Lingcod fishing in Puget Sound, which started off on slow side when it opened May 1, has finally picked up. “We’re actually doing better now compared to when the season first began,” said ...

Dragging bottom in the briny waters of Puget Sound will be the top choice this week for halibut, lingcod or spot shrimp. “Right now everybody is gearing up for the lingcod opener [Friday] and ...

It was an awesome, perhaps disturbing, sight. Possession Bar on Sunday, May 1, opening day of our in-Sound lingcod season, crawling with recreational fishing boats of every description. A lot of ...

Anglers in Puget Sound are telling more stories like that these days, thanks to a rebounding population of lings, a legacy of strict fishing regulations instituted first in the late 1970s and ...

South Puget Sound area fishing report for May 3. Outdoors Fishing report for May 3 ... In the South Sound, lingcod fishing is open for anglers fishing at a depth of 120 feet or less.

A draft Puget Sound rockfish conservation plan put together by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has attracted enough attention from sport fishermen and ...

Some of the best opportunities for anglers during Free Fishing Weekend include rainbow trout and bass in lowland lakes, lingcod, cabezon, flounder, and sole in Puget Sound, as well as rockfish and ...

In Bodega Bay, Rick Powers, Captain of the New Sea Angler, reported “phenomenal fishing” on the first two days of the season. The 22 anglers aboard the New Sea Angler landed 220 rockfish and ...