Rick Washabaugh from Brookings, Oregon was fishing aboard the High Hopes II out of the Port of Brookings Harbor when he put the screws to this 48-inch, 50-pound halibut, photo by Larry Ellis.

Limits of Pacific Halibut Today!

Daniel McGuire of Eureka boated this nice Pacific halibut on Monday while fishing out of Shelter Cove with Sea Hawk Sportfishing. The large halibut weighed in at 62-pounds. Photo courtesy of Jake Mitchell/Sea Hawk Sportfishing.

Five year-old Corabella Pagliuco of McKinleyville had her hands full landing this nice-sized California halibut last weekend on Humboldt Bay. She had a little help from her dad Bob, as well as Skipper Tim Klassen, pictured right, of Reel Steel Sport Fishing.

McKinleyville resident Bob Hoopes landed this 79-pound halibut on a recent trip to Cape Mendocino. The big halibut is the current leader of Englund Marine’s BIG FISH Halibut Contest. Pacific halibut season will close on Aug. 15 and re-open on Sept. 1 and remain open through Oct. 31, or until the 34,580-pound quota is projected to have been taken, whichever is earlier.

Willie Tang from San Francisco with a nice 54 pound Pacific Halibut caught at the Farallon Islands.

Bent rods!

Eureka resident Neil Butler landed a healthy 50-lb Pacific halibut last Wednesday while fishing out of Eureka. The halibut fishing out of both Eureka and Trinidad has been excellent since the opener on May 1. The first installment of the halibut season wi

Flat calm water and limits of Halibut and Black bass