Deepwater Fishing
Here at Westport Charters we all love
and appreciate the opportunities we get to share with
you. Ocean fishing is truly special all by itself and
our captains also love to land the Big Ones! So the
main reason for the special link is we want people to
understand as much as possible about our various fishing
trips and especially the new Deepwater trip as this
Is Not Your Typical Bottomfish Trip. Let’s explain
a little bit.
If you are mobility challenged on dry land, well, on
a rocking boat this will definitely be amplified. Typically,
the offshore waters are more nautical (like rough),
not always, but it’s quite common for the ocean
conditions in the nearshore bottom and salmon fishing
areas to be a notch down (less rough).
Deepwater Ling Cod, like offshore Halibut trips are
typically 25 to 35 miles offshore in water depths from
400 to 600 feet, whereas the typical rockfish and ling
cod trips generally take place 5 to 15 miles offshore
in depths ranging from 60 feet to 200 feet and use much
lighter fishing gear. There is also a lot of moving
around the boat and some rotation that occurs which
is meant to ensure that everyone gets opportunity to
catch a great fish, maybe even that special Lunker.
The gear for Deep Water and Halibut trips is heavy duty
gear, which enables us to fish offshore in the deep.
It’s common for us to use 2 to 3 pound jigs or
weights just to get your gear to bottom. Once again,
this trip is very physically challenging, not your typical
bottom fishing trip. However, as we proved last season
(2019) the rewards on our Deepwater Ling Cod trips were
Fantastic. We just want folks to be aware what they
are signing up for. FISH ON !! And Great Luck !!
