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Bird Point Hump

45.93°N · 124.03°W

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Conditions
Time
1 PM
Now
Score
86
Good
Tide
5.5 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
4 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
4 ft @ 6 s NW
Air temp
60°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
89% cloud
Hour 1 PM. Score 86 Good. Tide 5.5ft Rising ▲. Current +1.2kn Flood. Wind 4kn WSW G4. Sea 4 ft @ 6 s NW Lumpy. Air 60.1°.
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
Single line, no more than 2 hooks; or spear
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Depth: all depths. Open seven days per week, or until the quota is caught. No length limit. At-sea possession limit: 1 daily bag limit; on-land possession limit: 3 daily bag limits. Annual limit: 6.
Season
Aug 8 to Sep 30
Other species here
Yelloweye Rockfish Retention openSablefish Retention openWidow Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedCoho Salmon ClosedCanary Rockfish Retention open
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Source: ODFW · Marine Zone Leadbetter Point to Cape Falcon · 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
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonClosed
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
88-168 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Boat launch near Seaside
6.0 mi away
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Pinnacle
Outer Exposed
BOAT LAUNCHES NEARBY

Distances are in a straight line, not by water.

Bird Point Hump is a rocky pinnacle rising from an outer, exposed stretch of the Oregon coast off Astoria, with depths running from 90 to 170 feet. The structure holds lingcod, which peak from January through March, alongside a mix of rockfish including yelloweye, canary, and widow. Pacific halibut move over the deeper edges from March through August, while Chinook salmon run March through April and again May through September, followed by coho from July through October. Lingcod respond to jigging with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs worked close to the rock, and live bait fishing with greenling or herring draws fish off the pinnacle's high points. Halibut come to drift fishing with herring, salmon bellies, squid, or octopus along the surrounding bottom, and salmon are worked by trolling cut-plug herring, whole herring, and flashers through the water column above the structure.

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