[badboi]

anyone ever catch a lingcod that has ALOT of blue on it, its skin has a blue hue and even inside their mouths are blue

whats the reason for these guys? ???

curious..

 

[krsoccer]

We have caught several blue hued Lings in California - still great to eat, and as I understand, the color is based upon its diet.

 

[badboi]

hmm, well within the same area ive caught both types, the brown and blue so wouldnt they be eating the same feed...............

 

[spey]

i think it is just a genetics. greeny/blue lings are quie common through the coast.

 

[Pippen]

whats the reason for these guys? ???

Blue popsicles. :happy:


In all seriousness I have caught both colors in the exact same area as well. I had a friend try and convince me that the "blue" ones were "Greenlings". ..........and I won myself $20.00.

Greenling....

Ling Cod

 

[bateman]

i have caught both the blue ling cod and the greenling and it is a very close comparison. they were both turquiose on the skin and the flesh.the picture of the greenling isnt a good example because with a greenling its nose looks reptilian and it has huge teeth compared to the ling cod. the ling cod's nose is smooth and normal looking and it resembles the picture you posted.

 

[ambler]

As far as I know, there are a number of species of green lings. The greenling shown is a kelp green ling. They, and all other green lings, are cousins of the ling cod. The ling cod is usually brown with white flesh, but it often has a blue or greenish hue in both the skin and flesh. Most of the blue ones I've caught have been smaller, but I know that there are big blue ones too. I don't know what causes the variation, but they both occur in the same areas, so probably not diet. The blue flesh turns white when cooked and tastes exactly the same as the other ones.

 

[bigjay]

Male kelp greenling are great bait for large lings. I've caught blue ling bigger than 20lb... on the same spot I've caught brown ones that size - I don't think size have anything to do with the colour but I don't know what does. Small ling are good bait for biggens too. And a funny thing about really small ling - like < 10" - they jump all the time.
I can't even thing of another fish with blue flesh... I do remember hearing cabozon can be blue too and if so maybe it a food thing.
Have fun, Jason

 

[Fishaholic]

Was going to say sure it wasnt cabizon.... I have never seen a ling with blue on it. Cabizon look a lot like a ling, way more so that the greenlings or kelpcod and do get up there in wieght.... seen them in the teens

 

[ambler]

I have also seen blue or green cabezon. They do have a similar look to lingcod. Probably the easiest way to to tell is the teeth. Ling cod have lots of big ones, cabezon do not.