Brookings ocean, Rogue salmon update (4-6-2015)

We've had a week of big swell out of Brookings, along with a pretty big storm that hit over the weekend, including a gale warning today. The ocean is expected to lay down by mid-week and it looks like Wednesday will have prime conditions with swells less than 5 feet and light winds.
We got out one day last week and found decent fishing for lingcod, as well as some rockfish. The lings have started to move off the spawning beds back to deeper water, but we are still finding some nice lings in 60 to 80 feet of water.
The grade of rockfish has been nice, with some black rockfish (sometimes called rock cod, black snapper or sea bass) close to 4 or 5 pounds.

I've also been running some spring king salmon trips on the lower Rogue River, and although it is still a little early in the season, we have found a few fish. Below is a photo of our biggest springer so far this year, a 28-pounder.

Ocean salmon season out of Brookings begins in May. We are seeing a lot of bait offshore right now, and marks in the Bird Island and Twin Rocks areas that look like salmon. 

It's not too early to get on the calendar for this summer's salmon season. Call me at (541) 813-1082 or visit www.brookingsfishing.com.

- Capt. Andy Martin

Brookings Fishing