Best Lingcod?

[Aces]

DFO increased daily limits from 2 to 3 last year. I feel they’re doing well. It used to be 4 a while back.

There used to be no limits of Lings as well as Rockfish

 

[Dale66]

I agree there is a huge amount of pressure on Lingcod. I wonder if there will be any left for my grand kids to catch

The healthiest stock on the coast. Look into it

 

[the gambler]

The healthiest stock on the coast. Look into it

WTF? Really? Dale66 send me your source for this insane statement as i'm not sure where to 'Look into it'.

 

[Bobby Bass]

The healthiest stock on the coast. Look into it

So were the chinook

 

[Samnjoe]

Big ones are still OK eating but no comparison to a 15#. We let the big ones go. All big producing females.

 

[adanac]

Like ****** clock work , someone posts a pic of a nice big ling ——- someone who prob has never caught one north of 20 chimes in and says such 40 lb ling is wormy .

 

[Dale66]

So were the chinook

No they weren’t. Ever.

 

[SpringVelocity]

On subject of lingcod. Areas in SOG have been slashed with daily limits as well in South. Westcoast areas have increased limits.

There are expanded RCA and also a limit per year. Then on top of that closed 1/2 year. With those regulations in place I fail to see that all lingcod are going wiped out. It just not happening.

There also is this big talk going around that because salmon were closed people hammered lingcod. Personally I would say what I saw on water just in Nanaimo and Ladysmith areas was a 50 percent or higher less effort out there from boats going out at all. People just didn't go out.

 

[the gambler]

No they weren’t. Ever.

C'mon dude, really?
Pretty sure the Chinook were "the healthiest stock on the coast" fish for centuries before we showed up....

 

[Deep6er]

I agree there is a huge amount of pressure on Lingcod. I wonder if there will be any left for my grand kids to catch

Sure there will be. All the best ling fishing spots of the past where I live are now RCA's

 

[wildmanyeah]

a co worker caught a 30 pound ling under the iron workers bridge the other day.

it’s closed there for lings tho

 

[Hardy Guy]

There is no doubt there used to be more and good populations closer to home ports and more big ones., That being said there seems to be a lot of undersized around. My biggest is 53 but I talked to a commercial guy that had one over 70 lbs and that was Stuart Island area.

 

[sly_karma]

Big ones are still OK eating but no comparison to a 15#. We let the big ones go. All big producing females.

Agree, in an indirect way. I'm done with pounding out an hour plus each way to drift jig for big lings in open water. Waste of time and fuel given that we usually pick up a few 15 lb class fish while jigging or trolling for salmon. Unlikely that I'll see any more fish like in the pics I posted, and I'm fine with that. I'm putting my time into hunting springs.

 

[Bobby Bass]

Open Chinook to save the Lings!