The Pacific halibut (Hippoglossostinolepis) is a remarkable flatfish known for its massive size, with some individuals reaching over eight feet in length and weighing more than 500 pounds. This ...

Halibut schooner Vansee with a 125,000 lb. deckload of halibut. Photo courtesy of Fishing Vessel Owners Association (FVOA), Seattle, WA Article five of a series written by Arni Thomson- History of the ...

Thunder] ♪ If Bob Ross painted Middle Earth, it would look like Homer, Alaska ... arrived in Halibut Cove in the 1940s when it was a mostly abandoned fishing community.

Homer High School’s Concert Choir and Kenai Peninsula Community Chorus will perform the Alaska premiere of an immersive work by renowned composer Tim Takach this weekend at the Homer Mariner Theatre. ...

Frank Kelty, a fisheries consultant and former Unalaska mayor, said big changes like these could have major consequences for commercial fishing in Alaska. "What are we going to do if we don't have ...

For those new to Alaska fishing or looking to maximize their ... Whether you want to chase kings on the Kenai, battle halibut in Homer or fly into a secluded river for trophy trout, expert guides ...

It has all the Alaska elements: water, mountains, forests, fishing and quirky local charm ... cabins with free guided tours. Visitors to Homer find there are many ways to explore “the end ...

Badder is talking about salmon—the kings, silvers and pinks that crowd the creeks, cuts and waterways of Southeast Alaska in late summer as ... hosted us for a few days of salmon, halibut and lingcod ...

Halibut schooner Scandia in 1927, Captain Olav Hvatum. Photo by International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) Article three of a series written by Arni Thomson- History of the Fishing Vessel Owners ...

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Homer’s Kristen Faulkner and Jackson Snaric were among the seven to win Alaska Sports Hall of Fame Directors’ Awards in voting announced Wednesday, April 16. The awards are given in addition to the ...