Rich Thorpe of Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska caught these ling cod during a recent charter boat excursion out of Valdez, Alaska, Thorpe, who spent several years at Grand Forks Air Force Base, ...

They're ugly, many sporting a piscatorial version of a beer belly and a gaping mouthful of 18 sharp teeth. They're misnamed. Lingcod aren't cod at all but the largest member of the greenling family.

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 ...

Everything is bigger in Alaska. Never mind the bears and moose. Consider fishing. Whereas California fishermen may target lingcod using four-ounce weighted rubber jigs, in Alaska they use one-pound ...