Learn to Fish this summer
The Learn to Fish program is being offered for free around the Lower Mainland at local provincial parks this summer; find a program and park near you!
Pacific Halibut
Average size: 9 - 18 kg (20 - 40 lbs), Up to 180 kg (400 lbs!)
Generally, any Halibut over 71 kg will be a female carrying millions of eggs; many anglers choose to release these females and keep the smaller males because of their superior flavour.
What they look like: Halibut is a bottom fish with eyes and colour on only one side of their flat, diamond-shaped bodies.
Where they live: Halibut usually range in waters 20 to 90 metres (70 to 300 ft) deep. They are able to migrate long distances, but most adult fish tend to remain on the same grounds year after year, making only a seasonal migration from shallower feeding grounds in summer to deeper spawning grounds in winter.
