Archive for the ‘Halibut’ Category

A Tale of Two Halibut

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

If halibut could talk, we could put them on "Crossfire." From the right-eyed wing, representing the species Pleuronectidae, we have the Pacific halibut. From the left, speaking for Bothidae, there's the California halibut. What would these two argue about? Lifestyle issues maybe. The two species share much in common, but they have ...

Halibut Fishing

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

First, a bit of biology. On the West Coast, halibut come in two basic types: California and Pacific. As flat-fish go, they aren't that closely related. They don't even belong to the same family. Halibut hatch from the egg as normal looking larvae. They swim upright and have an eye on ...