Buzz bombs are my go-to. I have never found lings to be very picky. Use the larger sizes to avoid alot of smaller fish.
X2 - pretty much any color, it's the movement that they go for. You'll also get Rockfish and Flatfish with them, no problem.
Make sure you check if you're going for rockfish for the conservation area closures!
http://www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/rec/tidal-maree/a-s28-eng.htm All Finfish, Including Salmon Closures and Special Measures
For other finfish limits, please visit the species and limits table.
Those waters of Mannion Bay (Deep Bay) on Bowen Island lying westerly of a line between two boundary signs near the entrance to Mannion Bay, are closed to fishing for all finfish, September 1 to December 31.
Those waters of Howe Sound easterly of a line between a boundary sign 300 m north of the mouth of Britannia Creek and the southern tip of Minaty Bay, are closed to fishing for all finfish, May 30 to September 30.
Map
Rockfish Conservation Areas Domett Point Woolridge Island
Pam Rock Mariners Rest
West Bay Upper Centre Bay
Lions Bay Bowyer Island
Pasley Island Passage Island
West Vancouver Eastern Burrard Inlet
Indian Arm – Twin Islands
Croker Island