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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #15 on: September 22, 2023, 06:21:49 PM »
Blue or green meat in lings, cabs and greenling mean they are predominantly crustacean eaters.

White flesh means they are predominantly fish eaters.

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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #16 on: October 12, 2023, 04:21:25 PM »
On my bucket list to catch is a greenling. I have always thought they were a cool fish.

We used to catch a pile of them off the Westport jetty. Sandshrimp and slip weight. Those were kelps not rocks though I believe

Any greenling would be awesome to me. Have caught quite a few actual lingcod. But always thought greenlings were cool little guys. Just have to designate some time and make a trip for them sometime.

I can get you into Greenling.... The current state record White-Spotted Greenling was caught on my boat two years ago. Too bad dumbash WDFW won't update their website appropriately. Tried to break it (1.0 pounds, previous was 0.6) last week but only got three that were slightly over 0.8#. Phot is my wife with one of them.

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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #17 on: October 12, 2023, 08:43:46 PM »
Sweet!  :tup:
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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #18 on: October 13, 2023, 07:43:22 AM »
Kelp Greenling are good eating!
I have never seen the Rock Greenling either. I would be tempted to get a pic and toss it back. Maybe.
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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #19 on: October 13, 2023, 07:53:02 AM »
Loki (or anyone) got any pointers on what kind of areas to look for? I launch out of Sequim, and there are not a lot of rocky areas, So I may be SOL.
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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #20 on: October 13, 2023, 08:10:08 AM »
Kelp greenling's name tells you everything you need to know. Get next to some bull kelp and jig. I will even take the boat on top of the kelp and drop the dart/jig in between the pieces of kelp if I know the bed well.

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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #21 on: October 13, 2023, 08:48:10 AM »
Super easy to catch, one of my favorites.  Ironically, I started catching them regularly when I stopped driving around looking for kelp and fishing there.  The places I catch them are the same places I target cabezon, I find them together all the time.

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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #22 on: October 13, 2023, 08:56:22 AM »
Super easy to catch, one of my favorites.  Ironically, I started catching them regularly when I stopped driving around looking for kelp and fishing there.  The places I catch them are the same places I target cabezon, I find them together all the time.

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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #23 on: October 13, 2023, 09:50:56 AM »
Pull up Navionics, scroll around your favorite waters and look for deeper areas that come up to a pinnacle 40-60' deep (100+ deep around pinnacle).  Go there during slack tide and cast jigs or bounce bottom with 1 oz jig heads and the Berkley shrimp imitation.  Catch cabezon and greenling, virtually nobody targets either in the places I have looked.


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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #24 on: October 13, 2023, 12:24:48 PM »
Whoa whoa whoa boys lets pump the brakes. Don't want word getting out on my favorite little year around saltwater fishery  :chuckle:
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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #25 on: October 13, 2023, 01:58:54 PM »
Pull up Navionics, scroll around your favorite waters and look for deeper areas that come up to a pinnacle 40-60' deep (100+ deep around pinnacle).  Go there during slack tide and cast jigs or bounce bottom with 1 oz jig heads and the Berkley shrimp imitation.  Catch cabezon and greenling, virtually nobody targets either in the places I have looked.

I don't see much structure like that around the areas I fish. Time to broaden my horizons.
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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #26 on: October 13, 2023, 02:06:34 PM »
On my bucket list to catch is a greenling. I have always thought they were a cool fish.

We used to catch a pile of them off the Westport jetty. Sandshrimp and slip weight. Those were kelps not rocks though I believe

Any greenling would be awesome to me. Have caught quite a few actual lingcod. But always thought greenlings were cool little guys. Just have to designate some time and make a trip for them sometime.

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Lucky catch! Fish is pretty nice, too!   ;)
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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #27 on: October 13, 2023, 02:11:17 PM »
AP, just go out to Dallas Bank, Protection Island area. Lots of rocky structure in that area.

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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #28 on: October 13, 2023, 03:09:38 PM »
AP, just go out to Dallas Bank, Protection Island area. Lots of rocky structure in that area.

Funny, That's my go to area, but I've not found much of any rock out there. There's plenty right against the island, but it's a restricted area. I'm all ears if you want to steer me in the right direction in a PM.
Perhaps I need some mapping upgrades.
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Re: Rock Greenling, what a cool looking Fish
« Reply #29 on: October 13, 2023, 09:43:54 PM »
Loki (or anyone) got any pointers on what kind of areas to look for? I launch out of Sequim, and there are not a lot of rocky areas, So I may be SOL.

I fish them kind of like fishing for bass in the weeds. 1-2oz ball up to a double hook setup using a small piece of a gulp worm on the bottom hook and a 2-3" gulp minnow on the top. Get in the kelp.

 


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