puget sound lingcod

[xxlx7]

That is a Kelp Greenling, really good little guys to eat, makes great fish and chips, we didn't target them, but we caught a couple and just added him to the picture to show the size of the lings.

[h20hunter]

Kelp Greenling.

Very delicate flaky white meat. The small ones make great ling bait.

[C-Money]

The crew of the Hula Girl put one of those on my wife's hook Ling fishing. She did not get one on it, but when I saw the pic of yours it looked familiar.

[xxlx7]

Its a secret wepon thats not supposed to be shared, they do work for lings, but lings are lazy and you gotta know the fish are there, cause lings don't chase, they ambush

[lokidog]

104" for us in our boat. One 36", one 35.5 and one 32.5. Weight 18.8 lbs, 15.9 lbs, 12.7 lbs. Not a bad day for us three!!!!

No wonder I couldn't get any, you cleaned out my backyard!  PM sent.

[xxlx7]

Na, it wasn't your back yard  but it was somebodys.. I sure wish I knew who we were fishin next to, had some nice fellas out there this year, always nice to have people laughin and havin a good time verus crabby pants cry babies.

[longknife]

Lots of smalls caught(20-25), but couldnt get the last one tagged for PJB3. Tasty, Tasty!!
26 1/4" for me, and friend Ralph got a 28", you could watch the ling hit our line! was a awsome trip!
Thanks again PJB3!

[Rob]

That is a Kelp Greenling, really good little guys to eat, makes great fish and chips, we didn't target them, but we caught a couple and just added him to the picture to show the size of the lings.

They are good.  I stopped targeting them as the last few I shot were filled with worms.  Anyone else have this issue with Greenling?

[xxlx7]

I havn't gotten to many greenling with worms, usually have to deal with some worms in the big lings, but not to many in greens, maybe just a couple. We like to shoot em divin, make for a good target and good eats when your done. we quit shootin the big perch cause they have to many bones

[Jerome]

Never had problems with green lings but have seen them in rockfish. 

[longknife]

"jigging" aka " mooching" (but by my books "bouncing-off-the-bottom") a 6-10 oz weight with a 5/0 6/0 salmon leader hooked up to a horse-herring has produced 85%  of my monster "big uglys"......... ive seen more lingcod caught on cut plug herring............coincidently, caught "blackmouth fishing" than any gear combo ever........... screw any other rig........ heavy weights, heavy duty lines/hooks, and a single fresh horse herring out produce any other rig. it doesnt matter....... that rig is KING, whether it be salmon (of any species), lingcod, halibut, or rockfish..... a single weight and a fresh herring is THE MOST PRODUCTIVE RIG for ALL OF NORTH AMERICA......

bounce a 9oz round ball weight connected to a heavy duty salmon leader with a large plug-cut herring-riged leader off of the bottom........................ halibut, big-uglys, blackmouth....... its a foolproof rig

hell, if you want state-reccord sized halibut/lingcod............... freeze a whole pink salmon and use moster sized hooks..... rig the same as a horse herring...... if somebody is crazy enough to take that challenge... and something takes it, hold onto for dear life......... if you bring that fish to the boat..................... you might have  new world reccord.....

Funny, we caught 1 ling all day with fresh herring,,,,dont get me wrong, i love to drift mooch, but diffrent seasons, diffrent situations, call for switch ups.

[pjb3]

Longknife
Great meeting you guys out there, had a blast, cooked my cod up this eve for dinner, YUMMO!!!
Can't wait til next time

[PolarBear]

True cod are prone to have worms as well.  Saw a lot of it in AK.

[Rob]

hell, if you want state-reccord sized halibut/lingcod............... freeze a whole pink salmon and use moster sized hooks..... rig the same as a horse herring...... if somebody is crazy enough to take that challenge... and something takes it, hold onto for dear life......... if you bring that fish to the boat..................... you might have  new world reccord.....

I am not sure as I have not read the regs carefully enough, but check them before you use salmon for bait.  I seem to recall somewhere that using game fish for bait might be a no no.  I could be wrong though-I have never looked into it in depth.

I do however know that Pinks are a major food supply for Halibut.  I hear when the pinks come into the rivers, places like Sekiu are red hot with big halibut in very shallow waters.

[h20hunter]

I haven't eaten enough to have had to deal with worms. I have seen worms in bigger lings but never with enough qty to worry about. I quit shooting big lings quite some time ago. Prefer a nice 10-12 lb one for eating. Also, last year the changed the regs to include a slot limit for divers as well. Not gonna take a chance with a under/over sized fish so I simply go rod/reel only.