Species guide
How to catch Greenland halibut
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
The Greenland halibut is a deepwater flatfish known for its unique fusiform shape. It hunts a variety of marine animals including fish and cephalopods. This species is prized by anglers for its size and fight in cold northern waters.
Where they live
Greenland halibut inhabit cold waters of the North Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, found from shallow depths down to 2200 meters. They often occur pelagically and near the seabed in deepwater environments across northern saltwater regions.
Typical size
Up to about 110 cm
What they eat
- crustaceans
- eelpouts
- capelin
- redfish
- deep sea prawns
- Atlantic cod
- polar cod
- cephalopods
Best baits
- shrimp
- small fish
- squid strips
- crustacean imitations
Best lures
- jigs
- soft plastic baits
- deepwater spoons
- paternoster rigs
How to fish for them
- deepwater jigging
- bottom fishing
- drift fishing
- trolling with deep lures
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