A woman caught a massive halibut during a fishing tournament in Alaska, but because she didn’t have a ticket to enter the competition, she lost out on the prize money.

Anglers compete in the Valdez Halibut Derby, with a 140-pound catch leading so far. Upcoming events include the Kids Pink Salmon Derby on July 19 and the Women’s Silver Salmon ...

The largest “ticketed” fish caught during the Halibut Hullabaloo weighed 98.4 pounds. As of Friday, the top catch of the ...

Commentary authors Margie Brown and Mark Niver write that they see benefits to legislation to ban bottom trawling in Alaska’s ...

Most people who don’t buy a derby ticket and then catch a halibut large enough to win a prize are not willing to talk to the media. Lorna Illingworth of ...

Lorna Illingworth caught a 158-lb halibut big enough to win the Valdez Halibut Derby—but didn’t have a ticket. Her miss could ...

Fishing opened on the Kenai and Russian rivers on Wednesday, June 11. As of Tuesday evening, only one sockeye salmon had been counted at the Russian River weir. At this time last year, more than 700 ...

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 ...

Tucked into a secluded fjord off Kachemak Bay, Tutka Bay Lodge offers guests an unforgettable taste of remote Alaska wrapped in rustic luxury. The lodge is co-owned and operated by a dynamic ...

Commercial salmon fishing in the Copper River District continues to perform well below the "excellent" forecast made by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), sources have informed ...

If you’re fishing in Adak, you’ll likely find halibut, salmon, pollock, sablefish, yellowfin sole, sand lance, and herring, according to the U.S Fish & Wildlife Service. Take a spin through our ...

The Valdez Halibut Derby is under way, and several anglers have already brought in fish above the 100-pound mark. Robert Moloney of Fairbanks reeled in a 130.4-pound halibut on May 24, the first ...