218Ib Halibut caught on a Yo-Zuri plug

[charlton]

can halibut be caught inshore

[Jaffa]

Awesome catch. Thx for the post Vidar. Its the thought of a monster Saithe on rod and line that appeals to me though. Seen the french trawlers returning from the edge of the continental shelf with those huge black eyed beasts. Oh yes that would be something on rod and line (dreams on)

 

Charlton, always a slim chance I'd guess. I have seen small "chicken" butts, (under about 3ft length) landed from time to time by inshore trawlers working the Scottish east coast. All the big ones i've seen came from grounds around Orkney, Shetland, Rockall and Faroe. Guess somewhere like the pentland firth or yell sound would be the place to try. Might be a long wait though.......

 

Even for the commercial guys (except the great liners and i think the last of them gave up in the mid eighties) Halibut has always been a fairly uncommon fish to take.

 

Chris.

[Davy Holt]

charlton:

can halibut be caught inshore

Yep they sure can if you are happy to catch fish farm escapees

[charlton]

how heavy can these 'fish farm escapees' get

[Davy Holt]

Hiya,

 

the one's that have been caught have been from the mid teens up to just under 30lb

[Jaffa]

Davy, are these from big escapes where a net has been busted or just odd ones that have slipped over during handling or something? if the former, does word spread among the locals ?

 

Chris

[Davy Holt]

Hiya,

 

They are just odd ones that "escape" while being handled mainly.