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Ice fishermen catch record-breaking 244-pound Atlantic halibut after hours-long struggle

After a struggle lasting for more than two hours in the blistering winter cold, a group of ice fishermen in Quebec’s Saguenay ...

6 Fishermen Reel In a 244-Pound Atlantic Halibut, Setting a Local Record

The fish, hooked as part of a study on the halibut population around the Ha! Ha! Bay in the Canadian province of Quebec, ...

Record-sized fish caught in sub-freezing temperatures: “It’s really quite a difficult fish to fish. You’ve got to be really patient”

Late last month, an ice-fisher in Canada caught a huge halibut in Québéc’s Saguenay Fjord, having fought to reel the fish in ...
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Woman reels in largest halibut in competition, loses out on prize money because she didn’t have a ticket

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU/Gray News) – 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 ...