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Lingcod action solid when weather allows

BROOKINGS, Ore. (April 1, 2023) – Lingcod fishing has been good out of the Port of Brookings when ocean conditions allow, although there were more rough weather days in March than fishable days. When the Brookings Fishing Charters fleet can get out of port, limits of rockfish and good numbers of lingcod have been common. Weather conditions typically improve in April, as winter storms become less frequent.

**A customer holds a nice lingcod caught aboard the Miss Brooke in late March 2023.**

Lingcod and rockfish season is open year round on the Oregon Coast. The Brookings Fishing Charters fleet runs charters out of the Port of Brookings year round. During the winter and early spring, lingcod are in shallow water spawning. Anglers are able to target them in shallow water with light tackle.

**Eric, a deckhand on the Miss Brooke, holds some of the nice rockfish caught in late March.**

**Mark holds a nice lingcod caught aboard the Kraken on Spring Break 2023.**

During the first week of Spring Break 2023, the Brookings Fishing Crews fished several families on their first ever ocean charter. Many of these groups were from Eastern Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Nevada and Northern California. We also had large numbers of our regular customers from the Rogue Valley, Klamath Basin and Siskiyou County.

**A family from Eugene shows the results for a double, double-hookup of rockfish on the Nauti-Lady.**

Trips are available during the spring on the Miss Brooke, Kraken, Papa B, Dash and Nauti-Lady. We are offering our popular four-hour bottom fishing trips, and the longer 6-plus-hour targeted lingcod trip. Lingcod and rockfish are caught on both charters, but the catch rate for lingcod improves on the longer trip, as more time is spent targeting lingcod, larger baits are used, and the trips travel further up the coast to less-fished waters.

**A nice lingcod from Spring Break 2023 caught on the Miss Brooke.**

We will find out early this month what the dates for this summer’s ocean salmon season will be. We are expecting a June 17 opener for coho salmon on the entire Oregon Coast. Chinook season will be closed this summer in the ocean waters off of California, in the Sacramento and Klamath rivers, and in the ocean in most of Oregon until Sept. 1. The bay seasons will go on as normal on the Rogue and Umpqua rivers and at the mouth of the Columbia River. Normal salmon seasons also are expected on the Chetco and Smith rivers, where the Brookings Fishing Charters captains run drift boat trips during the fall and winter.

**An angler holds a vermilion and canary rockfish caught on the Nauti-Lady in late March.**

Pacific halibut season opens May 1 out of Brookings. The Brookings Fishing Charters crew has a well-earned reputation for producing the highest halibut catch rates out of Brookings. Trips run daily, weather permitting. Typically, the best halibut fishing is in late June, July and August. We also will be offering trips to the Point St. George Reef Lighthouse beginning May 15. Those trips produce catches of lingcod and rockfish that rival those in Alaska.

**A nice lingcod from the Dash in March 2023.**

**Kirby, a longtime deckhand in Brookings, holds his certificate for his 100-ton near coastal masters US Coast Guard captains license course.**

In March, longtime Brookings deckhand Kirby Anderson completed his courses for his 100-ton Near Coastal Masters US Coast Guard captains license. Kirby has worked on charter boats and commercial fishing boats in Brookings for decades. A longtime Brookings resident, Kirby went to high school in Brookings with Capt. Andy and Capt. Travis. He will soon be at the helm of the Brookings Fishing Charters boats running trips as a captain. A number of local charter boat captains earned their sea time and experience working as deckhands with Brookings Fishing Charters. Eric, who is still in high school, is also accumulating sea time to earn his captains license.

**The Nauti-Lady during a Spring Break 2023 charter off the coast of Brookings.**

To book a fishing charter out of Brookings, visit www.brookingsfishing.com, or call our booking office, (541) 813-1082.

Lingcod action busts open in Brookings

BROOKINGS, Ore. ( March 20, 2023) — Stormy seas and gusty winds subsided in mid-March, allowing the Brookings Fishing Charters fleet to get to the lingcod grounds, where action was wide open. Our six-pack charter boats and the Nauti-Lady returned with limits or near limits of lingcod and a nice grade of rockfish during a week of consecutive trips. It has been some of the best lingcod fishing we have seen in recent years on our local half-day charters.

**Customers hold limits of lingcod caught over the weekend aboard the Miss Brooke.**

Lingcod move into shallow water during the late winter to spawn, putting them within closer range of the sport fleet. The best fishing has been from Bird Island to House Rock. With decades of combined experience, the Brookings Fishing Charters crew is dialed in on targeting lingcod when they are close to shore. Our boats are equipped with high-performance sonar and top-quality light tackle set ups to catch lingcod in 20 to 50 feet of water.

**A nice grade of lingcod from the Miss Brooke in mid-March.**

Rough weather kept our fleet at the docks for most of the first three months of 2023, but calmer seas beginning last week allowed the Nauti-Lady, Miss Brooke, Papa B and Kraken to head offshore. Fishing has been very good for lingcod, and rockfish. We have seen a nice variety of black, blue, canary, vermilion, China, copper and yellowtail rockfish. This year anglers in Oregon can once again keep China and copper rockfish. Quillback rockfish, along with yelloweye rockfish, must be released. We also have seen large numbers of cabezon, which must be released through the end of June. Cabezon season opens July 1.

**A trophy 28-pound lingcod caught March 19 on the Nauti-Lady.**

Our biggest lingcod so far this season is a 28-pounder, caught March 19 on the Nauti-Lady during our 6-hour targeted lingcod trip. We also have seen a few other lingcod over 20 pounds. Most of the lings are in the 5- to 10-pound range, with a few a day in the mid teens.

**Some of the lingcod limits on the Nauti-Lady from over the weekend.**

We are offering 4-hour half-day bottom fishing trips all season, as well as our popular 6-plus hour targeted lingcod trips. The Point St. George Reef Lighthouse area opens May 15. Pacific halibut opens May 1, with the best fishing in late June, July and August.

Federal officials will adopt ocean salmon seasons during a meeting in early April. The season is expected to open June 17 out of Brookings for hatchery coho. King salmon season will be closed in the ocean in California and much of Oregon this summer. The Chetco and Smith rivers, however, will still be open to king salmon fishing this fall.

Here are some of the limits of lingcod caught over the weekend on our charters boats.

Our boats are ready for the upcoming spring break holidays. We will be offering morning and afternoon charters during the weekends, weather permitting, and morning charters every day. To book, call (541) 813-1082, or visit www.brookingsfishing.com.

**Nauti-Lady deckhand Kirby holds a nice lingcod caught last week by our office manager Sarah.**

**A nice lingcod from the Papa B over the weekend.**

**Copper rockfish may now be kept again off the Oregon Coast.**

Charter captains wrapping up steelhead season

Most of the captains for Brookings Fishing Charters run salmon and steelhead drift boat trips during the fall and winter on the Chetco and Smith rivers. Capt. Andy, Mick, Sam, Rye and Shane are finishing up their winter steelhead season, and preparing to shift gears to the spring and summer ocean seasons.

This year’s winter steelhead season has produced slower-than-average fishing, but our captains are still finding some nice steelhead. In a season where every bite counts, the difference between a couple of fish to the boat and getting skunked often depends on an experienced guide to maximize your chance at success. Our guides have often been the top-producing boats on the Chetco and Smith this season.

**A customer holds a nice Chetco River steelhead caught in February with Capt. Andy**

Low, clear water for much of the steelhead season has kept some of the steelhead from leaving the ocean and migrating upriver. A wet forecast to begin March could bring in fresh fish for the final part of the steelhead season, which runs through March on the Chetco River and April on the Smith River.

**Capt. Sam holds a beautiful Smith River steelhead.**

**Capt. Rye and a customer hold a steelhead from the Smith River.**

**Capt. Mick with a steelhead from the Chetco River.**

We catch steelhead fishing from drift boats on the wild and scenic sections of the Chetco and Smith rivers. Light spinning rods are used to cast small clusters of roe. Steelhead are known to be very hard fighters, and are prized because they are difficult to catch. Sometimes they are referred to as a fish of a thousand casts.

**Capt. Andy and a customer hold a large hatchery steelhead from the Chetco River.**

In March, Brookings Fishing Charters will be offering lingcod and rockfish trips daily, weather permitting. Capt. Mick, Rye and Sam also will continue to run steelhead trips on the Smith and Chetco rivers. To book a river or ocean charter, call (541) 813-1082. More information about river trips can be found at www.wildriversfishing.com. For ocean charters, visit www.brookingsfishing.com.

**Capt. Mick lifts the net after his customers enjoyed a double-hookup on the Smith River.**

**Customers hold the results of a double hookup on the Chetco with Capt. Andy.**

Here are some more great catches from the 2023 season with the Brookings Fishing Charters crew.

**Capt. Andy with a nice steelhead caught on a plug.**

Winter lingcod fishing yields trophies

BROOKINGS, Ore. (Jan. 14, 2023) – During the winter months, between storms, charter boats are able to venture out of the Port of Brookings for some of the best lingcod fishing of the entire year. From November through April, lingcod move into shallow water to spawn. The trophy-size females, which retreat to deep water during the summer, are briefly inshore, giving anglers a rare opportunity to catch them in shallow water.

**Nice lingcod caught early last year aboard the Miss Brooke at Mack Arch. Some of the best lingcod fishing of the season takes place during the winter months.**

Ocean conditions have been rough the past month. Gale warnings, swells to 20 feet, and huge breakers have kept the Brookings Fishing Charters fleet, and other boats, at the docks. But in late January and early February, there often is a window to get out and fish. Typically, the action is very good when boats can get out.

**Stormy weather has kept charter boats at the docks the last few weeks.**

Lingcod average 4 to 6 pounds. Fish to 10 pounds are common. But those really big fish, over 20 pounds, are most common during the winter months. In the summer, the large females hunker down in 200 to 400 feet of water, out of range of most sport boats. During spawning season, they make a quick trip to the shallow reefs, from 20 to 40 feet of water, to spawn and then return back to deep water. Smaller males stay behind to guard the nests. Often, half a dozen or more males will remain with each nest.

**Capt. Andy holds a limit of lingcod for a customer aboard the Nauti-Lady.**

State and federal biologists have determined lingcod populations are healthy and sustainable, so fishing them in the winter does not hurt the overall health of the fishery. Some anglers choose to release the large fish, but others want to take them home to eat. Lingcod are prized for their tasty fillets.

The Brookings Fishing Charters captains are among the most experienced lingcod fishermen in Brookings. Capt. Andy and Travis grew up in Brookings and have decades of experience fishing for them. Rye, Mick, Sam and Mike also have considerable experience fishing year round out of Brookings.

Mack Arch is a favorite winter lingcod spot. House Rock also is productive. The Point St. George Reef lighthouse is off limits during the winter, however, as California waters are closed until May 15.

**Limits of lingcod are common during the winter.**

Rockfish also are caught during winter time lingcod trips. Black, blue, canary, vermilion and yellowtail rockfish are all common out of Brookings. Limits of lingcod and rockfish are common during the winter months.

To learn more about winter time fishing, visit www.brookingsfishing.com or call (541) 813-1082.

Here is a video about winter time lingcod fishing with Brookings Fishing Charters. https://youtu.be/NwqAZNWL7Cw

Lingcod biting between storms

(BROOKINGS, Ore. – Dec. 23, 2022) — Rough weather has kept charter boats at the docks for most of November and December, but between storm, fishing has been very good for lingcod and rockfish off the coast of Brookings and at the Point St. George Reef Lighthouse.

The Brookings Fishing Charters crew has been running ocean charters as weather conditions allow this fall and winter, and also taking customers down the Chetco and Smith rivers for salmon and steelhead. Salmon fishing was well above average this year, with big returns to the coastal rivers, while steelhead fishing also is off to a good start.

Just before Christmas, the six-pack charter boats working out of the Brookings Fishing Charters office enjoyed good fishing for lingcod and rockfish on our local half-day trips, and on the long-range trips to the lighthouse. Rough weather, with big swells and strong winds, returned Christmas weekend.

**Customers hold limits of lingcod from a fall trip to the Point St. George Reef Lighthouse aboard the Miss Brooke.**

The lighthouse area, along with all California coastal waters, close to fishing Dec. 31, and reopens May 15. Based at the Port of Brookings year round, the Brookings Fishing Charters fleet will continue to run half-day and long-range targeted lingcod trips all year. During the winter months, lingcod come close to shore to spawn, putting them within easier range of the sport fleet. Lingcod fishing often is good during the winter, especially at Mack Arch and near House Rock out of Brookings.

**A nice lingcod caught aboard the Miss Brooke this fall out of Brookings.**

Unlike other six-pack charters that occasionally fish out of Brookings, our captains are local, full-time charter boat captains based out of the Port of Brookings, and our boats fish here year round. The knowledge and experience of our crew is unmatched for six-pack charters in Brookings. That experience pays off during the winter, when local knowledge often leads to bigger lingcod and a better grade of rockfish.

**The Nauti-Lady fishing off of Brookings in the fall of 2022.**

Aside from our six-pack boats, the Nauti-Lady also operates out of the Brookings Fishing Charters office. The Nauti-Lady can accommodate larger groups, and its spacious deck allows customers to fish with lots of room and plenty of space to spread out. The Nauti-Lady operates year round out of Brookings, weather permitting.

The Brookings Fishing Charters captains are also full-time fishing guides who operate drift boats trips on the Chetco and Smith rivers. To learn more about river fishing, visit www.wildriversfishing.com

Below are some of the winter steelhead caught on the Chetco River in December 2022 with Capt. Mick, Michael and Sam.

Halibut season opens May 1 out of Brookings. Ocean salmon seasons are set in April, although we will have a general idea of the season dates in March. Typically, ocean salmon opens in June and runs into August. Albacore tuna arrive in late July.

To book an ocean charter, visit www.brookingsfishing.com, or call (541) 813-1082.

Huge lingcod, lots of salmon highlight July 4 off of Brookings

(BROOKINGS, Ore. – July 5, 2022) – There were plenty of fireworks off the coast of Brookings during the July 4 weekend, including some phenomenal catches for the Brookings Fishing Charters crew. Fishing for silver salmon was wide open at times, with our six-pack charter boats hooking 30 or more silvers a trip, and bringing in limits or near limits of salmon. Most of the keepers were hatchery coho salmon, but a few nice king salmon also were caught.

One of the highlights from the weekend was a massive 44-pound lingcod caught by Rod Allec of Happy Camp, Calif., while fishing near the Point St. George Reef Lighthouse aboard the Nauti-Lady on July 2. The giant lingcod was one of many big lings caught aboard the Brookings Fishing Charters boats over the July 4 weekend.

July is peak season for ocean salmon, and the catch rates soared over the holiday weekend. The season runs through mid-August, so there is still plenty of time to get in on the action aboard our productive six-pack charter boats.

**Customers hold limits of hatchery coho salmon caught aboard the Miss Brooke with Capt. Sam on July 4, 2022**. The group also released numerous wild coho and shaker kings.

**Capt. Michael holds a nice king salmon caught aboard the Kraken.**

**Limits of salmon caught aboard the Dash with Capt. Mick.**

**Limits of salmon caught July 3 aboard the Kraken.**

**Deckhand Eric with some of the salmon and rockfish caught aboard the Kraken on July 4.**

The best salmon fishing has been in 240 to 300 feet of water off the coast of Brookings. Our six-pack charter boats quickly and comfortably get to the fishing grounds. No rough, wet ride in a flat-bottom sled boat designed for river fishing. Our six-packs are equipped with twin outboard motors and have fully enclosed cabins, combining safety with fishability. Below are more great salmon catches from the July 4 weekend with Brookings Fishing Charters.

Lingcod fishing was very good over the weekend. Some giants were caught at the Point St. George Reef during our long-range trips, but plenty of big lingcod also were caught closer to the Port of Brookings. The biggest lingcod, Rod Allec’s 44-poiunder, was caught during an exciting day aboard the Nauti-Lady, when Capt. Andy found several groups of big lings. Allec’s trophy was part of a triple-hookup, when three big lings were hooked at the same time.

**Nauti-Lady deckhand Eric holds a massive 44-pound, 45-inch**

**Three big lingcod were hooked at the same time aboard the Nauti-Lady on July 2. The day ended with a pile of lingcod on the boat.**

**Deckhand Eric shows off a couple of monster lings to visitors at the crabbing dock in Brookings.**

Our local half-day bottom fishing trips also produced nice limits of rockfish and plenty of big lings. We also caught a few Pacific halibut and petrale sold over the weekend. Here are just a few of the great bottom fishing catches aboard the Nauti-Lady, Miss Brooke, Kraken, Papa B, Dash and Bout Time during the July 4 weekend.

We hope to begin albacore tuna charters out of Brookings soon.

To book a fishing charter, visit www.brookingsfishing.com or call (541) 813-1082.

Salmon season heats up off of Brookings

BROOKINGS, Ore. (June 30, 2022) – After a fairly slow start to the ocean salmon season offshore from Brookings, the action heated up the second week of the season, with good catches of coho and kings. The Brookings Fishing Charters boats have been the top-producers among the sport fleet, bringing in limits or near-limits of salmon, while also releasing big numbers of shaker kings and wild coho.

Salmon season began June 18, but only hatchery coho could be kept. Starting June 25, wild or hatchery kings, along with hatchery coho, can be harvested. Fishing started out slow, in part because of windy weather, dirty water conditions, and the bulk of the fish holding well offshore. But early this week, the salmon moved a little closer to shore, and massive schools of bait arrived. The salmon fishing has been wide open at times.

**A nice king salmon caught aboard the Dash in June 2022.**

**Salmon caught in late June aboard the Miss Brooke.**

**Limits of hatchery coho and king salmon caught in late June aboard the Kraken.**

**More salmon caught aboard the Kraken in June 2022.**

Fishing also has been very good at the Point St. George Reef Lighthouse, where the Brookings Fishing Charters fleet heads during its long-range trips. The lighthouse area has been producing an excellent grade of big black, canary, vermilion, copper and other rockfish, and lingcod close to 30 pounds. A few large lingcod also have been caught recently at Mack Arch north of Brookings.

**A nice limit of lingcod from the Nauti-Lady in June 2022.**

For the salmon, Capt. Travis, Sam, Michael, Mick, and Rich also have reported their best fishing trolling anchovies close to the surface, but in deep water, sometimes 4 or 5 miles offshore. Some trips are yielding more than three dozen hookups, with lots of fish lost because of barbless hooks. The hatchery-to-wild ratio for coho salmon is nearly 50-50, meaning half the silvers landed can be kept. There are big numbers of shaker kings less than 24 inches, and then keepers from 5 to 15 pounds. Each day, fish in the upper teens also are being caught.

Salmon season runs through mid-August out of Brookings. The best fishing is generally the last week of June and first few weeks of July, meaning peak season is right now!

Lingcod and rockfish can be kept year round out of Brookings, but the summer months often lead to high catch rates, as the calmer weather this time of year results in better fishing. The Brookings Fishing Charters boats, including the Miss Brooke, Kraken, Nauti-Lady, Dash, Papa B and Bout Time, use light spinning tackle to target rockfish and lingcod. The light tackle adds to the thrill of catching these tasty fish.

Albacore tuna season begins in the summer, with late July or early August generally the most productive time to target tuna, as they move closer to shore.

To learn more about fishing charters out of Brookings, visit www.brookingsfishing.com or call (541) 813-1082.

Lighthouse trips yield nice lings and rockfish, occasional halibut

BROOKINGS, Ore. (May 29, 2022) – Long-range trips to the Point St. George Reef Lighthouse are producing limits of nice lingcod and rockfish, while fishing charters on our local half-day trips also are yielding nice rockfish with lingcod mixed in.

**Some of the nice lingcod caught Memorial Day Weekend aboard The Dash with Capt. Mick.**

So far this season, trips to the lighthouse, located halfway between Brookings and Crescent City, just across the border in California, have been a major draw. Aside from quality limits, a few Pacific halibut also have been caught on our charters to the lighthouse, along with a 5-foot wolf eel. Trips to Mack Arch also are resulting in limits of nice lingcod and rockfish, with some fish pushing 20 pounds.

**Capt. Michael holds a nice halibut caught aboard the Kraken at the Point St. George Reef Lighthouse.**

Salmon season opens June 18 out of the Port of Brookings Harbor, and expectations are high. More than 1.2 million hatchery coho salmon are projected to be off the Oregon Coast this summer, most headed back to the Columbia River. Those salmon begin their northerly migration up the coast near Brookings, where they move closer to the beach after wintering in deep water, and follow the coastline back to the Columbia River. Along with the abundant forecast of silver salmon, the Sacramento River, which fuels ocean fisheries in Oregon and California, also has a strong forecast for fall king salmon, along with the Rogue River. Salmon from those two river account for the majority of the kings caught each summer off of Brookings.

**A tiger rockfish caught at the lighthouse aboard the Kraken.**

King salmon season opens June 25, when anglers will be allowed to keep wild or hatchery king salmon, also known as Chinook, along with hatchery coho salmon, which also go by the name of silver salmon.

Below are some of the catches from recent trips aboard the Miss Brooke, Kraken, Nauti-Lady, Papa B, Bout Time and Dash, which make up the Brookings Fishing Charters fleet.

To book a trip, call (541) 813-1082 or book online at www.brookingsfishing.com.

**Limits of lingcod and rockfish from the lighthouse aboard the Miss Brooke.**

Big lingcod biting off Brookings

BROOKINGS, Ore. (May 4,2022) – Some of the biggest lingcod of the season have been caught in recent trips aboard the Brookings Fishing Charters boats, including a trophy ling weighing 28.8 pounds hauled in at Mack Arch aboard the Miss Brooke.

**Some of the nice lingcod caught aboard the Miss Brooke in late April.**

Fishing also has opened for the season at the Point St. George Reef Lighthouse, where anglers often catch some of the biggest lingcod and rockfish outside of Alaska. Big swells and brisk winds made fishing tough on the May 1 opener, but the Nauti-Lady, Miss Brooke, Kraken, Dash and Bout Time still managed limits of nice rockfish and boat loads of lingcod. Trips to the lighthouse are a hit with our customers, who enjoy catching big fish on light spinning tackle. The variety at the lighthouse is unmatched, with vermilion, canary, copper, tiger, black, blue and China rockfish, and lingcod from 5 to 25 pounds, or bigger.

**Part of the opening day catch at the lighthouse aboard the Miss Brooke with Capt. Travis and Capt. Sam.**

Anglers are anxiously awaiting the June 18 ocean salmon opener out of Brookings, and are encouraged by reports of limits out of Crescent City. Salmon fishing is open May 1-31 out of Crescent City, but closes in June and July. It opens June 18 out of Brookings for coho and June 25 for kings, and remains open through most of August.

Pacific halibut season also opened May 1 out of Brookings, and continues through Oct. 31. The best halibut fishing is generally in late June, July and August.

**The Bout Time returned from the lighthouse with limits of lingcod and rockfish.**

The best bet in recent weeks out of Brookings has been lingcod on the 6-hour long-range trip by the Brookings Fishing Charters fleet. Trips to Mack Arch have been yielding limits of lingcod, while the fishing also has been good at House Rock and Twin Rocks. Fishing is expected to be excellent at the Point St. George Reef Lighthouse during calm weather days.

To book a trip, call (541) 813-1082, or visit www.brookingsfishing.com.

**Some of the great catches from the lighthouse opener.**

**Mark gaffs a lingcod aboard the Nauti-Lady.**

**A nice lighthouse lingcod aboard the Nauti-Lady.**

**Great catches on our six-hour long-range trips in late April.**

**A lunker lingcod from Mack Arch aboard the Miss Brooke.**

Mediterranean Baked Rockfish, Lingcod and Halibut

A fresh, delicious way to enjoy the Oregon Coast catch of the day, bursting with citrus flavor, easy to make, and a breeze to cleanup is Mediterranean Baked Rockfish, Lingcod and Halibut. This recipe is perfect for anyone seeking a healthy alternative to fish and chips, or those counting carbs. It is especially good after picking up fresh produce at the many farmers’ markets on the coast during the summer, or vegetables from your garden.

**Mediterranean Baked Rockfish, Lingcod or Halibut is a great way to enjoy the catch of the day from the Oregon Coast.**

Versatile, Mediterranean Baked Fish is equally good with rockfish, lingcod, halibut or even salmon, or a combination of them. The unique taste is worth baking up a few times each season, and may become a favorite way to enjoy the catch from our charter boats. Perfect with a side of rice, pasta salad or green salad.

**Fresh vegetables make this a delicious and healthy alternative to fish and chips.**

Mediterranean Sauce

Zest of 2 lemons

Juice from 2 lemons

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic

2 teaspoons dill weed

1 teaspoon oregano

1 teaspoon seasoned salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

3/4 teaspoon ground coriander

Fish and vegetables

1-2 pounds rockfish, lingcod or halibut fillets, sliced into thin pieces

1 pound cherry tomatoes

1 pound fresh green beans

1 large yellow onion, sliced into half moons

Also works well with sliced zucchini, sliced bell pepper and/or asparagus

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In a bowl, combine lemon zest, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, dill weed, oregano, coriander, salt and pepper. Whisk the ingredients together.
In a large bowl, add the vegetables, coat with sauce and stir. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the vegetables to a large baking sheet. Layer half the baking sheet with a thin layer of the vegetables.
Add the fish fillets to the bowl, mix well with the sauce, and transfer the fillets to the other half of the baking sheet. Pour any remaining sauce on the fish fillets and vegetables.
Lightly season the fish and vegetables with salt and pepper, or lemon pepper, or seasoned salt.
Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, then place on top rack of oven and broil for an additional 3 minutes, or until the cherry tomatoes begin to pop under the broiler.

**Combine lemon juice and zest, olive oil, seasonings and herbs.**

**Add sliced vegetables to bowl, and stir in Mediterranean sauce.**

**After transferring vegetables to baking sheet, slice fish fillets, coat with sauce and add to baking sheet.**

**Pour remaining sauce over fish and vegetables**. **Bake for 15 minutes.**

**Finish off by broiling on top rack of oven for 3 minutes.**

**Mediterranean Baked Rockfish, Lingcod or Halibut.**

To catch a limit of Oregon Coast rockfish or lingcod, book a charter with Brookings Fishing Charters, www.brookingsfishing.com

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