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25 years ago in the Peak: What a catch!

Family reels in 225-pound halibut
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The photo above and caption below were published in the Peak in August of 1998.

This 225-pound halibut was caught at Calvert Island on Thursday, August 5, by eight-year-old Taylor Jewra [next to fish].

He had to have help from his brother Drew, five [right], his father Don and mother Lorraine to land it on the 80-pound-test line he was using with mackerel bait.

The fish was one of the biggest ever seen at Duncanby dock, where Don worked for three hours to cut it up.