Back then, fishing boats hit the water on opening day, regardless of weather, in a mad and often unsafe dash to catch as much halibut as each boat possibly could before the season's overall quota was landed.
Back then, fishing boats hit the water on opening day, regardless of weather, in a mad and often unsafe dash to catch as much halibut as each boat possibly could before the season's overall quota was landed.
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KETCHIKAN (KDN) - For some longtime Southeast Alaskans, the term "derby fishing" reminds them of the region's commercial halibut fisheries before 1995.
Back then, fishing boats hit the water on opening day, regardless of weather, in a mad and often unsafe dash to catch as much halibut as each boat possibly could before the season's overall quota was landed.
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