You’re much better off looking for “halibut humps,” the reefs, seamounts, ledges and rock piles that make up the underwater hills and mountains of the marine world. In fact, pretty much the opposite is true. You might find that stretch of happy halibut grounds at 75 feet, 750 feet, or anywhere in-between.įirst, let’s dispel the myth that we’re looking for a good “halibut hole.” Pacific halibut don’t tend to live at the bottom of deep holes or dips in the ocean floor. Put simply, it isn’t the water depth per se that determines where you might find halibut, but the bottom topography and what it provides in the way of suiting a halibut’s needs. Yes, there are places and situations where such “extreme” fishing measures are required, but, depending on where in the halibut’s range you happen to be fishing, you may just catch an eating-size-or even trophy-size-halibut in 50 feet of water. Many people associate halibut, especially larger halibut, with fishing the vast depths of the Pacific and its major inland waterways, using pool-cue rods, reels the size of small dogs and sinkers weighing several pounds. The first answer that comes to mind is, “As deep as necessary.” That’s not what they want to hear, but it’s as good a starting point as any when talking about searching the varied contours of the ocean floor for the Northwest’s trophy bottomfish, the Pacific halibut. “How deep do I have to fish?” It’s one of the most frequently asked questions from anglers just getting into the halibut-fishing game. Jim Reed found this hefty halibut on a 130-foot hump on the
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