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

The 244-pound fish was the 27th halibut caught this season. Fjord Museum After a struggle lasting for more than two hours in the blistering winter cold, a group of ice fishermen in Quebec’s Saguenay ...