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02-11-2018, 07:54 PM
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Ken
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
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pregnant lingcod
It may be a slow time of year for spearing but it is a busy time for lingcod. Peak of nesting. I was on a starfish survey in Puget Sound today and came across a 31" super-gravid ling. She'll lay eggs in the next day or two. Sorry its a crappy picture but I stay my distance and turn down the flash. Plus poor viz, etc.
Happy spawning season, everyone
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02-11-2018, 10:18 PM
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Dan
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Oregon City
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Re: pregnant lingcod
Wow!
Nice!!
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02-11-2018, 10:21 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2017
Location: NorCal
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Re: pregnant lingcod
From 2 days ago
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02-11-2018, 11:53 PM
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Ken
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Seattle, WA
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Re: pregnant lingcod
Yep. That's why they close fishing season during spawning season for them in WA. Each time you take a nest-guarding male (the smaller dark ones with scuffs and scrapes on them there in the middle) predators consume the nest. So your by catch is about 10-25 lings per nesting male (.1% survival to maturity out of 25,000 eggs, which is a small nest). Nice big lethargic female just not my cup of tea versus giving them another 8 weeks.
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02-12-2018, 03:28 PM
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Max
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Oregon
Age: 69
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Re: pregnant lingcod
Nice photo Ken, and way to respect the nesting lings.
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02-19-2018, 09:35 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: North Bend, Oregon USA
Posts: 103
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Re: pregnant lingcod
I may become hugely unpopular in the state of OR, as I am thinking about taking up this fight. Thank you for another nudge in the right direction.
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