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North Rock

42.50°N · 124.46°W

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
83
Good
Tide
4.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
3 kn
SW · steady
Sea state
Easy
2.5 ft @ 6 s NW
Air temp
53°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 83 Good. Tide 4.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 3kn SW G3. Sea 2.5 ft @ 6 s NW Easy. Air 53.1°.

Why this score

Current
0.7 kn
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
Sablefish Retention openLingcod Retention openShelf Rockfish Rules not loaded yet · Check ODFW ↗Chinook Salmon ClosedCoho Salmon ClosedCanary Rockfish Retention open
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Source: ODFW · Marine Zone Humbug Mountain to OR/CA Border · synced today

Seasonality

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When Halibut is best at this spot

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SPOT PROFILE

DEPTH
15-35 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About North Rock

North Rock sits off Gold Beach, Oregon, an outer-exposed drop-off over sand bottom running from 15 to 35 feet. Lingcod hold along the structure with a peak in January and February, while Pacific Halibut work the sand from March through August. Chinook Salmon move through in the summer months, peaking July through September, and Coho follow across a longer window from June into October, with Shelf Rockfish, Canary Rockfish, Sablefish, and Pacific Cod rounding out the mix. Anglers targeting lingcod jig metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs over the drop-off, then switch to drift fishing herring, salmon bellies, and squid across the sand for halibut. Salmon come to trolled cut-plug herring, whole anchovy, and flashers, with mooching whole or cut-plug herring a productive alternative on the exposed edge.

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