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BoatMarine Zone Humbug Mountain to OR/CA BorderHalibut · Open

Whalehead

42.14°N · 124.36°W

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Conditions
Time
11 AM
Now
Score
86
Good
Tide
3.6 ft ▲
Flooding
Current
—
Flood
Wind
3 kn
WSW · steady
Sea state
Lumpy
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 3kn WSW G3. Sea 2.5 ft @ 6 s NW Lumpy. 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
Copper Rockfish Retention openLingcod Retention openChinook Salmon ClosedCoho Salmon ClosedCabezon Retention openKelp Greenling Retention openBlack Rockfish Retention openBlue 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
60-180 ft
Rock
STRUCTURE
Drop Off
Outer Exposed

About Whalehead

Whalehead sits off Gold Beach, Oregon, an outer-exposed rock drop-off falling through depths of 60 to 180 feet. The structure holds Chinook Salmon peaking July through September and Coho Salmon running June into October, both taken by trolling cut-plug herring, spoons, and flashers over the deeper water. Pacific Halibut move across the spot from March through August, where drift fishing herring, squid, and salmon bellies works the bottom, while Lingcod concentrate in January and February and respond to jigging metal jigs and swimbaits along the rock. Black Rockfish, Blue Rockfish, and Cabezon hold on the harder structure through the warmer months, with jigging leadhead jigs and swimbaits covering the mid-column and reef edges. The rocky drop-off and exposed position keep fish tied to the contour breaks, making depth control the central concern across each of these fisheries.

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