{"id":2582,"date":"2025-01-16T16:48:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T16:48:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/?p=2582"},"modified":"2025-01-16T16:48:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T16:48:34","slug":"winter-charters-yielding-great-catches-of-lingcod-rockfish-and-crab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/winter-charters-yielding-great-catches-of-lingcod-rockfish-and-crab\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter charters yielding great catches of lingcod, rockfish and crab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BROOKINGS, Ore. (Jan. 16, 2025) – While the ocean has been choppy and windy, with plenty of big swells, there have been a few windows of nice weather in January, allowing our charter boats to get offshore to target lingcod and rockfish, and check crab pots on the way in. Limits of quality rockfish are being caught, with nice lingcod mixed in, and an exclamation point to the day with fresh crab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Nauti-Lady and Miss Brooke have been running ocean charters this month, between storm events, while the rest of the Brookings Fishing Charters crew is focusing on winter steelhead drift boat trips on the Chetco and Smith rivers. As the rivers begin to drop to low, clear conditions as the storm door temporarily closes, the ridge of high pressure in the weather patterns often makes for fishable ocean conditions. We are planning more ocean charters the second half of January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A pair of nice lingcod from a trip this month on the Nauti-Lady.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jumbo crab on the Nauti-Lady. We have been setting pots on the way out, and checking them before returning to the docks.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When the weather allows during the winter months, lingcod fishing is often good, as fish move into shallower water to stage to spawn. Large numbers of lingcod, which spend most of their life in deeper water offshore, come to the shallow reefs December through April. We use light tackle to fish for lingcod when they are in shallow water, often catching them at depths less than 40 feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lingcod from a recent trip aboard the Nauti-Lady.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A lingcod that fell for a light jig aboard the Miss Brooke in 30 feet of water.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Big schools of rockfish are in shallow water, producing quick limits. We use light spinning rods to catch the rockfish. Caught in shallow water, smaller fish can safely be released without harm, and anglers can sort through quality limits.’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Nice grade of rockfish during a hot bite aboard the Miss Brooke.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Steelhead fishing has been fair on the local rivers. After weeks of high water, the rivers are dropping to low, clear conditions. Expect big numbers of hatchery fish after the next rain. Here are a few steelhead catches with our guides this past week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To book an ocean charter, call (541) 813-1082. More information about our trips is available at www.brookingsfishing.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some more catches from the past week on our charter boats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BROOKINGS, Ore. (Jan. 16, 2025) – While the ocean has been choppy and windy, with plenty of big swells, there have been a few windows of nice weather in January, allowing our charter boats to get offshore to target lingcod and rockfish, and check crab pots on the way in. 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