ORION CHARTERS - 200# CLUB

The page shows some of the big halibut caught on Orion Charters :

082501h2.jpg (76404 bytes)   322.6#/88.5"   8/25/2001 Caught by Larry Davis of North Pole 1st biggest halibut 2001 derby.

080800Hwp.JPG (31429 bytes)  280.0#/87"  8/8/2000 Caught by Kelly McGovern of Anchorage 2nd biggest halibut 2000 derby.

   268.8#/82" 6/22/2005 Caught by Dave Szczcinski, 5th biggest halibut 2005 derby.

   262.7#/84" 8/29/2006 caught by John Swindell of Indego California, 2nd Overall Place 2006 Derby.

253.8#/82" 6/21/2005 Caught by Steve Shepard of Delta Junction, 6th biggest halibut 2005 derby.

062203HHa.JPG (128917 bytes)  251.0#/83" 6/22/2001 Caught by Joe Prax of Valdez, 1st biggest halibut 2003 derby.

250.0tn.jpg (3741 bytes)  250.0#/82" Caught bu Paul Casey of Valdez, 3rd biggest halibut 2000 derby

080601h2.jpg (60363 bytes) 244#/80"

235tn.jpg (4340 bytes) 235#/ 80"  7/20/2000

233.8#/82"  8/8/2006 Caught by Harvey Eckert of Fairbanks.

  231.4#/80" Halibut 8/1/06

 

230.7/80" caught on 6/19/2004. 2nd place weekly winner.

     230.2# 81" Halibut caught by Dale Kaiser July 6, 2003  Weekly derby winner 4th place overall in 2003.

 

  230.2#/80" caught 7/8/2005 no derby ticket.  Would of been the 1st place weekly derby winner.

  226.3#/80" caught on 8/10/06  by Taylor Brown

     

   070101h2.jpg (43529 bytes)  224#/80"  caught by Shane Grubaugh  on 7/21/02001

 

 224tn1995.jpg (5259 bytes)  224#/77" caught by Jerry McGaw of Valdez July 95
                         

  220tn2000.jpg (3132 bytes)  220#/80", 7/10/00   

   220.01tn2003.JPG (4311 bytes)    220.0#/80" 6/24/03    

  220tn1999.JPG (4153 bytes)    220# - July 1998     

    218.2tn2003.jpg (4397 bytes)    218.2#/81" caught by Tim Washeleski of Valdez 7/20/03   

        081401h2.jpg (49924 bytes)   8/14/2001.  216#/80", 190#/74", 162#/72", 134#/67", 125#/64".

    071001Hb2.JPG (36180 bytes) 216# caught by Casey Richardson of Palmer on 7/10/01  

   215.0# Halibut caught by Louis Milner of Palmer  8/7/05

     214.5#/80" caught on 8/13/06 by Dallas Ferguson

 

   212.6# Halibut caught by Kahler Schuemann of Valdez on 7/5/05

    071802h2.jpg (76898 bytes)  212.2#/80" caught on 7/18/02. 1st place weekly winner. 

 212tn98.jpg (4992 bytes)   210#, 156# caught by Joe Green of Anchorage 7/12/98    

 

   208.4#/76" Halibut, 160.8#/69", 2- 64" halibut + boat limit 06/27/05

    208tn1999.jpg (5387 bytes)      208#, 166# 6/6/99

    073102h2.JPG (75447 bytes)

7/31/02 Joe Green, John Glover, Shawn Green,+ 3 others - 207.6#/78", 202.0#/76", 170#/73", 140#/67", 110#/62", 105#/61", +5 other "smaller" halibut, 10 Red Snapper, 1 Black Sea Bass, and 1 Ling Cod.  Approximately 1,200# of halibut

 

Alex Verona's 203#/76" 7/29/2006

  206tn1999.jpg (5805 bytes)    206.0#, 171# caught by Larry Davis of North Pole 8/30/99

 200tn2002.jpg (4978 bytes)     200#/74" caught by Dave Clarke of  Mechanicsville,Va 7/17/2002

      080801h2.jpg (60120 bytes)

8/8/2001 Dr. Kelly Hawkins with 200#/80", Dorsey Hawkins, Mike, Scott, & Chris Triolo, and Tim Washelski also landed, 198#/77", 174#/74", and 105#/61" halibut. Not pictured, 6 other halibut 40 to 90# and a 55# Ling Cod. Approximately 1,000 pounds of halibut kept.   Another much larger halibut was hooked at the same time as the 200#, however was lost. 

NOT QUITE 200#

6/3/04 Alex Verona and Joe Green of Anchorage with 198.5#/78" Halibut (weekly derby winner)

    198.0#/74" Halibut 6/21/04

 198tn1999.jpg (2974 bytes)  198#  8/29/99   

197.0#/76" Halibut 6/20/04 

195tn1999.jpg (4706 bytes)  195# 7/18/99     

  193tn2001.jpg (5185 bytes)   193#, 126#  caught by Ed and Joe Green of Anchorage 7/25/01 

 193tn2001b.jpg (5313 bytes)     193.0#/78" 6/22/01

192.2#/76" Halibut caught 6/27/04 by Tim Washeleski

  082300Hwp.JPG (44373 bytes)  

191#/74",190#/73",177#/71" caught by Joe Green and Phil Brower of Anchorage 8/23/00    

   

 

 

 

        189.0#/78" caught by Sam Flurry of Valdez June 03   

  Greg Jones of Tenn. 188.0# halibut 6/1/2005. First place week 2 - 2005 derby.

 

     052800H1wp.JPG (35010 bytes) 053000h2.jpg (64065 bytes) 188.8#/78"  caught by (big fish)  Steve Burleson of Fairbanks 5/30/00    

    188.4tn2002.jpg (4062 bytes)     188.4#/74" 7/7/02  

     184.0#/78"  caught by Russ Wiley of Cedar Falls Iowa 6/22/03

Joe Green's 182.2# Halibut 9/1/2005. First place week 15 -2005 derby.

              
                  

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