Northwest Fishing Magazine September 2025 Volume 5 Issue 1 - Flipbook - Page 33
(Also, don't forget the
opportunity for Albacore
Tuna in late June,
depending on water temps)
TACTICS & TECHNIQUES
BOTTOMFISH:
Most anglers target lingcod
and rockfish by jigging
heavy spoons or jigs tipped
with bait or soft plastics
near rocky structure.
Larger, similar profiles work
very well for lingcod. GPS
and electronics definitely
help you stay directly on
productive reefs and rocky
structures.
HALIBUT:
Halibut set-ups typically
consist of a stout rod,
like the Prolites we used
specifically for the bottom
fishing. Heavy-duty reel,
like a Tanacom, is ideal for
the depths, matched with
a quality braided line. Often
drifting over humps and
flats, bouncing pipe jigs
and larger offerings, tipped
with herring, squid, scents,
drawing in fish at depths of
200-500 feet.
SALMON:
When targeting salmon,
trolling is the go-to method.
Downriggers with flashers
and hoochies, spoons, or
herring rigs dominate the
setup. Inshore, mooching
with different offerings can
be deadly, particularly when
schools of bait are thick
near kelp lines. Definitely
a "Knuckle Busting"
Mooching reel can be so
fun, and very sporty at
times.
