"The ling is more of a substance fish. You're not going to find many small boats that want to go out and target ling. It's more of a party boat fish where we take people out to get substance fish ...

Ling are truly the fish of many names, often called burbot but also lingcod, eel pout, mud shark, lawyer and poor man’s lobster – the latter coming as many anglers prize them for their soft ...

Surfcasters who find calm waves and clear water can hook up multiple small halibut right from the beach. Most are sub-legal size, which makes it important to treat the fish gently and release quickly.

Chris’ Fishing Trips in Monterey counted 270 rockfish and 54 lingcod on their longer-range trip last weekend. Go Fish Santa Cruz caught full limits for all clients on every trip they took this week.

Trevor’s fish turned out to be a too-small lingcod. But Terry’s was a halibut, and soon Jan and I were cranking on similar fish. In the nervous seas, Terry’s boat pitched and yawed, ...

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