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Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 20-2Lingcod · Open

Woods Nose

48.55°N · 124.44°W

Shore spot · Rocky shorePFMA 20-2Lingcod · Open

Woods Nose Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Lingcod fishing at Woods Nose looks good today.
The best time to go is 7 AM to 12 PM, with the tide flooding.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Woods Nose from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Lingcod. The higher the score, the better your odds. Green means go.

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Every spot is scored for today, out of 100. Green is worth the trip, amber is fair, red is slow.

Species

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Best score for the day · 8 AM

87/100

GOOD

Now 25 · 1 AM PDT

BEST WINDOW

7 AM-12 PM

Tide flooding

DFO · PFMA 20-2 · Lingcod openRegulations ↗3 per day · min 65 cm · angling, spear fishing while diving

14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster

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24-Hour Conditions

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Conditions · now

Time

1 AM

Now

Score

Tough

Tide

6.8 ft ▼

Ebbing

Current

—

Ebb

Wind

1 kn

SSE · steady

Sea state

Easy

1.2 m @ 8 s W

Air temp

12°

Mild

Weather

Rain

1.4 mm/h

Time

1 AM

Score

Tide

6.8 ft ▼

Current

—

Wind

1 kn

Sea state

Easy

Air temp

12°

Weather

Rain

Why this score

Current

Slack

Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Lingcod

Retention open

Daily limit: 3 per day
Possession: 6 in possession
Size: Minimum 65 cm
Gear: angling, spear fishing while diving
Annual quota: Not published
Other: DFO closes San Juan River mouth (part of 20-2) Sep 1 to Oct 31. Check DFO's map.

Other species here

Surfperch Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention open

Always check with DFO ↗

Source: DFO/MPO · PFMA 20-2 · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Lingcod is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Lingcod

~13 more weeks in shoulder

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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff season

SHORE PROFILE

FISHED FROM

Rocky shore

ACCESS

On foot

No boat needed

GETTING THERE: Walk the shoreline from the Port Renfrew waterfront to the low rocky nose; passable on a mid to low tide only. Fish the drop-off just off the kelp line.
HOW IT'S FISHED: Casting jigs along the kelp edge