Best of all, mako shark are very tasty. I stared at that big shark and looked at my part of the lingcod, but I understood that I would be pushing the rules if I used a short lingcod for bait.

You have to learn patience when you’re fishing bait for lingcod. I think lings like to chew on it for a while, and turn it around, maybe, before they swallow it.

Lots of bait means lots of fish! Deep water rockfish is getting the most attention, but nearshore rockies and halibut are keeping the skiff anglers and kayak fishermen busy.

Lots of anglers are having lots of fun on and around the Monterey Bay these days. We are also enjoying the bounty of fresh healthy seafood from a variety of species.

They also boated 13 sanddabs, 5 lingcod. 5 sand sole and 2 rock sole while fishing baited shrimp flies, bars and other lures out past the 50-fathom line.

Delta stripers hitting, Jeff Soo Hoo said. Don Pedro pumping out king salmon and rainbows, Monte Smith reported. Isabella ...

Anglers say they are seeing world class fishing off Bodega Bay, with many of them catching their limits of rockfish and lingcod, as well as king salmon.

Rockfish, however, are less influenced by moon cycles and anglers targeting them through the week dropping bait and jigs deep for reds, lingcod, sculpin, whitefish, and sheephead were not ...

A Southern California angler recently caught a lingcod with such striking coloration that Newport Landing Sportfishing posted the photo to Instagram, asking, “What’s wrong with this fish ...

Lingcod season opened Monday to dicey weather conditions and unfriendly tides, but those who got out early in the morning for the softer tidal situation managed to find a few fish at most of the ...