Lingcod, rockfish heats up out of Port of Brookings (April 7, 2016)

Weather conditions have improved, we've enjoyed several days with light winds and small swells, and the fishing for lingcod and rockfish out of the Port of Brookings Harbor on the Southern Oregon Coast has really heated up. For the most part, we have been catching limits of nice-size lingcod, as well as limits of rockfish (also known as snapper, sea bass, rock cod, and black bass). 

The Miss Brooke, Brookings Fishing Charters' 29-foot offshore boat, has been taking anglers to the Bird Island, House Rock and Mack Arch areas for fast and furious light-tackle lingcod and rockfish action. We use light spinning rods with small grubs or shrimp flies combined with flutter jigs (lead anchovies) or jigheads with twin-tail scampies. The lingcod have been biting in 50 to 90 feet of water, while we have been catching rockfish in 25 to 100 feet of water.

Fishing for lings and rockfish should continue to be good well into the summer months. This year's limits are two lingcod per person and seven rockfish per person. 

We will find out next week the dates of this year's ocean salmon seasons.

This summer we also will be chasing tuna and halibut out of Brookings. The Miss Brooke is one of the fastest boats in the fleet in Brookings and is equipped with radar, a life raft, and other safety equipment.

To book a trip, visit www.brookingsfishing.com or call (541) 813-1082 or (206) 388-8988 cell/text.

- Capt. Andy Martin

Brookings Fishing Charters

www.brookingsfishing.com

Limits of lingcod aboard the Miss Brooke with Brookings Fishing Charters.

More limits of lingcod out of the Port of Brookings Harbor.

Get to the fishing grounds quickly and in comfort aboard the 29-foot Miss Brooke.

We catch limits of lingcod on light tackle!

A very nice vermillion rockfish caught with Brookings Fishing Charters.

Brookings ocean fishing report (July 16, 2015)

The rockfish and lingcod action out of the Port of Brookings Harbor remains good, with some of the best quality fish of the season, while salmon fishing remains slow. Today, for the first time this month, we cancelled our ocean trips because of rough weather. We have a gale warning for the next couple of days before the winds die down for the weekend.
We have been enjoying very fast action on big rockfish, with a mix of large blacks, blues, canary and vermilion, plus some yelloweye, copper and quillback rockfish that we have been releasing. The size of the lingcod is impressive right now, with many of the fish between 10 and 20 pounds.
While the ocean is slow for salmon right now, that may change with the strong northwest winds, which generally cool the surface temperature 2 to 5 degrees as the large whitecaps create upwelling and bring cold water from deep to the upper column.
For now, the Rogue Bay has been the best bet for salmon, and we have been sending customers there to fish with some of our associate guides. I will probably run a few trips there this week as we wait for the ocean to lay down again.

There are still some open dates for salmon, lingcod and rockfish action in August. Call (541) 813-1082 or visit www.brookingsfishing.com to reserve your date.

Below are a few photos from the past week out of Brookings.