The coastal lingcod fishery reopened Saturday, and anglers are dusting off their gear in anticipation of what should be another excellent season. “Lingcod are very abundant on the south central coast, ...

The lingcod fishery remains excellent off the coast at ports like Westport, La Push and Neah Bay, and good at times in open areas of Puget Sound. This week, chef Maximillian Petty, owner of Eden Hill ...

The catch off Westport shattered the state record from 2013, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. Photo by Lo via Unsplash Wade La Fontaine has been fishing off the Washington ...

Bottom fishing has been excellent out of Westport this spring. Ling cod and rockfish stocks are both healthy, and some recovering stocks have rebounded enough that some rules have been loosened.

Wade La Fontaine has been fishing off the Washington coast for over a decade, “chasing salmon, lingcod, halibut and tuna.” In all those years, though, he’s never nabbed the catch that he did Aug. 25 ...