Today's Lingcod Fishing Report

Fishing for Lingcod

The lingcod is native to the North American west coast from Shumagin Islands in the Gulf of Alaska to Ensenada, Mexico. It has been observed up to a size of 152 cm and a weight of 59 kg[1] It is spotted in various shades of grey. The lingcod is a popular eating fish, and is thus prized by anglers.

Lingcod are voracious predators, feeding on invertebrates and many species of fish, including herring, Clupea harengus, and Pacific hake, Merluccius productus. one of their favorite foods are smaller octopus, and will also rapidly devour large rockfish. Lingcod that survive the larval stages have few predators themselves, and are vulnerable mainly to marine mammals such as sea lions and harbor seals.

Species: Ophiodon elongatus

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