Federal fisheries managers have instituted new regulations for charter halibut fishing in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska this year. Anglers charter fishing in these regions must have a charter ...

Fishing derbies are like the lottery in that you can’t win unless you enter. Lorna Illingworth, for example, caught a 158-pound halibut last weekend while fishing during the “Halibut Hullabaloo” out ...

SEWARD, Alaska — David Rokser was pedaling his fishing kayak last week, trolling as he went along, hoping to catch a salmon or maybe a rockfish. The Duluth native was on Resurrection Bay in the North ...

Halibut anglers will like what they see this coming spring in state-wide marine fisheries that reflects an increase in the sport catch quota. The International Pacific Halibut Commission met on Jan.

This story was supported by grants from the Pulitzer Center and the Alaska Center for Excellence in Journalism, in partnership with the Anchorage Daily News and the Northern Journal. ABOARD THE ORACLE ...