Article: 'TIS THE SEASON FOR HALIBUT; SPAWNING PROGRAMS, WARMER WATER HOLD KEYS TO AREA DERBIES.(SPORTS)(Recipe)

Byline: Brett Pauly Daily News Staff Writer

You've no doubt heard the sports expression, ``It's not over till the fat lady sings.''

In halibut derbies, the motto could be, ``It's not over till the fat lady clings . . . to the line.'' The lady in question is the faster- and larger-growing female California halibut that swims into the Santa Monica Bay each spring to spawn - and hopefully get fooled by a sardine-camouflaged hook.

Yep, the fat lady is what's going to win the annual Marina del Rey and Santa Monica Bay halibut derbies - musts for anyone who loves to target the distinctive fish with both eyes on one side of its head.

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