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    Halibut
    Many make Halibut Fest possible
    Many make Halibut Fest possible
    October 7, 2015 2:20 pm

    I would like to extend a sincere thank you to everyone who sponsored, volunteered for, participated in and otherwise supported…

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    Ochoa hustles across finish line
    Ochoa hustles across finish line
    September 23, 2015 4:52 pm

    Nearly 60 people participated in Sunday’s Halibut Hustle, a 5-K race that started at Land’s End. Sponsored by the Kachemak…

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    Linda Scott of Bloomington, Minn., poses with the 224.4-pound halibut she caught July 10 while fishing with DeepStrike Sportsfishing aboard the Grand Aleutian captained by David Bayes.-Photo provided
    Derby Jackpot goes to novice angler from Minnesota
    By Annie Rosenthal • September 23, 2015 4:24 pm

    When Homer Chamber of Commerce President Tom Stroozas called the 30th Annual Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby winner on speakerphone Monday…

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    Halibut Festival includes serious talk amid the fun
    Halibut Festival includes serious talk amid the fun
    By Annie Rosenthal • September 23, 2015 4:15 pm

    For many Homer residents, last weekend’s inaugural Halibut Festival provided an opportunity to be immersed in the marine world.  From…

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    Co-op oysters safe despite Halibut Cove PSP scare
    Co-op oysters safe despite Halibut Cove PSP scare
    By Michael Armstrong • September 22, 2015 11:01 am

    Although the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation last week shut down a Halibut Cove oyster farm because of increased paralytic…

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    Decorated buoys on display at Alice’s Champagne Palace will be auctioned off during the Homer Halibut Festival.-Photo by Aryn Young
    First HALIBUT FEST: celebrating Homer’s big flatfish
    By Aryn Young • September 17, 2015 9:40 am

    Homer and halibut go hand in hand. After all, anyone can see from the top of Baycrest hill that Homer…

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    Business in Brief
    Business in Brief
    August 27, 2015 11:00 am

    Marine Trades group  to attend Seattle expo Homer Marine Trades Association recently sent its members renewal forms and cooperative marketing…

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    Fish while you can; time zooming by
    Fish while you can; time zooming by
    By Nick C. Varney • August 6, 2015 10:11 am

    Wow, did we somehow pick up a serious tail wind of time since this column’s seasonal debut? Come on, Aug….

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    Halibut King Charters, owned by Gordon Terpening and Fred Hicks, was one of about half a dozen charter operations on the Spit when this photo was taken in the late 1970s.  Pictured are, in the top row, Jim Nardelli and Gordon Terpening; in the middle row just below the halibut, Barbara Buzzelli and Bridget Ferguson; and in the bottom row, Renee Hicks, Fred Hicks and Diane Spence-Chorman.-Photo by Kim Terpening
    Beyond halibut:
    By Miranda Weiss • August 6, 2015 9:36 am

    Fish cutters at Coal Point Seafoods notice there’s less halibut coming into the 23-year-old fish processing business on Thursdays. Clad…

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    Jill Brown (foreground) dipnets alongside Chelsee Largo (background) on Kenai’s north beach on Sunday, July 19. Dipnetting on the Kenai River is open through July 31. People heading to the Kenai River should expect a crowd as sockeye numbers have been increasing over the last few days.-Photo by Ben Boettger, Morris News Service - Alaska
    Silvers pickier than pinks (and taste better, too)
    By Nick C. Varney • July 23, 2015 11:54 am

    Let’s face it. Putting the hammer on silvers while they are cruising beneath our inlet waters or doing acerebral loops…

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    Arts in Brief
    Arts in Brief
    July 23, 2015 10:41 am

    Artists needed to decorate buoys for Homer’s first halibut festival The Alaska Marine Conservation Council is inviting artists of all…

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    Linda Scott of Bloomington, Minn., poses with the 224.4-pound halibut she caught while fishing with DeepStrike Sportsfishing aboard the Grand Aleutian captained by David Bayes. She is the current leader in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby.
    Minnesota woman takes lead in derby
    By Nick C. Varney • July 16, 2015 10:44 am

    It was an interesting past week for the sports fishing crowd. A distaff member of the flatfish hunting group shot…

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    What happens to those halibut after being caught?
    What happens to those halibut after being caught?
    By Miranda Weiss • July 16, 2015 9:22 am

    When you pull over Baycrest Hill and catch a glimpse of the Spit, it almost looks like a hook dangling…

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