I'll keep that in mind - Thanks. One of the things I like about this forum, is that people actually help each other. Not just troll/bash. I asked for help, and got suggestions - Things went well, so wanted to give back with what worked for me. I did not give up the specific area I fished - just the technique that worked for us.Hey. It’s considered proper etiquette to move your fishing around a lot for Lings as they stay in one spot. If an area gets fished out it may take a very long time for the lings to repopulate. You didn’t do anything wrong, but maybe didn’t have all the info to make an educated decision on your ling hunt.
As retention of salmon has been **** down, a LOT more pressure is expected for ground fish. This could potentially cause irreparable harm as anglers try to bring home the meat.
Some anglers chose not to fish Longcod at all in the name of conservation. The stocks have been decimated in the past. This is the worry of the forum members that say not to post about Lingcod. They don’t want any additional pressure caused by people seeing glory” shots of Ling”
Cheers
One more question - I've been told big ling are likely to be wormy - so whats considered too big. I'd hate to kill something intending to eat it, to end up wasting it. Also, at what size do you likely have a breeding female - again I'd rather throw it back.
Cheers,