CHUGACH ISLANDS — Sitting on an upside-down bucket and holding onto the gunwale of a 26-foot Bay Weld that rocked and rolled, Larry Keller patiently watched for his rod tip to bounce. He was taking a ...

WHIDBEY ISLAND — A lingcod won’t win any good looks contest in the fish domain. Their buggy eyes, gnarly canine teeth, spiny fins and mottled brown skin deem them as one of the ugliest creatures in ...

Illegal catches of lingcod, a bottom-dwelling whitefish sometimes marketed as a substitute for pricey halibut, have netted a small fishing company a $12,000 fine and three years' probation, state ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Samples taken from five types of Alaska fish contain too much mercury for unlimited eating, Alaska health officials said. The fish — halibut over 50 pounds, shark, lingcod, yellow ...