FishwithJD

The web's best fishing magazine

  • Start Here
  • Guided Trips With JD
  • Catch Steelhead
  • Store
  • JD’s Gear
    • Steelhead
    • Kokanee
    • River Salmon Trolling
    • Plug Fishing for Salmon
    • Light Tackle Surf Perch
  • Techniques
    • Bass
    • Boats & Boating
    • Cooking
    • Fly Fishing
    • Salmon
    • Saltwater
    • Shad
    • Steelhead
    • Stripers
    • Sturgeon
    • Trout & Kokanee
You are here: Home / Photos and Video / Trophy Room / Top 3 Giant Halibut of 2011

Top 3 Giant Halibut of 2011

January 6, 2012 By JD 2 Comments


Holy beer batter Batman, 2011 may just go down as the “Year of the Halibut!” There were three absolute monsters taken last fall that are more in the “blimp hangar door” class than barn doors.

First up is this one above from Norway which weighed an almost hard to fathom 539 pounds! Here’s the link

This monster came from the waters off Gustavus, Alaska (near Glacier Bay) and was 95 inches long and weighed 482.5 pounds! Read more at Bloody Decks


Then there was the one from Iceland that tipped the scales to 485 pounds! See more at Outdoor Life

Share this:

  • Tweet
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email

Related

Filed Under: Trophy Room Tagged With: alaska, halibut, iceland, norway, world record

Comments

  1. Butch Krauth says

    January 9, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    It must take a bazooka to get those things on board, I remember a 43 pound California Halibut I pulled in off Moss Landing that nearly destroyed my boat, tackle box, and rod!

    Reply
  2. brion says

    January 6, 2012 at 10:09 am

    Damn ! I caught a 125 lber that fillled the freezer for a year. Can’t imagine how long it would take to eat one of those !!

    Reply

Leave a Reply to Butch KrauthCancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

JD’s Top Gear Picks

  • Steelhead
  • Kokanee
  • River Salmon Trolling
  • Plug Fishing for Salmon
  • Light Tackle Surf Perch

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms & Conditions

Copyright © 2025 Richey Sportfishing