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BoatMarine Zone Humbug Mountain to OR/CA BorderHalibut · Open

Northwest Rock

42.46°N · 124.50°W

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
85
Good
Tide
4.1 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
6 kn
SSW · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
2.5 ft @ 6 s NW
Air temp
52°
Mild
Weather
Overcast
100% cloud
Hour 11 AM. Score 85 Good. Tide 4.1ft Rising ▲. Current +0.4kn Flood. Wind 6kn SSW G6. Sea 2.5 ft @ 6 s NW Lumpy. Air 52.0°.

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
Lingcod Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedRockfish (Aggregate) Retention openCoho Salmon ClosedSablefish 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
77-100 ft
Sand
STRUCTURE
Flat
Outer Exposed

About Northwest Rock

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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