Ling Cod conservation?

[wildmanyeah]

I am so done with feeling guilty for every fish we take. Who cares of someone take a 40 plus lingcod.

Your only allowed a max amount per year and it closed half a year. We also have Rca.

That is good enough in my opinion.

Yes and lings are territorial so a rock pile that has one or two big ones may support 20-30 smaller ones and giving the fact people generally prefer smaller ones I don’t think someone that retains a big one should have any ill will thrown their way.

 

[Poppa Reelie]

I have caught some monster lings and after keeping one way back now always toss them back...love the juniors, large ones absolutely have high frequency of worms - as do average sometimes. I also agree, no ill thrown anyones way who keeps a beast.

 

[brutus]

I have caught some monster lings and after keeping one way back now always toss them back...love the juniors, large ones absolutely have high frequency of worms - as do average sometimes. I also agree, no ill thrown anyones way who keeps a beast.

Worms are harmless once they are cooked, just a bit gross when you see them coming out of the slabs , I’ve killed a few over the last week 10-15 lbs, no worms and great eaters