Satisfying halibut filleting featuring a conversation with a fisherman on the Homer Spit in Alaska. #Halibut #Fishing #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 Hullabaloo” out ...

PETERSBURG, Alaska -- The average halibut is big and uglier than the inside of a dumpster, as everyone in this little cannery town knows. By big, I mean 100 to 400 pounds, which is why fishermen have ...

The Pacific halibut fishery opened on March 14 amid little fanfare and flattened markets. The first fish of the eight-month season typically attracts the highest prices and is rushed fresh to high-end ...

Despite encouraging signs that Pacific halibut stocks are stabilizing after a downward spiral lasting nearly two decades, catches could decrease slightly in most regions again next year. That's if ...

Aug. 26—The 2026 Alaska State Fair continues Thursday in Palmer. The fair runs until Sept. 7 but takes Tuesday and Wednesday off each week. The fair has all of the old favorites — great food, vendors, ...

The tiny fishing fleet from St. Paul is losing the fight for halibut, up against factory ships that throw away more of the valuable fish than the Indigenous fishers are allowed to catch. Halibut are ...

THE Bering Sea is a tough, unforgiving environment. As Alaska Native peoples we have survived and flourished for thousands of years by sustainably harvesting this sea’s bounty, including the noble ...