David Zammit came all the way from New Boston, Mich., to go halibut fishing aboard Redondo Sportfishing’s Sea Spray. He caught a 19-pounder and proudly proclaimed that “New Boston rocks!” Danny Wi ...

A lot of unanswered questions, concern about fishery access and uncertainty about who is responsible remain part of the debate over how to register and track halibut harvested by unguided anglers in ...

Seattle — In 1911, Tordenskjold, a 75-foot schooner hewed from old-growth fir, left the Ballard, Wash., docks for its first season of halibut fishing off Alaska. Back then, sails supplemented the ...

Rockfish limits were the rule this week for anglers launching from Monterey Harbor. Charter and private boats headed around the Point Pinos corner and fished a great mix of yellows, blacks, blues, and ...

Tiare Boyes and Cheri Hansen weigh in on what it’s like to work on the water during the halibut fishing season. The commercial halibut season is underway along the coast of British Columbia and boats ...

Aspiring charter boat captains will have to find someone willing to sell them a permit before taking clients fishing for halibut from the central Gulf of Alaska to southeast Alaska as part of efforts ...

Triples, doubles, limits, back to the dock by 10 a.m.! No folks, we’re not talking about salmon or California Halibut — we’re talking Pacific Halibut. The bite was fast and furious over the weekend ...

If you've ever encountered halibut, it was probably as a tasty — and pricey — entree. But in Alaska, it's the subject of a fierce fish battle. On one side are small family-owned fishing boats. On the ...