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Mussel Rock

42.04°N · 124.28°W

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
86
Good
Tide
3.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
2 kn
ESE · steady
Sea state
Easy
2.5 ft @ 6 s NW
Air temp
53°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 86 Good. Tide 3.6ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 2kn ESE G3. Sea 2.5 ft @ 6 s NW Easy. Air 52.7°.

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
2 per day
Possession
2 in possession
Gear
Angling with a single line, no more than 2 hooks, and by spear. Functional descending device required onboard when fishing for halibut (use when releasing rockfish beyond 30-fathom line).
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Seven days per week, or until quota is caught. No length limit. Possession: 1 daily bag limit at sea, 3 daily bag limits on land. Annual limit: 6. Halibut may only be landed in ports within areas open to halibut retention.
Season
May 1 to Oct 31
Other species here
Cabezon Retention openRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCoho Salmon ClosedChinook Salmon ClosedLingcod Retention open
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Source: ODFW · Marine Zone Humbug Mountain to OR/CA Border · synced today

Seasonality

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
330-1300 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Mussel Rock

Mussel Rock is an outer-exposed rocky drop-off off Brookings, Oregon, where the bottom falls from roughly 330 to 1,300 feet. The structure holds Rockfish through the aggregate season, peaking April to September, alongside Lingcod that reach their peak from January to March. Pacific Halibut move onto the drop from April to August, while Chinook and Coho Salmon run the surrounding water from May to October. Anglers work the rock for Lingcod and Rockfish with metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs, and drift herring, squid, or salmon bellies for Halibut over deeper ground. Salmon come to trolling with cut-plug herring, spoons, and flashers with hoochies across the exposed edge.

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