The coastal lingcod and black rockfish fishery is off to a hot start at Westport, La Push and Ilwaco. “Bottomfish fishing has been really good when the weather cooperates,” said Larry Giese, owner of ...

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 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 ...

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 ...