bigmaccharters
04-04-2014, 01:21 PM
HALIBUT on STELLWAGEN were abundant late 80's into early 90's. not unusual to nab one, 1986 we landed the line class world record, 286 pds. on 50# test. past season @ I cant figure out why thy reappeared in modest numbers. fish up to 82 pds. jigs, live bait @ salmon heads most productive. mid may thru early july. if you get one here is a short method on how to cut them. white side up, cut gill, work knife back to tail. knife from gill to tail up the middle. turn fish, same cut. flip fish, dark side exposed, same process, always go from gill to tail. 4 nice slabs, finally cut check section, great eating. 6 to 8 inch sharp knife. I figure one third meat total to whole fish. 80 pound halibut, 25 pds. of meat. best, capt. jim post a few pics. shortly.