A lingcod strike is about as subtle as a dinosaur attack. Even at a few hundred feet down and several feet of stretch in monofilament line, a lingcod can bend a rod double, muscle its way into the ...

CHUGACH ISLANDS — Sitting on an upside-down bucket and holding onto the gunwale of a 26-foot Bay Weld that rocked and rolled, Larry Keller patiently watched for his rod tip to bounce. He was taking a ...

BROOKINGS, Ore. — Don Stroh dropped a large herring over the side of the boat and let it strut its stuff along the ocean bottom, but when his rod doubled over he had no idea what big bottom-dweller ...

Check out our Interactive Fishing Maps! It's time to catch big uglies again those aggressive, great-tasting lingcod! Contrary to popular belief, saltwater lingcod is not actually a cod at all. It's ...

Fourteen-year-old Orcutt resident Cody Glynn, left, shows off his winning catch from Saturday’s John Rowley Biggest Baddest Lingcod Competition held by Virg’s Landing. Virg’s Bob Bodin, right, assists ...

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. Rock cod fishing continues to be ...

JUST AS YOU shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, anglers shouldn’t come down too harshly on lingcod. The bottomfish species’ off-putting appearance, complete with large mouth and sharp teeth, along ...

Dock Totals 4/30– 5/13: 3,889 anglers aboard 189 half-day to 3-day trips out of San Diego landings over the past two weeks caught 892 bluefin tuna (up to 180 pounds), 35 bocaccio, 334 bonito, 133 ...

BROOKINGS, Ore. - Don Stroh dropped a large herring over the side of the boat and let it strut its stuff along the ocean bottom, but when his rod doubled over he had no idea what big bottom-dweller ...

BODEGA BAY — Fishing for lingcod and rockfish has been wide-open off the Sonoma County Coast over the past few weeks. Decent numbers of king salmon are being hooked by anglers also, but many fish are ...