Big Halibut Option
Angling Unlimited offers your group the opportunity to keep a large halibut through the Guided Angler Fish (GAF) program. Your GAF-landed halibut can be any size and it does not count toward your daily bag limit of one per person per day. As a bonus, you can keep a GAF Halibut on any closed dates.
How it Works
AU leases commercial quotas through an individual quota shareholder or through a broker. Each permit is good for one halibut of any size. Permits are limited and it takes time to secure these permits.
If you know that your group is interested in a GAF halibut please contact AU so that we can ensure a permit is available for your group.
2025 GAF Rate
Price is set by commercial dock prices which are yet to be determined.
Your Options:
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To guarantee a GAF permit is reserved for your group, AU collects the cost prior to your trip. If your GAF permit is not used during your trip, AU refunds the cost or you can utilize it as a credit for future bookings. The choice is yours.
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AU will try to have unreserved GAF permits available. Guests can gamble that a permit is available should you catch a halibut you’d like to keep. If a permit is available and you choose to land a large halibut, the cost of the permit will need to be covered at that time. If we don’t have a GAF permit onboard, we cannot keep a GAF halibut.
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You’re not interested in keeping an additional halibut or paying the cost of a GAF. If a large halibut comes to the boat, you’re okay with releasing it.
