However, where you find one you often find more, making for drop-and-reel action. Unlike cod and pollack, ling aren’t aggressive enough to be caught on artificial lures. A simple piece of clam ...

Ling is most often seen as fillets, but it is sometimes sold whole or cut into steaks. It’s available both fresh and frozen, as well as dried and salted. Usually available as fillets, ling ...

Chris’ Fishing Trips averaged about 3/4 limits of rockfish on their sojourns this week, but their bags included up to 14 ling cod per trip. The lings were big, weighing up to 25 pounds.