In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, West Coast commercial fishermen landed 1.6 million pounds of lingcod worth $2.5 million, averaging $1.49 per pound. Ex-vessel value rose 34% from 2024, and average price per pound rose 25%. Ranked by total catch value, lingcod is 20th among the 263 species and species groups reported to PacFIN and tracked by Cormorant.
Lingcod is landed coastwide, with Oregon (61%), California (27%), and Washington (12%) each accounting for a significant share of 2025 ex-vessel value. It was landed in all 19 PacFIN port areas, from Northern Puget Sound, Washington, south to San Diego, California. Columbia River (OR) led all port areas with 22% of value.
Port areas ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
Lingcod is landed through much of the year, but 79% of 2025 landed pounds came in April–October, with June the busiest month. Timing differs by state: landings peaked in January in California, June in Oregon, and August in Washington.
In 2025, the largest share of lingcod ex-vessel value came from hook and line (62%), followed by trawl gear (31%), based on PacFIN gear-group landings.
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Data sourced from PacFIN (Pacific Fisheries Information Network) and carries the limitations of that source, including reporting lags and confidentiality thresholds for landings with fewer than 3 vessels. Cormorant does not guarantee accuracy and is not a substitute for official fisheries reporting.