About Flatiron Rock

Flatiron Rock is a rocky drop-off off Eureka, California, where the bottom falls from roughly 330 to 1,310 feet across mid-exposure water. The structure holds Chinook Salmon and Coho Salmon through the warm months, with Chinook peaking May through September and Coho running May into November, while Pacific Halibut moves in from March through August. Rockfish and Lingcod work the rock itself, rockfish peaking May through September and Lingcod concentrated January through April and again in September, with Cabezon adding a February and spring bite. Trolling anchovies, herring, spoons, and hoochies covers the salmon over the drop, and mooching whole or cut-plug herring works the same water. Along the rock, jigging metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs takes Lingcod, Rockfish, and Cabezon, while drifting live baitfish, herring, or squid puts baits in front of halibut over the deeper edges.