundermist gang out fishing for halibut here in Peterborough Alaska. We're running the 120lb T-Turn Bait Rig to keep us tangle-free, with a SS40 Viper Spoon to give our bait some ...

Over the past decade, it's become more difficult for commercial halibut fishermen off Alaska's coasts to catch enough to meet their quotas, as the flat whitefish have become less abundant and smaller.

ANCHORAGE — What might be the largest Pacific halibut ever documented was pulled from the Bering Sea off St. Paul Island on Sept. 5 by the crew of the fishing boat Miss Mary. The 8-foot, 2-inch ...

We all had a big scare on Tuesday night. After an 8.7 earthquake off the coast of Russia, a tsunami warning went out for almost the entire Pacific Ocean. The tsunami surge that eventually hit our area ...

Last day in Alaska, targeting massive fish on the West Coast. A 40 Caliber Glock was on board to address safety concerns with ...

Fishermen are on a fishing frenzy in Central Oregon, and beyond! Check out a ginormous Halibut catch, along with some other great hauls. Be sure to share your catches with us under the share tab.