I assume that this is a record catch for the Straits, not heard of one this big in the past, but I seem to remember that halibut traditionally got much larger than this. A case of ‘changing baseline’ that we are excited to catch a fish smaller than we used to? Or am I mistaken? Any older fishermen that can clarify the size of this catch in historical terms?
5/26 Seattle Times
Monster halibut caught in the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca
Posted by Mark Yuasa
Geoff Meredith of Puyallup had family visiting from Virginia, and managed to show them what a true “Barn Door” halibut looks like by landing a 178 pound halibut last Friday off Green Point in 85 feet of water.