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North Bar Channel Hump

40.80°N · 124.29°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
40
Tough
Tide
6.3 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
18 kn
N · gusty
Sea state
Rough
4 ft @ 6 s NW
Air temp
58°
Mild
Weather
Clear
7% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 40 Tough. Tide 6.3ft Rising ▲. Current +0.8kn Flood. Wind 18kn N G32. Sea 4 ft @ 6 s NW Rough. Air 58.3°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

What you can keep at this spot today

Halibut
Retention open
Daily limit
1 per day
Possession
1 in possession
Gear
When angling, no more than one line with two hooks attached may be used.
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Season open Apr 1, 2026 through Nov 15, 2026 or until quota is reached, whichever is earlier. Rule applies north of Point Arena. No minimum size limit.
Season
Apr 1 to Nov 15
Other species here
Coho Salmon Retention openSablefish Retention openLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedBonito Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention open
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Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Northern · synced today

Seasonality

52-week view · today highlighted

When Halibut is best at this spot

Shoulder seasonShoulder season for Halibut
~1 more week in shoulder
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
141-151 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Boat launch near North Bay Channel
4.3 mi away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

North Bar Channel Hump is a rocky pinnacle rising from an outer, exposed stretch of water off Eureka, California, with fishable depths running roughly 140 to 150 feet over hard structure. The pinnacle holds Chinook Salmon from May through September and Coho Salmon from May into November, while Lingcod concentrate over the rock from January to April and again in September, and Pacific Halibut move through from March to August. Rockfish are strongest May through September across the same broken terrain, alongside resident Sablefish, Pacific Cod, and passing Pacific Bonito. Anglers work the salmon with trolling using anchovies, herring, spoons, or hoochies, and mooch cut-plug herring or anchovies when fish sit deeper on the structure. Over the rock itself, jigging metal jigs and swimbaits takes Lingcod and Rockfish, while drift fishing herring, squid, or live baitfish across the pinnacle produces halibut.

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