Tobias Dean

Fishing Winchester Bay Oregon: A Fisherman’s Guide

After the tide changed, I moved closer to the rocks and fished for lingcod and rockfish. I brought out a heavy-action jigging rod with 50-pound braid and dropped big leadhead jigs tipped with swimbaits straight to the bottom. The rockfish were hitting hard, and I pulled up two good-size blacks before the lingcod came in. One of them nailed my jig just off the rocks, a mean 27-incher with a mouth full of attitude. If you like bottom fishing, this is the spot.