Fishing is not a sport, but it is an addiction. The day I caught this halibut, I felt I earned my stripes as an angler. The day, June 7th , 2005 was a big day for me. It took me years to catch this type of fish, but finally I saw it at the end of my hook. This unusual fish have eyes on the same side of its body and usually swims at the bottom of the sea, unlike most other types of fishes. When a halibut is born, it is called a larva and approximately 1 inch long. As a larva, the halibut eyes are normal just like any other fish. However, after 6 months after being born, the halibut undergo an eye transformation which one eye will shift on the same side as the other one. Halibut can live to the age of 40 and can grow to the length of 90 inches and the weight of 400 lbs. The photo I have displayed is probably a few years old. Anyway, the big catch was later separated into four nice sized filets and shared amongst my family members. That particular day was the breaking ice for halibut fishing.
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