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Ice fishermen catch record-breaking 244-pound Atlantic halibut after hours-long struggle

After a struggle lasting for more than two hours in the blistering winter cold, a group of ice fishermen in Quebec’s Saguenay ...

6 Fishermen Reel In a 244-Pound Atlantic Halibut, Setting a Local Record

The fish, hooked as part of a study on the halibut population around the Ha! Ha! Bay in the Canadian province of Quebec, ...

Huge Halibut Caught Through the Ice in Quebec Is a New Scientific Record

The 244 pounder was one of the last Atlantic halibut caught in the Sanguenay Fjord this winter as part of an ongoing research ...

Angler lands massive halibut while ice fishing in Quebec

Halibut fishing on the fjord is illegal except under special permits for scientific research. According to the Canadian ...

Quebec Ice Fishermen Land Record-Setting 244-Pound Atlantic Halibut In The Name Of Science

Ice fishermen in Quebec, Canada made history this month when they reeled in the largest Atlantic halibut ever caught in the province. It took multiple ...
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Teen fishing off New England coast catches huge halibut bigger than him

HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire teenager on a deep-sea fishing trip this week hauled in a 177-pound (80 kilogram) Atlantic halibut, a fish so big that it weighed more than him and could be a ...