Calm seas and great fishing in Westport! It was a great day on the high seas near Westport, Washington! We booked a charter trip with All Rivers & Saltwater Charters and filled the boat with friends. It was cloudy all day so the risk of sunburn would be small. The ocean swells were small and …
Lingcod
Puget Sound Lingcod Fishing
Lingcod Fishing in Puget Sound Puget Sound’s underwater rockpiles, reefs, ledges and breakwaters become a big interest point for local anglers like myself around early May each year, I’d say right about the time that fishing for Lingcod opens up. The Lingcod is a large bottom-dwelling fish that are found throughout Puget Sound and thrive …
Puget Sound Lingcod Opener Success!
Possession Bar Lingcod Lingcod fishing in Puget Sound opened Tuesday May 1 and we decided to try our luck! I can’t recall the last time I was out on opening day for Lingcod. But with four willing friends and a decent weather forecast we made an appearance on Possession Bar. I took out my good …
How to Catch Lingcod
How to Catch Lingcod Lingcod is one of my favorite catch! They live in interesting places, are easy enough to catch and I love to cook them. They thrive in areas of complex structure. Places like reefs, rock piles, ledges, jetties, sea mounts and almost anywhere that has a rock hard bottom structure. Their aggression …
Bob’s Big Westport Lingcod!
Our Lingcod and Rockfish Charter Trip When you fish every single day, it is sometimes not easy to remember every little detail about every single trip, and that is exactly why I like to take photos. It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, and when I browse through the fishing pictures …
Westport Bottomfishing Charter Trips in May
Westport Rockfish and Lingcod Fishing at its finest I fished out of Westport today aboard the charter boat Reel Elite for Lingcod and Rockfish. Fishing was pretty fast paced and we had our limits in no time. While the marine forecast was for fairly calm seas, it was a bumpy ride in the morning. It …
Everett Lingcod Trip May 22
Fishing With Captain Randy On His Salty Dawg! Today I helped out Captain Randy with Northwest Fishing Charters on a Lingcod trip. We had phenomenal weather and great fishing at Possession Bar. I have never fished with Randy before, and was excited to finally get the opportunity. He has been running a charter business on …
Westport Halibut Fishing Report
Westport Deep Sea Halibut Fishing Today was a Westport Halibut fishing day, and it was a good one so I figured you would like a report! It was another action packed day on the Pacific. Our target were Halibut and Lingcod. The location were the deepwater canyons at the edge of the continental shelf. Our …
Westport Jetty Fishing Report May 12
A quick afternoon trip to the Westport Jetty Early in the year I was a fishing hiatus, lately it has been more of a fishing bender. I arrived at Westport a few days ago to play deckhand on the charter boat Reel Elite. I’ve had two solid days of offshore fishing, but I just couldn’t …
Long Range Westport Halibut Fishing
Halibut and Lingcod Fishing out of Westport, Washington Sunday was our second chance at Halibut fishing in Westport this year. I fished aboard the charter boat Reel Tight with Captain Todd. With the way our trips had been going, we were very excited for another day of fun on the water and expecting to limit …
Westport Lingcod Fishing Trip May 10
Fishing the Pacific inshore for Lingcod and Rockfish We fished today for Lingcod and Rockfish on the ocean near Westport, Washington. I get to play deckhand aboard the Reel Tight. The weather was pretty nice, with a little breeze but no rain… I’ll take it! The ocean swells were about 6 feet and spaced about …
Puget Sound Lingcod May 1 Trip
Lingcod Fishing On Puget Sound! Yesterday was the first of May and the beginning of the Puget Sound Lingcod fishery. Most of you will agree that during this time of year, we all have way too much we need to accomplish and not enough hours in the day. Home and garden projects, family time, work, …