Record-sized fish caught in sub-freezing temperatures: “It’s really quite a difficult fish to fish. You’ve got to be really patient”

Late last month, an ice-fisher in Canada caught a huge halibut in Québéc’s Saguenay Fjord, having fought to reel the fish in ...

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 ...

Quebec ice fisherman lands record halibut in brutal conditions

Alain Hamel fights Atlantic halibut for 2-plus hours in sub-freezing temperatures.
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Quebec fisherman reels in record-setting halibut, part of scientific research

A Quebec fisherman has broken a record for the largest halibut caught from the Saguenay Fjord. Alain Hamel caught a female halibut that was 2.05 metres long and weighed 244 lbs. The Fjord Museum says ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Ice Fishermen Catch Record-Breaking 244-Pound Atlantic Halibut After Hours-Long Struggle

Six men spent more than two hours tugging the massive flatfish from a frozen fjord in Quebec as part of a research project studying halibut populations in the region ...

Quebec fisherman reels in 244-pound, record-breaking Atlantic halibut — for science

Alain Hamel caught the largest Atlantic halibut ever recorded in the Saguenay Fjord on Saturday. Working with the local Fjord ...