kelp greenling

noun

1. a food and game fish, Hexagrammos decagrammus, living among the kelp along the Pacific coast of North America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of kelp greenling¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Good lingcod baits are flounder, kelp greenling, horse herring or artificial scampi-type jigs.

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Olson’s Resort, Sekiu — Sept. 19: 22 boats with 57 anglers caught 93 coho, two black rockfish and seven kelp greenling; Sept. 21: 17 with 45 caught 71 coho.

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Good for mix of perch, flounder, lingcod, rockfish and kelp greenling off the Westport South Jetty.

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Good for perch and kelp greenling off the Westport South Jetty.

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Very good for perch and kelp greenling fishing off the Westport South Jetty.

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