BIGGEST ALASKA HALIBUT EVER CAUGHT ON UNDERWATER CAMERA!

On the chum-bag camera we found a massive Pacific Halibut taking selfies! She rolled in to check out our chum, smelling the sweet scent of herring and salmon carcasses, and then tried snacking on one of our jigs. Measuring in at six foot nine inches, she weighed approximately 290lbs, or 131.5 Kg, and is the biggest verified halibut ever filmed in the wild.

These huge fish are native to the Northern Pacific ocean, ranging from the Bering Sea to California, but with the most and biggest fish located in Alaska and Canada. They migrate out deep to the continental shelf to spawn in the dead of winter, and then head to shallower waters to feed throughout summer.
Here in Northern Kodiak Island, we fish in the Shelikof Strait, known as the Halibut Highway, because of the huge numbers of Halibut that pass through here to their feeding grounds in the rest of Alaska.
These are my favorite fish to fish for, simply because you never know what you might hook!

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[salishwanderer]

So glad you released it. Those big fat females produce way way way more offspring than the smaller young ones. Research has shown that protected areas from fishing allow big rockfish and bottom fish to attain the large sizes needed to produce lots of offspring that seed the other locations with catchable fish.

[dos_mas_]

Such an amazing fish and so stoked you not only got to encounter this incredible beast, but got video of it and chose to release it. Respect due!

[sacjeq]

Thank you for releasing her. Those big females are the future to maintaining good populations fir the future.

[joshuamarx]

Thanks for releasing that beautiful Barn Door Halibut!

[jamiewafer]

Thank you for releasing her. Love to see the big ones go back. What a beauty.

[devinbrita]

So cool actually seeing it swim under water, what a great video… thank you!!

[nesianofthepacific]

She’s a beauty and lived long enough to deserve a chance to live her life to the end. You guys are awesome! Liked & share and now following

[pulehushortribs]

right on Guys, the Big Girls go back, what a beautiful day and terrific photography

[jameshawkins]

Man, that fish had me feeling uncomfortable. Anyone else keep tilting their head to try and get the Halibut to swim correctly

[larrythompson]

She is a behemoth. Kudos for your respect of such a magnificent creature.

[fernandoflores]

Glad to know you release her back to the water!

[nickmadman]

Nice fish and well done for putting it back .

[daviddemarchi]

That was awesome!! And good on you guys for releasing her, so she can continue to spawn

[edreese]

Beautiful fish, and I'm glad you let her go so she could keep spawning. I fish out of Homer, and would like to create a similar camera setup. Is your chum bag and GoPro on a downrigger, or a separate rod? How did you rig the camera to the line?

[darylp]

My grandmother was a commercial fisherman in the pacific northwest in the 50's and they got one on his trawler that was 320lbs

[JohnnysCafe_]

Halibut was the most delicious fish I have ever tasted, it was done in batter served with chips (french fries) and a pickled onion, used to be popular in the UK, I was on the ferry going over to Ireland so I couldn't try it again to see if it really is that delicious or if that was just a particular tasty fish.

[BOUTDOORSALASKA]

That’s so awesome! Congratulations on capturing video of my favorite fish ever. Gotta Love Alaska. #Boutdoorsalaska

[DanielPacheco-oq]

Happy you released her. I know there are anglers that would have kept her and made dinner out of her. We need to learn about conservation also. Thank you for releasing that beauty

[Janeintheok]

She's beautiful. Thanks for releasing her

[allensauler]

WHAT a Beauty, GREAT catch & release! ! !