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Issue #2          May 2003

Halibut Newsletter

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Index

Halibut caught on spoon while trolling for salmon with Kodiak Combos

 

Halibut Tackle Sale...Save Big $$$
B.C. Sells Licenses Online
Washington Halibut Season
Halibut Fishing Article
How To Choose The Right Guide
Kodiak Combos Article
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Halibut Season Should Be Great This Year!

Chris Batin of Alaska Angler Publications, & co-author of "How To Catch Trophy Halibut" teamed up with Halibut.net owner and outdoor writer, John L. Beath, to capture the most unbelievable underwater footage of halibut, rockfish and lingcod. This video took four years to make using divers, video camera housings, Remote Control Underwater Vehicles (ROVs) and sophisticated, high-resolution underwater cameras.

You won't believe your eyes as halibut react to baits and lures. The video reveals, up close and personal, what fish actually do in the depths of their underwater homes.

This video is a must for anyone who loves fishing!

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Halibut Outlook for 2003

Ocean conditions this past year have been decent according to fisheries biologists. That means the ocean provided lots of feed for our sport fish, which should in turn provide us with fat, healthy halibut.

Halibut fishing throughout the West Coast should be top-quality this spring and summer. However, the most difficult equation will be deciding where to go fishing. Off the Northern California Coast anglers will no doubt find decent numbers of 50-plus pound halibut, if they fish in water over 200-feet deep. Along the Oregon coast anglers will again have a dual fishery -- near shore and offshore. The near shore fishery will provide some great action in shallower water than the typically deep offshore fishery. For those going offshore you might want to think about using a sport electric reel. One of these reels can be used in either electric or crank mode, which maintains the sport when you hook a fish. When you have to reel up your weight from 500 or more feet deep, you can simply flip a switch and let the electric motor bring your gear topside. While some anglers would say these are "not sporting" others, say these reels are the perfect match for deep halibut fishing. Check them out at:  http://www.electric-fishing-reel.halibut.net

Washington halibut fishing should be great this year, especially for halibut anglers fishing from Neah Bay. Neah Bay offers the very best halibut fishing in the state and offers the added bonus of being close enough to British Columbia waters for halibut fishermen to cross the border by boat and take a two fish limit. And this year crossing the border in British Columbia will be easier since DFO started selling their fishing licenses on line. Read the press release by clicking here...

Halibut fishing in British Columbia will be awesome this season too. Last year the entire west coast of Vancouver Island proved excellent for the halibut anglers willing to go offshore about 24 miles. Farther north, along the west coast of the Queen Charlotte Islands, halibut fishing could only be described as fantastic. Lots of 100-plus pound fish hit the decks. Catching a limit of halibut didn't seem to be hard for anyone -- experienced or not.
Alaska again will provide the most consistent halibut fishery on the west coast. Year in and year out Alaska proves to be the halibut capital of the world. It really doesn't matter where you choose to go in Alaska, from Southeast to South Central to the Aleutian Islands, Alaska halibut fishing can't be beat when it comes to numbers of fish and size of fish. If you're looking for a unique halibut fishery I highly recommend fishing with Kodiak Combos on Kodiak Island. Native guide, Jeff Peterson is by far the very best guide I've ever fished with. He operates out of Old Harbor Alaska, and grew up fishing his home waters. He knows every inch of his home waters and proves it with his consistent catches. His trips are custom and provide the very best flat water fishery for halibut and king salmon. Read about my trip by clicking here...

Underwater halibut video reveals secrets of how halibut react to baits and lures. Chris Batin, author of How To Catch Trophy Halibut and owner of Alaska Angler Publications, teamed up with www.halibut.net owner, John L. Beath to make the world's best underwater halibut fishing video. If you've ever wondered how halibut react to your baits and lures or what it looks like when a 125 halibut inhales a bait, then you'd better watch this video. The video sells for $25.95 plus $7.00 shipping & handling. Halibut.net newsletter readers will receive a free Trophy Torch when they order. This is a $9.95 value!  Click here >>> to order your copy today.

Halibut reports...what should be hot when the season opens.

Prince William Sound is red hot. Contact Orca Adventure Lodge.

Ucluelet British Columbia. Contact Island West Resort.

Neah Bay improving, should be hot within a couple of weeks. Contact TommyCod Charters.

Victoria has been producing some really nice fish. Read the reports here.

These are the hotspots I know of. If you'd like to add yours please go to the halibut.net fishing reports page. Click Here....

As we continue our pursuit to find more out about fish and specifically halibut, you'll read about it here.
You should also check out Chris Batin's Alaska Angler Publications.

Batin is the author of the much acclaimed and super popular book, "Fishing Alaska on Dollar$ A Day" 

Fishing Alaska on Dollars A Day, and where you can rent Alaska cabins and enjoy prime fishing and hunting for $25 to $45 per day! Featured in the April 2003 issue of Outdoor Life by Christopher Batin. Click hereAlaska books for more information, or call for immediate shipment,  907-455-8000. Upon request, each book autographed by the author at no charge. 

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