Big rockfish, big lings, fast action (April 22, 2016)

Although we've been having to run further up the coast to find the best fishing, customers aboard the Miss Brooke, Brookings Fishing Charters' new 29-foot offshore boat, have been enjoying wide open fishing for lunker-size rockfish and lingcod, with quick limits on most days.
The action had been good close to the Port of Brookings, but early last week we had to move around a lot to find fish. So I've been running to some spots beyond where most spot boats fish out of Brookings, and we've been rewarded with an excellent grade of snapper and lings.
Rough weather returned to the Oregon Coast this weekend, but it looks like we will have some decent ocean conditions next week.
Our Ladies and Lings tournament begins May 1.
Visit www.brookingsfishing.com for more information.

To book a trip, call Capt. Andy Martin at (541) 813-1082 or (206) 388-8988 cell/text.

Here are a few photos from the past week.

Glenn with a nice lingcod from this week. Fish was a hitchhiker that hit a large rockfish as it was being reeled in.

Cole with the big lingcod from yesterday with the group from the Middle Rogue Steelheaders.

Another really nice ling.

Two nice green lingcod within minutes of each other.

Ocean salmon seasons out of Brookings set (April 14, 2016)

This year's ocean salmon seasons out of the Port of Brookings Harbor have been adopted by the Pacific Fishery Management Council. Anglers out of Brookings will have a 75-day season, which will run from May 28-Aug. 7 and Sept. 3-5 with a two-king-salmon-a-day limit. The season will be open seven days a week.
The coho season will run June 25-Aug. 7 with a 26,000 hatchery coho quota.
Typically out of Brookings the best ocean salmon fishing during the summer occurs in June and July.
Brookings Fishing Charters will be offering its lingcod/rockfish/crab combos all summer, but also will be running salmon only and salmon/rockfish combo trips during the season. The 29-foot Miss Brooke is equipped with electric downriggers and the finest G.Loomis salmon rods with Shimano Tekota reels.
We will begin the season with El Nino conditions, which generally means warmer ocean temperatures, but the latest NOAA forecasts now indicate we will quickly switch into a La Nina pattern early this summer, which will result in cooler, more favorable temperatures for salmon fishing.
To book your ocean salmon charters, please visit www.brookingsfishing.com or call (541) 813-1082.

Below are a few of the salmon we caught on our charters last summer out of Brookings.