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BoatGroundfish Management Area NorthernHalibut · Open

Reading Rock

41.34°N · 124.18°W

BoatGroundfish Management Area NorthernHalibut · Open

Reading Rock Fishing Forecast

Updated today

Halibut fishing at Reading Rock looks good today.
The best time to go is 8 AM to 7 PM, with the tide ebbing.

ReelCaster scores every hour at Reading Rock from 0 to 100, reading the tide, current, wind and weather for Halibut. 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.

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14-Day Forecast

Data from: ECMWF + GFS + BlueCaster
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Conditions
Time
10 AM
Now
Score
86
Good
Tide
3.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
NW · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
3 ft @ 6 s NW
Air temp
51°
Cold
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 10 AM. Score 86 Good. Tide 3.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.1kn Slack. Wind 4kn NW G4. Sea 3 ft @ 6 s NW Lumpy. Air 51.1°.

Why this score

Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

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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
Chinook Salmon ClosedLingcod Retention openWidow Rockfish Retention openCanary Rockfish Retention open
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Source: CDFW · Groundfish Management Area Northern · synced today

Seasonality

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When Halibut is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
144-152 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed

About Reading Rock

Reading Rock is an outer, exposed pinnacle off Eureka, California, where a rock bottom rises through waters running 145 to 150 feet deep. The structure holds Chinook Salmon that peak from May through September and Coho Salmon that run May through November, both worked most effectively by trolling anchovies, herring, spoons, or hoochies, with mooching whole or cut-plug herring as a supporting approach. Lingcod concentrate on the rock from January through April and again in September, taking metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs, or live greenling and rockfish for those fishing bait. Pacific Halibut move through March to August and respond to drift fishing with live baitfish, herring, squid, or shrimp over the deeper edges of the pinnacle. Canary Rockfish, Widow Rockfish, and Pacific Cod round out the mix across the same hard-bottom terrain.

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