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Cape Sebastian

42.32°N · 124.44°W

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Best score for the day · 2 PM
83/100
GOOD

Now 82 · 11 AM PDT

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
82
Good
Tide
4.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
Flood
Wind
7 kn
SW · steady
Sea state
Rough
5.1 ft
Air temp
63°
Mild
Weather
Clear
7% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 82 Good. Tide 4.6ft Rising ▲. Current +1.5kn Flood. Wind 7kn SW G9. Sea 5.1ft Rough. Air 62.8°.
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
Single line, no more than 2 hooks; spear allowed
Annual quota
Not published
Other
Depth: all depths. Seven days per week, or until quota is caught. Possession limit: 1 daily bag limit at sea, 3 daily bag limits on land. Annual limit: 6. No length limit. Functional descending device must be onboard; use required when releasing rockfish beyond 30-fathom line.
Season
May 1 to Oct 31
Other species here
Yellowtail Rockfish ClosedCopper Rockfish ClosedLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedCoho Salmon ClosedBlack Rockfish ClosedBlue Rockfish Closed
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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 seasonRelease only
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
260-660 ft
Rock
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

Cape Sebastian sits off the outer exposed coast near Gold Beach, Oregon, where a rocky drop-off falls through depths of 260 to 660 feet. Chinook Salmon run strongest from July through September and Coho Salmon from June through October, both taken by trolling cut-plug herring, whole anchovy, or trolling spoons behind flashers, with mooching whole or cut-plug herring as a supporting approach. The rock structure holds Black Rockfish and Blue Rockfish through the summer months, June to August, worked with metal jigs, leadhead jigs, and swimbaits over the drop. Pacific Halibut move across the deeper edges from March through August, targeted by drift fishing herring, salmon bellies, or squid, while Lingcod come to jigged metal jigs and swimbaits during the winter peak in January and February. The exposed outer position and steep rock make depth control central to fishing the varied layers of this structure.

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