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Rockfish and lingcod trip with 4 Navy ve
April 14, 2023 Newport 2 photos
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Rockfish
Rockfish
Lingcod
Lingcod

Trip Summary

Today we had 4 Navy veterans on board - 2 sets of brothers who were one of the most fun crew ive ever had. We started off with a east to west drift over a reef that runs north to south so we had to get our baits down and captialize on the brief time we passed over the best structure. The rockfish were willing biters, taking fresh bait and plastics but we had to make numerous passes to fill the boat with rockfish. We also picked off a couple keeper lingcod. Once we had our limit of rockfish we had quite a bit of time remaining and a beautiful ocean to fish on so we tucked inshore to some unmarked pinnacles in shallow water and out the hurt on the lingcod. We finished with limits of rockfish and lingcod and, more importantly, had a great time on the ocean talking story and laughing a lot. Really good times today on good time charlie sportfishing!
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Joe Schaumburg
Newport, Oregon, United States
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Good Time Charlie Sportfishing is located in Newport, Oregon and runs ocean fishing trips out of South Beach Marina for halibut, salmon, rockfish, lingcod, tuna, and crab.  The goal is to provide a fun and safe experience with memories to last a life...

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