: any of several bony fishes (family Hexagrammidae) of the rocky coasts of the northern Pacific
especially
: a common food and sport fish (Hexagrammos decagrammus)
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Salmon and/or steelhead, bass (large or smallmouth), panfish, rockfish (including greenling, lingcod and rockfish) and catfish.
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oregonlive,
14 Aug. 2020
Jetty fishing along the North and South jetties was good for perch, black rockfish, kelp greenling and included some catches of keeper lingcod.
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sacbee,
23 Apr. 2018
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oregonlive,
14 Aug. 2020
Jetty fishing along the North and South jetties was good for perch, black rockfish, kelp greenling and included some catches of keeper lingcod.
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sacbee,
23 Apr. 2018
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“Greenling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenling. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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