I caught a halibut in northern BC that weighed exactly 50 pounds.
Anyone know about how old that size of fish would be?
Except for the last 15-20 years that would relate to about 15 years. The growth rates have dropped significantly for a bunch of reasons. Your fish could easily have been 20.
Interesting graphic that shows the changes over time.
https://f16a75a2-a-8ade7df0-s-sites.googlegroups.com/a/alaska.edu/halibut-size-at-age/home/age-15%20F.gif?attachauth=ANoY7crVYpfC3N7G5rKg5htTaOxz5OjKeZMe0Hsjj4LV127JXLkq1PcxfxMzcbt7uhRuwEFouwMj7pV7VHmfwqND-ywE50XLUCalHZApX1GJqHD-54JJ4QcCzKojWnso1TfHwjAtnbHoBIvGKhAA6hyd48hYHRK5ipDTYnL-G_cMrphBhkF9GkrRDcfJ_7BWNfw9Tr-x6ErBPdBDbpVoxAOrnjqipjLaj2TNygsAcsAHP-ghEM_9dD0%3D&attredirects=0
