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.

Lingcod, crabbing best bet out of Brookings (Aug. 11, 2015)

After a few weeks of slower lingcod fishing, we are now enjoying limits again of lingcod, as well as great rockfish action out of the Port of Brookings Harbor. Salmon fishing, meanwhile, is slow, although some kings are showing up fairly close to the harbor, with a few boats catching fish near the whistle buoy.
We have been focusing on lingcod, rockfish and crab, and are catching lots of fish. The weather in Brookings has been exceptional, a great place to get out of the hot weather and smoke inland.
The lings appear to once again be moving into shallower water. We have limited out the last several trips, along with good catches of quality rockfish.
Checking the crab pots on the way back to the port has yielded a couple dozen keeper crab per day.
Lingcod and rockfish action will continue into September.
We also are gearing up for the fall salmon seasons on the Chetco, Smith, Coos, Elk and Sixes rivers. Please visit www.wildriversfishing.com to learn more about these great drift boat seasons.

Below are a few photos from the past couple of weeks. To book a trip, call (541) 813-1082 or my cell (206) 388-08988 or visit www.brookingsfishing.com.

In a few weeks our new sweatshirts and T shirts with our new logo will be available. Just in time for back to school shopping. The hoodies will be available at www.brookingsfishing.com
Here is the new logo.