Ten-ling days aren’t uncommon for anglers jigging smaller lead-headed jigs for rockfish and regularly stumbling into lingcod, or for those targeting the beastlike behemoths with 6-ounce jigs or ...

Halibut and lingcod fishing can be tough enough with a healthy neck and back. Try jigging for a full day and reeling up two nice-size halibut within a year of neck and lower back surgery ...

Big, white or olive, double-tailed rubber jigs with a 3- to 5-ounce lead head, particularly those rigged with a cavity or piece of sponge for scent, also work well on lingcod.

Pin a couple of strips of squid onto the jig hook. Lower the rig to the bottom and jig it actively. Lingcod are fatally attracted to action, so the livelier the jigging action the better.

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 ...

Take your pick, fish in the shallow waters from a kayak off the Marin County Coast or fish in deep-water spots on a party boat near the Golden Gate.

Rockfish numbers also rose, as the fishing for reds and lingcod on the banks from the lower Nine-Mile Bank down to off Ensenada has been excellent. When the bluefin bite slows down, there is ...

The lingcod fishery remains excellent off the coast at ports like Westport, La Push and Neah Bay, and good at times in open areas of Puget Sound. This week, chef Maximillian Petty, owner of Eden ...

If the weather cooperates, bottom fishermen should be able to enjoy fine ling fishing, while those seeking mackerel are also likely to be satisfied with the jigging. Joe Bogan says ling fishing on ...

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.

Use jigs for a no-fuss, no-muss way to catch these toothy guys. Basically, make drifts over an area much the same way you jig for salmon. There's a variety of gear available for lingcod.