Michael Clancy recently went fishing in Chenega Bay, Alaska, and hooked a halibut that most fishermen dream about landing. Reeling in a 405-pound fish like this was no easy task.

The Valdez Halibut Derby record, set in 2017, stands at 374 pounds. For comparison, the all-tackle world record for Pacific halibut is 459 pounds. That giant was caught out of Dutch Harbor, Alaska ...

A 77-year-old angler from California lost the opportunity for the sportfishing record book when his 482-pound halibut was shot and then harpooned before it was pulled aboard the charter boat Icy ...

Bucket List: Alaska fishing trips for halibut and salmon. ... Still, top honors for excitement actually went to the 50-pound giant Pacific octopus that attempted to wrestle a camera from his hand.

The Orange County Register reports Friday that 76-year-old Jack McGuire of Santa Ana caught a 482-pound Pacific halibut. McGuire struggled for 40 minutes before the giant fish was reeled in.

Jim Nelson of Rapid City, top, sits on his son's shoulder, Dr. Damon Nelson, as they compare themselves to the 499-pound halibut that Damon Nelson caught in Alaska last month.

Davd Rokser, of Duluth, who is spending the summer in Seward, Alaska, caught this 63-inch halibut Aug. 10 while fishing out of his 12-foot pedal kayak on the ocean.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—A Colorado man hauled in a 337-pound halibut that is easily the biggest catch in southcentral Alaska this season. The Anchorage Daily News reported that Aaron Buscher of ...

A lifetime of fishing experiences can teach an angler the finer points of how to catch fish — what kind of bait to use, where the secret hot spots are, Why fish in Alaska? For the (huge) halibut ...

A California man hooked the catch of a lifetime while on vacation in Alaska. The Orange County Register reports Friday (/bit.ly/1qQSWU9) 76-year-old Jack McGuire of Santa Ana caught a 482-pound ...