Brookings Fishing Charters has been running trips daily out of the Port of Brookings, with good catches of lingcod and rockfish. Limits are common when the ocean is calm. During windy weather, the charters are still finding limits of rockfish.
Several dozen halibut have been landed in Brookings so far this season. In May, Capt. Andy took the Miss Brooke of Brookings Fishing Charters on a halibut trip, and returned with two keepers in the 40-pound range, as well as 49 sanddabs and half a dozen petrale sole. The halibut were caught with Capt. Andy's custom halibut rigs fished with squid and whole herring.
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| Capt. Andy Martin of Brookings Fishing Charters holds a 45-inch halibut caught by Mark Berry off the coast of Brookings in early May. |
Salmon season opened May 19 and runs through Aug. 26. So far, fishing has been good 6 to 9 miles of Brookings, but the weather has been windy for much of the season so far, limiting the chance to get offshore. We expect very good fishing when the wind lets up and we can get to the salmon grounds.
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| Fishing for lingcod is great when the ocean is flat. Here are some nice lings from May 2018 for Brookings Fishing Charters. |
Our lingcod and rockfish action has been great, with lots of topwater action on big snapper. Lingcod fishing has been solid, with limits on the calm days when we can get to Twin Rocks, House Rock or Mack Arch.
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| Deckhand Jason and Capt. Andy of Brookings Fishing Charters with a pair of nice Brookings halibut from the 2018 season. |
In June, we will focus on salmon and halibut more, but also run lingcod and rockfish charters every day with at least one of our boats. Brookings Fishing Charters has two boats, and books two more six-pack charters.
To book a trip, visit www.brookingsfishing.com or call (541) 813-1082.
