When does the sporty lingcod season open?

NDenholm · **Joined:** Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:19 pm **Posts:** 3

as the title says - whens the lingcod season open, 2011, for the straight of georgia?
thanks,

Hot Rods · **Joined:** Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:23 am **Posts:** 260

No official date has been set yet. May 1st. will probably be the earliest we can expect ling to open. Will post as soon as date is set.

NDenholm · **Joined:** Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:19 pm **Posts:** 3

Thanks I figured it would be sometime may..
Also, I heard someone say that 'green' lings were open all year 'round .. is this true?

vetteman · **Posted:** Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:05 am

NDenholm wrote:

Thanks I figured it would be sometime may..
Also, I heard someone say that 'green' lings were open all year 'round .. is this true?

Are you talking about Kelp Greenlings or about green fleshed Lingcod?
Dave

leapinglingcod · **Joined:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:56 pm **Posts:** 65

Hi NigelD,
You can keep the the kelp greenling but, you might be better off trying for those pacific cod or sole and flounders. All of which are pretty easy to catch and you don't tend to catch rockfish by accident when going for them.

NDenholm · **Joined:** Tue Aug 31, 2010 5:19 pm **Posts:** 3

Thanks guys for your info - but what exactly is a kelp greenling? What's the difference between one of those, and a green flesh ling?

Cheers,

hastamanana · **Joined:** Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:47 am **Posts:** 77

check this out
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/ ... #Greenling

vetteman · **Posted:** Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:54 pm

NDenholm wrote:

Thanks guys for your info - but what exactly is a kelp greenling? What's the difference between one of those, and a green flesh ling?

Cheers,

Two totally separate species.See the above mentioned link.
Dave

PurrNaK · **Joined:** Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:39 am **Posts:** 145

How do you catch pacific cod or sole and flounders without catching rockfish and Lingcod?

Can you catch these from shore and where? Anywhere south of millbay? (I still be working on getting a boat and a vehicle to tow it

Summer on the lakes = slow. Winter on the lakes = Slow and cold. And after sept I hear I can't fish from the breakwater... So far I've found 3 weeks in spring and 3 weeks in fall where I can actually catch anything from shore.

leapinglingcod · **Joined:** Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:56 pm **Posts:** 65

I don't get many rockfish when going for sole and flounders because I find them on flat muddy bottoms, 75-200'. I have good luck with bait on a small homemade spreader bar. I've never caught any from shore but, near shore for sure. The p-cod seem to be fairly deep [200'+]in my experience and near bottom. I don't have any suggestions for south of Mill Bay, it's out of my area.

When does the sporty lingcod season open?

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