We had one boat out today, and despite some strong northwest winds that began late in the morning, fishing was good.
Capt. Rye Phillips has run the last couple of trips for BrookingsFishing.com, and he has returned to the dock with limits of nice lingcod and big black rockfish.
Nice lingcod like this one caught by one of our customers have been common this week. The lings are in shallow to spawn, making them easier to target. We have been catching lings in 50 feet of water, allowing our customers to fight them with light spinning rods. Also, because the lings are in close, we have been able to catch them in the protected water of Chetco Cove, where the northwest wind isn't much of a factor.
The lingcod have been running 24 to 36 inches. The biggest one today was around 15 pounds. We also have found a good grade of rockfish. Out of Brookings, the limit is seven rockfish a day, three of which can be blue rockfish. You can keep two lingcod per person at least 22 inches long. Beginning soon, the rockfish limit will include one canary rockfish a day. For the past decade, we have had to release all the canary rockfish we catch. Canary rockfish are sometimes called red snapper by the locals.
After we return to the docks with limits, our captains and deckhands fillet and bag your catch. The filleting is included with the cost of the charter.
Rockfish and lingcod trips are $100 a person. Remember, we specialize in smaller groups of six passengers or less. You won't be crammed onto a boat with 20 other anglers, so it is more likely you will catch your full individual limit of lings and rockfish, and salmon when those trips begin. The charters may be a few dollars per person more than on the cattle boats, but our boaters are faster so you spend more time fishing and less time running to the fishing grounds, and you get to fish with a much smaller group.
To book, call 541-813-1082 or 206-388-8988 or visit brookingsfishing.com.
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