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Northwest Rock

42.46°N · 124.50°W

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Best score for the day · 3 PM
83/100
GOOD

Now 75 · 11 AM PDT

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
75
Good
Tide
4.7 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
12 kn
SSW · steady
Sea state
Rough
5.2 ft
Air temp
55°
Mild
Weather
Clear
7% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 75 Good. Tide 4.7ft Rising ▲. Current +1.5kn Flood. Wind 12kn SSW G17. Sea 5.2ft Rough. Air 55.4°.
Why this score
Current
Slack
Prime

Current regulations

In effect now

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
Cod ClosedSablefish Retention openLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedCoho Salmon ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) Retention open
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Source: ODFW · 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
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Peak seasonShoulder seasonOff seasonRelease only
SPOT PROFILE
DEPTH
77-100 ft
Sand
LAUNCH
Not mapped
PEAK
Shoulder
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

Northwest Rock is an outer-exposed sand flat off Gold Beach, Oregon, sitting in 75 to 100 feet of water. The open bottom holds Lingcod, which peak in January and February, alongside a mix of rockfish, Pacific Cod, and Sablefish through the year. Pacific Halibut move across the flat from March through August, while Chinook Salmon show from July into September and Coho run June through October. Anglers work the depth with jigging for lingcod using metal jigs, swimbaits, and leadhead jigs, and drift fishing for halibut with herring, salmon bellies, and squid over the sand. Salmon are targeted by trolling cut-plug herring, whole anchovy, and flashers through the water column above the flat.

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