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.

Knowing where and when to go fishing in Alaska depends on the type of fish the angler wants to catch. I am a novice fisherwoman, but my friend and fish sister from Hawaii, Laurie Carlson, has 40 years ...