Brookings lingcod and rockfish biting well (3-29-2015)

For the past four weeks we've been enjoying a red hot lingcod bite and steady action for rockfish. When the weather is nice we've been getting limits of both. The lingcod have been in shallow water spawning, although some have now started to return to deeper water.
The best fishing has been in the Bird Island to House Rock area, although some days also have been good just south of the port near Aiken Point.
For lingcod, we've been using whole herring, live bait (kelp greenling) and large jigs. Shrimp flies and lead anchovies are working well for the rockfish.
For 2015, the rockfish and lingcod limits are: 7 rockfish a day, 3 of which may be blue rockfish and 1 can be a canary. This is the first time in nearly a decade we've been able to keep canary rockfish. In addition to the rockfish we can keep two lingcod a day, at least 22 inches long.
We have dates open throughout April and May and into the summer, with three boats currently working out of BrookingsFishing.com (my 26-footer, Rye Phillips' 24-footer and Scott Stewart's 24-footer).
Salmon season opens in May. We have already caught and released nice king salmon during out bottom fishing trips, so get ready!
To book your trip, call 541-813-1082 or visit brookingsfishing.com.
Here are some photos from recent trips.

Limits of lingcod!

Capt. Rye's group with limits of nice lingcod.

Capt. Andy with a black rockfish out of the Port of Brookings. Rockfish are also known as snapper, rockcod, sea bass and black bass.

We can now keep canary rockfish!

Capt. Rye with a nice canary rockfish,

Big lingcod caught with Capt. Andy.

Liz with a lunker lingcod.

Another limit of nice lingcod.

Plenty of room and seating on Capt. Andy's 26-foot Alumaweld.

Kenzie's first ever lingcod.

The Renfro family visited Brookings for Spring Break and enjoyed hot lingcod and rockfish action.

Limits of rockfish with a few canary rockfish mixed in.

Quality rockfish.

These are going to make great fish and chips.

Four nice lingcod to go with limits of rockfish,

A couple of nice lingcod out of the Port of Brookings with Capt. Andy.