The chocolate bulk of a big ling waddled from the shadow of the anchored shrimp boat and approached the stern of our center console. The thick fish was clearly visible several feet below the surface ...

Where you should go: Deepwater Mud Hole wrecks are producing banner catches of large ling along with some sea bass. What you should use: Clam, squid or strips of bergall. Why today is a good day for ...

Kevin Hofer is a Wilderness Systems pro staffer from Mendocino County, California. Lingcod are a voracious deep-water fish famous for eating their own species. Hofer earned his stripes pulling trophy ...