{"id":616,"date":"2022-01-05T01:36:23","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T01:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/?p=616"},"modified":"2022-01-05T16:09:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T16:09:03","slug":"halibut-salmon-and-lingcod-brookings-trek-turns-up-trifecta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/halibut-salmon-and-lingcod-brookings-trek-turns-up-trifecta\/","title":{"rendered":"Halibut, Salmon and Lingcod: Brookings Trek Turns Up Trifecta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>BY RICH HOLLAND\/Western Outdoor News. <\/strong>BROOKINGS, Ore.  <strong>\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0Fires raged both sides of the border, the delta variant was on the move and the wind was blowing a gale along the southern Oregon coast, yet nothing was going stop a group of four anglers from a week of fishing planned six months earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0410-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-626\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0410-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0410-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption><strong>The crew with halibut caught in August 2021 aboard the Nauti-Lady.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan? To use the growing fleet of Andy Martin\u2019s Brookings Fishing Charters to maximize whatever opportunities the waterways and coast from Gold Beach to Crescent City could offer the first week of August. The list of possibilities is long: king salmon, silver salmon, Pacific halibut, California halibut, rockfish, lingcod and albacore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin\u2019s cooperation and flexibility were both necessary and outstanding. It was he who suggested that we book Monday, Wednesday and Friday, leaving as much room for adapting to conditions as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As luck would have it, conditions were excellent when we arrived, dead calm under the protection of Chetco Point. A slight change in the forecast noted that while Cape Blanco to Gold Beach was under a gale warning, the area from Brookings south would be variable 5 to 10 knots with fog and overcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0316-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0316-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0316-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Patrick Bird fishes aboard the Miss Brooke near the Point St. George Lighthouse.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s looking good for the Lighthouse tomorrow morning, so make sure you have both your California and Oregon licenses,\u201d said Martin when we called to check in Sunday. \u201cSince we are leaving from and returning to Oregon, we will be under Oregon regulations as far as our catch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brookings Fishing Charters is right across from the launch ramp boat lot and is both office and tackle store. After we paid up, it was a short drive to D Dock where the\u00a0<em>Miss Brooke<\/em>, a 29-foot Kingfisher aluminum with twin 150 outboards, was tied up and Andy and Michael McGahan were ready to go at 6 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0350-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0350-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0350-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Limits of lingcod aboard the Miss Brooke near the lighthouse.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a little windy and bumpy this morning but it is going to lay down all day,\u201d said Martin as he steered for the St. George Reef Lighthouse. As we neared and the spire came into view, as well as islands and basaltic outcroppings, he also told the story of the hundreds who died in a shipwreck just after the Civil War, resulting in the construction of the costliest lighthouse ever built in US waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wind with current meant a quick drift despite the braking of the kicker motor, so even in the shallow water it was hard to feel the bottom. Some heavier heads induced a steady inpouring of beefy black rockfish to come aboard. Then Steve Holland caught the first lingcod of the morning, followed quickly by Paul Freese. Both sported the blueish tint occasionally seen on lings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0335-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0335-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0335-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption><strong>A trophy vermillion rockfish caught by Rich Holland.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The size of the black rockfish increased as the drift improved with the weather, and canary, yellowtail, copper, china and yelloweye rockfish all found the lures. The last three had to be released under Oregon regulations. The yelloweye were huge and at first gave the impression of being a big lingcod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Except the big lings gave a much better impression when hooked \u2013 besides the ones that fought all the way to the top, a couple almost spooled Steve and Patrick Bird before finding it back to the rocks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a slot or two left for some big rockfish, it was time to move the drifts to Martin\u2019s best big lingcod spot for the last of the lings needed for the two fish per person limits. While no monsters were landed Patrick scored the biggest ling of the day when it hitchhiked aboard via a small rockfish, while this writer connected with a beauty of a vermilion rockfish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0342-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0342-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0342-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Patrick and Capt. Michael with a hitchhiking lingcod.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe weather is going to keep getting better every day,\u201d said Martin, \u201cWednesday could be the best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday was beautiful and with the opportunity to move farther offshore, and while we hiked and golfed, some boats got into both silver and king salmon. Yet the good conditions had Capt. Martin leaning in a different direction for our Wednesday run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur boats that have been trying have been getting at least one good halibut a day up to 50 pounds, even in the rough water,\u201d he noted. \u201cI think we\u2019ll take the big boat out and I bet we can do better than that. We also catch a lot of big petrale sole, and they are great eating.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0390-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-625\" width=\"765\" height=\"1020\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0390-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0390-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Fresh salmon guts tricked this halibut aboard the Nauti-Lady.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, we were out on the 41-foot&nbsp;<em>Nauti-Lady&nbsp;<\/em>early Wednesday morning sliding through the smooth windswell and fog out to one of Martin\u2019s favorite spots for Pacific halibut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have to wait for the halibut to pick up our scent and find us,\u201d Martin pointed out as Ron baited double circle hook rigs with squid and herring and Andy set up rods for sand dabs and petrale sole. \u201cOnce the sand dabs really start biting, the halibut show up at this spot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brent Foster, who sold his house after surviving the Paradise fire and moved to Brookings, was also aboard and he was the first to hook up with a flattie. Not long after a 24-pound halibut was flopping on the deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A long time passed without a bite, then the few that came were light. The sound of nearby humpback whales spouting whooshed through the fog. Every now and then the dense mist would lift and other boats would appear and disappear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0398-1024x880.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-627\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0398-1024x880.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0398-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0398-768x660.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0398-1536x1320.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0398-2048x1759.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0398-1200x1031.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Capt. Andy holds a nice Pacific halibut.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Salmon started to jump around the boat and at times when the fog lifted we would watch a boat net a salmon. Then a call came in from Michael on the&nbsp;<em>Miss Brooke&nbsp;<\/em>\u2013 his group was limited out on king salmon to 35 pounds by 9 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Believe me, it was getting a little hard to bear!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andy asked Michael to come by and drop off the salmon guts for bait and we got to see the big king held up by the happy angler. Then when the bait went on the hooks, the halibut started to climb on ours. Patrick broke the ice with a 15 pounder, the Paul landed a 28-pound flattie. We missed a few other bites and decked a handful of big petrale sole to make for plenty of meat to go around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0322-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0322-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0322-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Big schools of rockfish at the Point St. George Reef Lighthouse.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All of the Brookings Fishing Charter boats and most of the other boats out Wednesday had whacked both kings and silvers. It should be noted lots of wild silvers and shaker (short) kings were released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When Andy asked if we would like to go salmon fishing the next day (Thursday) it was probably one of the quickest times I ever said yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were back out on the\u00a0<em>Miss Brooke\u00a0<\/em>with Michael and Travis at the wheel and on deck Thursday and a breeze was up and the ceiling of grey was well overhead. It was a chunky ride out to the fishing grounds of the day before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"472\" src=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0434-1024x472.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0434-1024x472.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0434-300x138.jpg 300w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0434-768x354.jpg 768w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0434-1200x554.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0434.jpg 1218w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Limits of salmon aboard the Miss Brooke.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not marking any bait \u2013 the krill was everywhere yesterday \u2013 there are hardly any birds and I don\u2019t see any whales, but let\u2019s put the rods out and look around,\u201d Michael said. \u201cKeep an eye out for whales, all of our fish yesterday were on whales.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Was the day after hex going to take hold?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A handful of bites, two small silvers released and a decent sized hatchery silver boated later, well off the port bow two massive humpbacks twisted back into the water in a massive splash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPull in the gear, we\u2019re going to run for them,\u201d said the skipper. \u201cIf we troll to the whales we\u2019ll get there too late.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0438-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0438-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0438-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption><strong> Rich Holland with a big king.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We got there in time all right \u2013 so close we could smell the stench of the leviathans\u2019 breath, so close we had to pull back the throttle and steer clear of the big fellas while we put out lures and baits in the slime of their feeding frenzy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instantaneous action doesn\u2019t describe what followed, it was a scramble for one bent rod after another, with the inevitable misses and the satisfying runs of a solid hookup intertwined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At first a lot of the kings were small. Travis dropped the Brad\u2019s Lures fished on divers off the stern to 100 feet back and the keeper kings latched on. For whatever reason the anchovy baits fished tight on the inside at 25 feet also started to pick up more quality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever the bite slowed at all or the size dropped off, we ran towards the next whale. By 7:55 a.m. we had our 2-fish limits each of kings and silvers, mostly kings. We had dodged the \u201cshould have been here yesterday\u201d jinx and done even better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0329-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0329-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0329-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>From the beach the next morning we could see the fog lay heavy. Word was only a rare keeper made it in the box. Later the fog gave way to a mid-afternoon gale. The weather had cleared again as of this writing (Aug. 11) and the boats were into the albacore offshore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>For more information on fishing out of Brookings, go to Brookings Fishing Charters at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brookingsfishing.com\">brookingsfishing.com<\/a> or phone (541) 813-1082.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0324-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0324-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0324-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0395-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0395-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/brookingsfishing.com\/reports\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/IMG_0395-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Trip Info<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Location and Recreation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Brookings\/Brookings Harbor is located just north of the California border on Hwy. 101. There are many motels and vacation rentals available. We stayed Ocean Suites Motel. Accommodations can also be found to the south in Crescent City. The Chetco River bar is the mouth of Brookings Harbor. The Rogue River in Gold Beach is an hour away and the Smith River in California is 20 minutes south. The spectacular redwoods of Jed Smith State Park line the Smith and Harris Ranch and Lone Ranch State Beaches are just north of Brookings. Salmon Run golf course is on the Chetco and Del Norte golf course is adjacent to the Smith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dining<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From seafood to steaks, breakfast to burgers and brew pubs, there are lots of options: Alta\u2019s Burger Bar (Smith River), Hiouchi Caf\u00e9 (Smith River) Catalyst Seafood, Slug N Stone Ice Cream, Pacific Sushi, Bean and Whistle Coffee Bar, Zola\u2019s Pizza, Wild River Pizza, SuperFly, O\u2019Hollerans Steaks, Mattie\u2019s Pancake House, Chetco Brewing, Misty Mountain Brewing, and Seaquake Brewing (Crescent City). A Fred Meyer has all your shopping needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wonews.com\/halibut-salmon-and-lingcod-brookings-trek-turns-up-trifecta\/\">https:\/\/wonews.com\/halibut-salmon-and-lingcod-brookings-trek-turns-up-trifecta\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY RICH HOLLAND\/Western Outdoor News. BROOKINGS, Ore. \u2013\u00a0Fires raged both sides of the border, the delta variant was on the move and the wind was blowing a gale along the southern Oregon coast, yet nothing was going stop a group of four anglers from a week of fishing planned six months earlier. The plan? 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