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KHLT hilds Wild Arts Workshop

Kachemak Heritage Land Trust offers a Wild Arts Workshop featuring Halibut Cove artists Marian Beck from 9 a.m.-4…

Gene Jones  moves into first place with a 236.20 pound halibut.-Photo Provided

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236.2-pound halibut pushes to lead in derby

An Iowa angler has taken over the lead in this year’s Homer Halibut Jackpot Derby. On July 25,…

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Catch Sharing Plan bad for Homer

  The proposed halibut Catch Sharing Plan (CSP) will be tough on Homer. It will hurt many tourism-related businesses…

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NOAA extends Catch Sharing Plan comment period by only 14 days

In response to requests by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, the Homer Chamber of Commerce…

Michele Monsanto of Hilton Head, S.C., shows off the tagged halibut she caught July 21 while fishing with Homer Ocean Charters.-Photo provided

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Tagged fish keep on coming

James Jell of Moscow, Idaho, continues to have the biggest flat fish caught to date in the 2013…

Fishing Hole action slow; halibut heats up

Sports

Fishing Hole action slow; halibut heats up

Anyone cruising by the Fishing Hole recently must be thinking they would come across more people if they…

Randy Haines of Fort McDowell, Ariz., shows off the tagged halibut he caught in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby. The value of the tag will be announced Sept. 16.  -Photo provided

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Another tagged halibut landed in jackpot derby

The halibut caught by Randy Haines might look little, especially next to the monster 198.2-pound halibut caught by…

James Jell of Moscow, Idaho, moves into the lead of this year’s Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby with a 198.2-pound halibut he landed July 7 while fishing with Capt. Chad Kiesel of Silver Fox Charters aboard the Arctic Envy.-Photo provided

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Idaho angler lands lead in Homer halibut derby

It’s a change in leaders — yet again — in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby, with James Jell…

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More time for halibut comments sought

Both Alaska U.S. senators and the Homer Chamber of Commerce have asked for an extension to the 45-day…

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Halibut changes on table

A revised version of the controversial halibut catch sharing plan is once again back up for federal review. …

Brian Baker of Anchorage, caught this tagged halibut June 29 while fishing on a private boat.-Photo provided

Sports

Tagged halibut keep on coming in jackpot derby

Colorado angler Christopher Johnson managed to keep his lead with the biggest fish caught in this year’s Homer…

Christopher Johnson, left, with Capt. Scott Glosser, is the current leader in the 2013 Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby. -Photo provided

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Halibut, halibut and more halibut

If things were ho-hum in the Homer Jackpot Halibut Derby last week, it’s a whole new song and…

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Halibut Cove Live music series starts July 7

Quiet Place Lodge and the Homer Foundation present Halibut Cove Live, a music and dining series held weekends…