This is a 36 pound California Halibut caught in April 2005 by Ryan Lambert. It is listed in the IGFA record books in the junior catagories

California Halibut, Paralichthys californicus, is a flatfish that ranges from Monterey, California to Baja California waters. It feeds near shore and is free swimming. Halibut typically weight 6 to 50 pounds. It is much smaller than the larger and more northern-ranging Pacific Halibut that can reach 300 pounds. Image File history File links 400px-36lb-Halibut-Ryan. ... Image File history File links 400px-36lb-Halibut-Ryan. ... Families Suborder Psettodoidei     Psettodoidae Suborder Pleuronectoidei     Citharidae     Scophthalmidae     Bothidae (lefteye flounders)     Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)     Paralichthyidae     Achiropsettidae (southern flounders)     Samaridae Suborder Soleoidei     Soleidae (soles)     Achiridae (American soles)     Cynoglossidae (tonguefishes) The flatfish are an order (Pleuronectiformes) of ray-finned fish, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. ... Looking north from Cannery Row toward Fishermans Wharf The City of Monterey is located on Monterey Bay along the Pacific coast in northern California. ... Baja California is the northernmost state of Mexico. ... A large halibut A halibut is a type of flatfish. ...

A top level predator that hunts by stealth, it is prized by fishermen as great table fare.

Sport fishermen typically use light fishing gear and live baits for this halibut. Baits include from anchovies, sardine, squid, mackerel, and queenfish (brownbait). Some anglers use plastic lures and scampi type "lead heads" to fool a halibut into striking. The anchovies are a family (Engraulidae) of small but common fish. ... Sardines or pilchards are a group of several types of small oily fish related to herrings, family Clupeidae. ... Suborders Myopsina Oegopsina Squids are the large, diverse group of marine cephalopods popular as food in cuisines as widely separated as Korean and Italian. ... Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish, mostly, but not exclusively, from the family Scombridae. ... Categories: Stub ...

Mostly fishing from boats in the coastal regions, anglers catch good quantities of halibut in 10 to 80 feet of water. Sometimes the fish are caught from shore or by kayak fishermen in very shallow water. Slow trolling and drift fishing is the preferred method of bait presentation. Two whitewater kayakers running the Numbers section of the Arkansas River. ...

This is an unusual fishes in that one eye has to migrate around from one side to the other as it grows from a upright "Fry" or baby fish into a adult fish that lays on its side. The adult has two eyes on the up-side as it lays on the bottom. The fish hides under sand or loose gravel and blends into the bottom. See flatfish for more information on this amazing trait. Families Suborder Psettodoidei     Psettodoidae Suborder Pleuronectoidei     Citharidae     Scophthalmidae     Bothidae (lefteye flounders)     Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)     Paralichthyidae     Achiropsettidae (southern flounders)     Samaridae Suborder Soleoidei     Soleidae (soles)     Achiridae (American soles)     Cynoglossidae (tonguefishes) The flatfish are an order (Pleuronectiformes) of ray-finned fish, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. ...

See also

• Halibut
• flatfish
• Sport Fishing
• Angling
• Fishing hook
• fishing
• Big-game fishing
• IGFA

A large halibut A halibut is a type of flatfish. ... Families Suborder Psettodoidei     Psettodoidae Suborder Pleuronectoidei     Citharidae     Scophthalmidae     Bothidae (lefteye flounders)     Pleuronectidae (righteye flounders)     Paralichthyidae     Achiropsettidae (southern flounders)     Samaridae Suborder Soleoidei     Soleidae (soles)     Achiridae (American soles)     Cynoglossidae (tonguefishes) The flatfish are an order (Pleuronectiformes) of ray-finned fish, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. ... Sport fishing is a form of recreational fishing where the primary reward is the challenge of finding and catching the fish rather than the culinary or financial value of the fishs flesh. ... Fishing from a pier Angling is a form of fishing. ... Different hook types Different hook sizes (not to scale) A fishing hook is a hook used to catch fish. ... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ... Big-game fishing, sometimes called offshore sport fishing or offshore game fishing, is a form of recreational fishing, targeting large bony fish such as tuna and marlin in the open sea, often some distance from land and, in some fishing grounds, out of sight of land. ... The International Game Fish Association (IGFA) is the leading authority on angling pursuits and the keeper of the most current World Record fishing catches by fish categories. ...

External links

• Good information on the California Halibut species
• Dr. Larry Allen of CSUN.edu on California Halibut
• MDR Halibut Derby fishes for California Halibut
• Fishing club in Marina Del Rey California for fishing tips and photos of typical fish.