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Lingcod Fishing Out of Charleston: A Private-Boat Guide

Lingcod Fishing Out of Charleston: A Private-Boat Guide

A port-specific briefing for running your own boat to lingcod water off Charleston, Oregon. It covers which numbers to read before the Coos Bay bar, how to find structure on the chart, and who fishes lingcod from this port.

By Breakpoint Team
Lingcod Fishing Out of Brookings: Grounds, Depths, Months

Lingcod Fishing Out of Brookings: Grounds, Depths, Months

Where Brookings boats run for lings, from Bird Island and House Rock to Mack Arch and Point St. George Reef. Covers the spring 20 to 50 ft band and the gear local trips use.

By Breakpoint Team
Lingcod Fishing Out of Bandon: Season, Run and Grounds

Lingcod Fishing Out of Bandon: Season, Run and Grounds

Bandon's lingcod grounds sit minutes from the dock across the Coquille River bar, in about 100 ft of water. Here is when the fish are around, how local boats work them and who runs trips from this port.

By Breakpoint Team
Lingcod Fishing Out of Astoria-Warrenton: Grounds and Runs

Lingcod Fishing Out of Astoria-Warrenton: Grounds and Runs

South Jetty is the default and Tillamook Head is the run when the ocean allows. Here are the grounds, depths, local tackle styles and charters at the Columbia River mouth.

By Breakpoint Team
Lingcod Fishing Out of Albion: Reefs, Depths and Buoys

Lingcod Fishing Out of Albion: Reefs, Depths and Buoys

The named structure near Albion Cove, from Colby Reef to Bull Rock, with depths, distances and how divers and kayak anglers work it. Plus the buoy to read before you head out.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing out of Wrightsville Beach, NC

King Mackerel Fishing out of Wrightsville Beach, NC

Kings sit on reefs 3 to 5 miles off Masonboro Inlet from mid-May through October. Here are the AR reef coordinates, guide-named structure, the local live-bait spread and the buoy to check before the run.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing Out of Venice: Lumps, Rigs and Runs

King Mackerel Fishing Out of Venice: Lumps, Rigs and Runs

The named lumps, platforms, floaters and canyons that private boats run to for kings out of Venice, Louisiana, with sourced depths and distances for planning your own trip.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing Out of Venice: Reefs, Runs, Methods

King Mackerel Fishing Out of Venice: Reefs, Runs, Methods

Named reefs off Venice Inlet with depths and bearings, the 4 to 7 mile and 30 to 40 mile run bands, and how kings are trolled locally. Includes the VENF1 buoy and the local operators that list kings.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing out of Topsail Island: How Far to Run

King Mackerel Fishing out of Topsail Island: How Far to Run

Two numbers decide a king mackerel trip from Topsail Island: 5-15 miles for a 3/4-day run and 20-40 miles for a full day, both counted from shore. Here is how the bands split, who runs them, and where the rules live.

By Breakpoint Team
King Mackerel Fishing Out of Tarpon Springs: Reefs and Runs

King Mackerel Fishing Out of Tarpon Springs: Reefs and Runs

Kings show off Tarpon Springs in spring, with the first artificial reefs about 7 miles out. Here are the run distances, the named reefs and how local anglers fish them.

By Breakpoint Team