Alaska's longest-running halibut derby kicked off on Monday with organizers hoping to end an era of slender winners — and charter boat captains wondering if recent restrictions on the fishery will ...

As luck would have it, Mark Hilts had bought a $10 ticket in the annual Homer (Alaska) Halibut Derby before he went fishing on the morning of July 13. Mark Hilts (right) of Grand Rapids gives a thumbs ...

My recent trip to Homer, Alaska, is slowly becoming an annual tradition. Last year, a group of my buddies and I took off for Alaska on quest for salmon. We never got the salmon, but instead found ...

HOMER — David Stammen of Sidney, Ohio, reeled in his first halibut aboard a Homer Ocean Charter boat — followed by 12 more over the course of his fishing trip in June. “It was amazing, other than the ...

HOMER -- In the Halibut Capital of the World, it's harder to catch a small fish than it is to reel in a big one. That wasn't an unhappy situation for four visitors from Roseburg, Oregon. About a week ...

FAIRBANKS — The Valdez Halibut Derby is off to a small start. Steven Adams of Valdez caught a 136.1-pound fish last Wednesday with Orion Charters to claim top honors for the first week, and Benjamin ...

Homer is known as the “Halibut Fishing Capital of the World.” But, charter operators aren’t just targeting the prized bottom fish these days. An ongoing study published in the scientific journal ...

FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska - Alaskan fishing trips are typically full of big adventure, beautiful scenery and big hauls, but for one Fort Wainwright couple, a recent fishing trip to Homer also netted a ...