---
title: "Photos: 405-Pound Halibut Caught in Alaska"
description: "Photos by Michael Clancy Alaska's waters are known for holding some of the largest halibut on the planet. Any 200- to 300-pound class fish can be classified as a \"barn door,\" but rarely do you ever see the hallowed 400-pound mark surpassed. That's just what happened recently when Michael Clancy fished Chenega Bay and hauled in a shoulder-breaking 405-pound halibut."
date: "2014-06-13"
modified: "2014-06-13"
authors:
  - name: "Nick Honachefsky"
    link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/nick-honachefsky/"
url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gone-fishin/2014/06/405-pound-halibut-caught-alaska/"
categories:
  - "Fishing"
  - "Saltwater Fishing"
---

# Photos: 405-Pound Halibut Caught in Alaska

![](<https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/HRN3S53SRQOGTYL3RHDVYRYX3I.jpg>)

Photos by Michael Clancy

Alaska's waters are known for holding some of the largest halibut on the planet. Any 200- to 300-pound class fish can be classified as a "barn door," but rarely do you ever see the hallowed 400-pound mark surpassed.

That's just what happened recently when Michael Clancy fished Chenega Bay and hauled in a shoulder-breaking 405-pound halibut. The huge slab taped out at over 7 and a half feet long. It took Clancy and his friends 25 minutes to bring the large flatfish to boatside, [bleacherreport.com reports.](<https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2093136-fisherman-hauls-in-giant-405-pound-halibut-in-alaska/>)

![httpswww.outdoorlife.comsitesoutdoorlife.comfilesimport2014importBlogPostembed405halibut2.jpg](<https://www.outdoorlife.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/23/ZY6J2ZNXWUHHPIF3TUZMQFSLBU.jpg>)