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Mahi-Mahi Fishing Out of Avalon: Season, Grounds, Trolling

Mahi-Mahi Fishing Out of Avalon: Season, Grounds, Trolling

A port-level briefing on dorado out of Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, covering season months, where boats run and named structure with depths. It also covers how trolling works inside the Farnsworth MPAs.

By Breakpoint Team
Mahi-mahi Fishing Out of Atlantic City: Grounds and Methods

Mahi-mahi Fishing Out of Atlantic City: Grounds and Methods

The depth band, the Atlantic City Reef wrecks with positions, the trolling methods used locally and the charters that list mahi from this port. Read conditions at NOAA station ACYN4, with its limits stated plainly.

By Breakpoint Team
Mahi-mahi Fishing Out of Apalachicola: Grounds and Season

Mahi-mahi Fishing Out of Apalachicola: Grounds and Season

Late spring to early fall, federal waters 10 to 55 miles off Cape St. George and St. George Island. Here are the named reefs and towers with codes and depths, the local charters, and what NOAA station APCF1 can and cannot tell you.

By Breakpoint Team
Lingcod Fishing Out of Winchester Bay: Grounds and Timing

Lingcod Fishing Out of Winchester Bay: Grounds and Timing

Where Winchester Bay boats run for lingcod, from a deep water reef about 20 minutes out to jetty structure at 25 and 50 ft. Also covers the reported timing, the local method and the buoy to read before you go.

By Breakpoint Team
Lingcod Fishing Out of Westport: Grounds, Depths, Methods

Lingcod Fishing Out of Westport: Grounds, Depths, Methods

Where Westport boats run for lingcod, from jetty rock inside the 30-fathom line to 500-ft structure 25 miles west, plus what goes down and who fishes the port.

By Breakpoint Team
Lingcod Fishing Out of Trinidad: Reefs, Depths and Runs

Lingcod Fishing Out of Trinidad: Reefs, Depths and Runs

Reading Rock sits about 20 miles north of Trinidad Head, with pinnacle tops near 80 ft and margins at 180 to 220 ft. The nearshore spires sit at about 30 ft, and here is how those grounds and the pier fit together.

By Breakpoint Team
Lingcod Fishing Out of Shelter Cove: Grounds, Runs, Buoy

Lingcod Fishing Out of Shelter Cove: Grounds, Runs, Buoy

The Hat, the Old Man, the Whistle buoy area and the named structure off Shelter Cove, plus the Cape Mendocino buoy to read before the run and who fishes these grounds.

By Breakpoint Team
Lingcod Fishing Out of Sekiu: Grounds, Depths and Methods

Lingcod Fishing Out of Sekiu: Grounds, Depths and Methods

Kydaka Point reef, The Caves at 120 ft, the Slip Point ledges and the Pillar Point halibut ridges, ordered west to east. Includes how each ground is fished and how to read buoy 46087 before you run.

By Breakpoint Team
Lingcod Fishing Out of Port Orford: Season, Reefs, Rules

Lingcod Fishing Out of Port Orford: Season, Reefs, Rules

When the Port Orford fleet lands the most lingcod, which reefs off Cape Blanco boats run to, and why Redfish Rocks is off limits. Local facts for anglers on their own boat.

By Breakpoint Team
Lingcod Fishing out of Pacific City: Reefs, Depth, Season

Lingcod Fishing out of Pacific City: Reefs, Depth, Season

The port-level picture for running your own boat to the lingcod reefs off Cape Kiwanda. It covers trip windows, the run from the Cove, the structure, the dory and fly methods, and the operators who fish here.

By Breakpoint Team